Astar/Shiden(Polkadot/Kusama ecosystems)

[zasad@]

Microsoft Looks To Become Increasingly Involved With Web3 Development
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/422015

Using Astar Network Account Between Substrate and EVM
https://medium.com/astar-network/using-astar-network-account-between-substrate-and-evm-656643df22a0

Coinbase Ventures joins with a follow-up round in Astar Network
https://medium.com/astar-network/coinbase-ventures-joins-with-a-follow-up-round-in-astar-network-4db7f47fa7fc

[PolcaInvest]

Announcing ArthSwap IDO Launchpad Pre-Release Campaign!
Earlier this week we announced the release of our IDO Launchpad in April. We are releasing our IDO Launchpad so that all of our users will have a better experience when using ArthSwap. To make this March even more exciting, we are now thrilled to announce that another giveaway campaign is coming your way! It is our IDO Launchpad Pre-Release Campaign!
https://medium.com/arthswap/announcing-arthswap-ido-launchpad-pre-release-campaign-244fa21674a7

[zasad@]

Celer's partnership with AstarNetwork
https://twitter.com/CelerNetwork/status/1506465975293538312
https://cbridge.celer.network/#/liquidity

https://twitter.com/vkholostenko/status/1506380756020563977
Now, Astar holds the most Ethereum assets in the Polkadot ecosystem 🚀
https://defillama.com/chains/Parachain

[PolcaInvest]

ASTR-USDT kucoin adds Trading Pair
https://trade.kucoin.com/trade/ASTR-USDT

[zasad@]

https://medium.com/astar-network/dapp-portal-v2-the-next-chapter-of-astar-network-971c97535ff8

"Astar Portal is your one-stop hub where you can find all Astar applications and use all tokens including ERC20 tokens, Polkadot Parachain tokens, and Cosmos tokens. You can check all of your available tokens on Astar Network. Not only that, you can see your balances and transfer tokens just like below."
https://portal.astar.network/#/balance/wallet

[zasad@]

https://medium.com/@astrid_dao/1-2m-astr-to-be-distributed-to-astridians-for-dot-festival-808a9ef3a301
1.2M $ASTR To Be Distributed To Astridians For DOT Festival!
Transfer Your $DOT From Polkadot Relaychain to Astar Network and Earn More Rewards From AstridDAO and Astar!
https://docs.astar.network/dot-festival/participating-in-dot-festival/register-for-astarpass

[zasad@]

https://twitter.com/WatanabeSota/status/1588172176758231040
"Here is the
@AstarNetwork
's dApp staking portal v2.

1. You can see the daily reward and APR
2. You can see who is building the product and the description
3. We are going to make "the Apple Store" for web3"

https://portal.astar.network/#/astar/assets

Our dApp Staking Portal V2 is Live!
https://medium.com/astar-network/our-dapp-staking-portal-v2-is-live-d4a1eba0563a

[zasad@]

Sota Watanabe promises an important announcement at a startup conference in Japan!
https://twitter.com/WatanabeSota/status/1663188281373396993
"I will announce something very special at the event. Stay tuned."

[zasad@]

Introducing Astar 2.0

https://medium.com/astar-network/introducing-astar-2-0-fb3015e96ba8
"What is Astar 2.0 all about?

Astar is evolving, and Astar 2.0 will impact all facets of our network, from tokenomics to governance structure.

While 1.0 was all about building the underlying infrastructure and ensuring it’s secure, reliable, and battle-tested, Astar 2.0 focuses on getting us ready to deliver web3 to billions and further decentralizing Astar. 2.0 describes the future iteration of our network, as well as shows the direction we’re headed towards. A crucial part of Astar 2.0 is what we call Astar Link.

Astar Link

From the start, Astar has been combining multiple virtual machines enabling dApps to communicate with EVM and Substrate chains. With Astar Link, we’re going further to create a hybrid chain connecting all currently fragmented layers of the blockchain industry. We deeply believe that for the technology to succeed, we’ll need to create unified and seamless experiences for both users and developers. Astar Link will operate as a hub to enhance interoperability and be a marketplace for SDKs to improve builders' experience to onboard Rollups, Zero-Knowledge implementations, and other tools necessary for mass adoption."

[zasad@]

https://www.theblock.co/post/268046/astar-network-to-focus-more-on-korean-market-after-upbit-listing-founder-says
Astar Network to focus more on Korean market after Upbit listing, founder says
"ASTR, the native token of the Astar Network, posted a double digit gain after its Upbit listing.
The web3 firm’s founder discussed plans to focus on the Korean market as part of its expansion outside Japan."

"We have been spending multiple months in Korea, hired people, and actively talking with Korean projects," Astar Network Founder Sota Watanabe told The Block about the web3 firm's advance into the Korean market.

[zasad@]

https://astar.network/blog/deloitte-tohmatsu-group-transforms-the-sports-industry-with-56669
"Deloitte Tohmatsu has developed a baseball-themed NFT game app, a pioneering project on the Astar zkEVM. This game includes a digital baseball batting practice system where players earn NFT 'Emblems', adding a new growth element to the experience of young players improving their batting skills.

Further, Deloitte Tohmatsu supports diverse blockchain-based service development, holding and providing essential blockchain programs as APIs. In June 2023, these capabilities were integrated into "LIFE LOG BOX," a creator support platform on Polygon."

[zasad@]

https://www.theblock.co/post/285043/astar-network-sony-pivotal
Astar Network's next few months with Sony are pivotal, founder Watanabe says
"The next few months of developing a new public blockchain with Sony is a “very important” phase for the company, Astar founder Watanabe said.
Watanabe also emphasized that the business aspect of blockchain is making society more web3-friendly."

[zasad@]

https://cryptocompass.com/articles/casio-launches-nft-collection-celebrating-50th-anniversary
"Casio has signed strategic partnerships with creators that will design the collection.
An iconic Casio watch model would be depicted in each work of art.
In a partnership with Astar’s zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM), world-renowned watchmaker Casio has launched the NFT collection. The release states that this new breakthrough is intended to celebrate Casio’s 50th anniversary. The major partnership with Casio was also announced by Astar Network on X.

It is vital that Casio and Astar zkEVM, a formidable alliance formed by Astar and Polygon, work together to improve scalability. Yoki Origins is a gamified user onboarding experience that Astar zkEVM, powered by Polygon Chain Development Kit (CDK), started using a few months ago. The Ethereum Layer-2 scaling solution is incorporating the Yoki Origins experience into its latest partnership with Casio."