# NEARWeek Edition #13 (5 - 11 July 2021)

**URL:** <https://gov.near.org/t/nearweek-edition-13-5-11-july-2021/3571>\
**Category:** Ecosystem\
**Tags:** weekly-updates\
**Created:** [July 14, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/nearweek-edition-13-5-11-july-2021/3571 "2021-07-14T18:49:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![JPALHUMAIDAN](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.near.org/jpalhumaidan/32/43674_2.png) [@JPALHUMAIDAN](https://gov.near.org/u/JPALHUMAIDAN)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/nearweek-edition-13-5-11-july-2021/3571/1 "2021-07-14T18:49:17Z")

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Big things around the ecosystem:

- $NEAR got [listed on KUCOIN](https://twitter.com/NearScout/status/1413319039602946051).
- Inc4 Guild (Inca Guild) Launched.
- [Textile unveiled their plans](https://twitter.com/textileio/status/1412817446868635650?s=09) to native [Filecoin](https://twitter.com/Filecoin) storage to NEAR!
- The [$SKYWARD \<\> $NEAR pool became the first to break $1M](https://twitter.com/finance_ref/status/1413220811620552705?s=21).
- [Illia Polosukhin](https://twitter.com/ilblackdragon)’s proposal: Let’s [start a NEAR Wiki](https://twitter.com/ilblackdragon/status/1413136302267015176).
- The [Wildeverse](https://twitter.com/Wildeverse1) Event.
- [HEO.finance](https://twitter.com/FinanceHeo) came out with [their H2 Roadmap](https://twitter.com/Nearians_/status/1413071002041393152?s=09).

NEAR’s week by the numbers:

- Total transactions: 12,775,567 (+10% WoW)
- Total accounts: 382,702 (+3% WoW)
- Weekly active accounts: 18,724 (+9% WoW)
- Monthly active developers: 507 (-3% WoW)

Check out the full metrics dashboard [here](https://ecosystem-metrics.onrender.com/).

Current ecosystem:

 ![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/gov_near/original/2X/c/c2bbc4890ab43b4c2c52873fdbd817c90f1ae17e.jpeg)

DAOs:

- The [next steps of the NEAR Ecosystem Treasury DAO](https://twitter.com/NEAR_daily/status/1413490971547951107) were announced.
- Make sure to follow the [Merchants of NEAR Guild](https://twitter.com/MerchantsNear) and get macro insights, technical analysis, and fundamental analysis, across the NEAR Ecosystem
- Check out the [NEAR Arts DAO](https://twitter.com/ArtsDAO) and join the Discord. Their mission is to enable cryptoart community growth initiatives.
  - 50% of [the sale of this auction will fund the NEAR Arts DAO](https://twitter.com/ArtsDAO/status/1412231334894911491) and help build up the NEAR Artist community

- Check out the [brand new Graffiti DAO](https://twitter.com/graffbase/status/1413868109014786051)

DeFi:

- The $REF token [is officially live](https://twitter.com/finance_ref/status/1412593634717798405?s=09)!
  - $REF proposal: [auction on Skyward](https://twitter.com/NEAR_daily/status/1412989868586770432)

- Skyward Finance [raised more than 1.2 million $NEAR](https://twitter.com/skywardfinance/status/1412933346485850112?s=09)
- First Round of the [SKYWARD Token Sale exceeded expectations](https://medium.com/nearprotocol/the-first-round-of-the-skyward-token-sale-exceeded-expectations-are-you-ready-for-round-2-31cbf659c0d7)
- Join metapool.near [doing beta testnet](https://twitter.com/NEAR_daily/status/1413387041497358338?s=09)

Developers:

- With [the next protocol upgrade in a few weeks](https://twitter.com/0xEffAlt/status/1412829916509388802), one NEAR shard will be able to process ~50 ERC-20 transfers/sec. That’s ~2.5x as many transactions as Ethereum!
- Aurora blog is [now available in Russian.](https://twitter.com/auroraisnear/status/1413730703498375172?s=09)
- Join the [brand new Official Aurora Discord server](https://twitter.com/auroraisnear/status/1413862299551551497). Get in on the General, Tech Support, Dev channels and chat about Aurora!
- Learn [how to store data on Filecoin directly from a NEAR dApp](https://twitter.com/textileio/status/1413179624763236361?s=09) on Testnet!
- A few words on the [partnership with Ceramic](https://twitter.com/teamnearster/status/1413168087948480516)
- Are you a web developer? Learn how to get involved with NEAR [here](https://medium.com/nearprotocol/how-web-developers-can-get-involved-with-near-6c96e7828858).
- Check out [near.ai/wbs](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9tzQn_TEuFWweVbfTbaedFdwVrvaYPq4) for a deep dive into protocol tech with NEAR founders [Illia Polosukhin](https://twitter.com/ilblackdragon) and [Alexander Skidanov](https://twitter.com/alexskidanov)
- [# Transactions on the protocol](https://twitter.com/NEAR_daily/status/1410537247670161409) are still going strong!
- Build your own [$NEAR donation button](https://twitter.com/NEARProtocol/status/1412005207001731075) in a few simple steps.
- Latest DevRel TPS report is available [here](http://gov.near.org/t/devrel-tps-report-we-10-july-2021/3448).
- Watch the latest Aurora update [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD359mpLA80) or read it [here](https://aurora.dev/blog/2021-07-09-update)
- Watch the Dev Platform Sync [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inOCMZHC3cg) and check it out [here](https://github.com/near/community/discussions/71)

Entrepreneurs:

- NYM testnet [grows larger than Tor](https://twitter.com/openwebfounders/status/1413211288625426441)

Events

- Join [NEAR’s climate neutral NFTs hackathon](https://twitter.com/NEARProtocol/status/1407758606540357635) as part of the [Next Top Blockchain Startup](https://topblockchainstartup.devpost.com/details/webinars) virtual hackathon.
- Get ready for the next Guild Town Hall July 16.
- The Octopus Guild [launch event on July 16](https://twitter.com/OctGuild/status/1413496048207634450).
- Wildeverse’s [virtual project is coming alive at the Wilde Möhre Festival](https://twitter.com/Wildeverse1/status/1414463290336546817) this Friday July 16.
- NEAR will co-host a [cross-chain pitch event](https://twitter.com/_prestwich/status/1406987547624960015) with Celo, The Graph, Centrifuge, and others in Paris on July 23.

Guilds:

- If you’re looking for help building your dream dApp the [INC 4 Guild](https://twitter.com/INC_4_) provides founders, developers, and projects on NEAR Protocol with [80 hours of FREE development work!](https://twitter.com/NEARProtocol/status/1412651342473089028?s=09)
- The Octopus Guild had a call with [the rest of the NEAR Protocol Guilds](https://twitter.com/OctGuild/status/1413496048207634450). [Check out their Gov intro post](https://twitter.com/OctGuild/status/1413496048207634450)and remember to join the launch event on July 16th.
- [Human Guild](https://twitter.com/humanguild) talked [to Nate Geier discussing his journey and building Mintbase](https://twitter.com/nategeier).
- C1 Guild has been funded [to create and help others who can’t afford to put in work](https://twitter.com/_Dedeukwu/status/1413996157110521856).
- The Guilded Age is off to a roaring start! Read the full [NEAR Guilds Update for June](https://nearguilds.com/2021/07/01/near-guilds-update-month-of-june/).

Infrastructure:

- Check out the NEARCore engineering update for last week [here](http://gov.near.org/t/engineering-weekly-update-2021-07-12/3514).
- Did you know that [Aurora is now fully compatible with Ethereum](https://twitter.com/Near_Mates/status/1412421877679677446?s=09)
- NEAR Foundation CEO, [Erik Trautman](https://twitter.com/ErikTrautman), elaborates on the nascent [revolution inside the Creator Economy](https://near.org/blog/how-blockchain-will-save-the-creator-economy/).
- The [Octopus Network published a series of videos highlighting the network and projects being built](https://twitter.com/4NTSGuild/status/1412383699191074818?s=09), all from the 2021 Octopus Network Showcase Day
  - Here is [a small explainer on the Octopus Network](https://twitter.com/NEARProtocol_IN/status/1412634257680257027?s=20)
  - Take a first look at [Discovol’s roadmap](https://twitter.com/Near_Mates/status/1414119524639465474?s=09). A decentralized community for [discovering](https://twitter.com/near_mates/status/1412641805779103748?s=21) [and sharing science-based health information](https://twitter.com/near_mates/status/1412641805779103748?s=21).
  - A few [words about Muse Network](https://twitter.com/Near_Mates/status/1411884704530272259?s=09), one of the first appchains on [Octopus](https://twitter.com/oct_network)
  - Atocha testnet is scheduled to be released in September. Learn more [here](https://twitter.com/Near_Mates/status/1413378120455835649).
  - [Myriad Social is another of the first 6 appchains](https://twitter.com/NEAR_daily/status/1413890956215164929) on Octopus

- Check out NEAR Mates’ guide to $NEAR and [get a comprehensive picture of the token](https://twitter.com/Near_Mates/status/1412245237393543176?s=09)
- Mask Network and NEAR [explained](https://twitter.com/teamnearster/status/1413891104764796935)
- [A16z](https://twitter.com/a16z) is one of the biggest ventures of NEAR, check out their investment profile [here](https://twitter.com/NEAR_daily/status/1412237472646545409)
- Here is [a video of all the projects](https://twitter.com/NEARProtocol_IN/status/1412692920545677318) in the ecosystem
- The [exchanges with the largest volume](https://twitter.com/Near_Mates/status/1412765760615718926?s=20) of $NEAR
- Nearians’ [H1-2021 Report](https://twitter.com/Nearians_/status/1412087412814082048)

NFTs:

- Top 3 NFT projects on the protocol [according to Learn NEAR](https://learnnear.club/top-3-nft-projects-on-the-near-protocol/)
- NEAR Protocol is slowly paving the way for the music industry. [Get to know one of the Blockchain Musicians](https://twitter.com/NEARPhilippines/status/1411867449008525314?s=20) [@vandigital](https://twitter.com/vandigital) in NEAR.
- Mintbase [added a new “Virtual Gallery” feature](https://medium.com/mintbase/mintbase-integrates-with-the-vr-world-3xr-37f37a78218b) which displays your mints directly from your store
- In case you didn’t know this is [how you purchase on Paras](https://twitter.com/ParasHQ/status/1412685388347428872?s=09)

Join the ecosystem!

- Find out about the NEAR forum and take your first step into the community [here](https://twitter.com/Near_Mates/status/1413172249624858634).
- How to receive [20 $NEAR on Okcoin](https://twitter.com/Okcoin/status/1413532898343276544).
- Now is the time to [join and play the games](https://twitter.com/NEAR_daily/status/1410282107541274627?s=09) that run on the protocol.
- [Vietnamese has been added](https://twitter.com/LearnNear/status/1413492031658229760) to [http://learnnear.club](http://learnnear.club) - Big up to the vietnamese NEAR community!
- [Octopus Network](https://oct.network/) is on the hunt for ambassadors. More information [here](https://www.notion.so/Octopus-Ambassador-8f125e4393b54b0eb9554a99c11ff1b3).
- [NEAR Crowd](https://nearcrowd.com/) is changing lives! NEAR Crowd is a service that allows people to earn $NEAR by completing small tasks. Learn how to get involved [here](https://p0kp0k.medium.com/near-crowd-how-crypto-dapps-can-change-lives-ce4a2d7292f6).
- Here’s a [step-by-step guide](https://www.altcoinbuzz.io/passive-income/staking/how-to-stake-near-near/) demonstrating how to stake $NEAR and earn rewards.
- Check out July 2021’s Open Web Sandbox rewards and opportunities [here](http://gov.near.org/t/july-2021-open-web-sandbox-rewards-and-opportunities/3349) and remember to [join the OWS Discord for the weekly AMA](https://twitter.com/OpenWebSandbox/status/1410127654334894088?s=20)
- Want to earn $$$? Check out these [options on NEAR](https://twitter.com/NEAR_daily/status/1408432484824588289?s=09).

Other updates:

- NEAR community metrics update [here](http://gov.near.org/tag/weekly-updates).
- [4NTS Guild’s weekly recap](https://twitter.com/4NTSGuild/status/1414543224518189057?s=20)
- [NEAR Daily’s weekly recap](https://twitter.com/NEAR_daily/status/1414475260867588100)
- [NEAR Mates’ weekly recap](https://twitter.com/Near_Mates/status/1414217860918829056/photo/1)