📣 Origin Protocol Community Update 📣 Hey folks!! We’ve got another weekly update for you covering the latest news from NFT and DeFi worlds. As usual, please scroll to the bottom for internal product updates and other news. Let’s jump in. This Week in NFTs: 🎮 Notregamestudio launching MMA mobile game with NFTs: The game is being developed in partnership with animonicabrands and the leading Singaporean MMA brand ONEChampionship. The title is expected to go live in 2024 - https://twitter.com/ONEChampionship/status/1651436006783209472?s=20 🎤 Mic drop moment at Consensus event: artblocks co-founder ArtOnBlockchain, Erick Calderon, emphasized the importance of ownership and creator royalties in NFTs at Coindesk's Consensus event - https://twitter.com/CoinDesk/status/1651378963900497920?s=20 🚀 Revival of Solana's NFT ecosystem: solana experienced a surge in volume following the MadLadsNFT mint, garnering ~$15m in volume this week - https://twitter.com/MadLadsNFT/status/1651249912049221633?s=20 🇷🇴 Romania's first NFT marketplace: ICIDServices launched the nation's first NFT marketplace, featuring six collections celebrating iconic moments from Romanian history - https://twitter.com/TortugaStaking/status/1651192191975321602?s=20 Share your best pickup this week and any updates we missed! This Week in DeFi: 🍰 PancakeSwap DAO vote on $CAKE emissions: A vote is underway to slash rewards by over 68%, making $CAKE deflationary. Voting concludes on Friday. 💸 $120m in $ARB distributed: arbitrum distributed ~$120m to projects on the network, providing a significant stimulus for the chain's leading projects - https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1650762245767569409?s=20 ₿ Bitcoin enters Cardano ecosystem: anetaBTC deployed a wrapped bitcoin token, cBTC, on their testnet, opening up opportunities for Cardano's DeFi sector - https://twitter.com/anetaBTC/status/1649618019323109376?s=20 💥 $1.8m exploit on @TheMerlinDEX: The exchange suffered an exploit during a public sale of Merlin's $MAGE token. Steps are being taken to make users whole - https://twitter.com/TheMerlinDEX/status/1651281814395187200?s=20 🌉 Rising volume on StargateFinance: Rumors of a potential airdrop from LayerZeroLabs have led to increased volume on the cross-chain bridge. Share your DeFi highlights and any updates we missed! Origin Protocol Internal Product Updates: 📊 Origin Story's Launches Collection Offers and Shopping Cart to our Marketplaces! 🌐 Origin Ether (OETH) Contracts: DeFi arm deployed OETH contracts for testing, with an audit scheduled in May by OpenZeppelin. OETH allows users to grow their ETH balances faster. 📈 OGV & OGN Listings on BitMart: Both governance tokens are now available on BitMart, a platform with around $1 billion daily trading volume. 🎉 New partnerships for Origin Story: Collaborations with POGs NFT marketplace, Lunatics web3 fine art collective, and exclusive partnership with Roo Troop. ❔OETH trivia launches on Zealy! Answer and gain XP by answering questions correctly in the lead-up to the launch. Keep tabs for more updates and discussions! 🚀 See you at the next one, and get ready for the upcoming launch of OETH!!!

hey @everyone! A bit of a late Vega Byte, but here we are! The road towards Alpha Mainnet continues, and Vega Byte after Vega Byte we’re getting there! Read on to learn the latest developments, what’s changed and what’s next 🍔👇 https://blog.vega.xyz/vega-bytes-friday-28th-apr-2023-db305d255211?gi=4371b2879a04

gm, ga, ge @everyone Calling out to all the traders, degens & Vega Community members out there! We've finally got news for you.... The validator testnet is ready to rock n roll After a long wait, the final pre-deployment incentive has finally arrived: BUGS N REWARDS As we gear up for the release of Alpha Mainnet, things are getting even busier here at Vega! But before we go any further, a gentle reminder to all our community members, have you cast your votes on the Open Proposal yet? 🗳️ https://token.vega.xyz/governance/d2157929132456dbc66eecbd478307156066243cd8769306e71f31882c22344f Also.... We've just finalised the winners for Mainnet Sim #4 after thoroughly checking numerous accounts! Check out our blog and this page for all the details: https://blog.vega.xyz/mainnet-sim-4-what-a-ride-5f9c52bc089e Now, back to the incentive! The rules are simple: Find bugs and trade! It’s that easy. But if you need more information, head on over here for the details! https://fairground.wtf/final_pre_deployment