New exchange integration, Mubert chooses Polkadot, potential changes to the DV program, and more

<div><div><div><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0aacc40f-58d9-4752-8132-14e43dd9276d_1024x1024.jpeg"><div><img src="https://static.sosovalue.com/sosovalue/2025/05/24/addaffe9-918b-4d43-93ca-fb3de5a464dc.jpg"></div></a>by @cryptocappex</div><h3>🐂 top news</h3><ul><li>LATAM regional exchange <a href="https://x.com/RipioApp/status/1924533970437337227">Ripio now supports</a> DOT and stablecoins issued on Asset Hub.</li><li>AI music platform Mubert with over 1.5M creators is<a href="https://x.com/Polkadot/status/1925860768894828847"> coming to Polkadot</a>.</li><li>Asphere (the enterprise arm of Ankr) announced a<a href="https://x.com/ankr/status/1925979616562249732"> collaboration with the Web3 Foundation</a> to launch a no-code rollup deployment solution that will be released in the coming weeks.</li><li>The Web3 Foundation is<a href="https://forum.polkadot.network/t/reflections-on-the-dv-program-so-far-whats-next/13046"> seeking input</a> on the future of Decentralized Voices program.</li><li>There is a<a href="https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/RFCs/pull/146"> new RFC</a> to burn 80% of transaction fees from Relay Chain and system parachains.</li><li>Alice und Bob<a href="https://x.com/alice_und_bob/status/1925462132675547531">launched OpenJobs</a> (a board that matches jobs and people in the Polkadot ecosystem) and posted an <a href="https://x.com/alice_und_bob/status/1925169369295794354">updated Polkadot roadmap</a>.</li><li>The Technical Fellowship pushed <a href="https://x.com/gbaciX/status/1925881165665239537">new changes</a> to fix the design problems with the coretime market.</li><li>Encointer<a href="https://encointer.org/kusama-mchezo-in-tanzania/"> announced</a> that its Nyota community in Tanzania has developed its own ways of leveraging digital currencies.</li><li>Phunky used the Polkadot app to <a href="https://x.com/ThePhunky1/status/1925182458871611672">buy coffee at Starbucks</a>.</li></ul><h3>⭕️ ecosystem</h3><ul><li>Curious about the distribution of DOT holders?<a href="https://x.com/TheKusamarian/status/1924448019988000831"> Check this out</a>.</li><li>Curious about the cross-chain volume in Polkadot DeFi?<a href="https://x.com/SO_DA_zone/status/1925981734723579905"> Check this out</a>.</li><li>Moonbeam published a <a href="https://x.com/MoonbeamNetwork/status/1919420246009815424">2025 product roadmap</a>.</li><li>Acala published a <a href="https://medium.com/acalanetwork/acala-ecosystem-update-strengthening-the-foundation-0c8259771472">new ecosystem report</a>.</li><li>Astar announced a <a href="https://astar.network/blog/animoca-brands-investment-203?ref=parachains-info">strategic investment</a> from Animoca Brands.</li><li>Bifrost announced <a href="https://medium.com/bifrost-finance/tokenomics-evolution-from-governance-voting-to-profit-sharing-833af6662765">new tokenomics</a>.</li><li>Hyperbridge has been integrated on the<a href="https://x.com/hyperbridge/status/1924450924346347777"> Enjin testnet</a>.</li><li>Acurast released details on its tokenomics for <a href="https://x.com/Acurast/status/1924445076559679683">staked compute</a>.</li><li>Acala<a href="https://x.com/AcalaNetwork/status/1924544919198191674">integrated</a> Snowbridgeand Hyperlane to enhance interoperability across multiple ecosystems.</li><li>You can pre-register on <a href="https://x.com/johnwastaken/status/1924514008788255060">Google Play</a> and <a href="https://x.com/johnwastaken/status/1925242565768405106">Apple App Store</a> to get FIFA Rivals as soon as it goes live.</li><li>The Moonbeam<a href="https://x.com/MoonbeamNetwork/status/1924509907816169975"> Gaming Hub is live</a>, bringing all gaming activity in one place.</li><li>StellaSwap<a href="https://x.com/StellaSwap/status/1924467055824404862">launched incentivized BTC and ETH pools</a> as part of their 1M DOT campaign on May 22nd.</li><li>Kylix Finance<a href="https://x.com/KylixFinance/status/1925135631648190908">entered a partnership</a> with CreataChain to facilitate the integration of Kylix’s liquidity model and on-chain liquidation mechanisms.</li><li><a href="https://x.com/JakPanik/status/1925137234283442640">6-second blocktimes</a> and <a href="https://x.com/JakPanik/status/1925212588318531782">Unified Addresses</a> are now enabled on Hydration.</li><li>Hydration <a href="https://x.com/lolmcshizz/status/1922999700501954580">rolled out new features</a> including 6-secs blocktimes with Async Backing and unified address formatting.</li><li>Moonbeam extended its Governance Guild initiative and is accepting <a href="https://x.com/MoonbeamNetwork/status/1923085126327730406">applications for the second term</a>. 5M GLMR and 50K MOVR will be assigned to five delegates to be used in on-chain governance.</li><li>Robonomics posted a <a href="https://x.com/EnsRationis/status/1925077700458197367">new roadmap</a>.</li></ul><h3>⚙️ technical</h3><ul><li>The Turtle<a href="https://x.com/TurtlecoolApp/status/1924547138295636466">widget is live</a>, enabling developers to access all of Turtle's frictionless cross-chain functionality directly on their dApps.</li><li>Rob Habermeier announced <a href="https://x.com/rphmeier/status/1923101563666497569">new optimizations to NOMT</a> that drastically saves disk space and improves performance.</li></ul><h3>🏛️ governance</h3><blockquote>For more information on Polkadot governance statistics, check out the <a href="https://dune.com/substrate/polkadot-gov">Polkadot Dune governance dashboard</a>.</blockquote>🕓 confirming<ul><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1540">Ref 1540</a>: Funding the continuous operations of the Spanish BD Team (now IBERLABS) for one year</li><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1541">Ref 1541</a>: Funding Eiger for phase 3 development of the Polkadot-native storage solution</li><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1544">Ref 1544</a>: Retroactively funding Polkabiz’s BD/Mentorship efforts</li></ul>👍🏾 passing<ul><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1543">Ref 1543</a>: Funding the development of a Substrate Asset Game Engine</li><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1553">Ref 1553</a>: Providing additional funding to maintain and expand Polkadot’s representation within the Texas Blockchain Council</li><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1562">Ref 1562</a>: Funding the development and 12-month maintenance of DotMemo V2</li><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1572">Ref 1572</a>: Retroactively funding the development of Mimir, a multisig solution for Polkadot</li><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1573">Ref 1573</a>: Funding the Polkadot Community Foundation for the next 6 months of development, marketing, tooling, and legal costs of the Polkadot App</li><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1580">Ref 1580</a>: Funding the development and open source rollout of Epico — an Ethereum wallet compatibility layer for the Polkadot SDK</li><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1581">Ref 1581</a>: Upgrading the Polkadot runtime to v1.5.1</li></ul>👎🏾 failing<ul><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1539">Ref 1539</a>: Funding the JAM China academy educational roadshow</li><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1542">Ref 1542</a>: Funding the Polkadot GIGAHydration campaign</li><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1564">Ref 1564</a>: Funding milestone 1 of the development of Bounty Hub</li><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1567">Ref 1567</a>: Funding media and marketing campaign for the APAC region led by PANews</li><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1570">Ref 1570</a>: Approving NFT Mozaic’s MVP Grants Program</li><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1545">Ref 1545</a>: Funding the operations of AIWeb3 Chinese Unit</li><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1549">Ref 1549</a>: Funding the development of KAGOME, the C++ implementation of the Polkadot host</li><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1555">Ref 1555</a>: Funding Volmex’s integration with the Polkadot DEX ecosystem</li><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1558">Ref 1558</a>: Funding Weever’s campaign to onboard Web2 developers in LATAM and beyond to Polkadot Hub</li><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1546">Ref 1546</a>: Upgrading the Polkadot relay chain to runtime 1.5.0</li><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1557">Ref 1557</a>: Funding the integration of a certification system that ensures the authenticity and immutability of proposal documents</li><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1559">Ref 1559</a>: Funding the a kick-start campaign for RISC-V smart home devices, secured by Polkadot</li><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1560">Ref 1560</a>: Funding milestone 2 of the EasyA x Polkadot in-person hackathons</li><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1563">Ref 1563</a>: Funding the development of N3MUS, a Web3-native tournament platform</li><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1574">Ref 1574</a>: Funding the development of W3PI Token Index</li><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1575">Ref 1575</a>: Funding milestone 1 of Inter Miami CF fan engagement campaign</li></ul>✅ approved<ul><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1531?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email">Ref 1531</a>: Funding the Polkadot Ecology Research Institute</li><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1538">Ref 1538</a>: Giving Bifrost a 1-year loan of 1M DOT for vDOT liquidity</li><li><a href="https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1535">Ref 1535</a>: Funding a 6 months extension for the PoKe Berlin team</li><li><a href="https://kusama.subsquare.io/referenda/521">Ref 521</a>: Setting a DOT/KSM asset conversion rate</li></ul>❌ rejected<ul><li><a href="https://kusama.subsquare.io/referenda/522">Ref 522</a>: Proposing to increase the number of usable Kusama cores to 140</li></ul><h3>💰 opportunities</h3><ul><li>Web3 Foundation is <a href="https://web3.bamboohr.com/careers?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email">hiring for several positions</a>, including Technical Educator, Senior Investor Relations Manager, and Senior Software Engineer.</li><li>Fill out the <a href="https://opengovwatch.notion.site/1fafb5b66ded80ed8bc4ed543e4a2f5a">OpenJobs</a> form to be added to the directory so potential employers can find you.</li></ul><h3>📺 what to watch and listen to</h3><ul><li><a href="https://x.com/polkaworld_org/status/1923272406384185435">Progress with JAM implementation with Acala’s Bryan Chen</a>by Polkaworld.</li><li><a href="https://x.com/dotfellowship/status/1924813068166389981">The Ambassador Fellowship Meets</a> (featuring Parity’s Joe Petrowski, Jan-Jan van der Vyver, Torsten Stuber, and Pierre Aubert).</li><li><a href="https://x.com/alice_und_bob/status/1925856440696074596">Jobs in Polkadot</a> by Alice und Bob.</li><li><a href="https://x.com/TheKusamarian/status/1926014011809644844">Friday DOT news pump</a> weekly ecosystem recap by The Kus.</li><li>Check out the <a href="https://x.com/WomenInPolkadot/status/1925788805648326996">Women In Polkadot</a>.</li><li><a href="https://x.com/TheKusamarian/status/1925577268782407814">Attempts At Governance #234</a> by The Kus.</li><li><a href="https://x.com/TheKusamarian/status/1924827908863906262">OpenDev Core Polkadot Call - May 2025</a> by The Kus.</li><li><a href="https://x.com/daltonan/status/1925537428334403893">Live Game Souk #04</a> by Angie Dalton x DotPlay.</li></ul><h3>📖 what to read</h3><ul><li><a href="https://x.com/Magentalabs_io/status/1925826913005633847">Polkadot ecosystem top 10 must read content for the weekend</a> by Magenta Labs.</li><li><a href="https://x.com/danicuki/status/1925182383008968794">If every blockchain was an Excel spreadsheet</a> by Daniel Cukier.</li></ul><h3>📅 events</h3><ul><li>Gavin Wood is taking <a href="https://x.com/paritytech/status/1900228670146371717">JAM to Protocol Berg</a> in Berlin (June 12-13).</li><li>Erin from Parity will lead a <a href="https://x.com/protocol_berg/status/1900983174236102786">workshop on building test infrastructure</a> from the ground up at Protocol Berg in Berlin.</li><li>Polkadot is sponsoring the <a href="https://x.com/filippoweb3/status/1917177941395697826">Third Annual Blockchain Technology Conference</a> at the University of Miami, 30-31 May.</li><li>The Kusama ZK Summit is <a href="https://x.com/Web3foundation/status/1922672578444804153">coming to Web3 Summit</a> on July 17. Apply to attend or speak here - spots are limited.</li></ul>Thank you for taking the DOT leap!</div></div>

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