Connext Weekly #11
(March4-11, 2022)
Welcome to a new week of multi-chain world Connexters!
Let’s take a look together what happened in the previous days of Connext Network:
Last week in Connext
xPollinate is now Connext Bridge!
xPollinate has been the canonical bridge UI and reference implementation for Connext for the past year. Now, we’re excited to announce that we’re rebranding xPollinate to Connext Bridge!
Why?
To consolidate our brand identity + Make it simpler for end-users to use the network.
We have received feedback that there was a disconnection between the underlying Connext protocol and a flagship go-to-app for users and developers to experience real trust minimized cross-chain operations.
The move will increase general awareness of our brand and better demonstrate things you can do with the Connext Network.
We are planning to add a section on our website “built with Connext” to showcase all the fantastic innovation that is happening in our ecosystem.
The Connext Bridge interface has also been open-sourced:
Thanks to the efforts of our partners at Coinhippo, the Connext Bridge interface is available for anyone that wants to quickly spin up a bridge on the Connext protocol: you can fork it here.
If you are interested in building your own cross-chain or cross-rollup app, get in touch with Connext Team and check out the grant program!
Connext Bridge is now on imToken Wallet
imToken is an easy and secure digital wallet and they just added Connext Bridge to their wallet application as they’re getting more involved with Layer2!
You can now send a large number of tokens between 11 chains and Layer 2s via Connext Bridge on imToken Wallet.
How to use Connext Bridge on imToken? Read here.
Codeless Conduct X Connext Network Hackathon was live
Codeless Conduct was live last 2 weeks as a virtual event for web3 enthusiasts from all fields and backgrounds. Participants deep-dived into different guilds, attended workshops, and completed no-code bounties.
6 different Connext Network bounties (design, research, technical) were also available and we received so many creative and detailed applications! We’re overwhelmed with the response and soon will be announcing the winners.
Here are some of the 31 submissions in total:
WEEK #11 BY THE NUMBERS
Total Value Locked (TVL): $44,255,065
TOTAL VOLUME (V2): $773,713,265
TOTAL TXS (V2): 648,748
PS: We've done $500m through our V1 and $500m through our V2. ConnextScan shows only V2.
Check out the full metrics dashboard and routers, leaderboard, and status on ConnextScan.
From the Connext Community
GRANTS
Connext is looking for devs and apps that want to build great things for new cross-chain experiences through Connext.
If you have a team or working as an individual, both are welcome to contribute!
You can explore all grants here:
Technical writers to help with docs,
Community moderators for Portugal, UK, Russia, the Philippines, Kenya, Nigeria, and the US,
Developers for several different applications
If you think you’re able to contribute, you can apply here.
Did you know Connexters created their own unofficial local communities?
Find yours below to engage with other Contextooors in your own language:
Chinese: https://t.me/connext_chinese
Japan: https://t.me/connextJapan
Korean: https://t.me/ConnextKorean
Thai: https://t.me/Connextthailand
Turkish: https://t.me/ConnextTurkey
Russian: https://t.me/connext_ru
Spanish: https://t.me/ConnextEspanol
Italian: https://t.me/ConnextItalia
Indonesia & Malasia: https://t.me/Connext_IDN_dan_MYS
Vietnam: https://t.me/connext_vn
Also, have you joined Connext Discord Channel yet?
For more:
Website: connext.network
System Overview, Guides, API Reference, and more: https://docs.connext.network/
Connext Explorer to view Routers and Transactions: https://connextscan.io/
and of course, try our CROSS-CHAIN SWAP here: https://bridge.connext.network/
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