ICON Newsletter - July 2023

Hello, ICON Community!

What’s Trending

👉 New access to cross chain xCall documentation made available through xcall.dev

👉 ~$200k in ICX rewards across 20 challenges in the upcoming xCall Incentivized Testnet Program

👉 Earning ICX with Zealy social engagement XP made available by the withICONists DAO

👉 Check out these new tutorials and create your own cross chain voting dApp with xCall

👉 Watch ICON Founder Min talk about the challenges of scaling security in blockchain and further BTP & xCall development plans

👉 Check out all incentivized xCall challenges, across 4 main developer and creator categories

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“The xCall Incentivized Testnet Program will be a step towards establishing the basis of the xCall ecosystem. There are 4 categories of challenges and about $200k of rewards to encourage developers to participate and create something that can be possibly developed into a full product further down the road”

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Latest ICON Development Update - June 2023

We are ready to deploy numerous fixes and optimizations meticulously crafted for all contracts. Our main goal is to achieve optimal functionality and a smooth user experience in anticipation of the upcoming Testnet Incentivization Program.

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Ecosystem Highlights

• ICON Validator Support Program continues 🔗

• Yeti farms start selling on the secondary market 🔗

• Alter launched website and whitepaper 🔗

• Optimus migrates main application to new address 🔗

• Pengwyn BINC launches whitepaper ahead of website release 🔗

• Official iOS release for ICON-native and multi-chain wallet Hana 🔗

• A full xCall and BTP focus testing recap available now 🔗

• Chief Pengwyn hops onto Ecosystem Interviews to highlight whitepaper 🔗

• A reminder that emerging zk technology can benefit ICON dApps 🔗

• WithICONist DAO to offer ICX farming with Zealy social engagement 🔗

• Catching up with the FRĀMD team on Ecosystem Interviews 🔗

• Integrating ICX Swaps: A ChangeNOW guide for developers 🔗

• Big updates and improvements made to Yeti Strong Club website 🔗

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Highlights from the Community

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Builders on Twitter

• Pre-registrations open up for developers and creators - @helloiconworld

• Pengwyn BINC proudly presents its whitepaper - @Pengwyn_BINC

• Balanced elaborates on pivotal ICON Foundation assistance - @BalancedDAO

• WithICONists DAO takes over on Twitter Spaces - @withICONists

• xCall 인센티브 테스트넷 사전등록 - @iconkr_com

• NOWPayments running an Alter cap giveaway - @NOWPayments_io

• Lucas at Staky teasing the $CFT token on Neutron blockchain - @lucas_staky

• Video: A trade and bid cross chain usecase by Craft - @craftdotnetwork

• A beautiful ICON dashboard tease by Parrot9 - @parrotnine

• Yeti Farm minting goes LIVE - @FramdNFT

• CryptoPandas announcing incentivized testnet participation - @cryptopandas_p7

• ChangeNOW on ICX making waves in the crypto world - @ChangeNOW_io

• xCall activated on the HAVAH network - @helloiconworld

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Picks from YouTube

Check out the latest episode of Inside ICON, with Min and David!

👉 Talking about BTP development, the challenges of scaling security in blockchain, 💰 the xCall Incentivized Testnet Program and more!

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