This week, NFTivity and more

Internet Computer Developments

• Dominic Williams has approved the creation of an ICP ERC20 twin on Ethereum via a simple implementation. It will be available ahead of the extensive “chain key crypto” integration between Internet Computer and Ethereum.

• DFINITY presents Global R&D, showcasing the latest ICP tech updates, including ICP Metrics, Hackathons, LLM on ICP, and Community & other Demos.
• DFINITY announces Bitcoin Olympics by btcstartuplab: BUIDL Bitcoin on ICP for prizes like $5,000 and $2,500, with $55,000 in grants and a chance at the $50,000 Sora Ventures Prize Pool.
• DFINITY recently shared a thread featuring new dev grantees, check them out to know more about the new projects on ICP community.
• DFINITY shares a significant milestone: Over 225 custom domains have been registered since the feature was introduced earlier this year.

• DFINITY announces a revolution on ICP with numerous projects actively working on decentralized LLMs. Developers looking to contribute can access a $5M grant pool to become part of the list of DeAI builders.
• The Internet Computer now has the capability to store canister history, allowing users to access past versions of deployed wasm files.

Dfinity Community updates

• ICP.Hub East Africa partners with ngenilabs , the largest Web3 developer studios in East Africa, to educate and onboard new developers to the Internet Computer.
• ICP.Hub Turkey has officially launched, another beginning of ICP’s education and inspiration in Turkey.
• DFINITY invites you to visit the ICP Village at LuganoNFTfest, where 9 outstanding ICP projects are displayed. Witness the prowess of ICP spanning NFTs, DeFi, SocialFi, Creator Economy, VR, and more.

• Dscvr.one announces that you can create and share memes directly from within the post editor with lightning-speed, instant access to generate the perfect MEME directly on the platform.

• OpenChat introduces an exciting new feature: display names. Users now have the option to set a “display name” that can be personalized in various ways, unlike usernames, which have specific character constraints.

Crypto news in a nutshell

• A change in US accounting rules anticipated for 2025 is poised to benefit companies holding crypto. The Financial Accounting Standards Board is advising that crypto should be reflected on corporate balance sheets at fair market value.
• A report from the investment migration company Henley and Partners discloses that there are currently 88,200 crypto millionaires globally, with nearly half of them having substantial holdings in Bitcoin (BTC).
• During the Korean Blockchain Week in South Korea, Planetarium Labs, a community-driven Web3 gaming company, introduced two exciting role-playing games.

• Story Protocol has successfully secured $54 million in funding to pave the way for a new era in creativity and intellectual property ownership. This significant investment round was spearheaded by A16z.
• Google has announced a change in its advertising policy, starting from September 15th, which will permit ads for NFT (Non-Fungible Token) games. However, it’s important to note that these ads must adhere to certain guidelines.

Internet Computer’s NFT summary

• NFT fest Lugano has commenced and will be facilitated with many ICP projects.
• RAWKATS recently sold over 150 nfts on Entrepot MarketPlace.
• 86KNIGHTs “Past Commanders of the Order” is live on Yumi MarketPlace launchpad.
• IC Opepen Edition sale will be launching soon on Entrepot MarketPlace.