This week, social media takeover

Internet Computer Developments

1. SNS-1 (The first SNS DAO)?has successfully been launched by Dfinity. A great leap for Dfinity and ICPeople!?
2. Dfinity has addressed problems that arose during the SNS-1 sale such as bugs and transaction problems in?this DSCVR thread.?
3. Women in web3 are critical to driving a healthy culture, growth, and adoption, so Dfinity is honouring the women in web3 at the?women-led Web3Summit in Miami.?
4. ICP blockchain network usage has?increased 400% in four months, with approximately 600 million transactions per day. Tokenised social media apps like HotorNot, DSCVR, Openchat etc are responsible for this increase.?
5. The?new ICP SDK?supports some new IC features such as Canister timers and composite query.?
6. Dfinity is on track to?launch the ICP BTC integration?this week; keep an eye out for updates as a major milestone approaches.?

Community updates

1. Argon studios introduces the?Web3 Notification Service (W3NS), which allows users and other applications to receive cross-chain notifications.?
2. Distrikt App (an ICP-based decentralised social media network) has released?new updates and features?for its UI UX, as well as numerous other significant updates.
3. This week, the HotorNot app (short-video social media on ICP) experienced a?growth streak of 1000+ users per day?for several days, with 3000+ canisters created.
4. OpenChat (a decentralised chat app built on ICP) has?updated its website’s user interface?and added some exciting new features.?
5. Infinity Swap published an interesting article about?Bitboy Crypto (Ben Armstrong)?and his newfound love for ICPeople.?
6. DSCVR has reached an important milestone with?1,000,000 total portal members.?
7. The ICLight wallet (https://iclight.io) has?displayed the SNS1 token?on their exchange.?
8. GigaSwap (an OTC cryptocurrency exchange) has moved their?frontend to the ICP network?in order to become a truly decentralised trading protocol.?

Crypto news in a?nutshell

1. Kraken crypto exchange?lays off 30 percent of the workforce. Kraken CEO Jesse Powell says the firm made the decision to help it weather the “crypto winter.”?
2. Brazilian chamber of deputies approves?bill regulating crypto transactions. The bill still requires the approval of the executive branch before it becomes law.?
3. Telegram announces?plans to build decentralised crypto exchange?following FTX failure.?
4. Porsche announces a 7,500-piece?NFT collection?based on the classic Porsche 911.?
5. Uniswap refers to?Genie, its new NFT aggregator, as a “Google Search” for trading. Uniswap is also airdropping $5 million to some early Genie adopters.?

Internet Computer’s NFT?summary

1. Genesis II by SaorsaLabs is coming soon to Entrepot NFT Marketplace.
2. The Genesis Collection by insidedarkstudio will be launched on YumiMarketplace soon.
3. Medieval Warriors Madness Collection will be listed on Entrepot NFT marketplace from Dec 4, 2022.
4. IC flip public minting is live on realmemecake.