**Aurora Weekly Updates #99 [08-09-2023]** **Aurora Updates** 🟢Alex Shevchenko announced his candidacy for the [NDC elections](https://twitter.com/auroraisnear/status/1699461820220858526?s=20) 🟢Aurora tokens are being burned according to [Token Economy 2.0](https://explorer.near.org/transactions/6E5JvMYrCJK77BwUTgbCUQ7MyYtn6kVaRQYUSbfg5o8e) 🟢The third episode of our [Blockchain for Business](https://aurora.dev/blog/blockchain-for-business-p-iii-choosing-the-right-chain) series is out **Ecosystem Updates** 🟢[PipeFlare](https://twitter.com/auroraisnear/status/1697381319620362272?s=20) announced its partnership with Aurora 🟢The first [Bepro Bounty](https://app.bepro.network/aurora/aurora/proposal?id=22&repoId=27&prId=&proposalId=27) has been closed 🟢[PolarisDEX](https://twitter.com/PolarisFinance_/status/1699329926531363239?s=20) integrates with Aurora Pass 🟢[Native USDC](https://twitter.com/circle/status/1699799841071858033?s=20) is coming to NEAR **Community Updates** 🟢Flipside team created an [Aurora+/Pass Dashboard](https://flipsidecrypto.xyz/Yousefi_1994/aurora-insights-user-engagement-and-impact-yVSg8J) 🟢[Aurora Adventures](https://twitter.com/Galxe/status/1699821627960357031?s=20) with Galxe comes to an end Find more info on [Aurora YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e88GkvPehss) and [Blog Post](https://aurora.dev/blog/aurora-weekly-updates-2023-09-08) 💚 [Aurora Twitter](https://twitter.com/auroraisnear) | [Telegram](https://t.me/auroraisnear) | [Blog](https://aurora.dev/blog) | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/c/auroraisnear) | [Community Dashboard](https://auroradao.club/) 💚