### **Friday, September 29, 2023**  --- 💥 **Big things around the ecosystem** 💥 Popula is now Live on Mainnet! https://twitter.com/beepopula/status/1707448720848257261 --- 🪙 **DeFi** 💰 Native USDC Is Now Available For Trading On Veax! https://twitter.com/veaxlabs/status/1707765089950892302 Meta Pool And DeFi: Navigating The Protocol And Its Future Implications https://twitter.com/meta_pool/status/1707682392775794850 --- 🎨 **NFT & Gaming** 🎮 Mintbase September Highlights: What’s new on Mintbase? https://twitter.com/mintbase/status/1707758586972020928 --- 🪅 **Events** 🪅 NEAR Balkan Twitter Spaces: Discover NEARWEEK and the importance of credible news source in Web3! https://twitter.com/NEARbalkan/status/1707701026759847945 --- 🔷 **Project Updates** 🔷 Aurora Weekly Update is here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKpC4MMq79E https://aurora.dev/blog/aurora-weekly-updates-2023-09-29 --- 🌐 **NEARWEEK ORIGINALS** 🌐 NEARWEEK PROMINENT VOICES #2: ALTAN TUTAR https://twitter.com/NEARWEEK/status/1707023306866475304 DE-SCI IS NOT YET SO NEAR-TIME TO CHANGE THAT. https://x.com/NEARWEEK/status/1707769886854779077 ---