### **NEARWEEK Daily Newsletter** 📩 ### **Tuesday, Nov 07, 2023**  --- 💥 **Big things around the ecosystem** 💥 Illia Polosukhin, Co-Founder of NEAR Protocol, returns to the NEAR Foundation as CEO. https://twitter.com/NEARFoundation/status/1721890317249683522 --- 🪅 **Events** 🪅 Ready to Step into the Open Web? In just 3 days, the #NEARCON2023 Hackathon kicks off https://twitter.com/neardc/status/1720963835023311052 NEARCON: Developer Networking Event - hosted by Luther / NEARWEEK - November 7th https://lu.ma/jzq6w4lr --- 🎙**Twitter Spaces/Podcasts** 📻 Orderly & Hooked Protocol: Social Quest Carnival https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1dRKZEwlQbNxB --- 📜 **Must read** 📜 Welcome to NEARCON ‘23: Step Into the Open Web https://near.org/blog/welcome-to-nearcon-23-step-into-the-open-web Introducing NCON and How to Use It at NEARCON ‘23 https://near.org/blog/introducing-ncon-and-how-to-use-it-at-nearcon-23 Paving the Way: Your Essential Guide to Smart Contracts and AMM DEXs https://medium.com/@veaxlabs/paving-the-way-your-essential-guide-to-smart-contracts-and-amm-dexs-ce816addb0f7 ---