### **Wednesday, February 08, 2023** --- 💥 **Big things around the ecosystem** 💥 The number of the #NEAR validators reached 200 https://twitter.com/NEARProtocol/status/1623093019221102598?s --- 🎨 **NFT & Gaming** 🎮 The OccamDAO and NEARStarter are further strengthening each other’s ecosystems https://twitter.com/OccamFi/status/1623030760956461056?s Octopus Network : Put Your Meme Skills to the Test https://twitter.com/oct_network/status/1623024080956825600?s --- 🪅**Events**🪅 Building NEAR dApps w/ Quicknode. Wed | Feb 8, 8AM EST https://twitter.com/NEARHACKS/status/1623079526044512256?s --- 💰 **DeFi** 💰 Jump DeFi : The xJUMP staking pool is live https://twitter.com/JumpDeFi/status/1623134036578406401?s Hacken performed a smart contract audit on Aurora https://twitter.com/auroraisnear/status/1623245262033674241?s --- 🔼 **Projects update** 🔼 USD 100,000 in Rewards: Introducing the Veax Points Program https://twitter.com/veaxlabs/status/1623024590766149645?s Check out the newly redesigned AuroraCommunity swag store. New items are now available https://twitter.com/auroraisnear/status/1623252805036425218?s ----