### **Thursday, April 20 2023**  --- ๐ฅ **Big things around the ecosystem** ๐ฅ With the launch of the Blockchain Operating System NEARisTheBOS, NEARProtocol is no longer just an L1 blockchain https://twitter.com/ilblackdragon/status/1648431225856729088?s Important Update for NEAR Wallet Users and Developers https://twitter.com/NEARProtocol/status/1648993914399989761?s NEAR Foundation Partners with Absolute Labs to Accelerate How Brands Connect with Customers in Web3 https://twitter.com/NEARProtocol/status/1649044266990161920?s --- ๐จ **NFT & Gaming** ๐ฎ ZML token will be up for sale in an upcoming IDO on Jump DeFi https://twitter.com/Zomland_Game/status/1648755362462326787?s --- ๐ช **Events**๐ช Developers from NEAR are going to be at HackWasmBerlin event.Don't miss out on an opportunity to meet other hackers https://twitter.com/NEARDevGov/status/1648836991596003328?s If you're in or around San Francisco, don't miss the NEAR & SailGP Event + Pitchfest on May 4th https://twitter.com/NEARProtocol/status/1648861793651965955?s Aurora Weekly Update 2023-04-21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH8Fc4kulv0 --- ๐ฐ **DeFi** ๐ฐ NEARStarter now on Meta Yield Launchpad https://twitter.com/meta_pool/status/1648940629664120832?s --- ๐ผ **Projects update** ๐ผ The LazyFi grant program is still live https://twitter.com/LazyFi_Learning/status/1648660655644323843?s Zahidul Islam has developed NEARPad. An innovative platform that enables developers to build, deploy, share, and monetize web3 and UI components without limits https://twitter.com/NEARHACKS/status/1648809255716237314?s NEAR Balkans and RZLT are proud sponsors of ล ipoลก RacingTeam in the upcoming WRC2023 https://twitter.com/NEARbalkan/status/1649042950473797632?s ---