### **Friday, May 12, 2023**  --- 💥 **Big things around the ecosystem** 💥 MESSARI NEAR PROTOCOL Q1 REPORT [2023] : GROWTH & ADOPTION https://twitter.com/NEARWEEK/status/1656600070350049281 Aurora Weekly Update is here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KdbWWtJfXM CreativesDAO has become the first grassroots DAO to go independent and be funded by the NDC v0. Read more: https://gov.near.org/t/creatives-dao-trust-instrument-goes-live/34545?u=kv9990 --- 💰 **DeFi** 💰 Spin just introduced a new Strategy on Spin - wBTC covered call with an impressive 40% APR on BTC! https://twitter.com/spin_fi/status/1657012404071329798 Sender Wallet latest update is here! Sender APP version 2.1.0 & plugin version 2.0.3 are officially live. https://twitter.com/SenderWallet/status/165698541330 Aurora x Omnia Protocol Partnership Announcement https://twitter.com/auroraisnear/status/1657003037964247040 --- 🔷 **Project Updates** 🔷 NEAR Foundation and Airchains Join Forces with SankalpTaru Foundation to Boost Accountability in Tree Plantations https://twitter.com/airchains_io/status/1657021381651886080 dAngel Funds DEX is live with dAngel Token and 50+ other tokens on NEAR. https://twitter.com/dAngelFund/status/1656747877496942599 Popula's latest product update introduces two major features: Repost & Drip Royalty. Learn more in the article below https://twitter.com/beepopula/status/1651760401837699072 --- 🪅 **Events** 🪅 Join NEAR May Town Hall on May 17 | 3 PM UTC Set a Reminder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKbbEIEU5z0 --- 🧑💻 **Developer** 🧑💻 In next NEAR Workshop on May 18, Learn how to create and execute NEAR Smart Contract ABIs directly on Webclient app! https://twitter.com/NEARHACKS/status/1657010993677979651 ---