### **Tuesday, Jul 4, 2023**  --- 💥 **Big things around the ecosystem** 💥 ISSUE #116 of NEARWEEK is out https://twitter.com/NEARWEEK/status/1676228456802320384 --- 🪙 **DeFi** 💸 Ref Finance will be taking over control and development of Burrowcash https://twitter.com/finance_ref/status/1674383782273581059 --- 🪅 **Events** 🪅 Join for exciting updates from Meta Pool DAO, as we unveil the results of the first voting period, reveal the reward distribution details, new initiatives for July, and discuss the next steps - Jul 4th, 2PM UTC https://twitter.com/meta_pool/status/1675925068818292742 NEAR @ ETHCC: Looking for an easier way to build on the open web, across any blockchain? Then come say hello to the BOS: Blockchain Operating System - July 16, 11 AM https://www.eventbrite.com/e/near-ethcc-tickets-655229297467 Aurora announce their participation in the ETHCC 6 - Ethereum France https://twitter.com/auroraisnear/status/1676169055051603968 --- 🎙**Twitter Spaces/Podcasts** 📻 NEARatNIGHT AMA: Featuring Ludero (LazyFi) https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1lDGLnLVqVqxm --- 📜 **Must read** 📜 Blockchain scaling approaches: NEAR Sharding vs Ethereum Layer 2S https://medium.com/nearprotocol/blockchain-scaling-approaches-near-sharding-vs-ethereum-layer-2s-b3d76ec1aca1 NEAR Protocol report Q2 2023 https://twitter.com/inna_everstake/status/1675880593299496960 NEAR Foundation PR Roundup for June https://pages.near.org/blog/near-foundation-pr-roundup-for-june/ NEAR Korea Hub: June 2023 Highlights https://pages.near.org/blog/near-korea-hub-june-2023-highlights/ ---