### **Thursday, July 13, 2023**  --- 💥 **Big things around the ecosystem** 💥 Embracing Decentralization: What’s Next for the NEAR Wallet https://twitter.com/NEARProtocol/status/1679169612620136449?s Shred Spots and NEAR Foundation: Kick-Flipping Into the Future of Social NFTs https://twitter.com/NEARProtocol/status/1679181372584505344?s State of NEAR Q2 2023 https://twitter.com/MessariCrypto/status/1679178822036631558?s Opolis Raises $6.6M in Bridge Round https://twitter.com/opolis/status/1679477404824137732?s --- 🎨 **NFT & Gaming** 🎮 MintbaseSearch ChatGPT plugin is now live with mainnet https://twitter.com/mintbase/status/1679487855473872897?s --- 🪅**Events**🪅 Discover and know all about Škodaverse India. Their roadmap, journey this far and more in an exclusive AMA with Near Protocol https://twitter.com/SkodaIndia/status/1679092356291739648?s NEAR Protocol : Let’s unpack the future of blockchain games with MARBLEX https://twitter.com/NEARProtocol/status/1679410002409279488?s --- 💰 **DeFi** 💰 Get 128% APR by providing liquidity to the $stNEAR <> $META pool on Ref Finance https://twitter.com/meta_pool/status/1679336099896778752?s --- 🔼 **Projects update** 🔼 If you couldn't attend NDC's weekly meet. Here's a thread recapping all the important updates for you https://twitter.com/neardc/status/1678872853733683201?s $OCT token is now fully integrated into iMe messenger and crypto wallet https://twitter.com/oct_network/status/1679327545190408192?s Aurora Cloud: Enhancing Cloud Computing with Blockchain https://aurora.dev/blog/aurora-cloud-enhancing-cloud-computing-with-blockchain ---