### **Saturday, July 29, 2023** --- 💥 **Big things around the ecosystem** 💥 ICYMI Here’s recap of NEAR Town Hall from @near_intern, with announcements from developments in Gaming on NEAR & NDC! https://twitter.com/near_intern/status/1684866298277462016?s=20 Cultivating Open-Source Community: An Exploration into Popula’s Drip Royalties on NEAR https://medium.com/nearprotocol/cultivating-open-source-community-an-exploration-into-populas-drip-royalties-on-near-9b57f608eabc --- 🪙 **DeFi** 💰 Aurora Weekly Update is here! https://twitter.com/auroraisnear/status/1684912011963232256 --- 🔷 **Project Updates** 🔷 NearPad, founded by Zahid, has been accepted into OrangeDAO, an accelerator comprising 1,300 founders of YC-backed companies investing in the future of web3. https://twitter.com/NEARHACKS/status/1684912585609465856 Orderly Network Weekly Crypto Roundup https://twitter.com/OrderlyNetwork/status/1684866259928895489?s=20 ---