### **Thursday, August 17, 2023**  --- 💥 **Big things around the ecosystem** 💥 Whiteboard Series with NEAR | Ep: 50 Bowen Wang & Matter Labs Unpack ZKSync https://twitter.com/BowenWang18/status/1691856962068357246?s JumpTrade partners with NEAR Protocol to launch 1 Million RADDX Car Racing NFTs https://twitter.com/Jumptradenft/status/1692167724578062470?s Case Study: Aurora’s Alex Shevchenko on Scaling Solidity Smart Contracts https://twitter.com/NEARProtocol/status/1692189810759197006?s --- 🎨 **NFT & Gaming** 🎮 YouMinter and Other Web3 Social Networks — Key Difference https://twitter.com/youminter/status/1692111744599310784?s --- 🪅**Events**🪅 Attend the Popula AMA with the NEAR Foundation Community Team tomorrow at 1pm UTC https://twitter.com/NEARProtocol/status/1691856679493578756?s Prepare for space with NEAR Africa and GWG! Join their for an in-depth overview of the OG Election Rally and update with NEAR Africa https://twitter.com/neardc/status/1692148883613180076?s --- 💰 **DeFi** 💰 Introducing the all-new NEARIA Pool Dashboard, now LIVE on our app https://twitter.com/NEARStarter_fi/status/1692116640824005026?s --- 🔼 **Projects update** 🔼 Discover the latest in Aurora's world this week https://twitter.com/auroraisnear/status/1691842570614431766?s Sender partnerships with ZkGarden https://twitter.com/SenderWallet/status/1691813823659827491?s Mailchain has sponsored $1300 in bounties for BOSHacks https://twitter.com/NEARHACKS/status/1692160370557820992?s ---