🔊 Good news, Web3alert now supports Astar Network and Shiden Network! Astar & Shiden Network users can now freely subscribe to these events via Web3alert and get a 🔔 notification whenever this event/call happens! 👉 https://medium.com/@web3alert/web3alert-integrates-astar-and-shiden-1ec4dffb40d7 Like and Retweet 🙏 - https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1607934377400635398

❄️ Happy Holidays Astarnauts! As the team that builds our network, we wanted to pause for a sec and give you our sincere gratitude. You have supported our developers so that they can keep building. Seeing you attend Crowdcasts, asking questions, and growing to nearly 19,000 on-chain stakers fuels our commitment to return to Astar every day this year. With your continual support, we have been able to deliver a number of exciting new features–and massive partnerships–so that we can confidently expand our team in 2023. This simply would not have been possible without you. Thank you! As we move into the holiday season, we hope you make time to celebrate the season with your family and ring in the New Year. Have a wonderful holiday break, and we look forward to building together with you in 2023! 👋 Warm regards ♨️, ⭐️ Astar Team

This weekly update is a bit frosty ☃️ dApp Staking Portal UI Update ❄️ https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1605594403937980418 Astar's proposal for WASM Smart Contract development 💍 https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1605186315447721984 Astar expands to LATAM with Astar Flight Club 🤼 https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1604665213063729153 Messari does a deep-dive on Astar 🌌 https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1605005104301494275 Like and Retweet - https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1606484840970608643

✨ We are proud to announce @everyone that Astar Network was named Product of the Year at this year's JBA Annual Blockchain Awards! Not only did Astar win an award, Sota Watanabe, the founder of Astar Network, was also awarded the Person of the Year Award for the 2nd time in a row! Sota Watanabe shares his thoughts: "We are delighted to have been recognized by the Japanese Web3 community. As Japan's leading blockchain project, we remain committed to accelerating Web3 innovation through Astar. In 2023 and beyond, we will leverage our presence in Japan to unlock opportunities for entrepreneurs, developers, and users alike" Check out the full article here - https://medium.com/astar-network/astar-network-sota-watanabe-receive-prestigious-awards-for-2022-d1d0cdbc63aa ⛄️ To wrap up the year we are ending 2022 with an Astar Community Call with special announcements from the man himself Sota Watanabe! So don't miss it, set those ⏰ reminders, and we will see you soon! 👋 Astar Community Call of 2022 - https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1YqJDolZRkAGV?s=20 Like and Retweet - https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1606287779956068352

🥳 We are proud to support this initiative in Buenos Aires, Argentina! 🔗 Come join us today if you’re in the area we love to connect with everyone! 💪 Let's keep building as we expand our focus to #LATAM in 2023! Like and Retweet - https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1605987469886771201 https://www.eventbrite.com.ar/e/city-tech-l-buenos-aires-tickets-484862776617

Happy Holidays Everyone! ❄️ Let's celebrate the winter season with a new Snow Effect on the portal! Check it out! And claim your dApp staking rewards during the visit. 🎁 To get started - https://portal.astar.network Like and Retweet - https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1605594403937980418

📢 We love to hear your voice, community! @AstarNetwork and others are proposing to secure $1.6M in funding toward the future of #WASM Smart Contracts and tooling! 👏 We appreciate you showing us your support by leaving comments! Let's keep building! 🔨 https://vxtwitter.com/WatanabeSota/status/1605064434749083648 👉 https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1491

RT @DIAdata_org: 🎉 Randomness for #Astar/#Shiden builders! The @AstarNetwork / @ShidenNetwork community has approved the proposal for $DIA…

🎉 Congratulations to Argentina on the #WorldCup 🏆 win! 🙏 Thanks for all submissions from the #LATAM hackathon this quarter! Next quarter #Astar team will join the Polkadot Summit in Buenos Aires! With 2023 Astar will not only focus on Japan but also be focusing on LATAM! 🤝 Join our Ambassador growth team to strengthen the Astar forces! ⚔️ Also, for those completely fresh to our ecosystem and interested in starting your Ambassador journey, check out our Astar Flight Club: https://www.notion.so/astarnetwork/Astar-Flight-Club-2023-0ebbfe0337fb414c8345962e4ddbc4a2 Like and Retweet - https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1604665213063729153

Our Weekly Update is beyond this galaxy! 🌌 Astar’s Announcements & Strategies for 2023! ♟ https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1603555525265739778 Arthswap releases WASM DEX using Ink! and Swanky Suite. 🆕 https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1603260464023994369 Astar shows us 3 ways to bring Liquidity to WASM. 💭 https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1602328856735539200 Astar presents XVM walkthrough on Crowdcast. 👨‍👨‍👧‍👧 https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1600324224740114432 Like and Retweet 🙏 - https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1604038718045577217

🧵 Today, our team shared the major announcements and strategies for 2023. To successfully become the emerging Layer 1 Blockchain next year, we will focus on two things: Japan & WASM! Read 📖 the full story here: https://medium.com/astar-network/astar-2023-a-new-website-and-starmap-8f97dc9c0f1c We're stepping forward with a bold new look to our Website. It's divided into the four pillars of our ecosystem: • Japan • Developers • Community • Our 2023 Starmap ⭐️ Save it to your bookmarks and follow our 2023 progress to shine like a star. Stay tuned for the upcoming news and details about: -Astar WASM -Enteprise Partnerships -Your Evolving NFT for our 2023 Journey Stay Updated with our Crowdcast! 🔗 👇 https://crowdcast.io/@astar-network Watch the whole Recap video on Youtube - https://youtu.be/MumC0ixLO-c

We are excited to share with everyone that Arthswap has been working on a #WASM DEX! 🤔 Curious about seeing a Ink! DEX in the MVP stage? 👀 Look no further! Check out the DEX Arthswap has been working on: https://wasm-dex.shibuya.astar.network/ 🔁 Currently only swapping function, but soon they add farming and pools in the DEX. ⭐️ The MVP is based on the #Astar Uniswap clone in Ink! https://github.com/swanky-dapps/dex Like and Retweet - https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1603260464023994369

📢 Announcing our Starmap + Evolving NFT Airdrop! 🤝 Join the “2023 Announcements & Strategies Crowdcast” to learn about our new Starmap! 🍀 We are also giving away 10 Candygirl NFT's to 10 lucky registered listeners! 📝 Sign up now - https://crowdcast.io/c/strategies-for-2023 All registered listeners will be receiving Evolving NFTs in Q1 2023, and a chance to win a #CandyGirlNFT! To enter: - Register for the Crowdcast & when prompter, fill in your Astar address. - Be sure to register that Astar address with AstarPass: http://astarpass.astar.network 👋 Like and Retweet - https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/160306180727888691

📣 Attention, Community! 🙌 Excited to share with everyone our recent Astar Network Tech Talks #004!   🗣 This Tech Talk is  focused on: #XVM walkthrough, how to use Ink! SDK to call #EVM from #WASM contracts! Watch the replay to get all the details! 👇 https://crowdcast.io/c/astar-tech-talk-004-xvm

🥩 Staking $SDN is now live on @mycointainercom! Learn more 👇 https://t.co/MUJimMFSmV Stake and earn @ShidenNetwork $SDN on MyCointainer. We are set to provide easy and hassle-free access to 120 Proof-of-Stake assets. Invest & increase your asset's value with our reward system, and have a long-lasting passive income via #staking. https://t.co/JaKHYll765

This weeks update is beyond the stars! 🌟 Astar becomes the first parachain to use light clients! ⛓ https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1599787832490328069 Astar announces first builders weekend event. 🔨 https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1600500797858512899 Astar opens up HRMP channel with Bifrost. 📡 https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1600876214238949377 Astar announces XVM walkthrough on crowdcast! 👨‍👨‍👧‍👧 https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1600324224740114432 Like and Retweet 🙏 - https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1601502014730432513

📣 Stay tuned for our upcoming Crowdcast with Astar Network Founder WatanabeSota! ✨ He will be sharing updates with us and what to look forward to next year! ✨ So join us next week Dec 15th @ 4PM CET. 🍬 During our upcoming crowdcast, we will give 10 Candygirl NFT's to 10 lucky registered listeners! 🚪 To enter: "Register with your Astar native Address" when prompted. Be sure to have it registered on our "Astar Pass: http://astarpass.astar.network" 📋 Don't miss this special event and sign up now! 👉 Join the Crowdcast - https://crowdcast.io/c/strategies-for-2023 Like and Retweet 🙏 - https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1601320810076987392

🌐 Your weeks Ecosystem Update is here! ⭐️ Bifrost opens #HRMP channels to both Astar Network & Shiden Network! https://twitter.com/bifrost_finance/status/1600878359675822084?s=20&t=NqzL3VTM3fuf90C3LtLDGw ⭐️ Candygirl NFT sold out & the grand reveal happens this weekend! https://twitter.com/candygirl_nft/status/1599548426005655552?s=20&t=FI1204Hk37LPaCvSfuKWQQ ⭐️ Cosmize releases its White paper & Roadmap! https://twitter.com/cosmize_io/status/1598646693461102593?s=20&t=q92kcGNHkGr6vEIUTi20kQ ⭐️ Grabber has an AMA session with Astar and Algem! https://twitter.com/grabberofficial/status/1600158825826246657?s=20&t=iPUUPtkqCEhyAV3GMo_GgQ ⭐️ Algem is launching the first Defi #NFT with utility! https://twitter.com/Algem_io/status/1598300908097454081?s=20&t=q92kcGNHkGr6vEIUTi20kQ

🤝 We're delighted to announce that we've connected to the Bifrost Parachain! The channels are open now, and soon we'll have new assets on Astar and Shiden Network! ⛓ Get ready for cross-chain liquid staking! 💧 Liquid Staking on Astar (vDOT and vKSM) Bifrost allows you to stake DOT on their parachain, and then use that value on Astar's dApps. vDOT unlocks the value of staked Polkadot assets! 🔓 The vsTOKEN Series (vsDOT and vsKSM) Now, you can participate in crowdloans with Bifrost and use that same liquidity in upcoming Astar defi. 🤔 With vsDOT you don't have to choose between crowdloans or defi. You can do both! ➡️ Check out the Medium for more details - https://medium.com/astar-network/new-hrmp-channels-have-opened-between-bifrost-and-astar-network-ddfec5edcc65 🙏 Like and Retweet - https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1600876214238949377

📣 Attention, Community! 🙌 Exciting to have everyone join us next week for our next Astar Network Tech Talks #004! 🗣 We will be speaking on: #XVM walkthrough, how to use ink! SDK to call #EVM from #WASM contracts! Join us Dec 13th @ 3PM CET👇 https://crowdcast.io/c/astar-tech-talk-004-xvm

The fun is just beginning✨ https://t.co/ZvN1tjdvcD Oh Hello there @AstarNetwork & @ShidenNetwork 👋 The two-way HRMP channels between OAK's Turing Staging and @AstarNetwork's Rocstar have been successfully opened via Governance! Next steps are auto-compounding for Shiden dApp Staking! 🤩 Can you imagine the possibilities!??

🎉Our Grabber Scored Airdrop Event has begun! Users will be scored and rewarded based on how many dapps they are staked on and their activity! 🥩Stake here: https://portal.astar.network/#/astar/dapp-staking/discover ✍️ Register here: https://app.grabber.network/astar/claims/astar 📢 AMA: https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1600157919798259712?s=20&t=O8Z2ThtlNfA14HV0iZzEsA

This weekly update is magical!✨ Astar opens up HRMP channel to Phala!🌉 https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1597959224906371074 Astar joins the Polkadot Alliance!🤝 https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1597508771823382528 Algem announces First Defi NFT’s on Astar!🥇https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1598482621444816896 Swanky Suite V1 has been released!🥳 https://twitter.com/Swankywasm/status/1597379845884850177 Astar Presents @ Sub.0🏟 https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1598029101679448080

🌅 GM Swankers! I want to recap everything we have learned for November! 🤩Why Swanky? We learned over the past month that Swanky makes things simple with Swanky CLI and Swanky Node giving everyone an all-inclusive experience! 🤔 What is ink! Smart contracts? ink! is a programming language for smart contracts using the Substrate framework! 🌌 Swanky Future! We are at the tip of something big here! Swankers from all around the globe are seeing the value of Swanky Suite. Let's build together!🔨 👑How can we become a Swanker? First, start by keeping tabs on our link🌴 - linktr.ee/swankywasm! Join the Swanker Ambassadorship joining our TG - https://t.me/SwankySuite Next, you can read up on some of the Swankiest articles we have! https://medium.com/astar-network/swanky-the-all-in-one-wasm-tool-50c0ed9f07a6 https://medium.com/astar-network/the-swankiest-way-to-build-on-polkadot-72761cb391d4 Read the full post here 👀 - https://twitter.com/Swankywasm/status/1598718322060627973

🔊 Algem announces 1st Defi NFT's on Astar Network! Join the journey to build Algemantis! The time has come to help Aigor and Geltis breathe life back into Algem by building the city capital of Algemantis! It's up to you, Anon, to bring honor to the Supreme leader Sotasius and the whole Astar universe! 👏 Get started now 👇 https://algemantis.com

🤯We are honored to be mentioned by Bloomberg Business!! 🤩 Exciting to see the the future of #WASM Smart Contracts with the evolution of #EVM ✅ With @Swankywasm, this makes everything possible! 🌌 2023 is the year for Astar Network 💪Let's keep building! https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2022-11-28/astar-network-launches-swanky-an-all-in-one-tool-for-wasm-smart-contract-developers

RT @hoonsubin: I’ll be giving a demo and first look at @AstarNetwork and @ShidenNetwork’s new XVM on Sub0! My session will happen today 4:2…

The People's Parachains have spoken: Deep Waifu will be delisted from the dApps staking 🚫 https://t.co/t4Pg2wDlcK 😈 What's next? There are more dApps currently listed that are M.I.A. Sharpen them katanas.. Presenting, 🥷Space Ninja Bounties!🥷 WTH iz that? 👉Check discord https://t.co/sgsSRGKZpa

RT @pitcoin_: ShidenDAO (@ShidenNetwork) is doing due diligence on inactive dApps participating in the #Build2Earn program! Let's dive. 👇🧵…

It's time to make room for real builders and their dApps on Shiden!⚡️ 🚨"Deep Waifu" dApp staking delisting proposal🚨 Vote here: https://t.co/t4Pg2wDlcK Heads will roll🪦 https://t.co/CxljB4N1eg

RT @ChaosDAO: Throughout the last year @ChaosDAO has successfully operated 3 ChaosDAO collator nodes and 2 ChaosDAO #Bitcoin Vaults☯️ Sho…

RT @DIAdata_org: 🤔 What's the future of Virtual Machines? WASM is already supported by chains such as @NEARProtocol, @cosmos and #substrat…

Who spiked the punch?🍹 https://t.co/DJ1sS7dLG9

RT @WatanabeSota: 1/ @AstarNetwork teams up with NTT DOCOMO, the largest internet provider in Japan (roughly 37% of Japanese are using DOCO…

We've opened HRMP channels between Shiden and @PhalaNetwork today! We're gonna BUIDL PHAT Contracts with these Swanky #WASM devs! 😎 https://t.co/3DWLPHV3mT

RT @pitcoin_: Do you want to become a Tech ambassador? 💻🤓 @AstarNetwork wants you! 🫵 🧵 Follow and Retweet https://t.co/fECjNnCBQn

Our friends @SubsocialChain have brought over their @Spacers_NFT 🤖 1⃣Use the following code: ASTAR 2⃣Get Shiden and Astar patches!✨ https://t.co/gR8aX3fS1z https://t.co/j79MFN8HEf 🚨The #SpacersNFT Public Round has just started 🚀Join at https://t.co/LRKO019eIb to get a VIP ticket to the @SubsocialChain ecosystem and membership in the SpacerDAO! See below for extra details 👇

WASM bounties💰? Yes please. Some juicy ones in the link below. 👇 https://t.co/dfsC6SGL8S

EVM 🤝 WASM Can't get swankier than that... or can it?😎 https://t.co/WBUcsg9kRV First ever XVM tx!! Now you can call EVM contracts from WASM and vice versa! https://t.co/HmG408MuOQ

The 1st of many 😎 We welcome all builders. The future is WASM. https://t.co/QDHz1vVrF0 Our 1st #WASM showcase dApp is here: Uniswap-V2 DEX Written in @ink_lang & on our GitHub. This makes it easy for any dev to build a new WASM dex on @ShidenNetwork & Astar. A native DEX will jump start our new WASM ecosystem! https://t.co/v7poEiFPOV

Let's architect the future of blockchain together! Time to build 🏗️ https://t.co/KxXA51Fned I’m happy to announce that Parity co-founder Björn Wagner will step up to the role of company CEO while I retain the title of Chief Architect. https://t.co/A85FeMGZGI

RT @ZenlinkPro: Hello Zenlinkers and @ShidenNetwork community!😉 The $xcSDN liquidity incentive program has been activated on Zenlink, chec…

It's time for us to part @AstarNetwork @staketech💔 But, as the great Whitney Houston once sang, 'I Will Always Love You' 💋 https://t.co/9QULVTxqtj

The mission: Decentralization. We're one leap closer💫 https://t.co/WE2PiZaHLr https://t.co/IT5lcWBHNj Today, we achieved a major step in @ShidenNetwork decentralization: the mesh network is fully operational on our public RPCs, allowing us to decentralize on full open source solution! Hail to @ehsan_hajian the awesome architect of this solution 🤘 Next step: @AstarNetwork

X knows a thing or two about farming 👨‍🌾🧺 Cross-chain + Token transfer = X-Transfer! @ZenlinkPro and @ShidenNetwork getting it done. https://t.co/EDwUzpQBP5 https://t.co/ZqPwh4lHW2 🔥NEW FARM🔥 $xcSDN/ $USDC LP farming is now live on Zenlink! You can now transfer $SDN from @ShidenNetwork to @MoonriverNW via X-Transfer to get $xcSDN and farm here: https://t.co/M0GPkpEPWE Enjoy the juicy pool and spread the word😉 (1/4)🧵 https://t.co/zdD0Lxhpl4

We are building WASM smart contracts powered by ink! The future is WASM smart contracts and we're way ahead of the pack in regard to prepping for the inflow of devs who are going to build with it.🏗️ 👾 Ink! is just Rust 👾 Rust is the most loved 7 years in a row (Stackoverflow) https://t.co/sbeKpIOwJZ

It's time to cut loose 😈 Stake Technologies, (Astar Foundation) the company behind the network, has been part of our dApp staking mechanism from day 1. As mentioned during our launch event, we, as ShidenDAO, will delist them from dApp staking. Vote👇 https://t.co/X30iouZegE https://t.co/tUyfjFrqW9

RT @hoonsubin: @ShidenNetwork ? https://t.co/UhCheJxcwA

はい @ShidenNetwork & @AstarNetwork will be the blockchain technology that powers Japan into the new digital age. Metaverses, NFTs, and much, much more. #web3 <> Japan https://t.co/N7qzTmca3M Japan's Prime Minister: We will promote efforts to expand the use of the metaverse and NFTs

iykyk😎 https://t.co/MgxOVJzSRD [THREAD] ShidenDAO or @ShidenNetwork 2.0 ⚡️🟣 If you are not already aware, you should by now! Let's deep and dive into it. 🧵👇 https://t.co/Yp3SScsGbb