https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/News/Press/202408/24-029E/
https://www.developer-tech.com/news/sony-bets-web3-soneium-blockchain-and-incubation-programme/
"Sony Block Solutions Labs has announced the launch of Soneium Minato, a new Ethereum layer-2 testnet, alongside an incubation programme called Soneium Spark. Aimed at establishing Soneium as a key Web3 infrastructure, the initiatives leverage Sony Group’s reach to drive mainstream adoption across a range of applications.
Driven by the vision to “Realise the Open Internet that Transcends Boundaries,” Sony Block Solutions Labs seeks to demystify and promote Web3 to a wider audience. The company aims to cultivate an internet where anyone can become a creator, making Web3 services more accessible and engaging, even for those unfamiliar with the technology.
Soneium Minato, positioned as the first step towards this vision, provides a public blockchain testnet open to all developers and creators."
Likely to launch on August 28
"Soneium is a blockchain developed by Sony together with its subsidiary Astar Network"
https://x.com/soneium/status/1827700542371709029
Topic: Astar/Shiden(Polkadot/Kusama ecosystems) (Read 472 times)
https://cryptocompass.com/articles/casio-launches-nft-collection-celebrating-50th-anniversary
"Casio has signed strategic partnerships with creators that will design the collection.
An iconic Casio watch model would be depicted in each work of art.
In a partnership with Astar’s zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM), world-renowned watchmaker Casio has launched the NFT collection. The release states that this new breakthrough is intended to celebrate Casio’s 50th anniversary. The major partnership with Casio was also announced by Astar Network on X.
It is vital that Casio and Astar zkEVM, a formidable alliance formed by Astar and Polygon, work together to improve scalability. Yoki Origins is a gamified user onboarding experience that Astar zkEVM, powered by Polygon Chain Development Kit (CDK), started using a few months ago. The Ethereum Layer-2 scaling solution is incorporating the Yoki Origins experience into its latest partnership with Casio."
"Casio has signed strategic partnerships with creators that will design the collection.
An iconic Casio watch model would be depicted in each work of art.
In a partnership with Astar’s zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM), world-renowned watchmaker Casio has launched the NFT collection. The release states that this new breakthrough is intended to celebrate Casio’s 50th anniversary. The major partnership with Casio was also announced by Astar Network on X.
It is vital that Casio and Astar zkEVM, a formidable alliance formed by Astar and Polygon, work together to improve scalability. Yoki Origins is a gamified user onboarding experience that Astar zkEVM, powered by Polygon Chain Development Kit (CDK), started using a few months ago. The Ethereum Layer-2 scaling solution is incorporating the Yoki Origins experience into its latest partnership with Casio."
https://www.theblock.co/post/285043/astar-network-sony-pivotal
Astar Network's next few months with Sony are pivotal, founder Watanabe says
"The next few months of developing a new public blockchain with Sony is a “very important” phase for the company, Astar founder Watanabe said.
Watanabe also emphasized that the business aspect of blockchain is making society more web3-friendly."
Astar Network's next few months with Sony are pivotal, founder Watanabe says
"The next few months of developing a new public blockchain with Sony is a “very important” phase for the company, Astar founder Watanabe said.
Watanabe also emphasized that the business aspect of blockchain is making society more web3-friendly."
https://astar.network/blog/deloitte-tohmatsu-group-transforms-the-sports-industry-with-56669
"Deloitte Tohmatsu has developed a baseball-themed NFT game app, a pioneering project on the Astar zkEVM. This game includes a digital baseball batting practice system where players earn NFT 'Emblems', adding a new growth element to the experience of young players improving their batting skills.
Further, Deloitte Tohmatsu supports diverse blockchain-based service development, holding and providing essential blockchain programs as APIs. In June 2023, these capabilities were integrated into "LIFE LOG BOX," a creator support platform on Polygon."
"Deloitte Tohmatsu has developed a baseball-themed NFT game app, a pioneering project on the Astar zkEVM. This game includes a digital baseball batting practice system where players earn NFT 'Emblems', adding a new growth element to the experience of young players improving their batting skills.
Further, Deloitte Tohmatsu supports diverse blockchain-based service development, holding and providing essential blockchain programs as APIs. In June 2023, these capabilities were integrated into "LIFE LOG BOX," a creator support platform on Polygon."
https://www.theblock.co/post/268046/astar-network-to-focus-more-on-korean-market-after-upbit-listing-founder-says
Astar Network to focus more on Korean market after Upbit listing, founder says
"ASTR, the native token of the Astar Network, posted a double digit gain after its Upbit listing.
The web3 firm’s founder discussed plans to focus on the Korean market as part of its expansion outside Japan."
"We have been spending multiple months in Korea, hired people, and actively talking with Korean projects," Astar Network Founder Sota Watanabe told The Block about the web3 firm's advance into the Korean market.
Astar Network to focus more on Korean market after Upbit listing, founder says
"ASTR, the native token of the Astar Network, posted a double digit gain after its Upbit listing.
The web3 firm’s founder discussed plans to focus on the Korean market as part of its expansion outside Japan."
"We have been spending multiple months in Korea, hired people, and actively talking with Korean projects," Astar Network Founder Sota Watanabe told The Block about the web3 firm's advance into the Korean market.
Introducing Astar 2.0
https://medium.com/astar-network/introducing-astar-2-0-fb3015e96ba8
"What is Astar 2.0 all about?
Astar is evolving, and Astar 2.0 will impact all facets of our network, from tokenomics to governance structure.
While 1.0 was all about building the underlying infrastructure and ensuring it’s secure, reliable, and battle-tested, Astar 2.0 focuses on getting us ready to deliver web3 to billions and further decentralizing Astar. 2.0 describes the future iteration of our network, as well as shows the direction we’re headed towards. A crucial part of Astar 2.0 is what we call Astar Link.
Astar Link
From the start, Astar has been combining multiple virtual machines enabling dApps to communicate with EVM and Substrate chains. With Astar Link, we’re going further to create a hybrid chain connecting all currently fragmented layers of the blockchain industry. We deeply believe that for the technology to succeed, we’ll need to create unified and seamless experiences for both users and developers. Astar Link will operate as a hub to enhance interoperability and be a marketplace for SDKs to improve builders' experience to onboard Rollups, Zero-Knowledge implementations, and other tools necessary for mass adoption."
https://medium.com/astar-network/introducing-astar-2-0-fb3015e96ba8
"What is Astar 2.0 all about?
Astar is evolving, and Astar 2.0 will impact all facets of our network, from tokenomics to governance structure.
While 1.0 was all about building the underlying infrastructure and ensuring it’s secure, reliable, and battle-tested, Astar 2.0 focuses on getting us ready to deliver web3 to billions and further decentralizing Astar. 2.0 describes the future iteration of our network, as well as shows the direction we’re headed towards. A crucial part of Astar 2.0 is what we call Astar Link.
Astar Link
From the start, Astar has been combining multiple virtual machines enabling dApps to communicate with EVM and Substrate chains. With Astar Link, we’re going further to create a hybrid chain connecting all currently fragmented layers of the blockchain industry. We deeply believe that for the technology to succeed, we’ll need to create unified and seamless experiences for both users and developers. Astar Link will operate as a hub to enhance interoperability and be a marketplace for SDKs to improve builders' experience to onboard Rollups, Zero-Knowledge implementations, and other tools necessary for mass adoption."
Sota Watanabe promises an important announcement at a startup conference in Japan!
https://twitter.com/WatanabeSota/status/1663188281373396993
"I will announce something very special at the event. Stay tuned."
https://twitter.com/WatanabeSota/status/1663188281373396993
"I will announce something very special at the event. Stay tuned."
https://twitter.com/WatanabeSota/status/1588172176758231040
"Here is the
@AstarNetwork
's dApp staking portal v2.
1. You can see the daily reward and APR
2. You can see who is building the product and the description
3. We are going to make "the Apple Store" for web3"
https://portal.astar.network/#/astar/assets
Our dApp Staking Portal V2 is Live!
https://medium.com/astar-network/our-dapp-staking-portal-v2-is-live-d4a1eba0563a
"Here is the
@AstarNetwork
's dApp staking portal v2.
1. You can see the daily reward and APR
2. You can see who is building the product and the description
3. We are going to make "the Apple Store" for web3"
https://portal.astar.network/#/astar/assets
Our dApp Staking Portal V2 is Live!
https://medium.com/astar-network/our-dapp-staking-portal-v2-is-live-d4a1eba0563a
https://medium.com/@astrid_dao/1-2m-astr-to-be-distributed-to-astridians-for-dot-festival-808a9ef3a301
1.2M $ASTR To Be Distributed To Astridians For DOT Festival!
Transfer Your $DOT From Polkadot Relaychain to Astar Network and Earn More Rewards From AstridDAO and Astar!
https://docs.astar.network/dot-festival/participating-in-dot-festival/register-for-astarpass
1.2M $ASTR To Be Distributed To Astridians For DOT Festival!
Transfer Your $DOT From Polkadot Relaychain to Astar Network and Earn More Rewards From AstridDAO and Astar!
https://docs.astar.network/dot-festival/participating-in-dot-festival/register-for-astarpass
https://medium.com/astar-network/dapp-portal-v2-the-next-chapter-of-astar-network-971c97535ff8
"Astar Portal is your one-stop hub where you can find all Astar applications and use all tokens including ERC20 tokens, Polkadot Parachain tokens, and Cosmos tokens. You can check all of your available tokens on Astar Network. Not only that, you can see your balances and transfer tokens just like below."
https://portal.astar.network/#/balance/wallet
"Astar Portal is your one-stop hub where you can find all Astar applications and use all tokens including ERC20 tokens, Polkadot Parachain tokens, and Cosmos tokens. You can check all of your available tokens on Astar Network. Not only that, you can see your balances and transfer tokens just like below."
https://portal.astar.network/#/balance/wallet
ASTR-USDT kucoin adds Trading Pair
https://trade.kucoin.com/trade/ASTR-USDT
https://trade.kucoin.com/trade/ASTR-USDT
Celer's partnership with AstarNetwork
https://twitter.com/CelerNetwork/status/1506465975293538312
https://cbridge.celer.network/#/liquidity
https://twitter.com/vkholostenko/status/1506380756020563977
Now, Astar holds the most Ethereum assets in the Polkadot ecosystem 🚀
https://defillama.com/chains/Parachain
https://twitter.com/CelerNetwork/status/1506465975293538312
https://cbridge.celer.network/#/liquidity
https://twitter.com/vkholostenko/status/1506380756020563977
Now, Astar holds the most Ethereum assets in the Polkadot ecosystem 🚀
https://defillama.com/chains/Parachain
Announcing ArthSwap IDO Launchpad Pre-Release Campaign!
Earlier this week we announced the release of our IDO Launchpad in April. We are releasing our IDO Launchpad so that all of our users will have a better experience when using ArthSwap. To make this March even more exciting, we are now thrilled to announce that another giveaway campaign is coming your way! It is our IDO Launchpad Pre-Release Campaign!
https://medium.com/arthswap/announcing-arthswap-ido-launchpad-pre-release-campaign-244fa21674a7
Earlier this week we announced the release of our IDO Launchpad in April. We are releasing our IDO Launchpad so that all of our users will have a better experience when using ArthSwap. To make this March even more exciting, we are now thrilled to announce that another giveaway campaign is coming your way! It is our IDO Launchpad Pre-Release Campaign!
https://medium.com/arthswap/announcing-arthswap-ido-launchpad-pre-release-campaign-244fa21674a7
Microsoft Looks To Become Increasingly Involved With Web3 Development
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/422015
Using Astar Network Account Between Substrate and EVM
https://medium.com/astar-network/using-astar-network-account-between-substrate-and-evm-656643df22a0
Coinbase Ventures joins with a follow-up round in Astar Network
https://medium.com/astar-network/coinbase-ventures-joins-with-a-follow-up-round-in-astar-network-4db7f47fa7fc
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/422015
Using Astar Network Account Between Substrate and EVM
https://medium.com/astar-network/using-astar-network-account-between-substrate-and-evm-656643df22a0
Coinbase Ventures joins with a follow-up round in Astar Network
https://medium.com/astar-network/coinbase-ventures-joins-with-a-follow-up-round-in-astar-network-4db7f47fa7fc
Astar Bridge Campaign! Earn up to 20 ASTR by Bridging with cBridge
https://medium.com/astar-network/astar-bridge-campaign-earn-up-to-20-astr-by-bridging-with-cbridge-7311bb387db1
https://medium.com/astar-network/astar-bridge-campaign-earn-up-to-20-astr-by-bridging-with-cbridge-7311bb387db1
https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1492197032022315008
"Our TVL hits $500M again. Let's grow together🚀"
Astar Network Announces $100M Astar Boost Program
https://medium.com/astar-network/astar-network-announces-100m-astar-boost-program-e6d56099cfcd
"Astar Network, the multichain #Build2Earn smart contract hub on Polkadot, has announced the Astar Boost Program, a $100M fund for liquidity providing, financial support, an incentive program, and much more. The program introduces more applications, assets, and users to Astar’s fast-growing ecosystem."
"Our TVL hits $500M again. Let's grow together🚀"
Astar Network Announces $100M Astar Boost Program
https://medium.com/astar-network/astar-network-announces-100m-astar-boost-program-e6d56099cfcd
"Astar Network, the multichain #Build2Earn smart contract hub on Polkadot, has announced the Astar Boost Program, a $100M fund for liquidity providing, financial support, an incentive program, and much more. The program introduces more applications, assets, and users to Astar’s fast-growing ecosystem."
$BNB-$WASTR,$MATIC - $WASTR has been added!
https://app.arthswap.org/#/swap
https://app.arthswap.org/#/swap
https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1490909759603900418
"The most important 6 updates in this week
Exceeded $500M TVL
$2M worth ASTR has been burned
New partnership with
@supercolony_net to push WASM developments
Astar EVM has been updated
Added unbonding period"
"The most important 6 updates in this week
Exceeded $500M TVL
$2M worth ASTR has been burned
New partnership with
@supercolony_net to push WASM developments
Astar EVM has been updated
Added unbonding period"
Coincheck, one of the largest crypto exchanges in Japan, invested in Stake Technologies, the core company behind Astar Network. Since Astar Network is already backed by major exchanges like Binance Labs, OKEx Ventures, and Huobi Capital, this layer1 blockchain is now backed by major crypto exchanges all over the world.
https://medium.com/astar-network/coincheck-invests-in-stake-technologies-the-core-company-behind-astar-network-e9c578842c2
https://medium.com/astar-network/coincheck-invests-in-stake-technologies-the-core-company-behind-astar-network-e9c578842c2
https://www.huobi.uz/support/en-us/detail/74892497016432?
Huobi Global Will List SDN (Shiden Network) in the Pioneer Zone on November 29, 2021
"SDN deposits will open at 9:00 (UTC) on Nov 29.
The SDN spot trading (SDN/USDT) will open when the deposit volume meets the demand of market trading, which will be officially announced in advance.
SDN withdrawals will open at 8:00 (UTC) on Dec 1."
___
https://twitter.com/Polkadot/status/1466431277410754562
"Congratulations to @AstarNetwork on winning Polkadot's third auction!
Astar will be onboarded at block #8179200 [Dec. 18] at the beginning of lease 6 with the other first 5 auction winners. Over 27.1K network stakeholders locked up DOT in favor!"
https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Frpc.polkadot.io#/parachains/crowdloan
_____________________________________
tofuNFT launches at Shiden Network
https://medium.com/astar-network/tofunft-launches-at-shiden-network-da8728b6bb4
We’re excited to announce tofuNFT, the largest decentralized marketplace for digital assets on BSC launches on Shiden Network.
https://tofunft.com/shiden
___
"After years of preparing and dreaming for that parachain slot on Polkadot. Astar Network won the 3rd auction on Thursday, December 2nd.
During the Crowdcast we will explain our launch strategy:
- Token distribution
- Reward calculation
- Launching staking on Astar
- dApp staking: past & future"
https://www.crowdcast.io/e/astar-launch-strategy/
https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1473247564543803397
____
https://twitter.com/Quantstamp/status/1474440060237799425
"Quantstamp audited Astar Network’s Astar repository at commit 6d8c38a.
@AstarNetwork
is a smart contract hub on
@polkadot
Check out the audit report below"
December 23rd 2021 — Quantstamp Verified
AStarNetwork
This audit report was prepared by Quantstamp, the leader in blockchain security.
https://certificate.quantstamp.com/view/a-star-network-staking
___
BingX Academy Series: AMA with AStar Network (ft. Maarten Henskens)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EgO_qmc6FU
https://twitter.com/BingXOfficial/status/1478593545238102019
"We're are hosting an AMA Livestream with
@AstarNetwork
on 05 Jan, 8PM (GMT +8), where
Maarten Henskens will talk about What Astar Network is and why is it essential to the Polkadot network."
___
Don’t miss ArthSwap Launch Strategy!
https://medium.com/@arth_swap/dont-miss-arthswap-launch-strategy-8b3416c7b176
"ArthSwap is a one-stop DeFi protocol aiming to become a leading DEX on Astar Network."
Astar Ignition event
By Astar Network (Previously Plasm)
https://www.crowdcast.io/e/astar-ignition-event/register
https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1481309616382390272
Saturday Jan 15th - 1PM UTC!
___
A Star births a star: PolkaEx is coming to Astar Network!!
https://polkaex.medium.com/a-star-births-a-star-polkaex-is-coming-to-astar-network-822ce8c88736
https://www.polkaex.io/
https://app.polkaex.io/swap
"What is PolkaEx?
PolkaEx is a cross-chain trading platform on Polkadot utilizing Astar Network to provide higher TPS and lower transaction fees.
PolkaEx is the first DEX on Shiden Network and will be the first on Astar Network. PolkaEx has a Swap feature, Farms, Launchpad, Pool, Auction and more features will be added in the future to provide a one-stop DeFi platform."
https://twitter.com/NovaWalletApp/status/1482725350408966147
"Congratulations to @AstarNetwork with #ASTR crowdloan rewards distribution! "
OKEx will list Astar Network’s ASTR token for spot trading
https://www.okex.com/support/hc/en-us/articles/4421393607565?channelFlag=ACEAP6502255
gate listing
https://www.gate.io/ru/trade/ASTR_USDT
___
https://twitter.com/cryptocom/status/1483731532003315712
"Live Video #AMA featuring @WatanabeSota , Founder & CEO of @AstarNetwork."
Live Video AMA with Sota Watanabe, Founder & CEO of Astar Network
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwTIDfrst_w
kucoin listing
https://www.kucoin.com/ru/news/en-astr-gets-listed-on-kucoin?
___
https://blog.standard.tech/standard-protocol-x-celer-network-bringing-meter-multichain-e45b746ecc73
"Celer has recently announced cBridge integration with Metis and Astar Network. As Standard being a part of both ecosystems, we are very glad to have Celer cBridge support that enables our stablecoin MeterUSD ($USM) delivery to both networks and future expansion to many other blockchains."
Huobi Global Will List SDN (Shiden Network) in the Pioneer Zone on November 29, 2021
"SDN deposits will open at 9:00 (UTC) on Nov 29.
The SDN spot trading (SDN/USDT) will open when the deposit volume meets the demand of market trading, which will be officially announced in advance.
SDN withdrawals will open at 8:00 (UTC) on Dec 1."
___
https://twitter.com/Polkadot/status/1466431277410754562
"Congratulations to @AstarNetwork on winning Polkadot's third auction!
Astar will be onboarded at block #8179200 [Dec. 18] at the beginning of lease 6 with the other first 5 auction winners. Over 27.1K network stakeholders locked up DOT in favor!"
https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Frpc.polkadot.io#/parachains/crowdloan
_____________________________________
tofuNFT launches at Shiden Network
https://medium.com/astar-network/tofunft-launches-at-shiden-network-da8728b6bb4
We’re excited to announce tofuNFT, the largest decentralized marketplace for digital assets on BSC launches on Shiden Network.
https://tofunft.com/shiden
___
"After years of preparing and dreaming for that parachain slot on Polkadot. Astar Network won the 3rd auction on Thursday, December 2nd.
During the Crowdcast we will explain our launch strategy:
- Token distribution
- Reward calculation
- Launching staking on Astar
- dApp staking: past & future"
https://www.crowdcast.io/e/astar-launch-strategy/
https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1473247564543803397
____
https://twitter.com/Quantstamp/status/1474440060237799425
"Quantstamp audited Astar Network’s Astar repository at commit 6d8c38a.
@AstarNetwork
is a smart contract hub on
@polkadot
Check out the audit report below"
December 23rd 2021 — Quantstamp Verified
AStarNetwork
This audit report was prepared by Quantstamp, the leader in blockchain security.
https://certificate.quantstamp.com/view/a-star-network-staking
___
BingX Academy Series: AMA with AStar Network (ft. Maarten Henskens)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EgO_qmc6FU
https://twitter.com/BingXOfficial/status/1478593545238102019
"We're are hosting an AMA Livestream with
@AstarNetwork
on 05 Jan, 8PM (GMT +8), where
Maarten Henskens will talk about What Astar Network is and why is it essential to the Polkadot network."
___
Don’t miss ArthSwap Launch Strategy!
https://medium.com/@arth_swap/dont-miss-arthswap-launch-strategy-8b3416c7b176
"ArthSwap is a one-stop DeFi protocol aiming to become a leading DEX on Astar Network."
Astar Ignition event
By Astar Network (Previously Plasm)
https://www.crowdcast.io/e/astar-ignition-event/register
https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1481309616382390272
Saturday Jan 15th - 1PM UTC!
___
A Star births a star: PolkaEx is coming to Astar Network!!
https://polkaex.medium.com/a-star-births-a-star-polkaex-is-coming-to-astar-network-822ce8c88736
https://www.polkaex.io/
https://app.polkaex.io/swap
"What is PolkaEx?
PolkaEx is a cross-chain trading platform on Polkadot utilizing Astar Network to provide higher TPS and lower transaction fees.
PolkaEx is the first DEX on Shiden Network and will be the first on Astar Network. PolkaEx has a Swap feature, Farms, Launchpad, Pool, Auction and more features will be added in the future to provide a one-stop DeFi platform."
https://twitter.com/NovaWalletApp/status/1482725350408966147
"Congratulations to @AstarNetwork with #ASTR crowdloan rewards distribution! "
OKEx will list Astar Network’s ASTR token for spot trading
https://www.okex.com/support/hc/en-us/articles/4421393607565?channelFlag=ACEAP6502255
gate listing
https://www.gate.io/ru/trade/ASTR_USDT
___
https://twitter.com/cryptocom/status/1483731532003315712
"Live Video #AMA featuring @WatanabeSota , Founder & CEO of @AstarNetwork."
Live Video AMA with Sota Watanabe, Founder & CEO of Astar Network
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwTIDfrst_w
kucoin listing
https://www.kucoin.com/ru/news/en-astr-gets-listed-on-kucoin?
___
https://blog.standard.tech/standard-protocol-x-celer-network-bringing-meter-multichain-e45b746ecc73
"Celer has recently announced cBridge integration with Metis and Astar Network. As Standard being a part of both ecosystems, we are very glad to have Celer cBridge support that enables our stablecoin MeterUSD ($USM) delivery to both networks and future expansion to many other blockchains."
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