General Updates
Neo and SpoonOS announced Seoul as the next destination on the Scoop AI Hackathon global tour, marking the fifth event in the ongoing series that explores blockchain and AI integration. The Seoul Bowl will take place Dec. 20 – 21 in Seocho-gu, offering a weekend of rapid development, panel discussions, and competitive building in agentic AI.
SpoonOS hosted an X Space entitled “Powering the Next Wave of AI Innovation,” with guest Michel CUI, VP of global partnerships and investment at AIOZ Network. Topics of discussion included collaborating to power the next wave of AI innovation, including DePIN, next-gen P2P streaming, and more.
SpoonOS released an interview with the second-place winner of the Moscow Bowl, who built an AI-powered DeFi liquidity manager.
Encode Club shared an overview of the London Bowl weekend, including the hackathon vibes and the event’s conclusion, along with the winning teams.
SpoonOS released the tenth installment of the AI Co-Learning Program, titled Turing Smith Machine: AI of all, by all, for all. The guest was Dr. Yuxi Li, PhD in computer science at the University of Alberta. Participants had the chance to win US $200 in GAS and 10 OpenRouter API keys.
GrantShares witnessed a proposal put forth for discussion, Updated:The Solar DePIN Project: Carbon Smart Meter.
nDapp released a weekly N3 GAS check-in noting that network users claimed approximately 92,780 GAS in the past week, and that on-chain activity burned about 539 GAS.
Frank Coin hosted a GasBot trivia contest on the FrankCoin channel of the NeoF1 Discord server and distributed 3 GAS in rewards to participants.
Developer Updates
Neo SPCC released a new version of the LOCODE DB, which can be used to obtain additional information about continents, country codes and names, locations, geo-positions, and subdivisions. The new update optimizes memory allocations.
NNT Catch Up
NNT released Episode 102 of The Smart Economy Podcast featuring Alex Gluchowski, co-founder and CEO of Matter Labs, the engineering team behind ZKsync. Topics of discussion include why ZK technology took years longer than expected to become usable, why scalable proofs can unlock a global blockchain economy, the difference between privacy for individuals vs institutions, how the Elastic Network connects ZK rollups into one cohesive ecosystem, why Gluchowski believes optimistic rollups will phase out over time, and how stablecoins, RWAs, and institutional blockchains are driving the next major wave of on-chain adoption.
NNT hosted Crypto Coffee and Blockchain Beer Spaces #78 on the official The Smart Economy Podcast X account. Topics of discussion included growing communities from the ground up, the SolOnChain marketing agency, the BullBears NFT collection, why NFTs are still a strong signal, building a brand on X, and the value of persistence.
In Case You Missed It
Neo Ultimate Shop and Neo Red Pill unveiled the “Nikolaus Event,” a Christmas‑themed giveaway campaign offering community members a chance to win physical merchandise as well as NRP and NEO tokens. The campaign is aimed at rewarding engagement across social channels and promoting visibility for both the merchandise store and the memecoin ecosystem.
Events
Dec. 20 – 21: SpoonOS Scoop AI Hackathon, Seoul Bowl.
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