General Updates

Neo announced a new vision for its Medium account, which will include curated content from the Neo community. The new directive, Neo Pulse, will be open to submissions from members of the NeoPod Ambassador program. Neo aims to mold the Neo Pulse page into a collective library of content that features contributions from the community on blockchain technology, token economics, and other ecosystem insights. Contributors can receive up to US $500 per published article.

Neo established a new collaboration with Ellipal, a hardware wallet provider that has been building tools since 2018. The coalition will see the integration of Neo X into Ellipal’s cold storage device. To celebrate the collaboration, Neo is running a Zealy community campaign and is offering two limited-edition Neo X branded hardware wallets.

Neo X Grind Hackathon sponsors and judges delivered special messages to the participants. BitGet CEO Gracy Chen shared an overview of BitGet, the custodial exchange’s metrics, and how the team will offer a fast-track token review for standout winning hackathon teams. Foresight Ventures Partners Min shared about the fund, the types of projects they invest in, and how they can support projects (i.e., funding, media, and token listing) from the hackathon. AxLabs founder Guil. Sperb Machado shared insights into the technical support the team intends to offer to hackathon participants.

Carrot Swap announced a partnership with Nichome, a go-to portal for the Neo X ecosystem, aimed at enhancing the user experience by making it easy to transfer assets between EVM, Neo X, and Neo N3. The Nichome team plans to build a secure and fast cross-chain bridge, offer flexible staking options, and reward users for asset bridging.

Flamingo Finance shared a recording of October’s Community Lagoon, which noted Flamingo’s development and marketing plans and answered questions from the community.

Meme2Earn shared a recording of October’s Community Fireplace, which discussed the Meme2Earn platform, recent contests, future plans, the TIPS cryptocurrency, and more.

DeXFun announced a partnership with AlpacaMoneyX, a social tool in the TON blockchain ecosystem that acts as an Asset Hub by connecting multiple chains to the TON ecosystem.

TOTHEMOON added a new post to its “Under The Hood” series titled “Alien Bosses Pt1: From Concept to 3D“. This installment delves into the creative process behind designing bosses for Jet Rider and future games. It highlights the development of two key bosses, The Jailer and The Swarm, exploring their visual inspiration, gameplay mechanics, and the lessons they impart to players. The post can be found in the #under-the-hood channel of the TOTHEMOON Discord. TOTHEMOON also released another chapter of lore titled “CYCLE 1: Waxing Gibbous — The Ultimatum” on the its Medium account.

Frank Coin hosted a community quiz in its official Telegram channel, where ten random players each won 40 FRANK tokens.

Developer Updates

COZ CEO Tyler Adams was featured in a Coin Telegraph article entitled ‘Crypto industry smashes all lobbying records in 2024, influencing US election,’ where Adams shared his insights on the recent pro-crypto swing in candidate elections.

NNT Catch Up

NNT editors co-hosted Crypto Coffee and Blockchain Beer Spaces #40 on the official The Smart Economy Podcast X account. Topics of discussion included the Neo Pulse opportunity to earn GAS for creating unique content, Neo co-founder Da Hongfei talking about memecoins in the Neo ecosystem, news coming out of Ethereum DevCon and the Beam Chain announcement, how a Neo narrative can escape the bubble, the proposed US Bitcoin Strategic Reserve, and more.

Events

Nov. 22: NNT editors hosting CC & BB #41 on The Smart Economy Podcast official X account.
Nov. 26: Meme2Earn hosting Community Fireplace on its official Discord server.
Nov. 26: Flamingo Finance hosting Community Lagoon on its official Discord server.