Community Update #80

Ultimate Alpha Mainnet FAQs, 300M Milestone, Vega In South Korea

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Sep 01, 2023

Sharing updates from the Vega ecosystem and sometimes slightly beyond. To chat, learn and discuss more, see a full list of resources on LinkTree.

1. Market Update - 01.09.2023 🔥

The latest market update as of September 1st 2023 has released and we are seeing a slight upwards trend compared to a couple of weeks ago 🌱

As you may have noticed mainnet surpassed 300 million ($USDT) in daily trading volume and we’re celebrating with the all-mighty Vegabond video! Thanks, victx - Vega+ Senior Ambassador - for creating the visuals 💕

2. Vega at Hashed HQ - Hangover Happy Hour 🍹

The Hangover Happy Hour is a dedicated space for attendees to rehash the tentpole moments of Korea Blockchain Week and Impact, while exploring the vitality of the Korean crypto market through the lens of DeFi, permissionless markets, and the demands of retail & institutional investors. We’ll hang out, recap the week's festivities, and hear from Hashed, Vega and the leading players and protocols in Korea. All while indulging in a bit of post-party self-care with a hydration station full of Korean hangover cures.

🇰🇷 🇰🇷 If you’re in Seoul, join HERE 🇰🇷 🇰🇷

Panel #1: DeFi Download 10:45-11:25am

Matthew Newton, VP Sales and Trading, Galaxy Digital
Charles d’Haussy, CEO, dYdX Foundation
Steve Kim, Co-founder & CEO, Four Pillars
Yeongin Lee, Strategic Partnerships, Mysten Labs
Joseph Lassen, Investment Partner, CMT Digital

Panel #2: Exploring Decentralized Tech & Blockchain Architectures 11:30am-12:10pm

Barney Mannerings, Co-founder, Vega
AJ Park, Founder, Radius
Nick White, COO, Celestia
Adeniyi Abiodun, Co-founder & CPO, Mysten Labs

3. Alpha Mainnet FAQ - The Ultimate Collection 👝

Over the last few weeks, the Community Team have been listening closely to the community’s most common asks over on Discord (join us 👯‍♀️🐸). After Vega’s many ambassadors, traders, validators, and more gave their input, we’re now happy to share a nearly 3000+ word blog post on Vega in mainnet.

Fun Fact: This might just be the winner for Vega blog posts by length.
*In future, the FAQs may be added to vega.xyz where it will be easier to navigate

4. Barney on Blockworks - DeFi TVL is down 🥹

"Positive growth is occurring in both the derivatives and real-world assets sectors which could be potential catalysts for the next DeFi bull run" — Barney M.

Read the full article on Blockworks 🤓

5. Vega+ Ambassadors - Apply Before Sep 10th 🦔

If you know Vega’s Docs inside out, have a passion for Web3, and think you know what the project is missing (and want to be part of that change), then…
👉💥 APPLY NOW FOR VEGA+ 2023 💥

Application Link: https://vegaprotocol.typeform.com/ambassadorapp23
Apps will be reviewed until September 10th 2023!
Exceptional candidates will be taken after this date on an adhoc basis

💨 80 updates, 3 years, can’t stop won’t stop 💨

- Daig 🍊 + Edo 🥝

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