Thread by @Zekromo

1/ Over the past week @zilliqa witnessed a meteoric shower of fantastic ecosystem, partner, and community updates; from new dApps to new staff, community proposals and Scilla updates - there's a lot to cover.

Let's dive into some of the #Zilliqa highlights from last week ⬇️

2/ After having served as Chief Scientist at @brave (See: Brave Browser & @AttentionToken), Dr Ben Livshits (Handle@ @convoluted_code) joins @zilliqa as the new Chief Executive Officer.

blog.zilliqa.com/zilliqa-welcom…

3/ Throughout his career, Dr Livshits has spent over 2 decades being involved in pioneering tech companies that have helped shape the internet today - from @Microsoft to Netscape.

Dr Livshits will be driving @Zilliqa's global strategy & establishing beneficial initiatives.

4/ As we welcome Dr Livshits to his new position, we must also give praise and thanks to @ColinMiles who has made the decision to step away from @zilliqa to pursue other advancements.

Your contribution to #Zilliqa has been profound in shaping where the protocol is today!

5/ A recent & notable example of Colin's work has been the partnership between @zilliqa & @LunarCRUSH (LC), and the revolutionary meritocratic based reward system that is utilised by LC's revised website and mobile app.

$LUNR, a ZRC-2 token, is the reward for contributing to LC.

6/ US based @LunarCRUSH (LC) is the leading crypto social analytics tool. For your work participating and contributing to the LC community, you can earn $LUNR as payment. ($LUNR current price = $13.50)

Register through my ref link and find out more here: lnr.app/s/8Dqk45

7/ @ZilSwap $ZWAP TVL has doubled to $75 million USD, almost double on the month before.

Additionally, TVL of $ETH, $WBTC, and $USDT bridged across from #Ethereum to #Zilliqa has breached $20 million USD.

Furthermore, @ZilSwap's NFT marketplace, ARK, is launching today.

8/ Speaking of NFTs, the 'people first' marketplace and auction platform @SpardaWallet has had numerous updates since last covered. You can now promote your work to frontpage, user controlled auctions, view most popular artists/collections, and a sleek graphical overhaul.

9/ Additionally, @SpardaWallet have been giving away prizes in ZRC-2 $SPW to celebrate achieving certain milestones. The current goal is to achieve 10,000 followers on their official twitter, and the cash prize is $1000 USD (60,000 $SPW)

https://twitter.com/SpardaWallet/status/1451613841276772354

10/ @Okimoto_Dex is another #Zilliqa based NFT platform that has performed notably well.

1400 NFTs have been sold, and the latest project @zilapes is live on the platform.

Congratulations to @BlockchainAndy & the Okimoto team.

11/ @XcademyOfficial - the #watch2earn revolution is nearing.

#Ethereum $XCAD holders will very soon be able to convert to #Zilliqa $XCAD as part of the 2nd round of XCAD rollout happening throughout this week.

12/ @PackagePortal - the #DeFi of delivery data, & the evolution of e-commerce.

Package Portal seeks to disrupt the existing logistics industry through the benefits of blockchain technology.

Q4 will see new DEX listings, $PORT staking, & more!

https://twitter.com/i/status/1450936314619052033

13/ @ValkyrieFunds #BitcoinETF went live on Friday 22nd October, making it the 2nd $BTC ETF in history. Congratulations to Valkyrie for the monumental moment.

With such exposure comes follow ups on Valkyrie's other trust funds, one of which includes #Zilliqa.

14/ So much has happened last week, and what I've included does not contain all the updates and information that had occurred. Have a scout around yourself, and you'll be amazed.

@zilliqa told us to be prepared for Q4; to be quite honest - I'm overwhelmed and ecstatic already.