Welcome to week 18 of the Village Times, a weekly newsletter run by the Polygon DAO for the community. The Village Times includes Village updates, announcements, partner and grantee spotlights, and more.
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WAGMI JobDrops II Updates
In last week’s newsletter, we announced WAGMI Job Drops II, a job fair that will take place at Polygon Connect Bengaluru on December 1st.
Along with this announcement, we were able to share some of the first hiring partners for the event, which included Quickswap, Instadapp, and Push Protocol.
This week, we’re excited to share some additional hiring partners for the event:
Plug Exchange: a community-based multichain defi aggregator
Biconomy: a cross-chain relayer and transaction network that aims to ease blockchain complexities for developers
CoinCDX: Regarded as the most valued crypto exchange in India, helping make crypto simple, safe, and compliant.
Make sure to apply, using this link, for an opportunity to have one-to-one interviews with hiring managers. If you have any questions about the event, you can DM the WAGMI Jobs Twitter page.
DeSci Writing Contest Updates
For all of you science enthusiasts, here’s a reminder to get your submissions for the DeSci Writing Competition in by the end of the month for a chance to win USDC prizes.
The word count requirement is only 350 words, so there’s still plenty of time to get your submissions in by November 30th.
Here’s the submission link for anyone interested in participating.
Our Village Talk sessions are a great marketing opportunity for projects, whereas, for the community, it’s a great time to get some sweet alpha.
Last week we held two Village Talk sessions:
WAGMI JobDrops AMA
On November 14th, we held an AMA session all about the upcoming WAGMI Job Drops at Polygon Connect. This session featured
details and information about the event
an open Q&A session
Expert Talk & Project Pitches
Our Expert Talk session last week featured Multichain, a cross-chain router protocol (CRP). The conversation centered around “Cross Chain Bridges”.
The two projects we had for our “project pitches” segment of the event were:
FairFi: makes yield farming profitable no matter on a bullish or bearish market
Open Therapeutics: a place for scientists, students, and researchers
Here’s the link to the event for anyone that’s interested.
Next Week’s Events Schedule
Nov. 28th: WAGMI JobDrops AMA @ 4:30 PM UTC | 5:30 PM CET | 11:30 AM EST
Nov. 30th: Wonders Project AMA @ 3:30 PM UTC | 4:30 PM CET | 10:30 AM EST
Dec. 1st: Expert Talks @ 3:30 PM UTC | 4:30 PM CET | 10:30 AM EST
Join the Polygon DAO Discord and stay up-to-date with the AMA event schedule.
ICYMI, here are some of the biggest headlines from this past week in the world of Polygon:
Magic Eden x Polygon
On November 22nd, Magic Eden announced their integration with the Polygon network, making it just the third chain to be integrated into the platform.
Working alongside one another, Magic Eden and Polygon will:
work to onboard global brands and new users to NFTs
bring web3 games to the masses “in a way that no marketplace has done before”
According to the official announcement, “Our entry into Polygon will include a launchpad and marketplace, both of which will go live next month”. The launchpad and royalty-respecting marketplace are planned to go live by the end of the year, with launch partners including:
BORA backed by Kakao Games
Intella X
nWay
Shatterpoints by Block Games
Boomland
Planet Mojo
Taunt Battleworld
You can check out this post to learn all about the Magic Eden x Polygon partnership.
Polygon x Art Basel Miami 2022
Polygon is heading to Art Basel Miami, and they have a lot of stuff planned for the trip, including:
Surface x Polygon: “Immersive Art Meets Web3 Bungalow”
Panel discussions about web3, gaming, and the metaverse
The Crypties!
Polygon x Magic Eden present AutoMatic Magic
Art Republic’s Creative Intervention
NFT IRL 2022 hosted by Samsung Next
Yoga
To learn more about all these events, you can check out the original announcement here.
It’s World Cup Season!
It’s finally World Cup season again! Here are two new initiatives to help you stay engaged and entertained throughout the tournament.
The Polygon Football Collection
On November 23rd, Polygon introduced its Football Collection, “32 digital footballs to celebrate the beautiful game and our community building on Polygon”.
By exploring the world of Polygon and learning about events happening within the competing nations, you’re able to mint a free football NFT representing the country of your choice.
For anyone interested, you can visit this website to mint your free football NFT.
WinGoal: Your World Cup Dapp
WinGoal, a free-to-play World Cup dapp that was developed by the Metaland team. officially went live on November 21st.
With the WinGoal app, users are able to interact with the World Cup in real-time through the live lobby. There are a variety of games and community events to engage with, including:
Extreme Sprints:
Golden Globes
Legendary Road
Team Support
“The Most Attractive Player”
“Show Your Confidence”
For anyone interested, you can download the app for Android and IOS today to get started. Here’s the link to the official announcement to learn more about WinGoal.
A Recap of the Previous Week In Polygon
Kraken integrates the Polygon network, enabling MATIC deposits and withdrawals on the Polygon network.
The International Road Federation, in partnership with SettleMintCom, which is an Indian-based blockchain platform, launched a pilot for their road safety platform on Polygon.
Coinbase Wallet now has a built-in Mumbai Testnet faucet for testnet
Here’s a short thread showcasing how Balancer managed to reach the #3 dapp on Polygon
Here’s a thread on Bhavish Finance, a prediction market on Polygon
Polygon x TechStars: Teams have until November 30th to get their submissions in for the Techstars London Accelerator powered by Polygon. Benefits include mentorship, personalized programs, and networking opportunities.
CV Labs partners with polygon to support blockchain tech in Africa
Polygon, along with other web2 and web3 companies, have joined together to create the Ethereum Climate Platform (ECP)
Virtual Nessio secured a $8M seed round. They are a mobile-first platform designed to help creators and brands navigate web3
Here’s the latest episode of the Polygon Alpha podcast, this week featuring Opolis
Here’s a recap of all the Polygon AMAs throughout October
Throughout this past week, the Polygon team posted two new blog articles:
Polygon Studios & NFTs:
Creators week: “How are NFTs sustainable”
Tilting Point will bring millions of their gamers from their catalog of 40+ games into the Web3 ecosystem.
Worlds largest mural NFT
Sensorium Galaxy, a VR metaverse, is partnering with Studios to build high-fidelity VR worlds with immersive musical experiences and power the Senso token
For any chess lovers out there
Deep dive into soulbound tokens AMA: Creator Month
Captain Tsubasa, one of japans best selling comic books is coming to a blockchain-based game on Polygon: Captain Tsubasa Rivals
You can win prizes by visiting the Virtual NFT Art Gallery powered by polygon (to be eligible for surprises from the mystery box)
Infobip just launched a limited edition NFT hoodie
Heroic Story announces a $6M seed round, joined by Polygon: “to build the world’s best online TTRPG platform”
Key highlights from the Job Board this week include:
There are 619 jobs on the platform from across 148 projects
46 jobs got listed in the last week across job functions by Anima, Coto World, SettleMint, Fireblocks, Pillow, Nested, Syndicate, Ankr, etc.
We also witnessed around 700 job applications last week.
The 2nd Edition of WAGMI JobDrops is coming to Polygon Connect. Here is the Link to Apply
Featured Job of the Week: Horizon Blockchain gamesBD & Partnerships Manager, Gaming
Stay up-to-date on who’s hiring by checking out the WAGMI Jobs page and following our WAGMI Jobs posts on Twitter.
As always, we close every newsletter with our meme of the week - enjoy:
Have a meme you’d like to share? Make sure to post them on the Polygon DAO Discord.
For everyone that celebrates the holiday - Happy thanksgiving! The Polygon DAO team is extremely grateful for having such an awesome community :)
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