{
	"name": "Epochs End 490",
	"files": [
		{
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			"Epoch": "490",
			"series": "Reflections in Green",
			"Frequency": "Every Five Days",
			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"Epochs End": {
				"Twitter": "https://twitter.com/EpochsEnd"
			},
			"Description": "Official NFT for Epochs End",
			"cheaper Than": "Therapy",
			"sponsored by": {
				"WEED STAKE POOL": [
					"https://pool.pm/932a460e99687c00e8afbda204f1ae",
					"db9479a9c4448c4bf738058590/stake"
				],
				"The Alexandria Project": [
					"https://thelibrary.fun"
				]
			},
			"see the Candidates": {
				"on Intersect": [
					"https://intersect.gitbook.io/2024-constitutional",
					"-committee-members-election/candidates/aaron-ou"
				]
			},
			"epoch Synopsis 490.0": [
				"The one where INTERSECT announced the 21 candidates",
				"for the upcoming Interim Constitutional Committee",
				"for Cardano's Era of Voltaire!",
				"In total, three seats will be elected alongside",
				"the four seats held by IOG, the Cardnao Foundation,",
				"EMURGO, and Intersect, who will work together to",
				"determine if Governance Actions are Constitutional,",
				"or, not so much. Included were familiar individuals",
				"from across the ecosystem like Johnny Kelly,",
				"as well as groups of individuals working together",
				"as a multi-sig group to take a decentralized",
				"approach to a single seat on the Interim Constitutional",
				"Committee. Voting begins at the end of this epoch",
				"and will remain open for 10 days (two Epochs)",
				"thereafter on the Summon Platform.",
				"Epochs End celebrates all those looking to get",
				"involved in Cardano's Voltaire Era, one of",
				"the most advanced systems of blockchain governance",
				"in the entire history of Web 3."
			]
		},
		{
			"src": "ipfs://QmaC6DUWhH2hKVuCyVtqma6S6ZQSyrcq1J9ahCxK84otaF",
			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"epoch Synopsis 490.1": [
				"The one where AIKEN surpassed 1 million transactions",
				"on the Cardano Blockchain! A computer-programming",
				"language developed in partnership with engineers",
				"at the Cardano foundation, Aiken has become",
				"one of the most popular tools for people",
				"building on Cardano. Instead of the complexities",
				"of using Haskell, Aiken offers an alternative approach",
				"for building smart-contract applications, and is",
				"changing the narrative that Cardano is a",
				"'difficult' ecosystem for web 3 developers.",
				"To date, Aiken has been implemented across different",
				"Cardano projects such as SundaeSwap, MinSwap,",
				"JPG Store, Levvy, Mehen, Lenfi, ENCOINS, and more!"
			],
			"see the Announcement": {
				"from Aiken": [
					"https://x.com/aiken_eng/status/1800103806270869646"
				]
			},
			"see the Aiken Library": {
				"on Github": [
					"https://github.com/aiken-lang/awesome-aiken"
				]
			}
		},
		{
			"src": "ipfs://QmYsULbNQuwWfXA7shjxYvVPB73pXKtnUtqhpFjZh6DVGY",
			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"see the Report": {
				"from Messari": [
					"https://messari.io/report/state-of-cardano-q1-2024"
				]
			},
			"epoch Synopsis 490.2": [
				"The one where MESSARI released their Q1 State of Cardano",
				"report!. Described as 'the leading provider of crypto",
				"market intelligence products that help professionals",
				"navigate crypto with confidence,' Messari's",
				"latest overview highlights a vibrant ecosystem that",
				"continues to grow at an incredible rate.",
				"Key highlights include",
				"Cardano\u2019s revenue (USD) increased 44%",
				"Quarter-Over-Quarter (QoQ), driven by ADA\u2019s",
				"7% QoQ price increase; TVL (USD) surpassed $500",
				"million in March, setting an all-time high.",
				"Several new protocols launched or are nearing",
				"production, such as Axo and USDM, while incumbents",
				"continued to grow, such as Indigo and Minswap;",
				"Core infrastructure \u2014 such as SanchoNet, Hydra,",
				"and Mithril \u2014 continued development and testing;",
				"while Member-based organization Intersect started",
				"a grants program for governance features."
			]
		},
		{
			"src": "ipfs://QmPNaTZQxAEnHKYTFQGhYVkZid5VmgyKseo7Ma1Un8pHGJ",
			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"See the Event": {
				"from Mauro": [
					"https://x.com/mauroandreolia/status/1800666160901312546"
				]
			},
			"Epoch Synopsis 490.3": [
				"The one where the LATAM Cardano Community continued to",
				"flourish with in-person events, this epoch hosting the",
				"Cardano Latam Builder event in ARGENTINA, where",
				"different project teams competed for cash prizes,",
				"and the winning submission was a combination of",
				"integrating AI technology with the Cardano blockchain.",
				"Winning teams received $2,000 and scholarships at the",
				"Universidad Tecnol\u00f3gica Nacional (National University",
				"of Technology) in Buenos Aires. Events like these",
				"continued following the previous Epoch filled with",
				"partnerships and announcements from ARGENTINA",
				"where Cardano \u2014 as both a technology and community \u2014",
				"are becoming centerpieces of the nation's",
				"technological future."
			]
		},
		{
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			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"see the STUFF": {
				"Genesis Asset": [
					"https://x.com/stuff_io/status/1801016837620031760"
				],
				"Whitepaper Overview": [
					"https://book-io.medium.com/stuff-io-whitepaper-",
					"1-0-9529db7cdeaf"
				]
			},
			"Epoch Synopsis 490.4": [
				"The one where STUFF.io released Stuff Episode 0,",
				"the Stuff.io Genesis Asset, alongside their whitepaper,",
				"marking the evolution of the BOOK.io platform",
				"to new heights beyond reading. Stuff.io focuses",
				"on digital assets that people already purchase",
				"\u2014 eBooks, audiobooks, music, movies, and games",
				"\u2014 but offers them as blockchain-based encrypted",
				"assets that customers own, control, and are free",
				"to use them as they please on secondary markets.",
				"Stuff.io employs a multi-chain strategy to",
				"combine social networking with financial and",
				"distribution tools tailored to the needs of",
				"full-time creators like artists, musicians,",
				"writers, and videographers."
			]
		},
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			"Epoch Synopsis 490.5": [
				"The one where ZENGATE announced a number of partnerships",
				"with leading projects in the Cardano ecosystem for their",
				"Real-World Asset (RWA) platforms. The first of these",
				"partnerships included World Mobile Token, integrating",
				"zenGate\u2019s Palmyra Platform with World Mobile\u2019s",
				"blockchain-based wireless network infrastructure.",
				"This alliance will enhance internet connectivity",
				"and trade access, particularly in underserved regions,",
				"for sustainable economic growth and digital inclusion.",
				"Their second partnership saw Zengate teaming up with",
				"Mehen and the USDM Stablecoin on Cardano to",
				"enhance financial stability and expand payment",
				"options within the Palmyra ecosystem. And the third",
				"partnership was with the Minutes Network, who takes",
				"an innovative approach to tokenizing telecommunications."
			],
			"See The Announcements from ZENGATE": {
				"with USDM": [
					"https://www.axios.com/2024/05/08/ftx-",
					"customers-recovery-repay-bankruptcy"
				],
				"with World Mobile": [
					"https://medium.com/@zenGate/zengate-and-world",
					"-mobile-forge-a-groundbreaking-",
					"partnership-777927cf28a8"
				],
				"with Minutes Network": [
					"https://medium.com/@zenGate/zengate-and-minutes",
					"-network-partner-to-revolutionize-commodity",
					"-trading-and-telecommunications-5d36eee2a630"
				]
			}
		},
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			"mediaType": "image/png",
			"see a News": {
				"on KRAKEN": [
					"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/06/06/",
					"kraken-said-to-be-raising-over-100m-",
					"pre-ipo-funding-bloomberg/"
				],
				"on BITSTAMP": [
					"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/06/06/",
					"robinhood-to-buy-crypto-exchange-bitstamp",
					"-in-effort-to-expand-outside-the-us/"
				]
			},
			"Epoch Synopsis 490.6": [
				"The one where major CENTRALIZED EXCHANGES made it into",
				"the news with KRAKEN is looking to raise more than $100",
				"million in a Pre-IPO Funding Round, and ROBINHOOD",
				"announcing that it had acquired the centralized",
				"exchange BITSTAMP for $200 million cash, expecting to",
				"close the deal the first half of 2025. News from these",
				"two prominent financial companies presents a different",
				"tone to the macro-level narrative of crypto",
				"in the United States, with Kraken looking to",
				"become the second publicly-traded crypto",
				"currency exchange, and the public company Robinhood",
				"purchasing one of the oldest exchanges in BITSTAMP,",
				"which was founded in 2011 and is one of the",
				"largest crypto exchanges in Europe."
			]
		},
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			"Epoch Synopsis 490.7": [
				"The one where JPG STORE launched their lending platform,",
				"JPG Lending, described as 'The Most Seamless Lending",
				"Solution for Cardano NFTs.' Their Offer Pool allows",
				"users to make unlimited loan offers without locking",
				"up funds, the Lend Feature allows users to loan",
				"digital assets with interest, and the JPG Borrow",
				"features allows users to use an NFT from a collection",
				"as collateral and and access funds immediately.",
				"At launch, 20 NFT collections were supported, such as",
				"ecosystem favorites like Clay Nation, Book.io, Derp Birds,",
				"EarthNodes, OMEN, Spacebudz, Snekkies and more!"
			],
			"See the Announcement": {
				"from JPG": [
					"hhttps://x.com/jpgstoreNFT/status/1800902613971468608"
				]
			}
		},
		{
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			"Epoch Synopsis 483.8": [
				"The one where SATURN SWAP announced the completion of",
				"their Smart-Contract audit and that their platform would",
				"allow for Liquid Staking with Voting Rights.",
				"This feature offers an approach to deFi that",
				"could only be found on Cardano where projects that",
				"provide liquidity to the DEX will keep the $ADA",
				"staking and voting rights for all liquidity provided",
				"in their token's pools. With this mechanism projects",
				"may bolster a stake pool or upvote funding proposals",
				"in Cardano's Project Catalyst."
			],
			"See the Announcement": {
				"from SATURN": [
					"https://x.com/SaturnSwapIO/status/1800994631800250572"
				],
				"from Avatar Nick": [
					"https://x.com/theavatarnick/status/1800245084153115122"
				]
			}
		}
	],
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