In the hiring line—April 14th to April 20th
𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘎𝘰𝘷.
🔹 The PBA Protocol Builders Program has launched in Lisbon, welcoming an elite cohort chosen from over seven hundred global applications. Participants will dive into Polkadot’s core protocol stack, opening a fast-track to Parity’s hiring funnel.
🔹Introducing peaq’s latest hire, Woon, its first non-human team member, as a live experiment in agent-led economic activity. Starting as a social media intern, Woon earns, invests, and expands into side hustles on-chain, offering a glimpse into how AI agents can operate as autonomous participants in the Machine Economy.
🔹Acurast has introduced support for x402, enabling AI agents to pay for their own compute. By integrating the native payment standard for agentic wallets, agents can now deploy jobs autonomously, without the need for manual signing.
🔹The Outmine in-game pet store shelves may be bare, but fear not, pet trading is on the way. Starting April 21st, the marketplace will provide a fresh chance to secure a companion and unlock automining.
🔹After another capacity increase in Hydration Supply and Borrow, PRIME and HOLLAR looping is live again. These windows rarely stay open for long, so move fast or miss out.
🔹Snowbridge has submitted a proposal requesting 364.2K USDC to support 2026/7 maintenance and operations. The funding would cover core engineering and infrastructure, ensuring continued performance, security, and compatibility with upcoming Ethereum upgrades.
🔹Leading into the Hong Kong Web3 Festival, Bifrost co-hosted a side-event at the HashKey offices on April 19th. Lurpis joined a panel on on-chain liquidity, highlighting how liquid staking infrastructure enhances capital efficiency for tokenized real-world assets.
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