Weekly CosmWasm Dev Digest - July 20, 2023

ISSUE #3 - Cross-chain development is growing across the Cosmos and beyond 🤩.

Hey there, Cosmos developers!

Welcome to the third edition of The Cosmos Dev Digest! A lot of stuff happening in the Cosmos, specially on the cross-chain front 🔥.

Here are the latest updates and exciting developments in the Cosmos ecosystem and beyond:

🚀 Releases

• Skip API: Skip releases a free service enabling one-click cross-chain swaps and transfers within Cosmos. Learn more here.

• Eris Protocol Arbitrage Vault: Take advantage of arbitrage opportunities with the $WHALE token and its LST across multiple chains. Read the release here.

• Circuit Breaker Module: Explore the new Cosmos Module, the Circuit Breaker, for building resilience in blockchain applications. Find out more here.

• Axelar Interchain Token Service: Axelar launches the Interchain Token Service, empowering developers to issue fungible tokens across multiple blockchains. Check it out here.

• Osmosis Supercharged Liquidity: Osmosis releases its Concentrated liquidity model, increasing capital efficiency. Learn more here.

• Kava Internal Bridge: Kava introduces the 'internal bridge' for seamless interoperability between Cosmos and Ethereum ecosystems. Read the deep dive here.

⚙️ Development

• Stride Joins ATOM Economic Zone: Stride becomes the second chain to join the ATOM Economic Zone, sharing 15% of its fees with the Hub. Read the announcement here.

• CosmWasm 2.0: Simon Warta discusses the exciting changes in CosmWasm 2.0 during AwesomWasm Day 1. Discover the details here.

📚 Educational Resources

• The Top 10 Most Common Vulnerabilities In Web3 by Immunefi. These are not platform specific are valid on CosmWasm as well as EVM-compatible contracts.

• Interchain Builders: A forum for discussions and resources for interchain builders. Visit here.

• Larry's ICS-999 Presentation: Get insights from Larry's slides presented at AwesomWasm. Find it here.

🔧 Tools

• TSCodegen: Convert CosmWasm smart contracts into Typescript classes for faster development. Check it out here.

🤝 Partnerships

• TerranOne Joins Cosmology: TerranOne joins the Cosmology project, contributing to a cohesive developer experience. Read the announcement here.

🎉 Events

• AwesomWasm Day 1 Livestream.

• AwesomWasm Day 2 Livestream.

• Cosmoverse 2023 Tickets: Early bird tickets for Cosmoverse 2023 are available gone! Also the general admission tickets are gone lol. Don't miss the last round of ticket sales, keep an eye here. See you in Istabul!

🔭 Beyond Cosmos

• Solang on Solana: Solana releases Solang, enabling developers to write Solidity smart contracts on Solana. Even though this is cool, who would prefer to write Solidity over Rust 😅 ? Read more here.

• UniswapX: Uniswap launches an open-source aggregator. Learn more here.

• Chainlink Functions Playground: Explore Chainlink Functions and simulate requests within your browser. Access the playground here.

• Chainlink releases the Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) - which provides a single simple interface through which dApps can securely do cross-chain operations, including token transfers and arbitrary messaging.

That's it for this edition of The Cosmos Dev Digest! Stay tuned for more updates and exciting news in the next issue. As always, feel free to reach out with any questions or suggestions.

Follow me @jvr0x for time-sensitive updates in the Cosmos ecosystem ⚡.

Keep building! Happy coding!