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Spaces problems ... New link for the AMA with Vela, Sommelier & Ramses. Tap in ⤵️

Attn seilors shipping the goods into #SeiNetwork Squid is the fastest, safest route for USDC & ETH 🌊 🦑 👇 🚢

Volume just keeps 📈 on these @PancakeSwap cross-chain swaps via @squidrouter & Axelar 🤩 To celebrate, we’re raffling off 1,500 $AXL to 6 lucky winners in a new @Galxe quest 🥳 $AXL is the token powering full-stack interoperability. Here’s how to enter 🧵👇

A dive into DeFi on Arbitrum 🤿 @vela_exchange , @sommfinance & Axelar all jump in w/ @RamsesExchange tmw at 6pm UTC ⌚️ Set a reminder ⤵️ /i/spaces/1lDxLnlRqZbGm

Why is this volume happening? 🤔 Could be the ease and speed of @squidrouter 🦑 You can swap for axlUSDC on BNB from anywhere in one click 👇 Powered by Axelar’s secure network 🦾 https://t.co/XYdRqWgUBg

ALL ABOARD 🚢

🔤🔤 and happy Friday Axelarators! We're excited to launch the latest Yield Heroes Galxe quest with PancakeSwap 🥞 💲 We're giving away 1,500 AXL to 6 lucky users! Here's how to enter: 🕯 Seed over $5 in the axlUSDC-USDT LP for 1 week 🔼 Stake any amount of LP into the axlUSDC-USDT farms Get started below, and good luck🍀 📌 https://galxe.com/axelar/campaign/GCU5rU7spA

. @GridexProtocol is a fully on-chain order book DEX for the EVM, leveraging @axelarcore to take GDX interchain #InterchainLegends Check out their announcement below 👇

The Axelar- @BuildOnBase ecosystem keeps growing 🚀 @SushiSwap has integrated Axelar to set up cross-chain swaps on Base via @squidrouter 🦑 👀 for Interchain $SUSHI 🧙 #InterchainLegends https://t.co/QgXQUkjQqW

. @KyberNetwork is a multi-chain trading and liquidity hub, leveraging @axelarcore to offer seamless cross-chain swaps to users 🔁 Check out their Kyberswap product update for the month of July 👇

OSCAFEST Hackathon Winner Demo Day

📣 We'll be live TODAY in 1 hour at 5pm UTC/1pm EST for this week's Hackathon Winner Demo Day! The two winning teams from the OSCAFEST 2023 by Open Source Community Africa, the biggest Open-Source Festival in Africa will walk us through their projects and designs 💬 📌 Link to the stream to tune in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8VDCHUoIXo

It’s inspiring when a new blockchain integrates cross-chain and sees a rush of developer activity 🔥 Let’s take a look at who’s connecting to @BuildOnBase in the Axelar ecosystem 👀🧵👇

Build a Full-stack Interchain DApp on Linea with Axelar

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🚀Exciting Tech AMA: Exploring the Future of Interchain Applications with @axelarcore !🌐 🗓: Wed, Aug 16, 2023 ⏰: 8 PM (GMT+7) 📍Register: https://t.co/adqhu21WJJ Join us for an immersive dive into blockchain innovation!

Thursday trifecta: 🥇 come through @ 1300 utc for a Twitter Spaces with @InterSwap_io /i/spaces/1LyxBqgVaqOJN 🥈learn what is a cross-chain swap and how it will change web3 🧐 🥉post a comment & pick up a “Summer of Swaps” @Galxe NFT https://t.co/qKPe0dXHRD

📣 It’s officially the Summer of Swaps! 📌 Tune in tomorrow for an AMA with Axelar and Interswap on our Twitter Spaces at 1pm UTC to find out why 👀 And if you do- be sure to claim your free OAT on Galxe… it’s our most 🆒 one far… 💬 Tune in here: https://twitter.com/axelarcore/status/1688638779941130241?s=46&t=e7yfEP7AsUOK6ns473IHTw ➡️ Claim your OAT here: https://galxe.com/axelar/campaign/GCLzQU7s45

Here’s what went live in Axelar’s ecosystem over the last week! 🕯 Axelar and Mendi Finance team up to bring liquidity from any chain to Mendi on Linea: https://twitter.com/MendiFinance/status/1686708429782716416 🪙 Axelar integrates with Mobile Coin: https://twitter.com/mobilecoin/status/1686488551582478336?s=46&t=P4E9ybZt4VuaSsLAjBMOjw 🔀 Cross-chain swaps on Synthswaps are now powered by Axelar: https://twitter.com/synthswapio/status/1686700883621388289 ‼️ Mummy Finance update: Now you can buy MLP V2 with $axlUSDC, $axlUSDT, $axlWBTC, and $axlWETH, and earn $FTM! https://twitter.com/mummyftm/status/1688455065844285441 🔼The most efficient path form axlUSDC TO FTM is now Morphex: https://twitter.com/MorphexFTM/status/1688477536857055232

GN Axelarators 🚀 Junkyard is a "dump-to-earn" project that transforms your unwanted NFTs into one’s you actually want to hold 🦾 Here's how Junkyard works: 🐀 Users "dump" their NFTs into the Junkyard (https://junkyard.wtf/) 🐠 Users can also choose to pay a small fee and fish for NFTs in the junkyard (never know what you might find 👀) 🤑 The fees paid are used by Junkyard to seed the pile you fish from to reward users with valuable NFTs 🥳 It's as simple as that! Axelar works on the backend by providing secure connections between Polygon & Ethereum making everything much more seamless! ⚠️ Get started on Junkyard by completing the latest Layer 3 Quest ⚡️ https://layer3.xyz/quests/junkyard-on-polygon

Happy Friday Axelarators! ⚡️ ‼️ For all the builders in the chat we’ve got a new Twitter Spaces coming up in T-minus 2 hours! Join us for the first Ecosystem Builders chat, with the teams from Savvy DeFi, Burnt, and Sugarcane 🦾 ⚠️ Happening at 2pm UTC / 10am EST today! 💬 We’ll be discussing how each project is building with Axelar, the features and tools they’re integrating, and interop as a whole - both the challenges and opportunities we see in the space. ⚡️ tune in here: https://twitter.com/axl_ecosystem/status/1687202699501350912?s=46&t=e7yfEP7AsUOK6ns473IHTw

🔤🔤 Axelarators! 🔧 We’ll be going live today with the winning team of the HD Games x H.E.R. DAO Hackathon on YouTube and Twitter to showcase their project! 💻 The stream will feature a live demo, a deep dive into the code to explore how the team used Axelar's tools and SDK to power their win as well as which features they leveraged, and next steps for the project! ⏳ 2pm EST / 6pm UTC 📅 Today! August 3rd Here are the links to tune in, see you there! 📍https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfsUpBkQOH4 📍 https://twitter.com/axl_ecosystem/status/1686830986749952000?s=46&t=e7yfEP7AsUOK6ns473IHTw

🆒 Axelars latest Galxe quest is live! ➡️ Add $AXL to your CoinMarketCap watchlist to win your share of 250 AXL- there will be 5 lucky winners in total! ⚡️ https://galxe.com/axelar/campaign/GC8H9U77ci

📣 We’ve got 2 exciting Axelar ecosystem updates to share! 🦄 Take a deep dive into 10 can’t miss DeFi projects being built on Axelar & Linea- a new zkEVM from Consensys: https://twitter.com/axelarcore/status/1686053463837360133?s=46&t=e7yfEP7AsUOK6ns473IHTw 🦑 Base Mainnet is live- and thanks to Squid you can now access quick and easy swaps in an OUT of native assets on Base! https://twitter.com/squidrouter/status/1685953213739270145?s=46&t=e7yfEP7AsUOK6ns473IHTw

Happy Friday Axelarators 🥳 Here’s your weekly Axelar Ecosystem news and updates: 🇭🇰 Along with EasyA, we’ll be live tomorrow in Hong Kong for our Developer Day! 💬 https://twitter.com/easya_app/status/1684082158170935296?s=46&t=e7yfEP7AsUOK6ns473IHTw 🔧 New validator alert! Check out Rekt Gang’s validator on Axelar’s Mainnet and stake your AXL today: 💬 https://twitter.com/rekt_gang/status/1684235769609699330?s=46&t=e7yfEP7AsUOK6ns473IHTw 🕯 Did someone say liquidity 👀 check out the axlUSDC/FTM pair on Equalizer: 💬 https://twitter.com/equalizer0x/status/1684138975534125058?s=46&t=e7yfEP7AsUOK6ns473IHTw Check out axlLQDR on Arbitrum, thanks to Axelar’s integration with Liquid Driver 🆒 💬 https://twitter.com/liquiddriver/status/1684193787646447618?s=46&t=e7yfEP7AsUOK6ns473IHTw 🦑 Squid and KADO integrate to take fiat <> crypto onboarding to the next level: 💬 https://twitter.com/kado_money/status/1682328420053667841?s=46&t=e7yfEP7AsUOK6ns473IHTw 💻 Oscafest hackathon winners announced: 💬 https://twitter.com/oscafest/status/1682013390128963586?s=46&t=e7yfEP7AsUOK6ns473IHTw

Hi Axelarators - We have some alpha to share with you 🚀 Anyone that complete ALL of Axelar's Layer3 quests before Aug 1st will earn a commemorative NFT 😎 Only a few days left, so get started! https://layer3.xyz/collections/axelar

Happy Monday Axelarators 🥳 📣 To celebrate both Squid and Axelar going live on XDEFI wallet we're excited to bring you our latest Galxe quest! 5 lucky winners will receive their share of 500 AXL! Here's how: ✔️ Be following Axelarcore, Axelar Ecosystem and XDEFI on Twitter ✔️ Be a member of Axelar's discord ✔️ Download the XDEFI wallet That's it! Ready to join the quest? ➡️ Get started here: https://galxe.com/axelar/campaign/GCU2pU7tNm 💬 Learn more about the recent Squid integration here: https://twitter.com/xdefi_wallet/status/1682263106221936641?s=46&t=e7yfEP7AsUOK6ns473IHTw

2 big Squid wins to share! 🔧 Rubic, cross chain tech aggregator, integrates Squid: 🦑 https://twitter.com/CryptoRubic/status/1682378926272786435?s=20 🕯 XDEFI wallet integrates Squid as their in-wallet bridge and swap aggregator: 🦑 https://twitter.com/xdefi_wallet/status/1682263106221936641?s=20

Hi all, happy wednesday! Some exciting updates to share 😎 Following yesterday's ITS announcement, here is a list of Interchain Legends that will be going live soon 🚀 These projects will issue or convert ecosystem tokens interchain using Axelar's Interchain Token Service! 🍣 SushiSwap 🦑 Squid 🐆 Kyber Network ⛵ Vela Exchange 🐉 QuickSwap 🐀 Junkyard Check out the full list below and let us know if there are any projects you would like to see live on ITS! 💪 https://twitter.com/axelarcore/status/1681678853243125760

Introducing the Interchain Token Service! What is it❓ Interchain Token Service is a product suite to mint & manage Interchain Tokens, delivering... ☄️ Fungibility: tokens are cross-chain fungible 🆒 Custom functionality: tokens keep features cross-chain 🕯 Low overhead: Smart contracts & developer tools automate developer tasks What does it do ❓ 💯 1-click, permissionless deployments and transfers 🔧 Canonical wrappers and standardized tokens ⚡️ Ready to learn more and explore the legend of the interchain? Check it out here: https://axelar.network/its 💬 https://twitter.com/axelarcore/status/1681306324838277129?s=46&t=e7yfEP7AsUOK6ns473IHTw

Blockchain is evolving, with cross-chain bridges connecting sovereign ecosystems. But bridges can fail 😞 You often find something unexpected on the other side 🧌 Introducing Interchain Token Service, extending token fungibility & functionality across Web3 🧵👇🪄🧙

Calling all red teamers ‼️ Enter the Code Arena for your chance to win your share of the 80,000 up for grabs 💲 ⏰ The clock is ticking, you’ve got 8 days left… good luck! ⚡️ https://twitter.com/code4rena/status/1679219405140402179?s=46&t=e7yfEP7AsUOK6ns473IHTw

Here’s this week's Axelar Ecosystem Roundup! ➡️ Redefined and Squid team up to allow users to create an interchain Smart Profile: https://twitter.com/redefined__org/status/1679113875361263616?s=46&t=e7yfEP7AsUOK6ns473IHTw 🗣️ The Pinjam Protocol lists axlUSDT as an asset: https://twitter.com/pinjamlabs/status/1678647645995421697?s=46&t=e7yfEP7AsUOK6ns473IHTw 📣 The ERN/axlUSDC stable pair announced on Equalizer: https://twitter.com/equalizer0x/status/1677820139243442178?s=46&t=e7yfEP7AsUOK6ns473IHTw 👀 Haqq Network integrates Axelar to bring USDC into the HAQQ Ecosystem: https://twitter.com/the_haqqnetwork/status/1676635332140474369?s=46&t=e7yfEP7AsUOK6ns473IHTw 💻 Axelar will support Linea at launch, a developer ready zk rollup, with secure interoperability: https://twitter.com/axelarcore/status/1678767094761152513?s=46&t=e7yfEP7AsUOK6ns473IHTw ⚠️ Learn more about how The Unfungibles leverages Axelar to run their battles in an L2 using L1 assets: https://twitter.com/TheUnfungibles/status/1679142849726787584

Speaking of slippage, Here’s a great thread on how to avoid slippage when using Squid: 💬 https://twitter.com/Equalizer0x/status/1679051893874774016

📣 Axelar and Microsoft are pleased to announce a partnership for better integration of Web3 & traditional internet systems! The partnership will explore ways public blockchains can help secure trust and speed integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in mainstream use cases 🦾 📌 Axelar's blockchain data integration and interoperability solutions will be available to Microsoft customers via Azure Marketplace, the software discovery & integration platform used by Microsoft's thousands of cloud computing infrastructure customers. 💻 If you’re interested in building technology that connects these two worlds to cross new frontiers: 🤔 Read more about Axelar & Microsoft’s partnership: https://lnkd.in/ecUQmbzK 💬 Stay informed via email: https://lnkd.in/e8Hvwss4

⚠️ Big news! ⚠️ Axelar will deliver the canonical cross-chain versions of $USDC, $USDT, $ETH and $WBTC on SpookySwap, the largest dex on Fantom 🆒 Check out this thread to see how you can take advantage of this now 👀 🗣️ https://twitter.com/axelarcore/status/1677434051760726016?s=46&t=e7yfEP7AsUOK6ns473IHTw

Layer3 warriors unite 🦾 ⚡️ The latest quest is live- Evolving NFTs with MintDAO! ⚔️ Bring your NFT cross-chain and be part of the interchain revolution! 📌 try it out here: https://layer3.xyz/quests/evolving-nfts-with-mintdao

📣 Some more resources for anyone affected/following the Multichain situation: ‼️ Fantom Foundation update: https://twitter.com/fantomfdn/status/1677370047054897164?s=46&t=e7yfEP7AsUOK6ns473IHTw 🕯 $MAI liquidity added to Axelar for bridging in and out of Fantom, Polygon and ETH: https://twitter.com/qidaoprotocol/status/1677252163599212544?s=46&t=e7yfEP7AsUOK6ns473IHTw 📌 Update from THENA Finance: https://twitter.com/thenafi_/status/1677272648437362688?s=46&t=e7yfEP7AsUOK6ns473IHTw ➡️ Axelar wrapped asset update on Fantom: https://twitter.com/axelarcore/status/1677006891355099138 🦑 Squid update: https://twitter.com/squidrouter/status/1677086934756147203?s=46&t=e7yfEP7AsUOK6ns473IHTw

Have questions about AXL vs. wAXL ❓ 🕯 Want to learn more about staking, liquidity pools, exchanges and more? We’ve just updated our “What is AXL?” section on the official Axelar site 🦾 ➡️ Check it out here: https://axelar.network/axl-token

Here’s what shipped in Axelar's ecosystem over the last week 🦾 🥞 You can now trade $AXL-USDC on Ethereum via PancakeSwap! https://twitter.com/PancakeSwap/status/1674305665278554112?s=20 ⚛️ CosmosHOSS breaks down the Uniswap Bridge Assessment Results: https://twitter.com/cosmoshoss/status/1673684097699401728?s=46&t=GqbwByXJVOvWuVqi_iQB0g 🕯 Axelar and WigoSwap go live to bring you superior cross-chain transactions: https://twitter.com/wigoswap/status/1671527022856753155?s=46&t=GqbwByXJVOvWuVqi_iQB0g 🆒 CloudBase launches their Swap Cross Chain feature powered by Axelar and Squid! https://twitter.com/cloudbase_fin/status/1672563441297678336?s=46&t=NyWlKtuoam0cS6A-11reqg 🦑 Duality launches their Squid integration to enhance cross-chain liquidity in the Cosmos and beyond! https://twitter.com/squidrouter/status/1674093973940367362?s=46&t=e7yfEP7AsUOK6ns473IHTw ⚡️ The latest Layer3 quest went live: Cross-Chain Swaps with KyberSwap! https://twitter.com/layer3xyz/status/1673460898571382785?s=20

This just in 📣 🕯 Cross-chain swaps on the Cosmostation Wallet is now easier than ever with the integration of Axelar/Squid 🦑 📌 Check it out here 👉 https://twitter.com/IBCwallet/status/1674114113914429470

Another week another Layer 3 quest 😎 This week we explore Cross-Chain Swaps with KyberSwap 🕯 ⚡️ Learn more about this weeks epic quest and get started here: https://twitter.com/layer3xyz/status/1673460898571382785?s=20

Axelar + Filecoin Virtual Machine 🚀 Hi everyone! Filecoin has selected Axelar as a leading interoperability network for liquidity and dataDAOs on the Filecoin Virtual Machine! 👀 What does this mean? 1. Axelar will support secure interchain communication for Filecoin users, developers and storage provider systems. 2. Axelar will bring liquidity into DEXs and AMMs on FVM: Axelar-wrapped assets will be the canonical representations of these bridged assets in the Filecoin ecosystem. 3. Axelar General Message Passing (GMP) will enable smart contracts on any chain to call Filecoin functions for storing, funding and verifying data and handling fees for users on connected chains. Read the full announcement here 👉 https://axelar.network/blog/filecoin-cross-chain-datadaos-axelar-and-fvm

Hi everyone 👋 Last week, Optimism announced they will be using Axelar’s programmable interoperability network to grow. To celebrate this integration, we’re giving away OATs to the Axelar & Optimism communities! ⚡️ Get started here https://galxe.com/axelar/campaign/GC1HSUQyKj

Hello everyone! AXL is now live on Legder Live 😎 Ledger users are now able to manage, transact, and stake their AXL tokens directly on the app. Details here 👉 https://www.ledger.com/blog/ledger-axelar-and-squid-partner-to-drive-secure-and-seamless-interoperability-across-crypto

Hi everyone! Some exciting news to share! Layer3 has integrated Axelar to launch a multi-month cross-chain campaign. Users that participate in the entire campaign are eligible to receive a limited edition commemorative NFT. 👀 Check out a sneak peak here 👉🏼 https://t.co/DOKCT2RjMN

Uniswap announced today that Axelar is approved to support the next phase of its cross-chain development. “Axelar employs a proof-of-stake mechanism with sound cryptoeconomic guarantees to secure the protocol,” Uniswap noted, following a rigorous assessment. Please help spread the word! https://twitter.com/axelarcore/status/1669382878101229568?s=20 https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/06/15/unveiling-the-uniswap-foundations-bridge-report-winners-and-losers/

📣 Join us today for Axelar’s BNB Chain Zero 2 Hero Hackathon Winners Demo Day! 🦾 We’ll be featuring 2 winning projects and doing a technical deep dive into how Axelar helped power their wins. ⏰ Happening today, Thursday June 15th at 5pm UTC/ 1pm EST 💻 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH_agqwIXGY

We had a big week! Here’s what Axelar shipped last week: 🗺 Axelar's Ecosystem Map went live: https://twitter.com/axelarcore/status/1665770542039744515?s=20 💻 Axelar co-founder sat down with Stanford Blockchain Club to discuss "Decoupling Interoperability Layers & Scaling Interchain Deployments": https://youtu.be/6XFMzdXV_I4?list=PLhA8D_GhTLc5MR5aecbSfL6wvqGS8IOqK 🧡 Initial info on Archway's airdrop went live, which includes eligibility for Axelar users: https://twitter.com/archwayHQ/status/1666142999502532610?s=20 🦑 Axelar's quest on Layer3 went live featuring Squid: https://l3.xyz/SwapwithSquid 🕯 KyberSwap joined forces with Squid to power cross-chain swaps on their DEX: https://twitter.com/KyberNetwork/status/1666768243179282434?s=20 🗣️ We held 2 ecosystem and community AMAs, with Kujira, Archway and ONS: https://twitter.com/axelarcore/status/1666781799702306819?s=20 🥞The latest Galxe quest dropped, featuring Squid and PancakeSwap: https://galxe.com/axelar/campaign/GCddjUNhBa