Arbitrum

Horizen Labs, Arbitrum, and Offchain Labs have won the community's vote on AIP-378. Yuga Labs and other developers in the Ape ecosystem are enthusiastic about the opportunities to build on ApeChain. The Arbitrum Foundation shares this news to keep the community informed while maintaining neutrality.

Arbitrum is excited to announce the integration of the ApeChain community into its ecosystem, with Horizen Labs spearheading growth efforts. The focus will be on supporting and expanding the Ape gaming ecosystem using Arbitrum technology, marking an important milestone for both communities.

Builders now have the ability to customize and deploy a mainnet Orbit chain easily using Conduitxyz.

This week's points have been allocated and next week is Arbitrum week. Trading on SiloFinance, RDNTCapital, or Lodestarbackup will automatically double your points on Contango from the 14th to the 20th of February.

The Arbitrum Foundation has awarded a grant to IQ Protocol for the launch of their NFT rental technology on Arbitrum One and Arbitrum Nova in early Q2. This paves the way for groundbreaking innovation in NFT space. Excitement is high among the Arbinauts community.

Pirate Nation School has opened its doors, offering a Golden Compass NFT to those who complete 5 lessons. The NFT is limited to 50 holders who will become Founding Members of the Pirate Guild, granting them governance rights and access to guild resources. Additionally, there is a chance to win a Pirate's Frigate by liking, retweeting, and following. More details in the link provided.

Footium, a multiplayer game where users can own and manage a digital football club, has joined the Arbitrum ecosystem. Exciting opportunity for football enthusiasts to immerse themselves in this game.

Arbitrum announced their network integration on NINFA scheduled for March, offering curation on a new Art ecosystem. Those interested in being part of the launch can DM for more information.

Arbitrum's Garden has surpassed Ethereum in total volume, accounting for 70%. The platform offers fast swap times and low fees, making it an attractive choice for bridging Bitcoin.

EtherFi's eETH on Arbitrum has quickly gained momentum in less than 2 days, attracting significant weETH liquidity. EigenLayer, now the 5th biggest DeFi protocol, has $5.5 billion TVL. The Pendle x EtherFi partnership aims to facilitate restaking and LRT on the Great Blue Chain. The Pendle LRT initiative is expanding across the ether-verse.