Welcome to our newly-designed update on æternity! The past weeks were quite busy for all involved in æternity from æmbassadors to the Crypto Foundation. Talking about the latter: recently, it went public that Marion Vogel, The æternity CF President, leaves it to pursue new paths. Marion has been in the blockchain space for six years — three and a half years of which she spent passionately building the æternity ecosystem. As a parting gift, Marion is kicking off her non-profit initiatives by donating 10'000 CHF to be awarded to a social impact project — based on æternity blockchain and governed by the æternity Crypto Foundation. The team wishes her all the best and is excited to see what she will be coming up with next.

Furthermore, after three months of preparation, the Genesis Week was finally reached. The efforts involved an array of meet-ups, workshops, networking sessions, and more, where they met with numerous startups, students, and enthusiasts who were looking for opportunities to build their projects. A lot of wonderful mentors participated in order to provide necessary support and guidance. 13 startups participated, but after the Selection day, only 7 teams will continue the Starfleet program with four more weeks of mentoring. They are Drife, Hypersign, Pontis, Murmur, QuillTrace, GoFinito, ESGRobo.

Moreover, æternity’s Starfleet alumni UTU Trust has partnered with Techno Brain to offer seamless digital solutions. The two companies will combine their blockchain and AI products to boost efficiency and customer engagement.

In addition, Venezuela’s UNETI University endorsed a æcourse as an official part of the curriculum. The course covers programming and development on æternity blockchain, targeting mainly computer science students.

Besides, the 10-week long workshop of æternity Ekiti continues, with developers learning how to use ætools to build on æternity blockchain.

A new version of æternity blockchain’s java SDK is available with some fixes and enhancements. For more technological and æcosystem news, make sure to consult February update meticulously prepared by æternity Crypto Foundation.

As always, the community keeps growing in social networks and chats. A well-built community is a half-way to success. So, as Marion Vogel said: “I am confident that the ecosystem will keep growing and remain strategically invested in the project.” Stay tuned!