16 Oct Symbol blockchain news update – 16/10/23

Good afternoon readers! Hope that your day has been good and that you are easing into the new working week. I am writing this wrapped up in many layers and wearing fingerless gloves to type. It got cold here all of a sudden and wouldn’t you believe it, my heating broke as soon as it did 😭

NEMTUS in Spaaace!

NEMTUS was involved in the NASA Space Apps Challenge 2023 event in Yokohama. According to the tweet translation, it is an annual hackathon event run by NASA that challenges social issues using satellite observation and open data. It looks like they sponsored one of the prize categories but I am not sure if any of the hackathon entries actually used Symbol. It would be interesting to find out more.

#NEMTUS は、
2023年10月7日(土)-10月8日(日)開催　
「NASA Space Apps Challenge 2023 横浜大会」の協力パートナーとなりました💁‍♀️https://t.co/Vle9Libo7v

こちらは、1年に一度、NASAが主催する衛星観測データや、オープンデータを活用して社会課題に挑戦するハッカソンイベントです。…

— NEMTUS Official (@NemtusOfficial) October 4, 2023

Nemu at IGF 2023

Everyone’s favorite virtual girl nemchan_nel presented at the Internet Governance Forum Kyoto 2023 run by the United Nations. The talk explored life and identity in the metaverse and you can read more about it here. The presentation slides are available (and are in English) so go take a look!

Yahoo!ニュースにっ！！！ なりましたああああああっ！！！！(≧∇≦)/ #IGF2023 #国連登壇系VTuber

VTuber・バーチャル美少女ねむ、国連の会議「IGF京都」に登壇　メタバース上のハラスメントなど議論 https://t.co/UPxggm5MI6 pic.twitter.com/bQGdcKoMQO

— バーチャル美少女ねむ/Nem⚡大賞作家＆国連登壇系VTuber (@nemchan_nel) October 10, 2023

DrugN launch

Not long to wait now. According to this tweet (or whatever you call tweets nowadays), DrugN will officially be submitted as Android and iOS apps by the end of this month and hopefully be available to download and use shortly after. I hope we see lots of people using it and some posts about it in the coming weeks.

【DrugNついに、β版アプリ版ができます！】

お待たせしました❣️アプリ化に向けて走ってきたDrugNがいよいよ最終調整に入っています 🥹 ✨
Android版、IOS版ともに10月末にアプリ申請を出します 🚀
審査の期間があり、その後皆様のスマホにインストールできるようになります！#drugn #アプリ (Suger) pic.twitter.com/Gu2Wku9sC3

— DrugN | initial phase closed β (@drugn_official) October 13, 2023

XYMZAP

Looking to get fit and build some muscle but need some motivation? I am, so this could be the app for me! 😁 XYMZAP allows you to claim a reward mosaic for each workout session you perform. Apparently, it also sends a random message presumably some encouraging words to keep you motivated. You can get started straight away through the website – just enter your Symbol address and claim your hard-earned rewards!

XYMZAPから新しいサイトを作ってみたぜ🏋️
今回は筋トレにコミットだ！！
symbolアドレスを入力し、筋トレした回数を打ち込み、「筋トレ報酬を獲得」ボタンを押すと、XYMZAPからkinniku-tokenと筋トレ回数によってランダムに熱いMessageがアドレスに送られるぞ！#symbolhttps://t.co/X8MJQSjtnM pic.twitter.com/Fou5Y5snHa

— XYMZAP@NAT5ZHULKGPZ6O3XP56OLYOXCQS3IHHPBD64QNA (@XYMZAP) September 30, 2023

Building on Symbol

Want to learn how to build a simple web application that integrates Symbol? Well, an event will be held on the 2nd of December (if I have interpreted the picture below correctly!) at GinzaScratch in Tokyo. If you’re a budding developer then this might be the event for you!

プレスリリース配信されました！
場所は @GinzaScratch にて、ごくごく簡単なWebアプリを作って #Symbol につなげる内容となっています。
ブロックチェーンを使ったアプリを作ってみたいけどまだ・・・という方、ぜひご参加ください✨#Blockchain #Web #Web3 https://t.co/7iQIxRHHSH

— ごっつ @NAIJ3RVBGVU66ZGPUMIXLLNDXZXUD2U2RZHRZFA (@h_gocchi) October 11, 2023

Expanding REST API results

There has been talk on Discord about the maximum number of results returned when querying a node using the REST API. The number is currently capped at 100 if I remember correctly but this article shows you how to increase this number. Presumably, it will put an extra load on your node but I am not sure how much of an issue this will be. By increasing the number of results returned it can allow those pulling data from REST queries to perform fewer requests and get results faster so in my book this is a good idea. I will try to remember to update my settings in the future.

#Symbol REST APIが返すデータ数の限界突破方法

この方法はREST APIを提供するノードが個別に行う必要があります。
（個人的には）この上限が引き上げてあるノードからデータ取得できると問い合わせ回数も時間も減るので非常に助かります。https://t.co/hpX2oUJ9Jz

— だい (@ishidad2) October 2, 2023

Symbol Clock

Mikun has created a new NFT “Symbol Clock” which shows the current time along with the Symbol block height and finalisation height. It’s pretty cool! 😁 He has 100 copies but I am not sure if there are any left or not – might be worth requesting one if you haven’t done so already!

「SYMBOL Clock」

現在時刻と、SYMBOLのブロック高、ファイナライズ高
を表示するだけの NFT (FT) です⌚️

正常稼働してるノードを自動で選んでいます⛓️

100個作ったので、欲しい方がいたらSYMBOLアドレスを教えてください🥸

➡️https://t.co/oNe6WdNL15#Symbol #XYM #NFT #javascript #HTML pic.twitter.com/hlhUiZkgkH

— 🧬mikun🧬🥸マッ✨ @mikun.symbol (@mikunNEM) October 13, 2023

An Introduction to Juggle

I have written about Opening Line’s Juggle app in the past but not in any real detail. I did however spot this article which takes a more in-depth look at the technology and potential use cases. Obviously and as usual it is written in Japanese but it is easily automatically translated so if you want to know more about what Juggle is, how it uses Symbol technology, and what it can be used for then go have a look!

Symbolの社会実装を探る👀
Juggle調べて記事化しました😊

⭐️サラリーマンとして
　　　　　　馴染みのある習慣⭐️

PPAP

Password(P)付きファイル送付
Password(P)を送付
暗号化(A)
Protocol(P)

がSymbolで変わる？？

【Symbolの社会実装を探る】 Juggle(PPAP対策) https://t.co/1VAWT4e6oA

— GiMToX@NCP7LUBJFIMWRECF3NS2EB6XKKDI6D7XXY3L37A (@Symbol_XYM_G) October 12, 2023

Pirate biographies

We’ve seen the fantastic artwork but what do the people behind the avatars do? With the crew growing there seems to be a desire from the community to know more about what the different team members do. Perhaps it is time we started writing some bios?

素材庫に画像がある #Symbol の開発者さんたち。いつもありがとうございます😊熱心なボル族なら誰が何を担当されているのか把握しているのかな😬開発者図鑑欲しい📚#XYM pic.twitter.com/wZ39zfw9YL

— Naohito@NDNG7FKHKEGYSWZEKWERLTSSJJJGSYECMTY2FIY (@XYM200JPY) October 4, 2023

Thanks!

Thanks as usual for reading and apologies as usual for the lack of regular updates. I will be back again next week with another update I promise 🤞😁