General Updates
BaneLabs shipped v0.6.2 of the Neo X go-ethereum client; upgrading from v0.6.1 is highly recommended, especially for MainNet node operators. The release’s headline addition is GovPaymaster, a system contract designed to improve the account abstraction experience on Neo X by enabling governance-controlled gas fee sponsorship. The update also introduces two behavior changes affecting validator policy and EVM execution, as well as three node improvements.
Neo co-founder Erik Zhang published an article outlining a broader vision for OneGate, repositioning the Neo N3 wallet as a platform for decentralized identity, permissions, and digital rights rather than primarily a transaction tool. The article, titled “Why OneGate Matters,” argues that Web3 should extend user autonomy beyond finance and into everyday digital life.
OneGate released version 2.1.0 on Android, iOS, and macOS. The update includes OneGate for Codex 1.1.0, which adds remote dApp debugging, allowing Codex to pair with OneGate to inspect logs, screenshots, and dAPI traces and handle approval requests remotely.
COZ launched Meteor, a public product-strategy initiative for the Neo ecosystem. The process uses a structured three-phase approach to develop and deliver a collective multi-year roadmap and product direction. It has garnered support from Neo co-founders Da Hongfei and Erik Zhang, Neo Global Development, the core development team, and a significant number of Neo Council members.
COZ distributed 431 NEO in Proof of Working 2.10, recognizing five contributions to Neo developer tooling, storage infrastructure, event relay, and wallet analytics.
GameShame Studios joined NeoPod’s sixth community AMA, where founder Nidhish Sajwan named Neo X’s MEV-resistant design as a core reason for building the Raijin Protocol fighter jet game on the chain. Sajwan stated transaction ordering and competitive fairness were non-negotiable requirements for the game’s architecture.
SpoonOS launched Season 2 of its Community Contribution Program, opening a two-month rewards competition that pays out points for everything from Discord discussions and bug reports to original guides and technical deliverables. The program is live and runs through 11:59 p.m. (UTC) on Oct. 10. There is a 240 USDT pool that will be split across the leaderboard and outstanding contribution categories.
nDapp reported the weekly N3 $GAS check-in. Network users claimed 65,466 $GAS this week, while on-chain activity burned 245 $GAS.
NNT hosted a GasBot Trivia round where participants competed for a pool of 4 $GAS.
Developer Updates
Neo SPCC released NeoFS OAuthZ v0.6.0. The update adds bearer rules for receiver attribute with a configurable name and includes a set of dependency upgrades.
Neo SPCC updated send.fs.neo.org to v0.7.0. The tool provides a web interface for sending files to NeoFS decentralized storage.
Neo SPCC published its bi-monthly June/July update, noting the delivery of the Gorgon milestone and progress on Huyao, with NeoFS gaining additional throughput in each release.
AxLabs announced GitMyABI, a partnership with Etherscan that makes typed npm packages available for every verified smart contract. AI agents and developers can install a contract’s ABI as a typed package rather than parsing raw ABI data from scratch.
NNT Catch Up
NNT released Episode 118 of The Smart Economy Podcast featuring Al Qureshi, CEO and co-founder of Black Lake Digital Markets, a company building blockchain infrastructure for institutional mortgage capital markets. Topics of discussion include how zero-knowledge proofs can help verify financial assets while protecting sensitive borrower information, why mortgage capital markets present a strong use case for blockchain infrastructure, why the next phase of blockchain adoption may happen behind the scenes rather than through consumer applications, and much more.
NNT hosted Crypto Coffee and Blockchain Beer Spaces #105 on the official The Smart Economy Podcast X account. Topics of discussion included the background for Meteor, the industry-standard practices for roadmap envisioning, similarities and differences between Neo and other longstanding blockchain ecosystems, and more.
Events
August 21: NNT hosting Crypto Coffee and Blockchain Beer Spaces #106 on the official Smart Economy Podcast X account.