EDG Developer Update: Oct 30 - Nov 5, 2022
Keeping you up to date on all things technical related to Edgeware and more! Always in a human-readable form, we look at the code changes, so you don't have to.

Status updates
All Node operators and validators are asked to upgrade their nodes to V4.0.2
- Depth Hoar made some updates to the Escrow Dapp. The escrows are now numbered, and a bug was fixed when loading an escrow, as well as some styling. Also, he submitted a pull request to Edgeware's documentation for node operators explaining the need for Linux swap memory when doing the initial build.
- Raymond put in a pull request to remove deprecated bootnodes from Commonwealth.
Ecosystem Headlines
Ecosystem & Community
- Polkadot is hosting a special ‘Beyond The Chain’ event on November 8th at TOKEN2049.
- Finoa announced that DOT is now integrated into its institutional-grade staking platform.
- Polkawatch announced a decentralization analytics tool for nomination pools on Kusama.
- Polkadot Metaverse Championship announced the start of the prequalification process for the upcoming hackathon with a prize pool of $36K. (Dec 5-7)
- Web3 Foundation announced that DOT is now a software.
Tools
- Polkadot API v9.6.2 was released.