Welcome to the June 2024 Axelar Developer Newsletter. You can subscribe to the Axelar Developer Newsletter to get direct updates.

Celebrating 2 Million Cross-Chain Transactions and 13 million Blocks

Special thanks to all the protocols, builders, and early adopters who have contributed to the growth of the Axelar ecosystem! We now have over 1.5 million testnet transactions. 🦾 This is just the beginning ⏩ Visit https://axelarscan.io for more.

Developer Content Highlights

We've just published several relevant technical articles and documentation updates.

Amplifier

• Verifier rewards: Understand the Amplifier rewards contract.
• Rewards for Amplifier chain integrators: Learn how to add funds to the rewards pool of an Amplifier-integrated chain.

ITS

• Interchain Token Service Roadmap: Our roadmap includes migrations to governance, deploying advanced token management features, and expanding support for more chains.

Axelar Gas Service

• Estimate and Pay Gas: Learn how gas estimation works, types of Axelar gas payment and how you can pay gas

Additional chain support

• Axelar Adds Support for Polygon Amoy and Linea Sepolia: Axelar now supports Polygon Amoy (Sepolia) and Linea Sepolia on testnet.

Developer Event Highlights

The Axelar team has been traveling the world to empower developers. Here are a few highlights from our talks:

• Build a Farcaster Frame to bridge ERC-20 token with ITS
• Lagos Blockchain week
• Send Cross-chain Messages with Axelar GMP

Upcoming event: How to Build an Advanced ITS Token

In this workshop, you will learn about building advanced cross-chain contracts with ITS. Join us for a walkthrough on how to build a customized ERC20 token equipped with cross-chain functionality. We will then deploy an upgradeable token with advanced functionality.

Inspired by real-world use cases, the token can take two forms: an advanced token for chains where regulators may approve you to operate and a more straightforward canonical token that can be upgraded to the more advanced token when you're approved to operate on that chain.

Don’t forget to set a reminder here for the event!

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