General Updates
Neo signed an integration agreement with LayerZero, the omnichain messaging protocol, to bring cross-chain communication to Neo X. TestNet integration is expected to be completed by the end of March, with MainNet integration to follow.
Neo engaged a Hong Kong-based CPA firm to conduct an independent Agreed-Upon Procedures review of its financial position. The engagement marks the first known independent external examination of Neo’s finances and follows the finalization of the Neo Financial Report & Insights for Fiscal Year 2025.
Neo X released v0.5.3 “Quenchation,” a patch update introducing incremental improvements and bug fixes. The team recommended the upgrade for node operators currently running v0.5.2.
SpoonOS concluded its Skills Micro Challenge, recognizing 10 submissions for excellence. The Top 10 will each receive US $150 in Neo X $GAS tokens, with a broader participation reward distributed to remaining entrants.
COZ awarded 936 $NEO across four open source community projects through its Proof of Working program.
GrantShares witnessed the submission of the Hardware Support Grant project (Neo Smart Savings and Investment Vault) proposal, which is now on-chain and eligible for a community member to endorse.
neoctiy, introduced by isleepcode is, a community project that visualizes the Neo blockchain as a city where each building represents a unique wallet, with transaction amounts and token balances influencing building design.
nDapp released a weekly N3 $GAS check-in, noting that network users claimed approximately 100,077 $GAS over the past week and that on-chain activity burned about 823 $GAS.
NNT hosted a GasBot Trivia round where participants had a chance to compete for $GAS rewards.
Frank Coin hosted a Neo trivia contest on X, rewarding participants with 4 $GAS.
Developer Updates
AxLabs released two TypeScript SDKs for NeoFS, providing JavaScript and TypeScript developers with native tooling to integrate decentralized object storage into their applications. The packages, published to npm and GitHub on March 17, provide a core cryptographic library and a Node.js-specific SDK with full NeoFS API support.
R3E Network released a TypeScript-native SDK for Neo N3 that adds JavaScript to the organization’s growing multi-language developer toolkit. Jimmy Liao, Neo core developer and R3E Network founder, announced the release on March 16, positioning it as a complement to COZ’s established neon-js rather than a competitor.
R3E Network released neo-solidity v0.15.0, a compiler that translates Solidity smart contracts into native Neo N3 bytecode. The release, announced on March 18 by Neo core developer and R3E Network founder Jimmy Liao, brings the project to 95% completion and marks its first formally tagged release on GitHub.
R3E Network developed a Neo N3 contract JavaScript decompiler SDK, with plans to integrate it into the block explorer to automatically decompile contract NEF files into human-readable code. The team also introduced a three-second consensus proposal.
R3E Network launched .matrix, a free domain service for Neo, with plans to automatically mirror .matrix domains to .matrix.neo.
NNT Catch Up
NNT hosted Crypto Coffee and Blockchain Beer Spaces #88 on the official The Smart Economy Podcast X account. Topics of discussion included the state of the Neo Foundation and NGD treasury, the breakdown of US $461 million in assets across on-chain $NEO and $GAS holdings and off-chain BTC and exchange-held assets, directions identified for ecosystem improvement, and the community’s desire for action beyond commitments.
Events
March 27: NNT hosting CC & BB #89 on The Smart Economy Podcast official X account.
