<p>We are Running a Hackathon!!</p> <p>First and foremost,&nbsp;we have partnered with&nbsp;<a href="https://daml.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=74712b5e1615aab8ef243db81&amp;id=f6b4df22ab&amp;e=e4b68e4a9d">SE2</a>&nbsp;to kick off a&nbsp;hackathon that will run for the next 6 weeks to help you&nbsp;build your very first smart contract app!</p> <p>No "gas" is required.</p> <p>No advanced programming language is required.</p> <p>We'll even host the ledger in Daml Hub, so you don't have to worry about that either!</p> <p>In fact, you choose your front end!<br> <br> ... and the grand prize is US$10K cash! (as well as two US$2.5K cash as runner-up prizes and several Best-Of cash prizes!)<br> <br> That's a few months of mortgage, rent, or maybe even a year of car payments or gym membership fees. Donate your prize&nbsp;to a charity of your choice or invest it&nbsp;in some crypto!&nbsp;;) Your choice!<br> <br> More information can be found here:&nbsp;<a href="https://daml.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=74712b5e1615aab8ef243db81&amp;id=67a52329ef&amp;e=e4b68e4a9d">https://bit.ly/letsdaml</a><br> <br> If you are new to the efficient world of smart contracts, no sweat! Check out the learning series we created for this:&nbsp;<a href="https://daml.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=74712b5e1615aab8ef243db81&amp;id=5e34893a9b&amp;e=e4b68e4a9d">https://bit.ly/damlone</a></p> <p>Awesome News out of Kuala Lumpur!</p> <p>Bursa Malaysia announced earlier this morning that they are using Daml with VMware Blockchain for the dematerialization of securities certificates.&nbsp;<a href="https://hub.digitalasset.com/hubfs/2021_9_13%20-%20P.Release%20-%20Bursa%20Malaysia%20Dematerialisation%20POC%20(FINAL)-1.pdf">Click here&nbsp;</a>to read the press release.</p> <p>We are starting with a proof-of-concept (PoC) for the Exchange to test the efficiency and operational feasibility of smart contract and blockchain-powered technology in the issuance of dematerialized securities certificates. The PoC is focusing on Structured Warrants, or the right for investors to buy or sell underlying shares of a company at a specified price within a limited period of time.</p> <p>With most of the world's exchanges already operating in a fully dematerialized, or transitioning to a dematerialized environment, this is a critical project for Bursa Malaysia that will transform the Malaysian securities industry.&nbsp; And, we are right in the middle of it, driving this effort for the Exchange.</p> <p>We've got a new release!</p> <p>Possibly saving the best for last: we've got a new release of Daml!&nbsp;</p> <p>Among other awesome new improvements and additions, OracleDB is now available through the Daml Connect stack as part of the Enterprise edition.&nbsp;</p> <p>You can&nbsp;<a href="https://daml.com/release-notes/1.17.0">check out the full release notes for 1.17.0 here</a>.</p> <p>Thanks for listening and see you at the <a href="https://bit.ly/letsdaml">hackathon</a>!</p>