Flow Ecosystem Updates
Flow's Forte upgrade is now live on testnet, kicking off the Forte Hacks global hackathon with $250,000 in prizes. The network continues to see explosive growth, with a 600%+ increase in DeFi TVL, a 1000% increase in smart contracts deployed, and over 1 million new active accounts in the last 12 months.

- Forte is live on testnet! To celebrate, Flow announced Forte Hacks, a global hackathon with $250,000 in prizes & perks.
- Beezie successfully closed their fundraising round and it was oversubscribed. A huge win for the team that moved from another chain and took a bet on Flow.
- In less than a year, the total volume locked on Flow has grown by more than 6x, from $18M USD to $110M+ .
- Dete sat down to talk about the vision, big picture, and paradigm shift of Flow.
- NFL ALL DAY just announced a partnership with Ticketmaster. Fans at select games this season get a free Moment from the exact game they attended.
- NFL ALL DAY continued to make noise, as Geoff Wilson highlighted a Tom Brady moment as the “Moment of the Week”
- Disney Pinnacle announced its Global Launch at the massive D23 Disney Event.
- Beluga Crypto, a top DeFi publication, wrote an in-depth analysis on $DPIN.
- MFL, a football manager game on Flow, has seen record growth in recent quarters. Now reaching $5M+ in total revenue and consistently selling out drops.
- CryptoKitties is doing a massive airdrop for Flow community rewards keys. Bop ninja kitties and earn keys!
- Flow published a blog on the implementation of Proof of Possession.

With all this growth and momentum in the ecosystem, the Flow Foundation is hiring to keep the team growing as quickly as the ecosystem!