# Uqbar Weekly Rollup (11/28)

**Published by:** [Uqbar Network](https://paragraph.com/@uqbar-network/)
**Published on:** 2022-11-28
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@uqbar-network/uqbar-weekly-rollup-11-28

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Aloha, welcome to Uqbar’s weekly rollup. Every Monday we’ll provide you with exciting updates on everything Uqbar: dev reports, media mentions, and general happenings around the Urbit ecosystem.Media and NewsMake sure to read Uqbar CEO ~timluc-miptev’s first longform piece: The Blockdollar. In this in-depth article, he answers:Why doesn't crypto have (many) productive assets on it?What does crypto do better than digitized fintech + web2?What is the "new meta" to take us out of this bear?Urbit at Large~tirrel corporation released Scene, an Urbit desktop client for Mac and Linux! Released on an LGL license, ~tirrel envisions Scene bringing parity between Urbit and web2 UX. Near future improvements include: a theme engine, alt window management, keyboard shortcuts, and an in-app web browser.Third.earth announced an Enterprise Platform to help star owners offer hosting, and soon domain names and planet sales.Tlon announced the beta release of the new Landscape Urbit OS. The apps within the new OS are now separate (Groups, Talk, and soon Notebooks and Gallery) and composable. Messages persist across Talk and Groups. And now there’s an iOS app called Small Talk, too!4…GB…Loom.Uqbar Network: Developer and Operations UpdatesAnother busy week for the Uqbar team—check out some of their accomplishments: ~hodzod-walrus:Connected pokur to uqbar payment rails~fabnev-hinmur:Continued development of pokur frontend~timfyn-ranpyl:Began work on new map and set data structuresZere verifier adopting axis lookup and edit memoizationRecommended ReadingCheck out “Atoms, Institutions, Blockchains” by Josh Stark. The article was an inspiration for Basile’s longform piece and a 2022 favorite.Thoughts from Our Glorious LeaderA few of this week’s best threads from Uqbar founder, @basileSportifOn “Why the TradDollar Doesn’t Play Well with Blockdollar Decoupling”For an introduction to the Blockdollar essay, try reading the tweet thread that started it

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