Ecosystem Update

Core Engineering Update

Merges:
- snarkVM
  - https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/701: Switch from structopt to clap (HowardWu)
  - https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/703: Fix BHP commitment setup (HowardWu)
  - https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/704: Implement comparison operations for integers (HowardWu)
  - https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/707: Refactors CRH and Commitment, improves performance (HowardWu)
- snarkOS
  - https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkOS/pull/1694: Restructure crawler args, introduce a new storage table (Ijedrz)
  - https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkOS/pull/1695: A few fixes and tweaks for the network crawler (Ijedrz)
In-Progress:
- snarkVM
  - https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/705: Implements absolute value for integer circuit literals (HowardWu)
  - ‣: Refactor Marlin implementation (Pratyush)
  - https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/708: Removes Group trait, refactors Poseidon and related algorithms (HowardWu)
- snarkOS
  - https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkOS/pull/1690: Allow multiple addresses when using --connect (Ijedrz)
  - https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkOS/pull/1693: Use a proper codec with Framed (Ijedrz)
  - https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkOS/pull/1697: Simplify the handshake impl in the synth node (Ijedrz)

Ambassador Program
- 1664 applicants were verified out of 2000 submissions and have moved onto the second phase of the Ambassador Program application process
- The application for the next phase will close on Wednesday, March 23 at 12pm ET.
- We will then take one month to review all applications and will select 30 to 50 ambassadors.
- That will wrap up the first rollout of the Ambassador Program! The program will reopen in mid May.
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