# BLabs x Community Update // November 2, 2021

**URL:** <https://forum.balancer.fi/t/blabs-x-community-update-november-2-2021/2314>\
**Category:** Community Updates\
**Created:** [November 2, 2021, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/blabs-x-community-update-november-2-2021/2314 "2021-11-02T23:59:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/blabs-x-community-update-november-2-2021/2314/1 "2021-11-02T23:59:23Z")

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Hi Everyone, below are the updates from the past week. We are moving the BLabs x Community updates to a 2 week cadence – as always, please feel free to reach out with any feedbacks.

**Product Development**  
Boosted Pools (formerly Linear Pools):

- Frontend and Relayer contract are in progress
- Testing of the developed contracts is in progress

Ongoing Product Development Projects:  
Managed Pools, Pool Creation UI, Swap table on Pool Pages 💪

Merkle Orchard:  
The Orchard has successfully been in use last week and this week ![:deciduous_tree:](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/balancer/original/1X/62349adce169752f2a44189df325d482a1fcb437.png) ![:apple:](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/balancer/original/1X/266f768f3415fd0a0d9e9caae8626e0ef80bd803.png) ![:deciduous_tree:](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/balancer/original/1X/62349adce169752f2a44189df325d482a1fcb437.png) ![:tada:](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/balancer/original/1X/478f99f98c4580a95b2cef1d1d95654d16e1ee7b.png)

**Sidechains & L2s**

- [Arbitrum](https://arbitrum.balancer.fi/#/) TVL: $119M
- [Polygon](https://polygon.balancer.fi/#/) TVL: $190M
- [Forum post](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-on-other-chains-friendly-forks-aka-franchise-model/2279) by followthechain about Balancer on other chains.

**Partnerships**

- TrueUSD pool coming up

**Marketing**

- SEO work in progress
- 3 new videos in production
- Hiring for a Product Marketing Manager [here](https://angel.co/company/balancer-labs-1/jobs/1682168-senior-product-marketing-manager?utm_campaign=startup_share&utm_content=startup_share_module&utm_medium=social&utm_term=balancer-labs-1)

**Community**

- Alchemist proposal to handle post LBP distributions was approved for a 3-month trial
- Proposals for Baller funding and Grants are in progress