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# Builder's Block #015: Apply for Open House London & New Wallet Standards on Arbitrum
- URL: https://blog.arbitrum.foundation/builders-block-015-apply-for-open-house-london-new-wallet-standards-on-arbitrum/
- Published: 2026-04-15T12:03:35.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-15T12:03:35.000Z
- Author: Arbitrum Foundation
- Tags: Builder Newsletter

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****What's Important This Week**  
🇬🇧 Open House London Buildathon kicks off May 25th. Apply today.  
📚 Arbitrum Mentorship Program Applications Closed with 900 Submissions  
⚡ ERC-7715 and Open Wallet Standard are now live on Arbitrum

## 📣 Announcements

*Key updates from the Arbitrum ecosystem and Foundation.*

### Open House London: Buildathon Applications Now Open 

![0426_OpenHouse_London_1920x1080.png](https://storage.ghost.io/c/d4/cc/d4cc8040-691e-4dd2-8282-0c08d45fc5a8/content/images/2026/04/0426_OpenHouse_London_1920x1080.png)

Open House London kicks off May 25th with an online buildathon. Connect with top teams, get hands-on support, and showcase what you're building on Arbitrum. NYC saw 1,700+ builders, 177 projects, and $340K awarded across payment rails, agentic commerce, prediction markets, and tokenized assets. London is next.  
➡️ [Apply to Open House London](https://openhouse.arbitrum.io/?utm%5Fsource=builder-block&utm%5Fmedium=newsletter&utm%5Fcampaign=oh-london-buildathon)

### First Arbitrum Mentorship Program Applications are Now Closed

Applications for the Arbitrum Mentorship Program are now closed as of April 7th. We saw strong interest from early-stage teams looking to build on Arbitrum, and we’re excited about the cohort taking shape. Selected teams will undergo eight weeks of hands-on mentorship with industry experts, culminating in a Demo Day in front of top-tier investors.

Stay tuned - we’ll be sharing more on the final cohort soon.

### Agentic Bounty Challenge Has Concluded with 30+ Applications

![agentic_bounty.jpeg](https://storage.ghost.io/c/d4/cc/d4cc8040-691e-4dd2-8282-0c08d45fc5a8/content/images/2026/04/agentic_bounty.jpeg)

The ArbiLink Agentic Bounty has ended on April 3rd, and we're no longer accepting submissions. Huge thank you to everyone who built and participated - we’ve seen some really strong submissions come through!

We’ll be reviewing entries and announcing results soon. Stay tuned!  
➡️ [Follow us for the latest updates](https://x.com/ArbitrumDevs?ref=blog.arbitrum.foundation)

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## 📚 Learn & Build

*New learning drops and hands-on resources from across the Arbitrum ecosystem.*

### Best Practices for Agentic Wallets with MoonPay OWS

[![open_wallet_standard.jpeg](https://storage.ghost.io/c/d4/cc/d4cc8040-691e-4dd2-8282-0c08d45fc5a8/content/images/2026/04/open_wallet_standard.jpeg)](https://x.com/blockbyvlog/status/2041518606320640099?s=20&ref=blog.arbitrum.foundation)

Learn how to design secure agent wallets using the Open Wallet Standard (OWS) by MoonPay, with encrypted local vaults and a policy engine to manage permissions safely. Covers why current setups fall short and how to implement a more robust architecture for AI agents in practice.  
➡️ [Watch the Video](https://x.com/blockbyvlog/status/2041518606320640099?s=20&ref=blog.arbitrum.foundation)

### Rust Onchain: A Backend Engineer's Guide to Stylus

[![0326_Arbitrum_Blog_Stylus_BackednEngineers_1200x600.jpg](https://storage.ghost.io/c/d4/cc/d4cc8040-691e-4dd2-8282-0c08d45fc5a8/content/images/2026/04/0326_Arbitrum_Blog_Stylus_BackednEngineers_1200x600.jpg)](https://blog.arbitrum.foundation/rust-onchain-a-backend-engineers-guide-to-stylus/)

Learn how to move backend computation onchain with Arbitrum Stylus, using Rust to build verifiable, tamper-proof logic without changing your stack. Walks through a real scoring engine architecture, shared types across onchain/offchain, and why WASM unlocks major compute savings.  
➡️ [Read the Blog](https://blog.arbitrum.foundation/rust-onchain-a-backend-engineers-guide-to-stylus/)

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## 🔦 Ecosystem Highlights

*Fresh launches and standout threads from around the Arbitrum ecosystem.*

### Advanced Permissions (ERC-7715) is now live on Arbitrum

[![Metamask_Advanced_Permissions.png](https://storage.ghost.io/c/d4/cc/d4cc8040-691e-4dd2-8282-0c08d45fc5a8/content/images/2026/04/Metamask_Advanced_Permissions.png)](https://x.com/MetaMaskDev/status/2041139203241545959?s=20&ref=blog.arbitrum.foundation)

Agents and apps can now request scoped permissions from MetaMask users to execute transactions on their behalf.  
➡️ [Learn More Here](https://x.com/MetaMaskDev/status/2041139203241545959?s=20&ref=blog.arbitrum.foundation)

### L1 vs L2: Choosing The Right Chain

Understand why choosing between L1 and L2 is a critical decision when building onchain, from cost and scalability to long-term architecture. Here’s why Robinhood chose to launch on Arbitrum.  
➡️ [Watch the Full Video](https://youtu.be/hjg9wLxypDs?si=UuToTmuENHQlFBWj&ref=blog.arbitrum.foundation)

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## 🗓️ Events

*Workshops, hackathons, and ecosystem meetups to watch.*

### ArbiLink Highlights in EthCC Cannes

[![arbilink_cannes.jpeg](https://storage.ghost.io/c/d4/cc/d4cc8040-691e-4dd2-8282-0c08d45fc5a8/content/images/2026/04/arbilink_cannes.jpeg)](https://x.com/arbitrum/status/2041603477953011925?s=20&ref=blog.arbitrum.foundation)

ArbiLink Cannes was incredible! 🇫🇷

So many great conversations with founders and investors on agentic DeFi, payments, tokenization and infrastructure.  
➡️ [Check out the Recap Video](https://x.com/arbitrum/status/2041603477953011925?s=20&ref=blog.arbitrum.foundation)

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That’s all from Builder’s Block #015\. Thank you for reading, and keep building. Arbitrum Everywhere.