Coinbase Introduces Verified Pools, Magic Eden & Nillion Airdrop Checker, This Week’s Airdrop Claims and Upcoming Airdrops, and more...
Launches 🚀
Coinbase has launched Verified Pools, a curated selection of liquidity pools requiring Coinbase Verifications credentials. Built on Base and Uniswap v4, the initiative aims to enhance capital efficiency and reduce costs. Users can connect with Prime Onchain Wallet, Coinbase Wallet, and select third-party wallets.
f(x) Protocol is launching wBTC markets tomorrow, offering up to 7x leverage with zero funding fees and minimized liquidation risk. Stability Pool depositors and veFXN holders will now earn BTC trading commissions, converted to wstETH.
The update builds on f(x)’s success with ETH markets and is part of broader upgrades, including batch processing for keepers and flexible yield options.
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Updates 📰
EigenLayer has integrated decentralized proving and EigenDA into ZKsync’s Elastic Network, enhancing speed, cost efficiency, and security for ZK rollups. EigenDA now serves as ZKsync’s preferred data availability layer, offering 15 MB/s throughput and a fixed pricing model.
Drift has launched Momentum, a five-week program starting in mid-April to support 5-7 growth-stage DeFi projects on Solana. Targeting teams post-product and pre-Series A, the initiative provides focused resources to address key challenges, aiming to strengthen the Solana DeFi ecosystem. The program concludes at Solana Conf in NYC. Applications are now open.
Spark has concluded the Tokenization Grand Prix, selecting BlackRock’s BUIDL, Superstate’s USTB, and Centrifuge-Anemoy’s JTRSY as winners. The initiative aims to onboard $1B in tokenized RWAs and allocate stablecoin liquidity through the Spark Liquidity Layer.
Pending Sky governance approval on April 3, allocations will include $500M for BUIDL, $300M for USTB, and additional funding for JTRSY.
Moonwell has launched its Flagship USDC Vault on Optimism Mainnet, powered by Morpho Labs and curated by Block Analitica and B.Protocol. The vault provides liquidity for ETH/USDC and wstETH/USDC Morpho Isolated Markets, generating fees for depositors.
In partnership with Stablecoin and Optimism Foundation, Moonwell Virtual Accounts now enable U.S. payments with zero fees, allowing seamless USDC deposits.
Story Protocol now supports Bridged USDC via Circle’s Bridged USDC Standard, improving security and reducing liquidity fragmentation. The deployment was facilitated through Stargate Finance, ensuring seamless USDC transfers on Story.
Argent Metal has launched on Starknet, enabling fully onchain payments with 100% self-custody, zero hidden fees, and cashback rewards. The card allows users to transact anywhere Mastercard is accepted while maintaining complete control over their assets without intermediaries.
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Ondo Finance is promoting tokenization as a key financial innovation with billboards in Washington, DC, ahead of the SEC’s Crypto Task Force Roundtables and the DC Blockchain Summit. The campaign highlights Ondo’s mission to unlock global access to US financial markets through tokenized assets.
Gearbox Protocol is set to launch its first instance with Lido Finance, enabling users to lend, borrow, and leverage staking assets with high efficiency and additional rewards. The integration goes live tomorrow.
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Airdrops 🪂
Magic Eden announced that the top 1% of quest participants may be eligible for an OG $PAWS allocation from GOTPAWSED. The most active users can check their eligibility through the provided claim link.
Nillion has released an updated airdrop allocation checker, resolving bugs affecting linked account eligibility and staking rewards. In response to community feedback, the 90-day pre-staking lockup has been removed, with all pre-staking rewards now unlocking on day one.
Farms 🧑🏻🌾
Pendle has introduced a migration feature allowing users to roll over positions into new Pendle markets. PT holders can swap directly into a new pool, while LPs can migrate early to secure fixed yields and benefit from increased swap fees post-maturity. The process is streamlined with automatic reward claims and filtering tools for selecting target pools.
Corn has launched the BTC Harvester Vault, allowing users to deposit BTCN, LBTC, cbBTC, WBTC, and eBTC on Ethereum or Corn. Yield includes a share of 0.5% of the CORN supply, along with 3x points from Veda Labs, Lombard Finance, and EtherFi.
Bunni has launched Round 5 of $BUNNI incentives, offering high-yield LP opportunities on Ethereum and Base for the next two weeks. The program includes 8 Rush Pools with APRs up to 108.33% on Ethereum and 42.46% on Base, featuring zero dilution, limited TVL caps, and double rehypothecation to maximize yield. Early LPs benefit from locked-in rates and passive rewards across key liquidity pairs.
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