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- Berachain Replaces BGT With Revenue-Based PoL
- Wisp Opens Waitlist for Private AI Assistant
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Airdrop Claims
GRVT ($GRVT) — TGE Confirmed July 21
$GRVT TGE is officially set for July 21, 2026 — roughly 2 weeks away. Season 2 allocation sits at 18% of the 1B fixed supply (up from 12% in Season 1). Expect claim details, vesting schedule, and allocation announcements in the coming days.
With TGE this close, the final Season 2 push is still worth it for anyone already positioned: trade volume, hold open interest, provide liquidity, and use referrals. Boosted markets: TradFi pairs at 3x, alts at 2x. Delta-neutral approach (hold OI on GRVT, hedge elsewhere) remains popular for collecting funding payments plus points with minimal directional risk.
⚠️ TGE is imminent — last chance to accumulate Season 2 points before snapshot locks. Claim mechanics and vesting schedule not yet announced. $GRVT is a membership/utility token with buybacks rather than direct yield — value depends on platform adoption post-launch.
Airdrop Checkers
Grass Stage 2 — USDC Checker Live
Grass Stage 2 rewards checker is now live at app.grass.io/dashboard/allocation — payouts are in USDC (not $GRASS token), with claims opening July 22. Check your allocation now before the claim window opens.
Community reaction is negative — most users are reporting very small allocations ($31, under $1, or even $0) after months of running nodes.
Official link: https://app.grass.io/
⚠️ Stage 2 appears to be a final small payout rather than a meaningful reward. No clear Stage 3 or ongoing major opportunity indicated. Claims open July 22 — check your allocation now but manage expectations significantly.
Airdrop Updates & Opportunities
Arcus (rebranded from dYdX Labs)
Arcus is a new DEX built by the dYdX Labs team in partnership with Robinhood Crypto, launching on Robinhood Chain (Arbitrum Orbit L2). Core product: 24/7 spot trading of 95 tokenized stock tokens (equities, commodities, indices, crypto) with 0% fees, plus perpetual futures up to 50x leverage on stock tokens currently in beta. Deep institutional liquidity from Robinhood and top market makers. The original dYdX Chain continues operating separately — Arcus is a new project by the same team.
No $ARCUS token yet, but dYdX founder Antonio Juliano confirmed a portion of future Arcus tokens will be allocated to the dYdX community, with priority for users who previously traded, staked, validated, or built on dYdX.
Best current positioning: join the perps waitlist immediately at waitlist.arcus.xyz — position is determined by past on-chain perps volume (dYdX, Hyperliquid, Lighter, etc., with RWA volume as a bonus) and referrals of validated traders. Multiple wallets can be connected to aggregate history.
Official link: https://arcus.xyz/
⚠️ Strong community backlash from $DYDX holders who feel the team is abandoning the original protocol — $DYDX dropped sharply on the news. Tokenized stocks carry regulatory and securities risk; restricted in US, Canada, UK, and other jurisdictions. No confirmed tokenomics, vesting, or airdrop details yet. No official points program — third-party airdrop guides are speculative. New chain risk on Robinhood Chain.
Meridian (formerly The Prediction Markets on Ethereal) — Robinhood Chain Launch
Meridian has rebranded from Prediction Markets on Ethereal and launched on Robinhood Chain as a day-one partner. If you had funds in the old Prediction account, migrate immediately at app.ethereal.trade/prediction — perps balances don’t need migration yet. Fee-free prediction trading is now live, and a $5,000 prize pool runs for combo traders (predictions + perps) until July 15.
Early activity on Robinhood Chain projects is worth tracking — day-one users on new chains have historically been well-positioned for ecosystem incentives when points or reward programs launch.
Official link: https://app.meridian.xyz/predict
⚠️ Prize pool ends July 15 — tight window. Migrate Prediction funds immediately to avoid any access issues. Robinhood Chain is still new with evolving smart-contract risk. No confirmed points or airdrop program yet — early activity is speculative positioning only.
Grove Finance ($GROVE) — Token Distribution Live
$GROVE token distribution is now live — supply USDS on sky.money to start accruing GROVE rewards automatically, on top of the normal Sky Savings Rate.
A large portion of GROVE held by Sky is being distributed to USDS suppliers on a multi-year schedule, with the heaviest allocations front-loaded in the first two years. Remaining GROVE after that is reserved for future rewards decided by Sky Governance.
Go to sky, supply USDS, and GROVE accrues automatically. No complex loops, no points conversion — direct token rewards.
Official link: app.sky.money/?network=ethereum
⚠️ Future reward amounts beyond the initial schedule depend on Sky Governance decisions. Token liquidity and price discovery are still early. Opportunity cost applies — USDS could be deployed elsewhere for potentially higher yields.
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