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DeFi📈
Aave DAO votes to shut down three Layer 2 deployments (zkSync, Metis, Soneium) due to persistently low usage and lack of ecosystem growth potential, signaling strategic consolidation of protocol resources.
Superform launched its mobile app, enabling a user-owned neobank, now live on iOS in the U.S. and Canada.
Ondo Finance receives EU regulatory approval to list tokenized stocks and ETFs, enabling 500 million investors across 30 markets.
Stablecoins/RWA🪙
MetaMask added support for Ondo Finance’s real-world assets, bringing tokenized stocks directly into the self-custodial wallet.
Airdrops🪂
Ethena introduced Exchange Points, a new incentive program rewarding genuine trading activity on Ethena-powered venues, including Ethereal and Hyena, distributing 100 million points per venue each week over six months.
MetaMask said LINEA tokens will be distributed proportionally based on users’ level and total points at the end of the season, with allocation previews available this week and claims scheduled later this month.
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Issues⚠️
Merkle, a perps DEX protocol, will wind down operations over the coming weeks. The platform will stop opening new positions on Feb. 6 and forcibly close remaining positions on Feb. 10.
Gyroscope governance proposed a whitehat settlement following the GYD bridge security incident, asking the exploiter to return 200 ETH by Feb. 5 in exchange for keeping the remaining funds as a fixed bounty and halting further investigation.
Farms 🧑🏻🌾
Liquity Protocol introduces up to 10% APR across three low-risk DeFi venues, offering yield through Stability Pools and liquidity provision on Curve and Uniswap.
Dolomite offers up to 9.59% APY on USD1 deposits, combining lending returns, WLFI rewards, and oDOLO incentives, with additional points claimable on Merkl.
Kamino launched the NX8 Liquidity Vault, offering a single onchain position with diversified Layer-1 exposure across BTC, ETH, SOL, BNB, TRON, HYPE, AVAX, and SUI.
Lista DAO added new USDC markets on Lista Lending, enabling users to post USDC or USDC/USDT Smart LP as collateral to borrow USD1, USDT, and U.
Neutrl Fi kicked off Season 1 around NUSD, a yield-bearing stablecoin that earns by delta-hedging acquired OTC discount altcoins, while TVL grew by $212M in the past 60 days from launch.
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- Points focused: Pendle YT-NUSD (50x points) and YT-sNUSD (25x points)
- Yield focused: Loop the new PT sNUSD Morpho market for up to ~20% yield, depending on rates and leverage.
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News🗞️
President Trump signed the bill officially ending the US government shutdown.
Senate Democrats are planning a closed-door meeting on crypto market structure, marking the first member-level discussion since the Banking Committee postponed its previous markup.
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Airdrop Claims
Echelon launched ELON on Aptos, opening airdrop claims for Points and veTHL holders with a 30-day claim window from TGE. Claim here
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