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Ethereum Pectra Upgrade Live, USDe Live on HyperLend, Doodles Upcoming Airdrop, Earn 20% APY + Airdrop Points with ETH LP

May 08, 2025
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Launches πŸš€

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  • Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade is now live on mainnet, enhancing smart account wallet UX, doubling L2 scaling data storage blobs, and improving validator experience. Community monitoring will continue for the next 24 hours.

  • Fraction AI has launched on Base mainnet, allowing users to create AI agents based on personal strategies without coding. These agents compete in tasks like writing, coding, and finance, earning rewards based on performance.


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Updates πŸ“°

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  • Polygon has introduced the CDK OP Stack configuration to Agglayer, enabling developers to build OP Stack chains with zk tech and enhanced sovereignty. The setup eliminates OP Stack's Superchain tax and offers high performance with 60-100+ Mgas/s.

  • HyperLend has listed USDe by Ethena Labs, allowing users to borrow USDe against HYPE and earn 20x rewards. USDe cannot be used as collateral, and borrowers should manage risks due to potential market volatility.

  • Space and Time has released v2.0 of its whitepaper, detailing the protocol’s design, SXT economic model, and Proof of SQL mechanism. The document outlines node operations, utility, and use cases.

  • Linea now offers free bridging from Ethereum to Linea using their native bridge, covering L2 fees for transactions using less than 250k gas.

    • Note that this only applies to L1β†’L2 transactions and excludes USDC bridging via Circle’s CCTP.

  • MetaMask now supports multiple Secret Recovery Phrases, allowing users to manage multiple wallets within a single interface.

  • Morpho contracts are now live on Flame EVM, including Vaults 1.1, Oracles, and a Universal Rewards Distributor. Morpho also powers protocols on Polygon, Optimism, and BTCFi on Corn, with contracts audited by Spearbit and OpenZeppelin.

    • A $2.5M bug bounty program is active.

  • Revoke.cash now supports batch revoking of multiple approvals in a single transaction, enabled by Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade. The feature is available for EOAs upgraded to Smart Accounts, making cleanup faster and more secure.

  • Starknet has introduced Account Abstraction across the Ethereum ecosystem, enabling advanced UX features like one-transaction execution for all actions.

  • Taiko DAO is now live on mainnet, marking the start of decentralized governance for the Taiko protocol. The rollout is gradual, with the Security Council managing initial operations.

    • Full protocol ownership transfer is expected by June 2025.

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Upcoming ⏳

  • Sky Protocol has introduced SP-BEAM, a new governance module developed with BlockAnalitica, enabling faster and safer rate updates to enhance stability management across the ecosystem.

  • Lista DAO has opened a vote to include USD1 as collateral in the CDP, aiming to expand yield routes and collaboration with World Liberty Finance.

    • veLISTA holders can lock their tokens and vote now via the provided snapshot link.

  • Berachain is winding down Boyco prelaunch vaults and transitioning to new high-yield strategies. Boyco $BERA rewards will unlock soon, with most non-$BERA rewards claimable from individual protocols.

    • Users can check their allocations at boyco.berachain.com.


$4B Stablecoin Inflow, Solana Sustainable Dominance, Earn 37% APR on Stables

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Airdrops πŸͺ‚

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  • Doodles announced the upcoming $DOOD launch on Solana, with airdrops for Doodles NFT holders and New Blood community members. Holders can pre-register for allocations, while New Blood members will receive tokens at TGE. Check eligibility at dood.doodles.app.

  • SNS has launched the $SNS Genesis Airdrop, distributing 2 billion tokens (20% of total supply), with 1.5B going to .sol domain holders and 500M to ecosystem partners. No presales or private rounds; only 25% of supply is in circulation.

  • Galxe and Space ID have launched the SnapStorm Campaign Rewards, allowing users to claim $ID if eligible. User can check eligibility at the provided link.


Farms πŸ§‘πŸ»β€πŸŒΎ

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  • Renzo Protocol offers top APYs on SOL with 500k REZ in weekly rewards through ezSOL on Kamino. Users can mint ezSOL with SOL or JitoSOL, supply to Kamino, and borrow SOL for enhanced yields.

  • YieldFi has launched yUSD on Pendle, offering around 15% APY on the LP pool, 2.5x YC per dollar of LP, and $PENDLE rewards. The pool has a maturity of 98 days.

  • Optimism has announced Sake Finance as a core app partner for SuperStacks, joining Velodrome and Uniswap. Sake pools are now live and eligible for Superchain XP.


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