Ondo Nexus Launches, Berachain Releases Whitepaper, Exploring ETH Leverage Farming for Higher Yields, and more...

Launches 🚀

• Ondo Finance launched Ondo Nexus to unlock instant liquidity for tokenized Treasury issuers. OUSG’s backing now includes Treasuries from Franklin Templeton, WisdomTree, Wellington Management, and Fundbridge Capital. The initiative enhances redemption across stablecoins, with PayPal USD (PYUSD) joining USDC soon. Tokenized Treasuries surpassed $3 billion TVL in 2024, driving RWA growth.

• Layer3 has launched Layer3 Intel, AI agents designed to deploy tasks and generate revenue on their platform. Equipped with three years of proprietary incentive data and real-time internet access, these agents are available for creation with 25,000 L3. Builder access is live starting today.

• Bunni v2 is live on Ethereum, Base, and Arbitrum, becoming the first DEX built on Uniswap v4 with programmable liquidity. The platform boosts LP returns through rehypothecation hooks, integrating with protocols like Morpho, Compound, and Aave to combine lending yields with swap fees. Focused on key pairs like ETH-USDC and stETH-WETH, Bunni offers higher yields without incentives. $BUNNI incentives launch next week, and eligible users can now claim their airdrop. Swap $LIT to $BUNNI at a 1:1 rate on the new swap page.

• Galaxy Exchange has launched native cross-chain swaps powered by Wormhole and Mayan, enabling swaps between thousands of assets in under 10 seconds. Supported by Swing, this integration enhances cross-chain asset transfers and liquidity. Additionally, users have 48 hours left to claim $W Interest Reward Shares from the Wormhole Treasury Pool before unclaimed tokens are burnt.

• f(x) Protocol has officially launched v2.0, introducing fixed, low stress leverage trading on ETH with no funding fees and low risk of liquidation. Stability Pool users can earn triple yields through trading fees, ETH staking rewards, and FXN emissions. Now open to all users, leverage starts at 7X during the bootstrap phase and will increase to 10X upon stabilization. Thoroughly audited, f(x) v2.0 offers everyone a safer, smarter trading experience.

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Issues 🚨

• Superposition has temporarily paused Longtail due to concerning price behavior and is transferring all liquidity to Camelot to safeguard users. LP funds remain secure, with withdrawals frozen for the time being

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Updates 📰

• Berachain Foundation, detailing their Proof of Liquidity (PoL) model that aligns network security and liquidity incentives. Berachain employs a two-token system with BERA for staking and gas and BGT for governance and rewards.

• Wrapped BTC (wBTC) is now live on Sui Bridge, enabling Bitcoin's integration into the scalable and programmable Sui DeFi ecosystem.

• stETH and wstETH are now live on Soneium, a creator-focused L2 blockchain built on the Optimism OP Stack. Users can bridge stETH or wstETH to Soneium via Superbridge, enabling new use cases across gaming, entertainment, and finance

• Puffer Finance's proposal to onboard pufETH as collateral on Aave V3 has progressed to the next stage. This integration seeks to enhance Aave's ecosystem by introducing secure restaking and deeper liquidity. Users can cast their votes through the Aave governance platform.

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Upcoming ⏳

• WalletConnect's WCT token will be available on CoinList in less than 24 hours. Users are encouraged to set up their accounts now to avoid missing the opportunity.

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Airdrops 🪂

• Soneium has introduced the OG Badge, a soulbound reward for early adopters. To claim, users must complete 45 on-chain transactions by February 27th, 2025.

• Kelp DAO is evolving Kelp Miles into Kernel Points, which will unify governance and rewards across Kelp, Gain, and Kernel DAO ahead of the $KERNEL token generation event (TGE). One Kernel Point equals 1,000 Kelp Miles and influences users' share of $KERNEL.

  • Users can continue to earn Kernel Points by participating in Kelp and Gain vaults.

• Aevo has launched an airdrop campaign for $BSX in collaboration with BSX Labs. Eligible users can now claim their $BSX tokens via Aevo's platform. Details about Aevo Airdrops and the claim process are available on their official site.

• Kernel DAO's Mega Airdrop is now live for eligible users, specifically asBNB restakers. To claim, users can connect their wallets on Kernel DAO's site. The airdrop period ran from January 7 to January 16, 2025.

• Taiko has announced an airdrop for users supplying TAIKO tokens through Avalon Finance pools. Eligible participants can claim the airdrop gaslessly on the Taiko network, along with perks like a share of 100k TAIKO and +20% APR. Claiming also grants 100x Trailblazers XP. Eligibility is determined by Avalon.

• ALLiN GAMING's mainnet launch is scheduled for February 6th, with 20% of the supply allocated for an airdrop.

  • Users can earn points by placing bets through the app—win or lose, every bet counts towards a larger airdrop share.

• Infinex has launched a new airdrop for users who swapped $DRV tokens between January 15 and 29. Eligible participants can log in to their Infinex account to claim their Derive tokens.

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Farms 🧑🏻‍🌾

• ether.fi has launched the Liquid Move ETH vault as part of Movement's Cornucopia Era, a $125M pre-deposit program to accelerate DeFi growth on the Movement network. Early participants can earn $MOVE tokens and secure top rewards by being among the first liquidity providers on the mainnet. Learn more and start earning through ether.fi.

• Gearbox Protocol has announced the launch of StakeStone's Berachain ETH vault, offering up to 6X credit leverage. Participants can earn 6X points across Berachain, Dolomite, Berawave, and KodiakFi with a 2% net borrow APY.

• Orderly Network has updated its Elixir Pools, focusing on BTC, ETH, and SOL to maximize depositor returns. Current APRs are 27% for SOL, 22% for ETH, and 16% for BTC. Users with funds in deprecated pools should move their liquidity to active pools as rewards are no longer distributed to inactive ones.

• Avalon Labs has officially closed deposits for $USDa and $sUSDa. Early participants secured 2.69x rewards as the project prepares for its mainnet launch

• Puffer Finance has launched the first rewards epoch of Season 2, allocating 1.4M $CARROT for Epoch 1. Users can track daily rewards and check their accrued balances on the Puffer app. Claimed $CARROT will be subject to a 30-day lock-up before withdrawal. Stake $PUFFER and vote to boost your rewards for higher earnings.

• Provide GHO liquidity on Spectra for stkGHO Mar 2025 PT to earn incentives from SPECTRA reward pool for up to 38% APR on Ethereum. With more than $8M TVL, the pool delivers good returns with good liquidity and low impermanent loss risk.

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