Reserve Launches Index DTFs, LayerZero Integrates HyperEVM, This Week's Airdrop Claims and Upcoming Airdrops

Launches 🚀

• Reserve introduces the Reserve Index Protocol, enabling Index DTFs for market or narrative exposure with 1:1 backing, transparent onchain custody, and 24/7 redemption. Launch partners include Bloomberg Indices, CoinDesk Markets, MarketVector, and Virtuals.

  • Among the indexes is the DeFi Growth Index (DGI), curated by Today in DeFi, which tracks early-stage projects with strong growth potential and established demand.

• Sushi launches RP6, its most advanced aggregation upgrade, enhancing swap execution with Universal Bridge Integration, Curve Metapool support, and modular smart contracts. The update auto-stakes and unstakes assets for better pricing, taps into Curve Metapools for deeper liquidity, and introduces RouteProcessor6 for optimized trade routing.

  • Developers can integrate seamlessly via Sushi’s Swap API, leveraging superior pricing and cross-chain liquidity.

• Avantis launches v1.5, introducing new primitives and capital efficiency improvements for crypto and RWA assets on its fully onchain perp DEX. Key updates include a PnL-based perpetual with zero fees until profit, CEX-like volume-based fee discounts, and enhanced liquidity management with separate long/short OI caps.

  • Traders gain access to 500x leverage, increased profit limits, and optimized UI performance, while LPs benefit from improved risk pricing.

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Updates 📰

• LayerZero integrates Hyperliquid’s HyperEVM with 120+ chains, enabling seamless token extensions, app deployments, and asset bridging. With nearly a trillion dollars in lifetime perpetuals volume, HyperEVM expands its interoperability through LayerZero’s network.

• Wormhole enables native-to-native cross-chain swaps to Sui via Mayan Finance’s MCTP, allowing users to swap any token from Solana and EVM chains to Sui in a single click. Leading Sui protocols, including Navi Protocol and Aftermath Finance, have integrated MCTP for seamless cross-chain transactions, with more integrations expected soon.

• Gearbox expands to Sonic, introducing lending pools, leverage farming, and leverage trading with enhanced rewards. Users can earn 8x Sonic Points on wS lending and 10x Sonic Points on USDC lending, with no lockups, fees, or impermanent loss. Leverage farmers can earn 120x Sonic Points + 240 Rings per day with scUSD from Rings Protocol or 80x Sonic Points and 29% APY with stS from Beets.fi.

  • Traders can access leverage on WETH, wS, and stS across Shadow and Equalizer DEXes. Secured by 10+ audits, AI monitoring, and Chaos Labs risk management, Gearbox offers a battle-tested platform for maximizing capital efficiency on Sonic.

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Upcoming ⏳

• Ethena Labs expands to MoveVM chains, starting with Aptos, where sENA holders will receive a share of 5% of Echelon’s token supply. sENA rewards begin accruing as points, with locked sENA eligible for additional incentives. USDe and sUSDe will be integrated into the Aptos ecosystem, with sUSDe positioned as a core savings asset via Echelon and Thala Labs.

  • Users can bridge assets through Stargate Finance and must delegate their airdrop to link their Aptos and Ethereum addresses for Ethena rewards.

• Berachain launches Governance Phase 1, allowing teams to submit RFRVs for BEX and non-BEX smart contract pools. Proposals should be posted on the Berachain forum for community feedback before approval, determining eligibility for BGT emissions.

• Meteora reaffirms its commitment to strengthening its liquidity layer and LP community, outlining key improvements to its DLMM and Dynamic AMM. Enhancements include Dynamic Positions for better liquidity management, Token2022 support for expanded accessibility, and a new version of the Dynamic AMM for increased capital efficiency. Meteora will also refine its SDKs and documentation to support developer integrations.

• Solv Protocol is set to launch SolvBTC.BNB tomorrow, enabling BTC holders to access Binance Launchpool yields and top DeFi opportunities on BNB Chain. The new product aims to enhance BTC utility within the ecosystem.

• Axelar launches v1.2.1 "Cobalt", introducing a governance-approved fee-burning mechanism that sends 98% of network gas fees to a burn address, with the remaining 2% allocated to a community grant pool. This upgrade strengthens AXL tokenomics by securing interoperability through a reward pool model, replacing inflationary rewards.

• Contango announces the integration of sUSDS from SkyEcosystem into Compound Finance, enhancing liquidity and leverage opportunities. The platform has also introduced additional trading instruments using USDS as a quote asset.

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Airdrops 🪂

• Bunni launches Round 3 of $BUNNI incentives, running from Feb 25 - Mar 11 with two incentivized pools on Ethereum Mainnet. The USR-USDC Rush Pool targets $5M TVL, rehypothecating assets to Euler Finance for additional yield, while the USDC-USDT Recur Pool has a $1M TVL target, leveraging Aave for extra returns. Rush pool users must manually join the recur pool to continue earning. Both pools are now live for LPs to participate.

• Babylon Foundation opens BABY Airdrop Registration, allowing users to sign up for eligibility. Full details and registration are available on the official blog.

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Farms 🧑🏻‍🌾

• Pendle integrates LevelUSD, bringing lvlUSD and slvlUSD to the platform with enhanced rewards. lvlUSD (non-yield bearing) offers 40x Level XP + Symbiotic Points, while slvlUSD (yield-bearing) provides 20x Level XP alongside Aave V3 base yield and restaked yield, currently at ~11.3% APY. Traders can speculate on XP with YT-lvlUSD or balance yield exposure with YT-slvlUSD, while fixed-income seekers can utilize PTs for stable APY.

• Provide GHO liquidity on Spectra for stkGHO Mar 2025 PT to earn incentives from SPECTRA reward pool for up to 20% 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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