Sonic Labs Mainnet Launches, Powell Clarifies Fed Prohibited From Holding Bitcoin, Weekly Airdrop Claims and Upcoming Airdrops, and many more...

Launches 🚀

• Sonic Labs announces the launch of their Mainnet. Users can add Sonic to their Web3 wallets and upgrade $FTM to $S through the official portal.

• Sophon Mainnet is live, introducing the first Validium on zkSync, powered by Avail Project. Featuring automated accounts, gasless infrastructure, and instant finality for intuitive, high-throughput on-chain experiences.

• Ink is now live on mainnet, launching ahead of schedule as part of the Optimism Superchain. Ink introduces permissionless fault proofs for enhanced accountability starting January 2025, seamless interoperability with SuperchainERC20, and security built on Ethereum and Optimism.

• Jupiter launches JupiterZ, featuring a unique RFQ model for Solana that enables gasless swaps and 0% slippage with a simple toggle. Swaps automatically select the best price between the routing engine and RFQ for user convenience.

• Resupply introduces a new decentralized stablecoin protocol, developed by Convex Finance and Yearn Finance.

• Scroll integrates Yellow, a decentralized Layer-3 peer-to-peer mesh network, enabling seamless swaps, cross-chain liquidity, and an intuitive trading experience. Yellow Wallet now supports BTC, ETH, USDC, and SCR on Scroll with lower fees and faster confirmations. Cross-chain trading features are coming soon.

• Drift launches Drift Vaults on Solana, offering 20+ high-yield trading strategies with one-click access. Built by top ecosystem teams, Drift Vaults automate DeFi, letting users simply deposit and earn.

• Resolv Labs’ USR-USDC pool is now live on AerodromeFi, offering low slippage and strong liquidity for traders on Base. Liquidity providers earn 30 points daily, soon visible on the Resolv app.

• Pendle and Fluid introduce Fluid USDC and Fluid USDT (June 26, 2025), enabling yield speculation with Pendle’s PT and YT. LPs can earn additional rewards while supporting Fluid's liquidity.

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• DIA launches Lasernet on testnet, an ETH Layer-2 engineered for oracle infrastructure, to enhance scalability and decentralization.

  
  Built on Ethereum in collaboration with Conduit, Optimism, Celestia and Hyperlane; Lasernet enables trustless, decentralized, and permissionless data delivery for blockchain applications, with pull- and push-based oracles now available for testing on Ethereum Sepolia. The mainnet launch is planned for Q1 2025.

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• Perennial introduces Perennial Intents, novel intent layer designed to enhance

  liquidity and provide a CEX-like trading experience for perpetuals in DeFi.

  It offers guaranteed price execution, seamless one-click trading, and deep

  liquidity by combining intent-based order matching with AMM settlement, while

  the new "Petals" program rewards active traders with points.

  • Today in DeFi is supported by Perennial Finance..

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Issues 🚨

• Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell states that the Fed is "not allowed to own Bitcoin."

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Updates 📰

• Ethena Labs partners with Usual Money to use USDtb as collateral for USD0, backed by $850M TVL and Blackrock's BUIDL. Usual will launch an sUSDe vault for USD0++ holders, offering APY, Ethena, and USUAL rewards while enhancing liquidity with low-cost swap routes.

• Clearpool’s Ozean partners with Polytrade, a leading cross-asset RWA marketplace. Polytrade will anchor Ozean’s mainnet, integrating 7,000+ RWAs, 70+ issuers, and 9 asset categories with cross-chain flow.

• Resolv Labs integrates with Base, Ethereum's L2, offering users lower transaction fees, faster transaction speeds, and seamless access to Base-native DeFi projects.

• Fluid proposes launching the Fluid DEX on Arbitrum L2, introducing $FLUID to the network, and implementing growth incentives. The proposal is now live on the governance forum.

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Upcoming ⏳

• f(x) Protocol V2 by Aladdin DAO is almost here,
  bringing unlimited upside potential: Up to 10X leverage on ETH with no individual liquidations and 0 funding fees. fxUSD will supercharge your yield, with the USD Delta-Neutral strategy for massive yields without market exposure.

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• Arkham partners with Sui Network to integrate Sui blockchain data into its platform, providing transparent on-chain insights for millions of Sui users.

• World Liberty Financial (WLFI) partners with Ethena Labs to explore integrating sUSDe into WLFI’s lending platform, unlocking new opportunities for DeFi users globally.

• Sonic Labs announces the upcoming launch of the Sonic Gateway, enabling bridging of USDC, EURC, and WETH from Ethereum to Sonic in the coming days.

• Origin Protocol introduces Yield Forwarding, allowing projects to redirect yield from OUSD, OETH, and Super OETH smart contracts to approved contracts after $OGN governance approval. This new feature enables automatic incentives for liquidity pools, extending project runways, and expanding the utility of yield-bearing assets.

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Airdrops 🪂

• Avalanche Foundation announces RETRODROP, a holiday surprise for voters on Retro9000.

• Kelp DAO unveils $KERNEL tokenomics, powering its restaking ecosystem across Ethereum, BNB, and beyond. 55% of $KERNEL supply is allocated to community rewards and airdrops, with 20% for private sale and 20% for team and advisors. Airdrop Season 1 allocates 10% of the supply, with a snapshot on Dec 31, 2024, for users earning Kelp Miles or Kernel Points.

• Syrup.fi has opened $SYRUP claiming for Drips Season 1, 2, and 3 participants. The first 1/3 allocation can be claimed before January 18 to secure this round ahead of the next window.

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Farms 🧑🏻‍🌾

• Deposit cbBTC and borrow USDC on Base or Ethereum mainnet to earn your share of $150,000 in incentives through the Merit Program from ACI. These incentives will be distributed over three months. For more details, click here.

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• Merchant Moe introduces Ethena Rewards with 30x incentives for 5 new $USDe liquidity pools on Mantle, including $sUSDe and $USDe pairs. $USDe, termed the ‘Internet Bond,’ offers stablecoin savings, while $sUSDe provides a 27% APY from Ethereum staking and perpetual futures yield. Ethena's Season 3 rewards are live for over three months—track earnings on the Ethena Dashboard.

• Euler is now on Turtle Club, offering a 15% rEUL reward boost for Turtle members. Turtle Club simplifies Web3 liquidity deals with wallet sign-ins, no smart contracts. Members can earn boosted rewards on assets like $USDC, $WBTC, $WETH, and more.

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