Today in DeFi - Balancer v3 Launch, Meteora Expands M3M3 to Creators, Kaito AI Introduces Yaps Points Program, Upcoming Events and Token Unlocks, and more....

Dec 12, 2024

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Balancer v3 launches including improved Developer Experience (10x Custom Pool DX), 100% Boosted Pools for optimized yields, and Hooks enabling customizable AMM strategies. New features include E-CLPs for elliptical concentrated liquidity and BTFs for passive on-chain liquidity. Updates also reduce yield fees to 10%, boost LP token yields by 407%, and increase veBAL returns by 46.7%.
Pendle launches PendleSwap, enabling multi-coin swaps with the best rates and no extra fees, enhancing DeFi accessibility.
Kamino launches open access to Swap.Kamino.Finance, offering zero slippage, zero fees, and zero MEV for seamless DeFi trading on Solana.
Hyperlane introduces Eco Routes, enabling seamless stablecoin liquidity across any chain with easy integration for enhanced cross-chain connectivity.
Caldera launches Conwai, an Ethereum AI focused rollup live on mainnet, designed to support data processing, model training, and autonomous agents.

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.
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Meteora opens M3M3 to all creators, enabling seamless integration of stake-to-earn mechanics for memecoins and new token projects.
Frax Finance introduces frxUSD, the evolution of their fully collateralized stablecoin, and rebrands FXS to FRAX, introducing upgrades to drive DeFi growth and adoption.
Spark launches savings on Base, offering a 12.5% rate for USDC.

1inch Labs responds to a security breach, securing the 1inch resolver contract after unauthorized access to a private key. User funds remain safe, and protocols continue to be non-custodial. The team is enhancing security with Multisig Contracts, real-time monitoring, and ongoing vulnerability detection.

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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Stacks launches sBTC next week, enabling BTC deposits for sBTC with BTC rewards through the sBTC Rewards Program.
Fuel announces the upcoming launch of FUEL Genesis.
Derive allocates 2.5% of the DRV airdrop to EtherFi users, offering a share of $3M in ETHFI and max EtherFi points for staking ETH or BTC by Dec 22.
Corn Kernels: Season 2, with app-based incentives tracked on the Corn App. Ethereum deposits earn Kernels for 30 days post-launch, then shift exclusively to Corn.
Suilend announces $SEND launch in 12 hours.
Pell Network partners with USDX Money to launch $USDX restaking. Users can mint $USDX, stake on Pell, and earn dual rewards, with boosted yield campaigns coming soon.

Kaito AI launches Yaps points program, letting users track real-time crypto mindshare contributions via dashboards and leaderboards. Earn extra points by referrals and share custom social cards with key stats like rank and content type.
Orderly Network partners with Binance Wallet for a $5M+ Airdrop Carnival, offering 2M $ORDER rewards for trading, staking, and exploring their ecosystem.

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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Vectis introduces JLP Navigator Vault, a leveraged delta-neutral strategy to optimize returns while mitigating risk.
It leverages JLP holdings with Drift to enhance real yield from Jupiter Perpetuals, uses delta-neutral hedging to reduce exposure to SOL, BTC, and ETH, and identifies arbitrage opportunities through JLP premium/discount management, with a current APY of 72.33%.
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Fluid introduces $INST incentives: 150k for USDT & USDC lenders, 30k for BTC lenders, and 15k for the ETH-USDC DEX pool, boosting DeFi participation.
Fluid Protocol offers 112% APR on $USDF through gFluid: mint $USDF via a Trove to earn Fuel Points, then deposit into the Stability Pool for rewards.
Pendle launches the sUSDe (27 Feb 2025) market with a 500M cap on a FCFS basis. vePENDLE voting is live, and LP incentives begin Thursday at 00:00 UTC.
DeFi Saver introduces Leveraged Restaking with EtherFi, enabling weETH leveraged positions across Aave v3, Compound v3-ETH, and Morpho. Earn up to 20% APY with max leverage of ~18.1x, stacking restaking and staking rewards.

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