Today in DeFi - World Liberty Financial Whitelists Open, mETH Protocol $EIGEN Claims, Bedrock uniBTC Security Update, Upcoming Talus Nexus Launch, and more..

Launches 🚀

• World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has opened its whitelists for new users, backed by Donald J. Trump. The whitelists are currently available to accredited investors in the U.S. and all non-U.S. persons.

• Covalent's EWM Light Client Testnet is live, offering rewards for securing Ethereum’s historical data. Participants can earn 20-25% APY and gain early access to the mainnet. For more information regarding the EWM Light Client, visit here. 

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• Sui has launched Sui Bridge on Mainnet, enabling interoperability within the Sui ecosystem. The bridge is designed to facilitate the transfer of assets and data across various Web3 ecosystems.

• Automata Network has launched on Optimism's OP Stack as a machine attestation layer focused on hardware trust through on-chain machine attestations, including Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs). The network has made progress with Multi-Prover AVS on EigenLayer and has enhanced Worldcoin's Secure Multi-Party Computation (SMPC) using TEE-capable GPUs.

• GnosisDAO has introduced a new brand identity and website at gnosis.io. The new branding aligns with the Gnosis 3.0 roadmap, focusing on full stack decentralization. The website consolidates communications for Gnosis' ecosystem, which includes Gnosis Studios for incubating applications and Gnosis Labs for exploring ideas.

• Cryptify, an AI-driven platform, has stealth-launched its $CRAI token. The platform aims to develop an AI dashboard specialized in influencer marketing for both Web2 and Web3, allowing users to measure influence.

• Puffer Finance has launched UniFi AVS, which is designed to enhance Ethereum's scalability and user experience. UniFi AVS utilizes preconfirmations through EigenLayer to facilitate transactions on Ethereum, reducing confirmation times while maintaining security.

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• DIA launches 'Lumina' – a brand-new trustless oracle network. Its modular, rollup-based design enables the verifiable sourcing and delivery of any data to any blockchain. Fully decentralized and permissionless.

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Updates 📰

• Bedrock has resumed uniBTC staking on Babylon after addressing a smart contract vulnerability. The team has implemented security measures, including 24/7 monitoring, a Bedrock Security Fund, and a bug bounty program. Additionally, they have integrated Chainlink's Proof of Reserve and plan to burn over-minted uniBTC to maintain its 1:1 peg.

• Ethena's governance has proposed the launch of "Ethereal," a DEX for spot and perpetual futures, as part of Ethena's reserve management. The plan includes a 15% governance token allocation to ENA holders. Ethereal is intended to manage USDe backing on-chain to promote demand and decentralization.

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Upcoming ⏳

• Talus, a Layer 1 blockchain for AI agents backed by Polychain, has introduced Nexus, an on-chain framework for building and managing autonomous AI agents. Nexus enables developers to create Talus Agents that operate directly on the blockchain, providing censorship resistance, transparency, and composability.

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Airdrops 🪂

• mETH Protocol has initiated $EIGEN claims for eligible holders in Phases 1 and 2, starting October 1, 2024. A total of 2,098,636.67 $EIGEN will be distributed, with 1,077,480.69 $EIGEN allocated for Phase 1 and 1,021,155.98 $EIGEN for Phase 2.

• deBridge Foundation has announced that Backpack is the ninth exchange to support the DBR claim-to-CEX flow, allowing eligible recipients to claim DBR off-chain directly in their Backpack accounts ahead of the Token Generation Event (TGE), scheduled for two weeks from now.

• Alpha Drops has stated that the Swell airdrop will be taking place as planned, with no further delays. The $SWELL checker will be available next week.

• Plena has noted that there are 24 hours left to mint and earn $PLENA through a free mint on Magic Eden. The Whitelist Checker for Plena's Magic Eden launch is now live, enabling users to check their eligibility.

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