Vana Mainnet Launches With Rewards and Staking, Ethena Labs Introduces USDtb Backed by BlackRock’s BUIDL Fund, Earn High APY From Holding Stablecoin, and more...

Dec 17, 2024

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Ethena Labs launches USDtb, a stablecoin backed by BlackRock's BUIDL Fund and in partnership Securitize. USDtb, backed by cash-equivalent reserves, holds the largest BUIDL allocation among stablecoins.
Spectra launches App V2 with features like Portfolio, Pools, Fixed Rate, and Yield Leverage. Migration tools and governance pages will follow soon, while V1 remains operational for at least a year to support veAPW holders.
Sonic Labs (formerly Fantom) announces that Safe is now live on Sonic, enabling developers to create secure, multi-signature smart contract wallets ahead of the public mainnet launch.

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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FTX to enable bankruptcy payouts in stablecoins through BitGo and Kraken exchanges via its claims portal.
Aligned announces the fourth wave of $ALIGN allocations: 1.5% to Protocol Guild, 0.2% to L2BEAT, and 0.2% to ZachXBT.
Morpho Association proposes deploying Morpho's core smart contracts across multiple chains, including Polygon POS, Avalanche, BNB Chain, Arbitrum, OP Mainnet, and others. The initiative aims to expand accessibility and adoption.
Spectra DAO has unanimously approved SIP3, enabling the migration of APW to $SPECTRA, upgraded tokenomics, and governance deployment on Base. The token migration begins this week, with an official guide for APW and veAPW holders to follow.
Aave DAO Considers Offboarding Polygon Ecosystem Following Risk Adjustment Proposal, Assessing Potential Impact on Polygon’s Largest dApp and Broader Network Stability.

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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Avalon Labs introduces $USDa, a Bitcoin-backed stablecoin issued by Usual, which redistributes ownership via the $USUAL token. With an 8% fixed borrow rate and yield-generating accounts, $USDa aims to transform DeFi. Launching soon on Ethereum, Arbitrum, and CORN.
Lido has initiated the sunset process for Polygon staking, following DAO discussions and a governance vote. Citing a strategic refocus on Ethereum and Polygon POS scalability issues, stMATIC holders are advised to unstake before June 16, 2025 for a seamless experience.
Shardeum’s Stage 4 Atomium testnet, the final phase before Mainnet, launches soon. Earn XP, badges, NFTs, and $SHM airdrops by completing quests, referrals, and running validator nodes.

Vana has launched its mainnet with Testnet Community Rewards, $VANA Staking, and the 12 Days of DataDAOs. Testnet participants can check reward eligibility, while 400,000 $VANA in staking rewards will be distributed to the top 16 DataDAOs every 21 days. The first 10,000 contributors can claim free $VANA tokens.
Taiko launches Season 3 of Trailblazers with a 6 million $TAIKO reward pool. The top 100 liquidity providers can earn 12,000 TAIKO tokens each through Liquidity Royale. Transactions completed today count toward the first day.

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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Renzo has launched $ezREZ, the liquid restaking token for $REZ, offering EigenLayer AVS rewards, ecosystem airdrops, ezPoints, and more surprises. All rewards auto-compound into REZ.
Gearbox integrates PumpBTC, enabling BTC holders to access 10X credit for enhanced rewards or borrow WBTC against PumpBTC at 3.1% APY. Earn up to 20X PumpBTC Points and 10X Babylon Points.

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