YO Protocol Loses $3.7M, Fogo Airdrop Checker, Lighter Launches Mobile App, and more...
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Launches 🚀
Jumper launched Earn and Portfolio, adding yield deployment and cross-chain portfolio tracking to its app. Jumper Earn curates opportunities across 15 DeFi protocols with one-click deposits via LI.FI, while Portfolio consolidates assets and positions with integrated deposit/withdrawal support.
Updates 📰
Euler founder Michael Bentley said he will step back from the day-to-day CEO role and transition into an advisory, product-focused position. Jonathan Han will take over as CEO, with CTO Kasper Pawlowski continuing to lead technical direction
A bipartisan U.S. crypto market structure bill draft includes contents that would treat network tokens like XRP, SOL, LTC, and more as non-ancillary assets if they were the primary asset of a listed U.S. exchange-traded product as of Jan. 1, 2026
Avici added Revolut deposits, allowing users to move funds from a custodial account into a self-custodial wallet in one click, positioning the feature for payroll and everyday fiat transfers.
Lighter.xyz releases mobile trading app for iOS and Android, launching a $100,000 LIT token trading competition for mobile users star
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Issues ⚠️
YO Protocol suffered an estimated ~$3.73M loss during a vault operation after an on-chain swap from stkGHO to USDC executed with extreme slippage, with roughly 3.84M GHO worth of stkGHO exchanged for just ~$112K USDC.
The team used treasury funds to buy back ~3.71M GHO via CoW Swap, paused and reopened the Pendle market, and offered a 10% bounty to LPs for fund recovery.
Upcoming ⏳
Polygon will acquire Coinme and Sequence to build a U.S.-regulated payments platform under its “Open Money Stack.” The company said Coinme adds regulated fiat on/off-ramps across 48 U.S. states and access to 50,000+ retail fiat-to-crypto locations, while Sequence contributes embedded wallets and 1-click cross-chain transaction infrastructure.
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Airdrops 🪂
$FOGO airdrop claim page is now live, allowing users to check allocations ahead of the official claim opening on Jan. 15.
Strata said Season 1 has moved into Epoch 2 (Jan. 1 to April 2026), extending the points program through the expected $STRATA token launch. Users who stay active throughout Season 1 will receive enhanced incentives, while Epoch 2 expands Strata beyond USDe into additional senior/junior structured yield markets.
Reflect Money, a yield-bearing stablecoin protocol on Solana, said Season 1 has ended, with 76 million points allocated to more than 6,500 users. The team said Season 2 will begin tomorrow.
Farms 🧑🏻🌾
Kelp stated that its Stable Gain vault has yielded approximately 10% rewards over the past 30 days. Users can deposit USDT or USDC to mint sbUSD, with no lockups and a liquid position while rewards accrue in the background.
Extended said it raised XVS vault contribution to 90%, meaning vault deposits now count more toward trading equity and available balance while still earning vault yield, citing a 37% vault APR last week.
Moonwell and Mamo collaborate to launch an automated ETH vault on Base, enabling users to automatically optimize yield by dynamically moving funds between the platform’s Flagship Vault and Core Market with compounded borrower fees and rewards.
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Airdrop Claims
$FOGO airdrop claim page is now live, allowing users to check allocations ahead of the official claim opening on Jan. 15. Claim here
Bless — A previously locked Bless airdrop allocation is now claimable for eligible users who selected the three-month staking option at launch, allowing them to fully unlock and claim their tokens via the project’s staking dashboard. Claim here
KGeN (rKGEN) — KGeN’s previously locked rKGEN allocation has now fully unlocked, enabling holders to swap rKGEN into KGEN for transfer or sale. The update noted that CEX deposits may require KYC, and advised routing KGEN through a non-custodial wallet first to avoid potential loss from direct exchange transfers. Claim here
Airdrop Checkers
Zama opened registration for its upcoming public auction, with sign-ups starting Jan. 9 and required for participation even for users without the project’s OG NFT. The sale schedule includes a community sale running Jan. 15–20, followed by the public auction Jan. 21–24, with token claims expected to begin Feb. 2.
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