ZORA Upcoming Airdrop Claim, KiloEX Stolen Fund Recovery, 28%+ APY Opportunities on Innovative L1 Chain, and more...
Launches 🚀
N1 announced that its first testnet is now live. Access is currently available via direct message to 01 Exchange (@01_exchange), indicating an early-stage, invite-only rollout.
DIA Oracles are now live on Arbitrum mainnet, powered by Lumina—DIA’s new trustless oracle architecture. This integration delivers transparent, verifiable price feeds with both push and pull access, operating on a fully decentralized, rollup-powered network. Start building with next-generation data today.
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Updates 📰
KiloEx announced the full recovery of funds stolen in a recent security breach, with all affected users made whole. The team is working with judicial authorities to formally close the case and will issue a 10% bounty to the white hat involved, aligning with prior agreements. No further legal action will be taken.
The incident is considered resolved, and the team reiterated its focus on security and transparency going forward.
Initia launched the Vested Interest Program (VIP), a biweekly incentive model that distributes $esINIT based on user activity and bridged liquidity across Interwoven Rollups. Rollups assign VIP scores to reward targeted behaviors, with rewards vesting over time through continued engagement or liquidity lockups. A portion of rewards also goes to rollup operators, aligning incentives across users and builders.
Jupiter and Rain.fi introduced liquid-staked $JUP, enabling users to borrow SOL or USDC while retaining governance rights and earning full ASR rewards. This marks the first instance of liquid staking for $JUP on Solana, offering instant liquidity without sacrificing participation or yield.
Meteora's Dynamic AMM v2 is now integrated into Jupiter Exchange’s routing system. Users can test DAMM v2 via edge.meteora.ag, with gradual updates expected to roll out to the main app in the coming weeks.
Apostro has integrated PT-sUSDe, a Pendle and Ethena Labs yield token, as collateral on its BNB Chain money market built with Euler. This marks the first PT asset on Euler BNB, offering up to 29% APY for leveraged positions and supported by over $1 million in liquidity.
Astar implemented a governance-approved update to its Dynamic Tokenomics model, reducing its annual inflation rate to 4.32% from 4.86%. The update rebalances staking emissions—cutting base staker rewards from 25% to 10%—and increases dApp staking allocations from 40% to 55%, aiming to stabilize APRs and better align rewards with network activity. Transaction fee burning and a new 2.5% minimum emissions threshold further reinforce sustainability.
Do you have Unclaimed Rewards? If you are a DeFi Saver user, you can now see all earned rewards from supported protocols directly on the Portfolio page, covering more than 10 tokens, including $AAVE, $COMP, and MO 0.00%↑ RPHO. No more digging through dashboards—just clear, instant visibility into your earnings. Check now—there might be a surprise waiting.
Upcoming ⏳
Vitalik Buterin proposed replacing the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) with RISC-V as the long-term execution layer to significantly boost prover efficiency and simplify Ethereum’s architecture. The proposal maintains current smart contract abstractions and enables backward compatibility, while enabling contracts to be written in languages like Solidity with a RISC-V backend. Citing inefficiencies in ZK-EVM proving, Vitalik argues RISC-V could deliver over 50x efficiency gains in block execution cycles.
Implementation options range from dual-VM support to fully enshrining VM interpreters like RISC-V at the protocol level, aiming to mirror the simplification underway in Ethereum’s consensus layer.
Airdrops 🪂
Zora confirmed the $ZORA token will go live on April 23. Two snapshots determine eligibility: Snapshot 1 covers activity from Jan 1, 2020 to Mar 3, 2025; Snapshot 2 spans Mar 3 to Apr 20, 2025. Users are warned to avoid scams and only trust official Zora channels.
Farms 🧑🏻🌾
Core DAO announced a collaboration with Maple Finance, enabling users to earn yield directly on native Bitcoin—without wrapping or rehypothecation. The initiative allows BTC holders to generate returns while maintaining full custody, with participation beginning via an interest form shared by the team.
Bedrock expanded its presence in the Berachain ecosystem with the approval of BR/wBERA Reward Vaults on KodiakFi under RFRV Batch 3, supporting sustainable emissions and utility for $BR. A new yield cheatsheet was shared to guide users across Berachain protocols, while $BR holders on BNB Chain grew 139% this week.
Bedrock announced new yield opportunities for BTC holders on BNB Chain, offering up to 227% APR via uniBTC pools on PancakeSwap. Users can earn through the uniBTC/BRBTC and uniBTC/BTCB pairs, enhancing utility for wrapped BTC assets within the Bedrock ecosystem.
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