1. Optimism opens the fifth season airdrop application, distributing more than 10 million OP links
Ethereum L2 network Optimism announced the opening of the fifth season airdrop application, distributing more than 10 million OP to 54,000 independent addresses. Users who have interacted with at least 20 independent contracts on the super chain between March and September 2024 and have a contract-to-transaction ratio of 10% are eligible to receive it, and there are different airdrop multipliers to match according to the interaction situation.
2. Swell Network: Users can now check their eligibility for SWELL tokens link
Swell Network announced that users can check the eligibility of SWELL tokens through its platform and encourage users to collect "White Pearls". Users can visit Swell's DAO page for specific details. In addition, Swell also introduced the re-staking function of SWELL tokens, which users can stake as rSWELL to help protect the Swell L2 network.
3. Puffer airdrop will be available on October 14th link
Puffer Finance, the Ethereum re-staking protocol, published a statement announcing the token economics of its native token PUFFER, with a total supply of 1 billion. 7.5% of the total supply will be used for the Crunchy Carrot Quest Season 1 airdrop. As part of the protocol guild's commitment, 1% of the total PUFFER supply will support Ethereum core development with a vesting period of 4 years. 40% will be allocated to the ecosystem and community, 5.5% will be allocated for the second season of the airdrop, 20% will be allocated to early contributors and advisors, and 26% will be allocated to investors. The airdrop collection period is from October 14, 2024 to January 14, 2025.
4. Uniswap Labs announced the launch of Unichain link, a Layer-2 network based on Optimism technology
Uniswap Labs announced the launch of Unichain, a Layer-2 network based on Optimism technology. The project aims to increase transaction speed and reduce costs while improving liquidity. Hayden Adams, founder and CEO of Uniswap Labs, said that Unichain will use Optimism's OP Stack technology and become part of its Superchain ecosystem. Unichain is expected to launch the testnet on October 10, and the team plans to introduce a community verification network in 2025 to increase the level of network decentralization by staking UNI.
5. Linea proposes a decentralized roadmap link
Linea, a L2 project supported by Consensys, has proposed a decentralized roadmap, planning to replace the existing L2 finality system with a proof-of-stake (PoS) model to achieve permissionless block verification. The new proposal includes the introduction of a validator staking mechanism, an on-chain auction system, and a recovery mode to increase the decentralization of block proposals and verification.
6. Jupiter launches mobile app, supports Apple Pay and other payment methods link
Jupiter, the decentralized trading platform of Solana Ecosystem, announced the launch of its mobile application. The application adopts a zero-platform fee model, has a built-in on-chain function, and supports multiple payment methods such as Apple Pay and credit cards. Currently, the Jupiter mobile application is available on the iOS platform, and the Android version will be launched soon.
7. Babylon Cap-2 has been completed, with nearly 23,000 BTC staked link
Babylon announced that Cap-2 has been completed, with nearly 23,000 BTC staked, 12,570 stakers, and a total fee of only 1.56 BTC. In addition, any stakes starting from block 864800 will overflow, and users need to withdraw the overflowed stakes.
8. Bitcoin staking protocol Solv Protocol releases staking abstraction layer SAL link
Solv Protocol, a Bitcoin staking protocol, has released the Staking Abstraction Layer (SAL), which abstracts the technical differences and operation methods of different staking methods, improves the standardization and interoperability of the Bitcoin staking ecosystem, and builds a Bitcoin staking solution that can be applied on a large scale. BNB Chain, Chainlink and Ceffu are the first partners of SAL.
9. UniSat releases roadmap for Q4 2024 link
UniSat released a roadmap for the fourth quarter of 2024, focusing on launching new features and optimizing the platform. Plans for October include activation of runes, identification and transmission of CAT20, and the launch of the CAT market. November will bring FB voting, major updates to PizzaSwap, and optimizations to brc-20, runes, and CAT20. December will launch zkAtomicSwap for efficient exchange, while adding advanced support for the CAT protocol and continuing to optimize PizzaSwap's functionality.
10. vitalik.eth sold 10 billion MOODENG on Monday and donated it to charity link
vitalik.eth sold 10 billion MOODENGs for 308.7 ETH through Cow Swap on Monday from 19:18 to 19:36 UTC+8, and transferred 260.15 ETH of it to the Kanro contract, a charity under its umbrella. Currently, vitalik.eth still holds 40 billion MOODENGs through passive reception, worth about $4.32 million.
Vitalik said that any donated tokens he received would also be donated to charity, and mentioned that the 10 billion MOODENG tokens received today will be used to support technology to combat airborne diseases. At the same time, he encouraged the memecoin community to directly participate in charity decisions by creating a DAO, and hoped that memecoin could bring more positive impact to the world.
