Optimism has announced the upcoming Superchain DeFi Festival, featuring various networks, applications, and bridging solutions. Networks participating in the festival include Base, Mode, Frax Finance, and OP Mainnet. Several well-known DeFi applications including Velodrome, Aerodrome, Uniswap, Aave, Lido, Curve, Morpho, and ether.fi will also take part. Bridging solutions like Jumper, Across, Stargate, and CelerNetwork will also be featured. The Superchain DeFi Festival aims to bring together major players in the DeFi space to encourage collaboration and innovation. The event will provide a platform for participants to showcase their products and services, exchange ideas, and explore potential partnerships.
Kroma Summer has kicked off Pro Gamers Season 2, inviting participants to join and become Pro Gamers. Following the success of Season 1 with over 30,000 participants, the quests have been simplified, focusing mainly on social tasks. Participants can earn $KRO airdrops by collecting Ore NFTs and Mystic Alloy NFTs, refining them into Pro Gamer’s Items in the Kroma Creative Universe (KCU). The event runs from June 27 to July 30, with extra rewards like Mystic Alloy NFTs for completing all quests on Intract in each batch. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to earn and explore new game projects. Read more about it on their blog.
Mint Blockchain has launched the Mint Forest 2.0 upgrade, bringing exciting new features and enhancements. This update introduces an incremental ME reward mechanism for consecutive check-ins, increasing user engagement and rewards. New rules include streak maintenance options, penalties for inactivity, and the ability to collect unclaimed ME points from other users. These changes aim to deter Sybil accounts and reward active users. Explore the full details and start your journey with Mint Forest 2.0 today. Read more about it on their blog.
Coinbase and Stripe have teamed up to boost global crypto adoption with three key integrations. Stripe will add USDC on Base to its crypto payouts product for faster, cheaper transfers to over 150 countries and enhance its fiat-to-crypto onramp for quicker conversions. Coinbase will integrate Stripe’s fiat-to-crypto onramp into Coinbase Wallet, allowing instant crypto purchases with credit cards and Apple Pay. This partnership aims to create a more efficient financial system for users worldwide. Read the full details and start using USDC on Stripe today.
The Cyber Grants Council is excited to announce that Round II of their Ecosystem Grants is now live. With 25k CYBER tokens available, developers can apply for grants of up to 8k CYBER. These grants are aimed at supporting projects building social dapps or dev tools. Applicants are encouraged to highlight their team's expertise, demonstrate project viability, and set SMART milestones to increase their chances of success. Cyber invites developers to join their community and contribute to building innovative solutions on their platform. For more information and to apply, visit here.
Retro Funding 4 voting is now live! This round focuses on rewarding onchain builders for their impactful contributions to the Superchain. Metric-based voting ensures objectivity by allowing badgeholders to vote on impact metrics rather than specific projects. With 229 projects participating, the results will be announced in mid-July. Discover more, participate in the new voting mechanism, and see all applications here.
The Superchain has grown to 17 different OP Chains, each with its flourishing Ecosystem. These are some extra stories to make your Sunday that much more Super.