It was a great BlockBeatsAsia interview with the CMO and co-founder of the BNB Chain Ve(3.3) project #Thena Apollo during the Wanxiang Hong Kong Web3 Carnival in early April.đ
For those who are too lazy to read, I made a short digest. đĽ
But first, a few interesting facts about the project:
âĄTHENA is the Ultimate Decentralized Exchange on #BNB⊠and #opbnb chains
âĄraised $1 million in financing from the community without VC participation
âĄIn 2023, THENA created a total of $11.4 million in revenue for $veTHE and $theNFT holders
âĄnow THENA's total is over $18 million
âĄproject building with a relatively low market value is still in progress
âĄnothing can't stop THENA
Let's go to the digestâ
âď¸Apollo first learned about bitcoin 10 years ago on a Finnish online forum Muropaketti
âď¸his senior brother helped with a lot of crypto knowledge
âď¸had an experience in LiquidDriver company as a head of marketing two and a half years
âď¸inspired by successes of SolidIy (Fantom) and Velodrome (Optimism) but knew that THENA could do better
âď¸BNBchain was chosen because it has the largest active user base, big market space and hasn't outstanding #DEFÄ° projects
âď¸THENA was launched with the support of 20 top protocols
âď¸in the spring of 2023 with #CryptoAlgebra and #GammaStrategies made centralized liquidity solution for regular users to generating more fees with less TVL
âď¸summer 2023 with new partner #orbsnetwork launched decentralized limit order function and time-weighted average price algorithm to use DCA by users
âď¸$600k strategic investment was obtained from Orbs at the end of 2023
âď¸in cooperation with #SYMMIO launched a new perpetual contract trading platform (beta version) namely "ALPHA"
âď¸than launched the liquidity aggregator "Liquidity Hub" with #orbsnetwork
âď¸at the end of last year, THENA also added support for opBNB chain
âď¸preparing for release the social trading center "ARENA" and the Launchpad Accelerator "WARP"
âď¸the next step is to launch the Web3 debit card "THE Card"
âď¸more than 40 top DEFI protocols are using THENA platform services, including well-known projects such as Frax Finance, Ankr Staking, ListaDao etc.
âď¸Ve(3.3) model will become one of the mainstream trends in the future
âď¸this year, THENA will introduce some VCs
âď¸THENA is about to launch own crypto #walletđĽ
âď¸THENA has partnered with industry-leading Particle Network to integrate the account abstraction wallet directly into the THENA official website
âď¸ $THE listing on some Tier 1 #CEXs will be this year
âď¸With #Algebra Integral, we can easily build a KYC fund pool for institutions or #RWAs (a very popular narrative at the moment)
âď¸you can participate in the THENA ecosystem in a variety of ways to obtain passive income: holding veTHE tokens, providing liquidity, Zealy events etc
âď¸Of course, the best way to learn about these opportunities is to follow THENA twitter account
âď¸You are also welcome to join THENAâs Discord community to view the various strategies shared by Thenians, and the team will answer your questions as soon as possible