1. BLAST tokens are now available for claiming, and Blur Season 4 has launched link
On June 26, Blast announced in an X article that BLAST tokens are now available online and users have 30 days to claim the Phase 1 airdrop. At the same time, the Blast Foundation announced plans for the next phase, which will develop a full-stack chain and launch desktop and mobile wallets designed specifically for crypto users. Phase 2 aims to accelerate the market's transition from an off-chain economy to an on-chain economy by working with the community. On the day of the airdrop, the Blast network transaction fee reached $1.237 million, a record high. At the same time, the number of active addresses on the same day also reached a historical peak of 169,000. After the first airdrop, the user retention level and network activity of the Blast network in the future remain to be seen.
On the same day, Blur announced that Season 4 has been launched, with 500 million $BLAST tokens allocated for 12 months. Users can earn points by bidding, placing orders, and borrowing on Blur.io. Top users can also get up to 2.5 times the points bonus. Loyalty is the key to getting the highest rewards, and only placing orders on Blur can maintain 100% loyalty. Lending points are based on the maximum borrowing amount and annualized rate of return, and closing the loan early will deduct points. BLUR holders will receive 1 billion BLAST allocations in Season 3.
2. The second phase of ZK token airdrop is now available, and ZKsync introduces a new "elastic chain" architecture link
ZK Nation announced that the second round of ZK token airdrops is now live. If you are a member of the Protocol Guild, a contributor to an external project, or nominated by a ZKsync ecosystem project, you can check your eligibility immediately. This round accounts for 1.91% of the total airdrop supply and will end on January 3, 2025.
In addition, ZKsync introduced the "elastic chain" architecture in its 3.0 roadmap, which will transform ZKsync from a single ZK-Rollup to a network of multiple ZK chains. This architectural change includes resetting the ZKsync native bridge to a token vault to improve the link between ZK chains. At that time, transactions will only require one wallet confirmation, without the need for network switching or manual cross-chain asset transfers. The project plans to run more than 20 chains on the mainnet by the end of 2024.
3. Worldcoin announces World Chain link in partnership with Alchemy
Worldcoin announced a partnership with Alchemy to provide infrastructure support for the upcoming World Chain blockchain using its Web3 development platform. The new Layer 2 blockchain World Chain will serve as a new platform for World ID and World App, and is expected to launch this summer, optimizing for human users to provide priority block space and free gas subsidies.
4. Wormhole integrates World ID into the Solana blockchain link
The Wormhole team has received funding from the Worldcoin Foundation to integrate Worldcoin’s decentralized identity protocol World ID into the Solana blockchain. This integration will enable Solana-based protocols to seamlessly verify the identities of World ID users originally authenticated on Ethereum.
5. Puffer Finance announced a collaboration with the Ethereum Foundation to jointly develop Base Rollups link
Puffer Finance, based on the Ethereum re-staking protocol, announced a partnership with the Ethereum Foundation to jointly develop Base Rollups. Base Rollups reduces the burden on the first layer of blockchain by processing transactions off-chain. Puffer Finance's LSD technology allows Ethereum validators to reduce the required capital from 32 ETH to 1 ETH. It is reported that after the mainnet testing phase of Puffer Finance, the total locked value (TVL) exceeded US$1.7 billion.
6. Aevo releases token economics update and will repurchase at least 1 million AEVO tokens per month link
Aevo released a token economics update. Given the current situation, the trading reward activity will not be continued, while the staking reward remains unchanged at 100k AEVO per week. For the rest of the year, Aevo will use the protocol revenue to repurchase AEVO tokens, committing to repurchase at least 1 million AEVO per month from July to December. The repurchase will be conducted randomly on the chain every week, and the repurchased AEVO tokens will be sent back to the main DAO treasury. Future token economics adjustments, such as destruction or reward plans, will require token holders to vote again.
7. Bitget and Foresight Ventures launch $20 million TON ecosystem fund link
Bitget announced a $20 million TON Ecosystem Fund in partnership with Foresight Ventures, which aims to support early projects based on the Open Network (TON) and promote innovation and development of the TON ecosystem. In addition, Bitget Wallet also launched the Tap2Earn Zone.
8. Aptos Foundation and Alibaba Cloud Collaborate to Strengthen Japan’s Web3 Ecosystem link
The Aptos Foundation is working with Alibaba Cloud to strengthen Japan's Web3 ecosystem and improve regional accessibility in the Asia-Pacific region. The partnership launches Alcove, Asia's first co-branded Move developer community, dedicated to promoting smart contract programming languages in the Asia-Pacific region. The Aptos Foundation will use Alibaba Cloud's technology to host hackathons and educational events to support emerging Web3 talents in the Alcove Japan community and accelerate the development of Japan's on-chain ecosystem.
9. Notcoin destroyed $3 million worth of NOT and will issue $4.2 million in rewards link
Notcoin said in a post that 91.4% of NOT tokens are distributed in 11.5 million addresses, including traders, miners, etc., and another 5.82% of tokens are used for future development. In addition, $3 million worth of NOT has just been destroyed, and $4.2 million worth of NOT will be used as a reward for Notcoin Explore gold and platinum users.
10. Supercast founder: Farcaster node operators will not receive any airdrop rewards link
Supercast founder Woj said Farcaster Hub operators will not receive any airdrop rewards. He criticized those who run Hubs to get airdrops, saying that such behavior undermines the network and has a negative impact on other users. Woj emphasized that Hubs should only be run if they are truly needed and can be afforded. He also said that he was unaware of any airdrops, but believed that users who disrupt the network through spam should be banned from participating in any Farcaster-related airdrops.
In addition, Farcaster co-founder Dan Romero announced a new in-app payment feature using USDC stablecoins on Friday. The new tool, built for Farcaster client Warpcast, uses USDC to pay stablecoins with one click through the user's profile or the app's messaging platform. The feature solves a long-standing problem of paying people with cryptocurrency, which is finding someone's alphanumeric wallet address. Since Farcaster identities are human-readable, it makes the process easier.
