Featured Roundup - June 26th to July 2nd
Written by Dodow
DOT Yield Listings
Giga Summer is upon us, so it’s time to DeFI those yields!
Since we’re listing yields, remember this is not for financial advice. DYOR, as yields can change quickly and may not reflect current rates. As always, please proceed with caution.
With yields of up to ~69% APR, Hydration’s GIGA campaign makes history as Polkadot’s biggest liquidity push. Such is the demand that some of these opportunities have already seen their percentages drop. At the time of writing, most of the yields can still be considered attractive.
tBTC on Hydration ~25.54%
GETH (GigaETH) on Hydration ~28.53%
2-Pool (USDC & USDT) on Hydration ~15.94%
LINK on Hydration ~23.09%
AAVE on Hydration ~45.87%
SKY on Hydration ~ 69.64%
KSM on Hydration ~50.10%
ASTR on Hydration ~33.83%
PHA on Hydration ~47.19%
GLMR on Hydration ~54.22%
BNC on Hydration ~49.12%
StellaSwap becomes the first ve(3,3) DEX on Polkadot. Meanwhile, experienced farmers may want to check out its yield opportunities.
USDC/USDT on StellaSwap ~15.23%
USDC.axl/USDC on StellaSwap ~13.19%
USDC/GLMR on StellaSwap ~148.25%
USDT/DOT on StellaSwap ~64.58%
ETH/DOT on StellaSwap ~42.36%
DOT/wBTC on StellaSwap ~101.59%
DOT/stDOT on StellaSwap ~16.88%
Bifrost’s vDOT now covers 1% of the DOT supply. Did you know their ultimate goal is to provide liquid staking on any blockchain? Discover vFarming!
MANTA/vMANTA on Bifrost ~34.06%
ASTR/vASTR on Bifrost ~22.07%
BNC/vBNC on Bifrost ~13.25%
GLMR/vGLMR on Bifrost ~12.96%
KSM/vKSM on Bifrost Kusama ~15.2%
While Acala has some solid LSD yield for DOT, one of the newer LSDs is BOOMACA.
LDOT Boosted Liquid Staking on Acala Euphrates ~14.6%
tDOT Boosted Liquid Staking on Acala Euphrates ~14.99%
BOOMACA on Boomerang ~40.5%
From yields for degens to headlines that matter. News found by the community. Curated by the community. Backed by OpenGov.
DOT Ecosystem News & Events
If you haven’t read the news, Cointelegraph now runs a Polkadot validator as part of their CTDG initiative to contribute to decentralization and help secure Web3.
Devs might wanna check out the latest Key Ops Kit, or should we say Kheopskit, a library that simplifies wallet connections to dApps on Polkadot and Ethereum.
Acurast reaches a compelling milestone of 300M transactions on its testnet. Now, wen on mainnet?
Kimchi premium, served fresh? Peaq is now listed on Coinone.
Chaos on Snowbridge, as you can now transfer ERC-20 tokens to Kusama via Polkadot Asset Hub. With v2 expected in Q3, bridging from Ethereum will be direct.
Chrissy’s stepping down after 3.5 years at Parity. All the best ahead!
You have until July 7th to maximise your Astar dApp staking bonus in Staking Period 5.
Farming ahead as Farmsent, a DePIN built on Peaq, launches its Superapp with wallet abstraction.
Welcome the anarchic bird by checking out Kusama’s new website, designed by Erin, and explore experimental chaos with Ethereum-compatible smart contracts now live.
OriginTrail hits a momentous milestone, surpassing 1B knowledge assets on its DKG.
Apply by July 31st for the third cohort of the Decentralized Nodes Program, with stakes as high as 20% in validator commission.
RaaS-dazzle! Altlayer now supports Polkadot native rollups.
Patterns of infinite possibility in Anywhere by Pablo Andrioli, now available on Koda.
Levelling up with Reward Mode as 650K new gamers were activated on Polkadot through Unique’s collaboration with TapNation.
FIFA Rivals responds to player feedback with a refreshed contract renewal system.
Gavun Wud is rocking on TikTok! Join in with your own videos to help out and grab a share of the 50M WUD prize pool.
N3mus integration with the Beamable Marketplace is set to make launching tournaments and quests easy, with no additional backend required.
Generative art liberation hits Koda with Freedom by Arkain.
Get flapping on N3mus as Gavun Wud’s second tournament kicked off June 30th, with 30 days to compete for a $250 USDC prize pool.
Get ready for Mythical forging on FIFA Rivals starting July 3rd.
Mythical Marketplace reaches 105K monthly active users.
Massive overfall on Moonbeam as NFT battler Olderfall enhances playability.
The GIGAHydration campaign makes giga history as Polkadot’s biggest liquidity push, launching with yields up to 69% APR.
Giga milestones as Bifrost’s VDOT surges past 15M and now accounts for 1% of DOT supply, with 16M liquid staked.
Stellaswap locks in veSTELLA, letting holders steer the flow of emissions while earning rewards and a cut of protocol revenue.
CFG and KILT dehydrated. Due to token migrations, swaps are suspended and liquidity providers are encouraged to remove liquidity from the Hydration Omnipool.
Put your ETH or wstETH to work with GIGAETH and farm up to 69% APR on Hydration.
Polkadot Referendum 1645 will introduce runtime v1.6.1, fixing the bugs that caused finality issues on Kusama to make way for Elastic Scaling on Polkadot.
Mythical and Pudgy Penguins talk tokenizing culture at Istanbul Blockchain Week on June 27th.
On June 26th, John Linden (Mythical Games) delivered a keynote “Blockchain Gaming at Scale: What We Learned from Building Hit Titles” at Istanbul Blockchain Week.
Institutional investment in Polkadot was the topic on June 26th, hosted by Polkaworld with guests from 265Dots and Polimec.
Parity’s Lisbon office opened its doors for a Polkadot meetup on June 26th.
On June 27th, Polkaworld hosted a session with Polana Network, which aims to bring Solana compatibility to JAM.
Peaq went Over the Reality on June 26th, exploring the DePIN that’s mapping the world through outdoor image submissions.
Polkaworld’s June Round Table featured guests from Harbour Industrial Capital, Gear Foundation, and Kylix Finance.
Mythical Monday on June 30th featured special guest Josh Ong (BAYC) and updates on NFL Rivals, FIFA Rivals, and Pudgy Party.