what's Commons Chain?
Commons Chain is a community-owned Layer 3 blockchain developed by Syndicate, designed to enable decentralized networks where users can stake and govern without vendor lock-in. Built on the OP Stack with settlement on Base and data availability via Celestia, it supports high-throughput applications while emphasizing transparency and accountability in on-chain activity. The chain integrates with Syndicate's broader ecosystem, allowing seamless composability for web3 communities to own their infrastructure, from sequencers to economics. At its core, Commons Chain facilitates staking of the SYND token, which powers governance and incentives within the network. It operates under the Syndicate Network Collective (DUNA), a Wyoming-based DAO treated as a U.S. C Corporation for standardized financial reporting. This setup applies accrual-basis accounting to track holdings, expenses, and liabilities, setting a benchmark for responsible decentralized governance. Users and developers can deploy custom networks, leveraging low gas costs and tools like Aerodrome for liquidity. The project advances a vision of a community-owned internet by enabling token launches, voting incentives, and open financial disclosures, fostering trust through verifiable on-chain economics and legal compliance.
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Opened grant application process for projects building on the network or developing appchains.
Frame Chain shutdown scheduled for December 17.
Open Loot mainnet goes live as a new appchain on Syndicate Network, migrating their chain to the network to provide player ownership and connect studios across the platform.
Alchemy provided support alongside Syndicate for Unite's migration to run as an appchain on the network, with the upgrade completed with minimal downtime and no data loss.
Unite's mainnet upgrade achieves improved speed and stability with support from Syndicate.
Appchain RPC Nodes go live on Google Cloud Platform today, enabling developers to self-host chains in minutes at virtually zero cost through one-click deployment via Google Cloud Marketplace.
The project faces legal issues requiring a name change from Syndicate, with the team actively soliciting new name suggestions from the community.
Epoch 2 goes live, enabling stakers to direct SYND tokens toward individual appchains and shape ecosystem emissions flow for the first time.
Syndicate Network Collective governance goes live in November, enabling SYND holders to propose and vote on network decisions. SYND 2.0 roadmap announced with plans for fee distribution to community and 1M TPS capability.
225K SYND tokens deposited as voting incentives into Aerodrome Finance this week for the SYND/WETH basic pool.
Syndicate and Ethereum Foundation led a two-week design sprint at Edge City that convened global builders to push onchain systems further and help scale Ethereum.
Unite Testnet launches powered by Syndicate Network, bringing fast state updates and tokenized gameplay for onchain gaming applications.
Aerodrome and Velodrome merge and expand to Ethereum, Arc, and Syndicate as a new cross-chain exchange powered by MetaDEX03.
Launches in partnership with Aerodrome Finance.
Partnership with Dromos Labs announced to bring Aerodrome Finance DEX to Syndicate Network in 2026, utilizing atomic sequencing technology for cross-chain DEX operations.
125,000 SYND tokens deposited as voting incentives into Aerodrome Finance for the SYND/WETH basic pool this week.
SYND/WETH trading pair now available on ExtraFi platform.
Syndicate secures #4 ranking on LunarCrush AltRank, measuring combined impact of social activity and market performance across thousands of cryptocurrencies.
200,000 SYND tokens deposited as voting incentives into Aerodrome Finance for the SYND/WETH basic pool this week.
Governance functionality launches, enabling SYND token holders to propose and vote on network decisions via Agora Governance.
Syndicate introduces the Syndicate Mempool, a scalable transaction entry layer that gives users control over how transactions enter the network.
SYND records consecutive weekly red candles with no positive weekly closes, raising community concerns about user retention.
The network achieves 125K TPS and progresses toward 1 million TPS target for Syndicate.
SYND gets listed on Coinbase, Kraken, Bybit, and Coinone. Partnership with EigenLayer launches AVS Sequencer Networks and Stadium announces testnet chain on Syndicate Network.
Epoch 1 goes live, activating the incentive design where staking decisions shape value flows across the appchain ecosystem.
Syndicate Network governance launches in November ahead of Epoch 1.
Syndicate Labs outlines a proposal to evolve SYND token from passive staking to productive capital that coordinates infrastructure and powers horizontal blockchain scaling.
150,000 SYND tokens deposited as voting incentives into Aerodrome Finance this week for the SYND/WETH basic pool.
Collaboration with Bantr_fun launches with $100K in SYND rewards distributed to top 150 creators between October 28 and November 18.
SYND lists on Kraken exchange with post-only mode active now and full trading starting October 29.
SYND officially lists on Bybit Spot exchange with two incentive programs: Launchpool offering 2.3M SYND rewards for staking and Tokensplash offering 1.3M SYND for trading and deposits.
SYND becomes available on Bybit's Convert feature.
Bybit Launchpool goes live with 2.3 million SYND tokens available as rewards for staking SYND, USDT or MNT.
SYND token will be available for trading on Bybit exchange soon.
Amino Chain builds on the Syndicate Network as a decentralized biobank where patients can track medical samples, control their data, and share in discoveries they enable.
Deposits 100,000 SYND tokens as voting incentives into Aerodrome Finance SYND/WETH pool and adds earned AERO and fees as liquidity.
Partners with EigenLayer to launch AVS Sequencer Networks, programmable decentralized sequencer networks secured by native token staking and compatible with OP Stack and Arbitrum Nitro.
Partners with Scene Infrastructure (@sceneinfra) to work on 'What's Next™', leveraging Scene's expertise in crypto infrastructure and user experience.
Releases quarterly financial report featuring accounting methodology and token expense treatment.
The token is now available for trading on Coinone exchange, providing access to the Korean market.
SYND token lists on Coinone exchange in Korea.
The flagship token launch model spent $20 million of SYND for $1 million of incentives, and the token price continues declining toward zero.
Deploys 200K SYND tokens as voting incentives on Aerodrome Finance (175K to SYND/WETH basic pool, 25K to concentrated pool) and reinvests approximately $13K in earned fees back into liquidity.
Commons Chain reaches staking milestone with over 3 million SYND tokens staked on the network.
Announces new ICM launchpad feature with floor-price mechanism that limits token downside while maintaining upside potential, positioning as the first permissioned ICM launchpad with this capability.
Announces Coinbase's involvement as part of opening the next major chapter for the project's mission to horizontally scale Ethereum and build a community-owned internet.
SYND is now available for trading on Coinbase, providing the token access to retail and institutional users worldwide on one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges.
Staking is now active with over 2 million SYND tokens already staked on Commons Chain.
Airdropped SYND tokens to 100+ DAOs, treasuries, and organizations to kickstart community ownership. Epoch 0 staking rewards went live for early participants, while ecosystem expansion includes Amino Chain and Clankermon mainnet launches, SYND Token Litepaper publication, and DUNA governance structure activation in collaboration with Cowrie and Agora Governance.
Partners with four security firms (Olympix_ai, softstackHQ, CertoraInc, SecurityOak) for layered security infrastructure to prevent single points of failure.
STADIUM launches its own appchain on Syndicate Network, expanding the ecosystem into esports with a focus on player and community benefits.
Voting incentives of 75K SYND deposited into AerodromeFi pools (50K for SYND/WETH basic, 25K for SYND/USDC concentrated), with voters in the SYND/WETH concentrated pool set to receive 530K+ SYND and 139+ WETH in fee rewards during Epoch 108.
A $SYND Bonanza trading promotion launches with a $20,000 SYND prize pool running until October 14th, featuring rewards for new users, deposits, spot trading, grid trading, referrals, and affiliate promotions across multiple categories.
SYND ranks #13 among most talked about coins on social media today while showing strong market performance.
SYND has been added to an unspecified roadmap, suggesting potential future integration or listing plans.
A new SYND/WETH liquidity pool is established on AerodromeFi with 50 WETH and 521,612 SYND deposited to enhance market liquidity.
The project successfully held its first event in Korea at Korea Blockchain Week, co-hosted with Narrative Capital, with positive networking results and potential future partnerships identified.
The first staking epoch has launched and is currently accepting participants, with limited time availability indicated for early participation.
HTX exchange launches earn program for SYND tokens offering 100% APY for deposits.
The project announces a new partnership with TalentProtocol to attract more developers to its ecosystem of networks.
1 million tokens (5-6% of circulating supply) will be distributed to $AERO voters within hours, with recipients expected to sell the incentives for APR maximization. The token has dropped 15% in 24 hours anticipating this distribution event.
Partners with Talent Protocol to support community-first developers with SYND token allocations.
Staking is opening soon following the recent emissions curve updates that changed the distribution schedule to fixed emissions per epoch instead of decaying emissions.
Emissions curve has been updated and a new version of the SYND Token Litepaper (v2) has been released to accommodate growing participation and staking.
Technical analysis shows the token in a consolidation phase after initial hype and dip, forming what traders consider a classic bullish setup.
The project announces participation in a Korea Blockchain Week networking event with partners including Alchemy, AerodromeFi, EigenLayer, and Narrative Capital, featuring 20,000 SYND tokens as prizes.
The project deposits 1M SYND tokens as voting incentives on Aerodrome, boosting the platform's revenue by >30% and positioning trading fees to start generating revenue next week.
The token launch strategy involves $veAERO voters being able to claim $SYND tokens and direct emissions to the SYND-WETH liquidity pool on AerodromeFi, with detailed tokenomics of 1 billion total supply (920M at genesis plus 80M emitted over 48 epochs). The project has raised $21.8M total funding including a $20M Series A led by a16z crypto.
The project has evolved its strategic focus from providing DAO infrastructure to enabling communities to launch their own blockchains through appchains.
The project operates as a deep liquidity play on Base blockchain with a top-tier cap table structure featuring a 1-year cliff for investors.
A trader reports following DCA advice from @aixbt_agent for the token, suggesting external recommendations are circulating from notable crypto accounts.
A fake email campaign is circulating impersonating the project, with official communications confirmed to only come from the verified @syndicateio account.
Will Papper provides strategic insights on their non-traditional airdrop approach, explaining that massive airdrops limit future flexibility and that initial bootstrapping communities differ from long-term protocol users.
Will Papper from Syndicate participates in a livestream interview at 2:00p ET alongside AerodromeFi representatives.
SYND ranks #1 in Smart Money netflows over the past 24 hours with +$217.2K inflow, leading all tokens and indicating strong institutional interest.
Alpha information leaked regarding upcoming staking features for the token.
veAero holders receive $15M+ in value from the collaboration, while some platform users experience distribution issues with Autopilot users completely missing allocations and 40Acres users receiving tokens late.
A trader positions the project at the "Early mentions" stage of crypto information cycles, suggesting it's in early awareness phase on Crypto Twitter.
A new community lockdrop model launches as a collaboration between syndicate and AerodromeFi.
Bribes on AerodromeFi surge 25x above normal levels as SYND allocates 1% of supply through new pre-launch mechanism.
Price tracking inconsistencies exist between major data aggregators Dexscreener and CoinGecko.
The token is now live on Aerodrome with the SYND/WETH pool operational, emissions flowing, and liquidity building in real-time.
SYND gets added to a new platform or exchange this week alongside VERSE token, with geographic restrictions applying to the service.
Mainnet officially launches, enabling communities to launch and control their own networks.
Market sentiment analysis reveals bullish voters unlikely to sell while potential exit liquidity may come from users attempting to farm AERO rewards despite impermanent loss risks. The voting mechanism involves strategic game theory elements that may provide alpha opportunities.
Launch confirmed for September 17th on Aerodrome protocol with voting performance exceeding 5% and approaching top 3 pools.
SYND token Community-First Launch is upcoming with official contract addresses announced for Ethereum and Base chains.
The project has submitted a request to CoinGecko for platform support with request ID CL1109250062.
A potential partnership or collaboration with Aerodrome protocol is indicated.
Elite DeFi participants are actively discussing and evaluating the launch in AerodromeFi discord, indicating strong community engagement from sophisticated users.
SYND/WETH trading pair reaches #7 ranking with over 2% of veAERO votes within 24 hours of launch.
Token launch successfully completed, described as the first-ever Community-First Token Launch.
Network and SYND token launch scheduled in approximately two weeks.
100+ DAOs and organizations receive SYND tokens in strategic distribution to advance community ownership.
New Congressional crypto market structure establishes formal operating standards for US-based networks.
DUNAs (Decentralized Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations) launch enables US users to participate in protocol governance, replacing offshore foundation control with direct token holder accountability.
Smart Rollups with Smart Sequencers introduced as next-generation crypto infrastructure solution.
$TODE token terminates operations with founder absorbing $60k loss; new token planned for future launch with proper structure and product-market fit.
Infrastructure adoption grows as rollups prioritize customization, leading to increased integration with Arbitrum Orbit Stack.