Uses tez (XTZ), the native token of Tezos, as its native token rather than having a separate project-specific token.

Confirmed as a sponsor for EthCC[9] conference at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, with 6,500+ expected builders, founders, and investors.

Ledger Wallet app now supports send and receive functionality for Tezos (XTZ) on Etherlink.

Uranium.io's xU3O8 token launches on Etherlink, enabling holders to use uranium-backed tokens as collateral to borrow USDC on OkuTrade, powered by Morpho Labs.

Etherlink sponsors NFTMiami 2025, with SuperchiefNFT serving as official art director and over 50 artists participating in the art showcase across multiple chains.

Sogni Protocol, a GPU network for creative AI, builds on Etherlink with support from TzApac's Fortify Labs to ship their product.

Etherlink TVL reached $61.2M at end of Q3 2025, up 46.9% quarter-over-quarter according to Messari Crypto report.

SuperchiefNFT runs raffle on Rarible via Etherlink for "THE OCEAN HAS INFINITE WAVES" exhibition featuring 22 NFTMiami Open Call winners, opening Dec 5 in South Beach with all proceeds going to collect emerging artists.

Superchief NFT raffle for IMMORTALITY exhibition goes live on Etherlink via Rarible, with raffle tickets available for purchase until December 5th, 11AM EST and 60 winners announced December 3rd-5th at 12PM EST.

Representatives participate in EFDevcon conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with an interview discussing the platform's role in empowering Latin American communities.

SuperchiefNFT partners with Rarible and Etherlink to raffle "IMMORTALITY" NFT editions during Miami Art Basel Week (late November), with bitbasel and trilitech as additional partners for the event.

Chainlink expands CCIP services to Etherlink this week, enabling cross-chain interoperability protocol capabilities on the platform.

Midas RWA brings tokenized T-bills and a basis-trade token to the platform, with future plans for fund-strategy products and private-credit RWAs for DeFi applications.

Stake DAO integration goes live with the first two Curve Finance boosted strategies offering instant, claimable CRV rewards through Staking V2 and OnlyBoost infrastructure.

Attends ETHDenver with booth 510D in Devtopia, featuring a "Proof of Speed challenge" and daily mechanical keyboard prizes.

mRE7YIELD protocol reports zero direct or indirect exposure to xUSD or elixir assets.

Hanji Protocol builds a central limit order book (CLOB) DEX on the platform.

The USDC vault on Gearbox shows 90% utilization rate with a detailed yield breakdown totaling 34% APR (7.34% base USDC, 17.84% applstXTZ incentive, 8.3% vesting, 0.45% GEAR), while users employ looping strategies with Curve LP positions as collateral to achieve leveraged yields exceeding 100% APR.

New Curve Finance gauges launch with Votemarket campaigns targeting USDC/USDT and mMEV/USDC pools, kickstarting CRV emissions on the chain.

A USDC vault on Gearbox Protocol yields 25-30%+ APR for two months straight on the DeFi ecosystem.

Sponsors ETHDenver 2026 as a Mega Early Bird Sponsor, with a booth at the conference on February 18, 2026.

Re7Labs curates new yield farming opportunities offering 24% APY for passive USDC lending, up to 140% APR for 10X leveraged Midas RWA tokens, and up to 66% APR for 10X leveraged Curve pools, powered by Permissionless.

Etherlink TVL reaches $70.14M with over 20.5M transactions, while Tezos DeFi TVL grows 22.5% QoQ to $36.7M, with top protocols including Curve, Superlend, Midas, Youves, and Sirius.

At Token2049, team discusses Tezos X achieving high throughput with single vertical rollup, while Uranium_io launches world-first live uranium spot price feed on the platform.

Reaper Actual Foundation Alpha game goes live today, marking the launch of the FPS web3 shooter built on the platform and powered by Sequence.

Reaper Actual Foundation Pack Series 1 mints on October 8th at 12:00 PM ET in a first-come-first-served format, offering early access to new game Marova, in-game bunkers/warehouses, and Reaper NFTs, payable via USDC or credit card.

Current USDC lending rate via Gearbox stands at 23% APY with no lockups or fees, down from the previously reported 35% APR.

DAO Maker integrates with the platform to provide launchpad services for early-stage projects, enabling builders to connect with retail investors for funding.

Gaming ecosystem expands with 6 new game launches in August, including PvP arenas, strategy and puzzle titles.

Match-3 PvP game launch attracts 2.19k wallets generating 18.22k transactions within 24 hours

New USDC lending campaign offers 35% APR through Gearbox, outperforming competitor rates of 14-18%.

New protocol Gearbox Permissionless enables passive USDC lending and RWA asset leverage with mBASIS/mTBILL support.

Apple Farm S2 launches $3M reward pool across 21 protocols, featuring up to 90% APR and 20-50% yields on Curve stableswap LPs.

Hex Trust launches institutional custody support for tokenized uranium on the L2 platform.

Apple Farm S2 implements 8-hour reward accruals with 20% instant unlock and 80% 6-month vesting across Curve, Gearbox, OKU, and Uranium protocols.

Lombard Finance ($2B TVL) integrates with L2 platform via bridge deployment, enabling LBTC accessibility across the ecosystem. Current platform metrics: $20M TVL, 150k daily transactions, and nearly 1M wallet addresses.

Uranium.io launches on three CEX platforms, leveraging infrastructure for market development.

Apple Farm Season 2 features bi-weekly reward recalibrations over three-month duration with dynamic yields based on protocol activity.

Apple Farm Season 1 concludes with $3M rewards; Season 2 launches July 24 with $3M additional rewards.

New gaming implementation enables optional blockchain integration, allowing mainstream adoption while preserving Web3 benefits.

Distinct Possibility Studios raises $30.5M in funding to develop military shooter game Reaper Actual using the platform's blockchain infrastructure.

Gaming veteran John Smedley partners with Sequence and Tezos to develop open-world shooter game.

New bridge integration with Jumper Exchange enables ETH, USDT, USDC transfers

Major hackathon announced during EthCC[8] in partnership with Encode Club, featuring multiple tracks and prizes.

New scaling solution leverages Tezos Data Availability Layer to improve transaction processing capacity.

Partnership with Okutrade launches Uniswap v3 integration, enabling XTZ/USDC, XTZ/WETH, and XTZ/WBTC trading pairs with bridging functionality.

New yield farming program offers up to 56% APR on USD vaults and additional WBTC/WETH rewards.

New stablecoin yield program offers 20%+ APR with multi-chain bridging from 6 networks plus ecosystem rewards

Active yield farming strategy combines 22%+ APY on XTZ lending with 77%+ APY on Uranium, with verified $130k user earnings in 6 weeks.

New referral program launches with 5% farming boost for referrers and up to 5% bonus for referred users.

Proven yield farming strategy combining SuperlendHQ (67%+ APY) and Uranium.io (125%+ APY) yields $125k for top farmer in 6 weeks.

New yield farming program launches on Layer3 with $3M reward pool.

TVL surges 14x to $20M in recent weeks, with major protocols showing 150-267% growth, driven by $3M rewards program.

$3M reward pool now active through Apple Farm yield program's Episode 3.

TVL reaches $20M with competitive yield farming rates up to 117% APR and $0.01 transaction fees.

New $3M yield farming program launches with APR exceeding 100% on select assets.

New $3M yield farming program launches with 8-hour reward distributions over 3 months for RWA and stablecoin liquidity providers.

Apple Farm campaign offers 30% APR yield farming on USDC and USDT stablecoins.

Market-leading stablecoin yields available through protocol: 134%+ APR (Uranium), 25%+ (USDC), 32%+ (USDT).

Apple Farm offers highest stablecoin yields via SuperlendHQ with TVL exceeding $20m.

$3M incentive program launches with $28M TVL, offering yield farming across 5 major protocols.

Special edition airdrop planned for ANCIENT VAPOR collection holders.

Active yield farming protocol offers 70-100% APR on stablecoins with USD-denominated rewards.

New yield farming program 'Apple Farm s1' launches with multiple participation methods across IguanaDEX, SuperlendHQ, and HanjiProtocol.

Payment platform Lyzi ($1.4M funded) plans launch on network to enable crypto-fiat retail payments.

697% TVL growth positions protocol as third-fastest growing blockchain in Q1 2025.

$4.6B weekly dapp volume achieved alongside new $3M reward farm launch and liquidity initiative.

New indexing support announced for subsecond block times and decentralized network features.

Currently running club membership program where users can participate in farming.

Collection activity reported on Rarible platform.