what's mode network?
Mode Network is a Layer 2 blockchain designed to scale decentralized finance (DeFi) by integrating artificial intelligence agents and AI-driven financial applications. Built on the OP Stack, it provides a high-performance environment for developers to create and deploy AI-enhanced protocols, focusing on perpetuals trading, yield optimization, and autonomous on-chain actions. Mode emphasizes an "AIFi" economy, where AI agents handle complex tasks like market analysis, trade execution, and risk management, enabling more efficient and accessible DeFi experiences. The platform's core infrastructure includes Mode Trade, a perpetuals DEX that incorporates AI tools for predictive analytics and automated strategies. Users can deploy AI Trading Agents, such as the Trend Agent for following market momentum or the Breakout Agent for volatility plays, which operate within sub-accounts for precise, emotion-free execution. Mode also features staking mechanisms for its native token, governance through veMODE, and incentives for AI agent development, fostering a transparent ecosystem of verifiable, intent-aligned agents. By combining blockchain scalability with AI capabilities, Mode aims to bridge traditional DeFi limitations, allowing seamless integration of machine learning models for real-time decision-making and protocol interoperability across chains.
Mode proposes OP token buyback vote Jan 22; also listed LIT for 10x leveraged trading.
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x.com/modenetworkProposed token buyback program that would direct 50% of incoming sequencer revenue (from all OP Chains) to monthly OP token purchases for one year, with governance vote scheduled for January 22, 2026, and buybacks beginning in February 2026 if approved.
Listed LIT token for leveraged trading with up to 10X leverage on Mode Trade.
Introduced 0% trading fees on AI Trading Agents V3 feature.
Mode Trade launches RWA perpetuals with Gold (XAU) and Silver (XAG) now live, offering up to 20X leverage trading on real world assets onchain.
$MODE staking rewards for Season 6, Epoch 4 are now claimable at 78% APY in OP tokens.
Mode V2 Trading Agents coming soon with x402 overhaul upgrade for autonomous execution and payment capabilities.
Mode Perps Trading Competition launches with $15,000 in prizes and weekly pro-rata OP rewards distributed to top traders every Wednesday.
Mode x402 launches live on Base with 150+ institutional-grade trading indicators for agents, representing a major infrastructure upgrade to trading agent capabilities across all chains.
A major upgrade to the AI Trading Agent ecosystem is rolling out soon.
An airdrop campaign distributes tokens to more than 3,000 recipients through Sablier protocol.
OP rewards for Season 6, Epoch 3 are now available for claiming by MODE stakers.
Mode Trade lists $AKT (Akash Network) for trading with AI assistance and up to 10X leverage.
AI Trading Agents V2 goes live, introducing live and historical performance tracking, choice of AI model, and real-time decision visibility features.
DeFAI agent collaboration with Autonolas delivers 56% ROI and 166% Lifetime APR through Agent 83 operating on the network for 123 days.
Voting for Season 6 Epoch 3 starts in 12 hours with stakers earning 62% APY this epoch and OP rewards available to claim.
AI Trading Agents V2 upgrade launches soon, requiring users to close all open positions and AI trading agents within 48 hours in preparation for the new version.
Affiliate program goes live on Mode Trade with 40% commission for referrals.
Mode Trade goes live on Tealstreet V3, and Mode Network launches x402 support for full project compatibility through an x402 facilitator.
New $AIA token listing goes live on Mode Trade with AI-powered trading and up to 10x leverage.
New $ICP token listing goes live on Mode Trade with AI-powered trading and up to 10x leverage.
New AI Quant button on Mode Trade analyzes open positions and calculates liquidation probabilities using SynthdataCo predictive intelligence.
A new breed of AI Trading Agents is in development, redesigned with innovative features based on gathered user and trader feedback.
New $MORPHO token listing goes live on Mode Trade with AI-powered trading and up to 10x leverage.
New $ENSO token listing goes live on Mode Trade with AI-powered trading and up to 10x leverage.
Season 6 Mode Trade Perps competition launches with $240,000 in OP rewards, distributed as $15,000 weekly.
New $GIGGLE token listing goes live on Mode Trade with AI-powered trading and up to 10x leverage.
x402 integration with SynthdataCo goes live, allowing agents across Mode Network and other chains to access predictive insights for DeFi trading and liquidity provision.
New Latest Agent Trades feature goes live on Mode Trade, displaying real-time AI agent trading activity and execution rationale.
Partner thirdweb enables x402 on the platform.
Developer announces work starting this weekend to enable x402 facilitator integration, bringing payment layer capabilities for AI agents and onchain intelligence transactions to the platform.
New $MET token listing goes live on Mode Trade with AI-powered trading and up to 5x leverage.
Mode's token price is down from its TGE level, alongside most other infrastructure project tokens.
$ATH token listing goes live on Mode Trade with AI-powered trading and up to 10x leverage.
Season 6 Epoch 1 voting begins in 16 hours with 55% APY staking rewards in OP tokens.
Mode Trade Perps introduces weekly trading competition rewarding top traders with up to $15,000 in OP tokens pro rata every Wednesday.
Modius, an Olas AI Agent running on the network, achieved 450% ROI in under 300 days and 600%+ APR in another instance during Pearl Beta. Pearl v1 launches soon.
Mode users are eligible for the $TURTLE airdrop.
SPX500 and NAS100 perpetual futures trading launches on Mode Trade with up to 20x leverage through Orderly Network integration.
Staking rewards for Epoch 12 offer 54% APY in OP tokens claimable Friday, and Season 6 is upcoming.
Transaction count on the network hits a new ATH.
Mode Network and SynthdataCo collaborate on building across erc-8004, Bittensor, and prediction markets.
ZEC (Zcash) is now available for long and short trading with AI features and up to 10x leverage on the platform.
A $4500 weekly trading competition is now live on Mode Trade perps platform, running from Tuesday to Monday each week with PnL prizes and pro rata rewards distributed based on leaderboard performance.
Staking rewards for epoch 11 in season 5 are now ready to claim, offering 72% APY in OP tokens.
Integration with Binance Wallet is now live, making the platform accessible as a dApp within the Binance ecosystem.
Staking rewards are currently offering 69% APY for the current epoch, with voting ending in 2 days and OP rewards distributing this Friday.
Modius launches as the first fully autonomous DeFAI agent built by Olas, designed to autonomously allocate capital in volatile opportunities across the network.
Staking rewards with 74% APY in OP tokens are now ready to claim for epoch 10 in season 5.
Trading Agents feature announced to empower traders by combining human judgment with automated precision.
Trading agents powered by AI are coming soon to Mode Trade, designed to solve retail trading execution problems including bad entries and emotional trading decisions. The agents will handle complex strategies like trend following and automate execution while removing emotion from trading.
AI Quant feature launches with SynthdataCo partnership to provide predictive price data for predictions markets.
Verifiable trading agents utilizing ERC-8004 standard are set to go live on the network imminently.
Network joins 18 chains powering Ethena's DeFi expansion through OVaults, enabling seamless cross-chain yield opportunities.
Ionic Protocol winds down all lending operations on the network due to oracle infrastructure sunset, transitioning all pools to withdraw-only status and proceeding with full deployment shutdown including veION.
Mode Network ranks as the 10th largest DEX by active users over the past 7 days according to Orderly infrastructure data.
Current epoch staking rewards rise to 60% APY.
Perps trading competition with $4500 prize pool enters final week; previous week's rewards distributed.
Cross-protocol dependencies on Mode Network lead to permanent ETH lock-up after social engineering exploit.
New liquidity pool rewards live: 73% APY on Velodrome (MODE) and 52% APY on Aerodrome (Base) for ION pairs.
New trading features allow direct chart manipulation of TP/SL orders with market and limit execution options.
Current epoch offers 56% APY staking rewards, down from previous 66%.
Staking rewards of 66% APY in OP tokens available for epoch 8 season 5.
New partnerships with GizaTech and Succinct Labs announced to develop verifiable trading agents, targeting institutional capital inflow.
New AI trading agent Perpy launching soon, offering chart-free automated trading interface.
Trading competition offers $13,500 prize pool with 3 weeks remaining for PnL and pro rata rewards.
24-hour trading volume reaches $933M across major trading platforms including Mode.
ION liquidity pool APR increases to 94% on Mode network while Base network APR adjusts to 134%
New LP rewards launched with 142% APR on Base and 56% APR on Mode network for ION pairs.
New AI position analysis features integrating into trading UI with end-of-week deployment timeline.
TVL peaked pre-launch and shows continuous decline, indicating potential structural issues with points economy.
Skynet agent infrastructure deploys on network with Spheron Foundation partnership, expanding technical capabilities.
@SynthdataCo partnership adds synthetic data layer for AI predictive intelligence, expanding to all DeFi apps by 2025.
Staking volume surges 17.7% to 412M tokens with 45% APY, while AI terminal sees 20% weekly growth in daily active users.
AI terminal expands to include Gold XAU volatility forecasts alongside BTC and ETH, offering hedge fund level analysis.
Native Pool APRs increase to 77% USDC, 65% USDT, 59% WETH with additional ION rewards for veION stakers.
New ION liquidity pools offer 62% rewards on Velodrome and 43% on Aerodrome for MODE/ION and WETH/ION pairs respectively.
Maple Finance launches on platform with 10x leverage; $36,000 SYRUP trading competition now live.
IONIC Native Pool offers 53% APR on USDT deposits with additional ION rewards for veION stakers.
veMODE stakers earn 51% APY in $OP tokens for Epoch 4, rewards now available for claim.
AI Terminal launches public access, allowing users to analyze charts, positions, and indicators through automated agents.
New staking reward distribution requires active voting participation in Epoch 4 by June 25 at 23:00 UTC.
7 autonomous trading teams actively developing on platform with Synthdata providing intelligence layer across all chains.
New 8-week trading competition launches with $36,000 in rewards, including PnL prizes and AI Terminal access.
PAXG trading now available; gold forecasts launching soon through Synthdata integration.
AI Terminal introduces automatic trade journaling through screenshot recognition, capturing entry, exit, leverage, and PnL data.
Platform achieves highest weekly trading volume and user count, with Layer3 campaign bringing 2.5k new traders.
Staking rewards for Epoch 3 available for claim, includes OP rewards for staking and voting participation.
Platform-wide updates introduce staking integration, mobile UI improvements, and enhanced prediction analytics.
Tenderly partners to power DeFAI agents Modius and Optimus, enabling error-free operations and enhanced portfolio management.
New Sablier integration enables streaming payments for incentive campaigns.
New Layer3 trading campaign launches with $8,000 in rewards for bridging and trading activities.
New AI Trading Terminal launches with automated bridging, swapping, and real-time position analysis capabilities.
New AI feature analyzes Uniswap LP positions via screenshots to recommend optimal position adjustments.
Native Pool offers up to 83% APR on USDT with additional ION rewards for veION stakers
New streamer voting mechanism launches alongside protocol voting for Epoch 3 staking rewards.
New integration with Sablier platform enables token streaming for incentive campaigns
Perps DEX operates with 100+ trading pairs via Orderly Network; tokenized stocks feature in development.
New streaming platform launches with OP rewards for live trading content creators.
New perpetuals trading platform Sharpe Perps goes live on the network.