what's union?
Union is a zero-knowledge interoperability layer one blockchain designed to enable seamless cross-chain communication and asset transfers. It functions as a settlement and liquidity layer for protocols and asset issuers, leveraging innovations like consensus verification where validators on one chain confirm consensus on another. The protocol emphasizes trust-minimization, censorship resistance, and high security for decentralized finance applications. Union's Galois ZK engine powers fast and secure consensus verification, supporting subsecond messaging for intents and transfers. It integrates with various ecosystems, including Ethereum, Cosmos, and Bitcoin, facilitating efficient bridging and DeFi functionalities.
HTX Global promotes Union's flexible staking, reaching 150M U holdings, with Phase 2 subsidies.
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Mentioned in HTX Global promotional tweet about flexible staking product with 150M U total holdings milestone and phase 2 subsidies starting January 1st, 2025.
Listed on HTX exchange with trading volume exceeding 120M USDT within the first 3 days, as of December 22, 2025.
A new Union rewards round distributes $120k among 381 members involving approximately 7.92 million CVX tokens.
Developers are currently testing private bridging functionality, with technical details on private, compliant on-chain transfers shared during a Community Call.
A new Union rewards round distributes $170k among 366 members involving approximately 7.57 million CVX tokens.
The Private Bridging whitepaper has been released this week, with Korean community coverage provided through Blockmedia.
CSO meets DC legislators alongside Electric Coin Co (Zcash) and CESS_storage to discuss crypto privacy in buildup to Private Bridging whitepaper.
A new Union rewards round distributes $190k among 365 members involving approximately 7.26 million CVX tokens.
Technical development includes CosmWasm advanced access control management, Sui Network/MoveSDK functionality, new light clients, enterprise features, and Auro BTC.
The project monorepo has recorded 15,486 commits since its creation in April 2023, demonstrating sustained development activity with continuous code contributions.
Airdrop distribution confirmed with at least one user reporting receipt of tokens valued at $130 in September, providing factual confirmation that the airdrop occurred despite previous allegations of distribution irregularities.
The trustless bridge integration with TakaraLend is cited as a key factor driving the lending platform's 100% market value surge to $187.8m, demonstrating measurable adoption and impact of the zk-secured bridge connecting Sei to the BTCfi ecosystem.
A trustless bridge connecting Sei blockchain to the BTCfi ecosystem has gone live.
Allegations emerge of airdrop farming and distribution irregularities, with claims that team members distributed tokens to unverified addresses, while the team has not responded to the accusations after 10+ hours.
Core team members will attend Korea Blockchain Week next week, marking active engagement in the Korean blockchain ecosystem.
Governance approval confirmed for Lava Network integration with implementation scheduled for the 17th.
Staking rewards show 34% profit in one week, with 134 million unclaimed airdrop tokens set to be redistributed to the 33.6 million pre-staked tokens, potentially creating a 3.86x multiplier for early stakers.
First week staking metrics show 34% reward rate and 33.6M tokens staked, with staking app in development to broaden participation beyond pre-staking phase.
An active governance proposal on Lava Network seeks to integrate Union as a supported chain specification, allowing Union RPC services through Lava's decentralized infrastructure if approved by September 15.
Escher completes Pre-Seed funding round and announces they are building on Union's technology within the Babylon BTCfi ecosystem to unlock liquidity and connectivity for purpose-built L1s.
Partnership with Babylon Labs confirmed focusing on trustless infrastructure scaling, while zk interoperability launches live with Bitcoin staking capabilities.
Token price surges 624% in first day of trading following exchange listing
Launch execution faces significant issues with widespread claiming problems and negative community backlash, indicating potential short-term market instability.
Token launches at $19M market cap with 10B total supply, significantly below expected $500M+ valuation, amid concerns over token distribution and dump activity.
Mainnet launches simultaneously with listings on Kraken, Bybit, and Keplr, featuring 60M token prize pool on Bybit for traders and deposits.
Token listing begins 9AM UTC with claims shortly before; 16,500 wallets verified for airdrop eligibility.
$U token announces upcoming Bybit spot listing
$U token lists on Binance Alpha September 4th with airdrop registration closing today; project demonstrates significant traction with >$50mm TVL and >325mm testnet transactions.
Pre-staking allocation codes available offering 10-50% additional allocation for $U tokens.
Airdrop pre-registration period closing with ongoing technical issues on Authena platform affecting user registration process.
Native gas token $U launches with 19% initial circulating supply at TGE, featuring 6% starting inflation rate decreasing to 2%, while powering proof verification and cross-chain connectivity.
Technical issues prevent token minting functionality; support team acknowledges problem with 24-hour estimated resolution time.
Exchange listing imminent with new partnerships announced including Berachain, Arbitrum, Sui, and Sei.
Protocol reports $50M bootstrapped TVL with $100M additional commitment from BTC staking protocols, while achieving 325M+ testnet transactions.
Issues emerge with airdrop eligibility as high-ranking community contributors (Level 6-9, top 50/900 yappers, 3000+ transactions) report exclusion from qualification checker.
Pre-staking system launches with 27-day unbonding period and 6% annual token emission rate that decreases 10% yearly until reaching 2%; staking rewards begin post-TGE with allowances ranging from 25-100%.
Private bridging functionality with Zcash network in development.
Airdrop eligibility checker launches with multi-tier qualification criteria and mandatory Authena verification requiring 40+ score and $2 ETH mint.
Partnership with Authena announced to combat 65-70% sybil presence in testnet; 4% token allocation reserved for verified testers.
Genesis token launch features 19.19% initial circulation from 10B total supply, with $47M+ TVL achieved in 4.5 months and strategic integrations with major DeFi protocols.
New ecosystem project uname launches as cross-network Web3 identity solution.
AuroBTC integration announced with focus on yield, wrapping, and lending capabilities; strategic pivot towards BTCfi ecosystem.
Native token U integrates with core protocol functions including ZK proof verification and cross-chain messaging, creating direct utility-based value.
Launches with 6% emissions (decaying to 2%), significantly lower than 8-20% Cosmos peer average, with demand driven by core network functions.
Community allocation expands eligibility to include NFT holders and BTCFi campaign participants.
400 million $U tokens planned for distribution to testers, with measures being implemented to filter out tens of thousands of sybil accounts.
Staking program offers 140% APR with vU tokens and Tower pool integration
Token launches with 1.9B initial circulation (19.19% of 10B supply); implements crosschain vault staking with high early yields.
New airdrop criteria established: Level 5 minimum, Sybil checking implemented, maximum 80k eligible participants.
TGE airdrop allocates 4% to community: 1% Yappers, 1% Binance Alpha, 2% Testnet users.
New V4 App launches, consolidating testnet and mainnet functionality into unified interface.
Name service integration in development to replace wallet addresses with .UNION domains.
Tokenomics announcement imminent, followed by airdrop checker and TGE planned for September launch.
Raises $16M in funding round.
Reward system distributes $U tokens to all active users based on mindshare, not limited to top 1000 participants.
Native CometBLS consensus mechanism implemented for faster multi-chain verification through compact signatures, differentiating from traditional CometBFT approaches.
New exchange listing on Whales Market announced.
New roadmap details 100% renewable energy goal by 2026 and three-phase governance transition, while revealing eight chain integrations in various completion stages from testnet to pending.
Post-mainnet roadmap reveals 7 technical focus areas including ZK Architecture, DeFi Components, and BSN Infrastructure expansion.
Aptos blockchain integration testing phase begins soon, expanding cross-chain capabilities ahead of mainnet launch.
Mainnet launch imminent with TGE to follow this month; build roadmap published.
Token contract deployed on Ethereum mainnet, indicating imminent TGE preparations.
Token Generation Event expected within weeks following recent mint completion.
Token supply confirmed at 10 billion with recent mint completion.
Active Yapper participation decreased from 20k in Season 0 to current 6.5k in Season 1.
Network now secured by Bitcoin through Babylon Genesis integration, establishing Bitcoin-supercharged infrastructure.
New technical partnership enables complete cross-chain ZK workflow with Boundless and Cysic for hardware-accelerated proof generation and verification.
Platform reaches 352.1k users generating 78.2M XPs, with average user earning 222 XP and Discord community of 150k members.
Testnet tokens being burned and 10B supply tokens minting as final mainnet launch preparations begin.
Active security threat warning: suspicious links targeting TGE participants while system remains fully operational.
New Mad Yaps incentive campaign launches, driving increased mindshare across all timeframes.
Trust setup ceremony breaks records twice, reaching 5866 participants for Groth16 setup.
Internal teams prioritize consistent creators based on 12-month leaderboard performance, with special focus on pre-Kaito loyalty.
Token Generation Event scheduled for August 2025.
New partnership with Boundless announced, focusing on ZK technology and cross-chain coordination capabilities.
Vesting code implementation pushed to GitHub, confirming separate vesting mechanisms for team and investor allocations only.
Custom-built Galois prover and Voyager relayer establish technical moat against competitors relying on third-party ZK services.
Allocation checker displays identical statistics for both Season 0 and Season 1, potentially causing confusion for users verifying their rewards.
Completes record-breaking Trusted Setup Ceremony with 4664 verified contributions, while launching U combinator program with Cracked Labs to incubate ZK-powered projects.
Detailed breakdown of Mad Yaps 0.75% allocation reveals 0.45% for Season 0 and 0.20% for Season 1 after regional deductions.
Mad Yaps program details revealed: 1% total allocation including 0.25% for Kaito ecosystem, with no participation caps and dedicated Asian market focus.
Mad Yaps reward program launches with 7.5M tokens (0.75% of supply) split between historical participation through July 2025 (Season 0) and new engagement through mainnet launch (Season 1).
Native Bitcoin LST 'Auro BTC' launches with revenue-generating staking commissions, while new partnership with Ensemble enables multichain payments infrastructure.
Launches chain-abstracted liquid staking system in partnership with Escher.fi, introducing eU token for cross-chain staking without manual bridging requirements.
New partnership with Escher.fi introduces one-click, chain-abstracted liquid staking system with Ethereum integration.
Testnet activity reaches 275M total transfers with active zkgm testing.
Token Generation Event ($U) planned for Fall/End of Year 2025.
Mainnet launch confirmed with native Bitcoin Supercharged Network (BSN) integration for BTC staking and security features.
Expands cross-chain functionality to Osmosis and BSC networks with new XP-earning tasks.
Joins Babylon Genesis' Bitcoin Supercharged Networks initiative alongside Plume Network.
Launching auBTC, a new Bitcoin liquid staking token that operates across Ethereum and Cosmos, marking expansion from interoperability protocol to asset issuer.
Project repositions focus from ZK interoperability to tech-agnostic product development.
Testnet achieves 90.9M transfers and 586K unique addresses across 10 chains, with USDC dominating 70.9M transfers.
Voting rewards decrease 0.1% every minute, creating immediate profit opportunity for early participants.
Token Generation Event (TGE) confirmed alongside mainnet preparation, positioning as ZK infrastructure interop layer.
Testnet v3 adds BNB Chain and Osmosis integration with real-time transfer tracking via ORBITAL visualizer.
New app version (v3) launches with expanded chain support and feature set.
Mainnet launch scheduled for July 2025 in collaboration with Mitosis.
Dashboard profiles become mandatory requirement for ecosystem participation, affecting builders, testers, and users.
June dashboard reveals only 2.69% of users reach Level 7, with increasing difficulty as Level 6 participation jumps from 1.92% to 18.19%, indicating high competition for potential rewards.