Search Extension

API/RSS

Social

8 DeFi protocols with built-in airdrops and benefits

24-07-25 14:41

Read this article in 25 Minutes

AI summary

View the summary

Original title: New week - 8 new DeFi protocols with potential

Original author: ROUTE 2 FI

Original translation: Deep Tide TechFlow

Hello everyone!

If you are looking for airdrops, yield or points programs, here are some DeFi protocols that may have potential.

I plan to update this research report every week because it helps me stay up to date in this field.

Let's get started.

New Week - 8 DeFi Protocols with Potential

Here are some untapped opportunities such as yield, airdrops, etc., that you can explore today. These protocols are from different networks (EVM, non-EVM or Cosmos) and cover various DeFi areas such as derivatives, yield, DEX, etc. These projects are highlighted for their notable support and yield opportunities, but none of this should be considered financial advice, please also do your own research before interacting:

1/ Zircuit

Zircuit is a Layer 2 (L2) protocol that is fully EVM-compatible and AI-enabled security at the sequence level. Unlike thousands of other existing L2s, Zircuit introduces a new on-chain security approach that protects users from smart contract attacks and malicious actors while making it more consumer-friendly with low fees and fast transactions. They have received undisclosed investments from Binance Labs and Pantera. The network is currently in the testnet phase, and the mainnet is about to go live:

In anticipation of the mainnet launch, they have launched a points program where users can stake supported assets to earn Zircuit points, which may be converted to tokens at the Token Generation Event (TGE). Due to the support of different LRT assets, users can earn other benefits at the same time, such as the staking annual yield (APR), re-staking APR, and LRT points, while earning Zircuit points, and more than 2.9 billion assets have been staked:

The best staking asset right now is $mETH, which generates 5x returns per day in the Methamorphosis event, and is expected to generate $COOk in the governance token $cMETH at the end of October.

2/ Allora

Currently, machine learning (AI) is monopolized by industry giants, limiting transparency and accessibility. Allora is committed to building a self-improving decentralized AI network, achieving this goal through contributors in the ecosystem, with the following roles: Workers who provide AI reasoning, Judges who evaluate the quality of reasoning, and Consumers who request and pay for reasoning.

Allora is not another empty shell project piggybacking on the AI narrative, but has real use cases such as prediction markets. To prove this, they recently partnered with Robonet to build a political trading agent, Pauly, that uses the Allora network to analyze political markets on Polymarket, using AI-driven analytics and real-time market data to find trading opportunities such as undervalued or overvalued markets:

They have also raised $33.75 million with participation from top investors such as Polychain and Delphi Ventures. Their token economics are community-centric and offer multiple ways for $Allo holders to participate in the network while keeping token issuance similar to Bitcoin, which decreases over time, which helps the token appreciate. The Allora network is currently in the testnet stage, and there are multiple ways to participate in the network, such as participating in Galxe events, Zealy, and running a node.

3/ Superposition

Superposition is a Layer 3 (L3) chain built on the Arbitrum stack that aims to facilitate decentralized applications (dApps) with native liquidity and utility mechanisms. Superposition not only provides speed and low fees, but also builds a reward system through a new yield mechanism called Super Assets. When assets are bridged to Superposition, they become Super Assets, an asset that pays you a yield when you hold or use it, which is consistent with their description "the first blockchain that pays you to use it". They have not announced any funding rounds or investments yet, but they are working closely with the Arbitrum team and expect to announce investments soon:

Their incentivized testnet has achieved a major milestone with over 1.1 million transactions from over 140,000 addresses. There are currently three ways to participate in the testnet - first is by swapping on Longtails, a V3 automated market maker (AMM) that adopts the pooled liquidity model introduced by Uniswap, second is by completing social tasks on Intract, and last but not least, getting your meow domain, similar to the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) but on Superposition. You can turn on notifications on their social media accounts for future events.

4/ Movement Labs

Unlike other Layer 1 (L1)s that pursue the goal of beating Ethereum, Movement has built an L1 that enhances the security of user assets by leveraging the Move programming language developed by Facebook. This simplifies the development of secure smart contracts for common blockchain tasks such as asset ownership transfer and minting. Move has two flagship products, M 1 and M 2, M 1 is the permissionless Move blockchain, while M 2 is the fastest and most secure (Mevm) Layer 2 (L2), settled on Ethereum, using Celestia for data availability, and users can seamlessly interact between Move and EVM - M 1 serves as the PoS sorter network for M 2. Movement received an undisclosed investment from Binance and raised $41.4 million, with participation from top investors such as Polychain.

The network is currently in testnet phase and there are various missions to participate in such as those highlighted in the documentation, there are rumors that Tia Staker may also be eligible for future airdrops, but before staking, please manage your position as they are about to unlock 88%, don't let VCs sell.

5/ Gunzilla Games

Gunzilla Games is a AAA game studio and developer of the Gunz blockchain, unlike other shell game projects that constantly sell inflated tokens to users, Gunzilla is focused on building an interactive ecosystem that allows players to get paid through in-game assets that can be converted into NFTs and $Guns tokens. Their team consists of players with backgrounds in fintech, video, etc., and has demonstrated their ability to not only win the hearts of Web3 players, but also attract a wider Web2 audience. They have also raised $76 million from prominent investors such as Animoca Brands.

The gaming sector is one of the most underrated sectors in the crypto space with only a small number of people participating, which makes their rewards very attractive as we have seen with Ace. Gunzilla is currently in the testnet stage, with the mainnet rumored to be launched this year or early 2025, and they have two flagship games, Playoffgrid and Guns Blockchain.

Playoffgrid is not live yet, but you can apply to become a pioneer in the #OTGPioneers program which gives you access to pre-release versions of the game and exclusive rewards which may be airdrops. Guns has an ongoing points program which rewards users based on their interactions, currently only 20K points for the top 200:

Here is a great YouTube video on how to play the game and maximize your points.

6/ Usual Money

Stablecoins are one of the most profitable areas in crypto, with Tether’s Q1 net revenue even exceeding BlackRock’s earnings. However, this staggering figure is meaningful for Tether itself, but not much real value for holders. Now, imagine you could own a small portion of Tether? This is where Usual Money comes in, a decentralized RWA (real world asset) stablecoin that redistributes ownership and governance through Usual tokens. The core goal of Usual Money is to break the traditional financial model of distributing wealth only to a few shareholders and return power to the participants of the ecosystem:

They raised $7 million from well-known investors including Mantle and GSR, with a valuation of $75 million.

They recently launched their mainnet and launched an event where participants can accumulate "Pill" points by holding their stablecoin USDO or providing liquidity to the incentive pool:

7/ Plume

While almost all Layer 2 (L2) are forks of existing L2s with no unique selling points, making most of them "ghost chains", Plume has found its own uniqueness in the RWA (Real World Asset) concept proposed by Larry Fins (founder of BlackRock). Plume is the first modular L2 blockchain that focuses on RWA, integrating asset tokenization and compliance providers directly onto the chain. Their main goal is to simplify the deployment of RWA projects and attract high-quality buyers into their ecosystem to increase liquidity. Plume received a $10 million investment led by Haun Venture and participated by top investors such as Galaxy.

The network is currently in the testnet phase and incentivizes users by rewarding community participation. Active participants can earn Plume points throughout the event by completing tasks, inviting friends, etc.:

8/ Blum

Unlike other Telegram bots that are exclusive to a certain chain, making it difficult for users to complete all transactions in one click, Blum is a hybrid Telegram trading bot that will be available on more than 30 chains including EVM and non-EVM chains such as Solana, TON, and Cosmos. Their team capabilities made them one of the winners of Binance MVB Season 7 among 700 participating projects: 9999_1

Blum is a hybrid exchange that provides access to universal tokens through gamification features in Telegram applets.

Although they have not announced funding, their user growth figures are very impressive: 2.9 million Twitter followers, 4.7 million YouTube channel subscribers, more than 10 million users. Currently, Blum's Telegram bot is in progress, and you can earn Blum points (BP) by participating in social tasks, the more points the better.

That's it for today, friends!

I hope you enjoyed this article.