Author: thedefinvestor Source: The DeFi Investor Translation: Shan Ouba, Golden Finance
Crypto events to watch this week
Spot Ethereum ETF launch: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is likely to give final approval to the launch of a spot Ethereum ETF this week. According to ETF experts, the Ethereum ETF should be live before July 4.
Blast Token Release: Blast will release its tokens on June 26 and distribute airdrops to early users.
U.S. Presidential Debate: The much-anticipated presidential debate between Joe Biden and Trump is scheduled for June 27. Depending on how the debate plays out, this event could impact the price of a number of memecoins, including MAGA, TRUMP, and BODEN.
Infinex CRATERUN Event Launch: Infinex will launch its CRATERUN airdrop event on June 25th. Infinex is a next-generation web3 wallet founded by the founder of Synthetix.
ENA Restaking Pool Launch: Symbiotic will launch a set of $ENA restaking pools on June 26th. $ENA deposited in Symbiotic will receive 30x Ethena Points, Mellow Points, and Symbiotic Points.
Gearbox Incentive Program: Gearbox will launch its L2 growth push this week, distributing 650,000 ARB and 20 million GEAR tokens to users in the coming months.
Karak Major Announcement: As one of Eigenlayer’s main competitors, Karak is expected to make a major announcement this week.
Zeta Markets Token Release: Zeta Markets, the second largest permanent DEX on Solana, will release its token this week.
GMX Incentive Program: GMX will begin distributing 5.4 million ARB tokens to liquidity providers and traders as ecosystem incentives on June 26.
EtherFi S3 Points Program Launched: EtherFi’s S2 points program will end on June 30, and its third quarter points program is expected to be announced soon.
This week's airdrop opportunities
1. Provide liquidity for GammaSwap
GammaSwap is the first on-chain perpetual options protocol, which has been deployed on Arbitrum and recently received 300,000 ARB incentives. By providing liquidity to its weETH/USDC pool, you can also get: 10x GammaSwap points 2x EtherFi points Eigenlayer points Liquidity provision fees ARB incentives (currently 33% annualized yield) For GammaSwap’s PENDLE/USDC pool, the rewards for providing liquidity are higher: an annualized yield of 121% and 1x GammaSwap points.
GammaSwap interaction: https://app.gammaswap.com/points/HPFJVU
2. Use DeBridge to bridge
DeBridge is one of the few bridge protocols to launch a points program.
It supports cross-chain swaps between all top blockchains, including non-EVM chains such as Solana, and is very fast.
Airdrops have been confirmed as the protocol has released a points program.
As confirmed by its team, 20% of the total supply of tokens to be released will be allocated to the Genesis community airdrop and launch-related activities.
DeBridge interaction: https://app.debridge.finance/deswap?inputChain=1&outputChain=10&inputCurrency=&outputCurrency=&dlnMode=simple