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Decentralized exchange Aerodrome Finance (AERO) and Velodrome announced their official merger, launching the on-chain spot exchange Aero, deployed on seven networks: Ethereum mainnet, Base, Robinhood Chain, Ink, OP Mainnet, Arc, and Arbitrum, aiming to integrate the existing businesses of the two DEXs into a unified platform. The exchange is developed by Dromos Labs.According to a statement released on Wednesday, Aerodrome accounted for 58% of DEX trading volume on Base in the third quarter, while Velodrome accounted for 60% on OP Mainnet, with Aerodrome leading all DEXs in Bitcoin-USD trading volume during the same period. The new exchange extends this model to seven networks, which collectively handle approximately $120 billion in DEX trading each month. Alex Cutler, founder and CEO of Dromos Labs, stated that Aerodrome and Velodrome prevailed because the model is more beneficial to users, bringing Aero to the largest market on-chain, with 100% of the revenue generated returned to users staking AERO.As part of the merger, existing AERO and VELO tokens will migrate to the new AERO token, with veAERO and veVELO converting to sAERO. Aero introduces a new economic system, with the core feature Predictive Allocation allowing participants to stake AERO and direct liquidity reward budgets to markets expected to generate returns. Additionally, Aero launches Metaswaps, connecting cross-network transactions using existing on-chain liquidity; the Slipstream V3 upgrade introduces a dynamic fee mechanism that increases fees during rapid market fluctuations and captures MEV on supported Layer 2 networks.

Reflex Aerospace, a German satellite company, is expanding satellite production in Europe with the support of NVIDIA's planned investment.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Arthur Hayes purchased approximately 888,000 dollars worth of tokens through FalconX and Flowdesk, including 546,600 AERO, valued at 459,800 dollars; 120,000 PENDLE, valued at 231,600 dollars; and 3,000,000 ZAMA, valued at 196,700 dollars.

Aero announced the token exchange terms and schedule for the merger of Aerodrome and Velodrome. The merger will start on October 21 at 20:00 (Eastern Time), at which point the token emissions of the two old platforms will cease. Existing AERO will be exchanged at a 1:1 ratio for the new AERO, with each VELO exchanging for approximately 0.044 AERO. This ratio applies to both circulating tokens and locked tokens. The exchange rate for VELO depends on the supply at the time of launch, with Aerodrome holders receiving 94.5% of the new supply and Velodrome holders receiving 5.5%.According to DefiLlama data, as of October 9, the total locked amount for the two exchanges is approximately $422 million. The merger was announced in November 2025, and the developers, Dromos Labs, originally planned to complete it in the second quarter of 2026. The new model replaces the original weekly voting cycle with real-time allocation, allowing staked AERO (sAERO) holders to direct rewards to the liquidity pool and accumulate earnings along with exchange revenue. There is an initial 47-hour cooling period for allocation adjustments.Existing veAERO and veVELO positions will be converted to new sAERO positions, with the remaining lock-up time carried over and rounded up to the nearest whole week, and permanent locks will convert to the longest staking period. Tokens will not be automatically exchanged; self-custodied assets must be managed through the upgrade portal at aerodrome.finance or velodrome.finance, and rewards and rebases must be claimed and active votes cleared first.

Aerodrome's Slipstream V3 has been launched, introducing protocol-level internal MEV auctions in concentrated liquidity AMMs, distributing the value captured by sandwich bots and arbitrageurs to active liquidity providers and sAERO token holders. The protocol expects related revenue to reach tens of millions of dollars.This version also introduces dynamic fees, automatically increasing fees during market volatility, and continues the concentrated liquidity design of Uniswap V3, achieving capital efficiency up to 4000 times that of traditional AMMs.Aero plans to integrate Aerodrome on Base with Velodrome on Optimism into a single AERO token, set to launch on the Ethereum mainnet in the second quarter of 2026; Aero Lite has launched the Slipstream pool on Circle's Arc, and Dromos Labs is developing pool-level fee rebates and KYC options for institutional clients.

Deep Blue Aerospace recently announced the completion of its Series B6 and B7 financing rounds, with a total scale of nearly 2 billion yuan. This round of financing attracted industrial capital and professional institutions such as Wuxi High-tech Zone Investment Control Group, Yida Capital, Baotong Technology, and Hongrun Construction.The funds will be primarily directed towards the research and development and industrialization of the company's two major launch vehicle families. Deep Blue Aerospace will continue to advance the development of the medium-sized reusable liquid launch vehicle, Nebula One, and accelerate the in-depth research and development efforts for the large reusable liquid launch vehicle, Nebula Two.

According to the official announcement, Binance has announced that it will gradually launch Aerodrome (AERO) to SimpleEarn flexible products, the "Buy Crypto" page, Binance Instant Exchange, Binance Leverage (cross margin and isolated margin), and VIP lending starting from July 17, 2026, at 16:00 (UTC). Users can instantly purchase AERO through VISA, MasterCard, and other methods, and use AERO in the instant exchange, leverage, and lending features. Related services will be available within one hour after the AERO spot launch.

Binance's originally scheduled launch of Aerodrome (AERO) on July 17, 2026, at 19:00 will be postponed to July 18, 2026, at 00:00. Users can pay attention to subsequent announcements for specific trading pair information.

Binance will launch Aerodrome (AERO) spot trading on July 17, 2026, at 19:00, and will open trading pairs AERO/USDT, AERO/USDC, and AERO/TRY.The AERO deposit channel will open one hour later, and withdrawals are expected to be available on July 18 at 19:00. AERO will carry a seed label, and users must complete the corresponding quiz to gain trading access.

According to CoinMarketCap data, the performance of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization is as follows: Top five gainers: SKYAI (SKYAI) increased by 22.08%, current price $0.4331; Aerodrome Finance (AERO) increased by 13.74%, current price $0.4852; SPX6900 (SPX) increased by 11.63%, current price $0.3868; Uniswap (UNI) increased by 10.66%, current price $3.02; Worldcoin (WLD) increased by 9.72%, current price $0.6434.

According to CoinDesk, Base ecosystem's largest DEX Aerodrome plans to launch a Predictive Allocation mechanism, which allocates incentives based on predicted future liquidity demand, replacing the traditional model based on historical data.

According to Jinshi reports, CITIC Construction Investment pointed out that SpaceX landed on NASDAQ with a valuation of $1.75 trillion, raising $75 billion, and its market value surpassed $2 trillion on the first day, becoming the seventh largest technology company in the world and creating the largest IPO in history. Its three major businesses: Starlink, reusable rockets, and space AI validate the commercial closed loop, accelerating the commercialization process of the space economy. In 2026, several liquid rockets in our country will have intensive maiden flights and recovery tests, which are expected to significantly reduce launch costs and accelerate constellation construction. It is recommended to pay attention to:Rocket segment: high-barrier fields such as engines and rocket body structures;Satellite segment: payloads, antennas, and laser communication terminals;Ground equipment: civilian terminals and mobile direct connection technology;Operational services: companies with scarce license qualifications.

According to The Cryptonomist, Grayscale rebalanced two of its crypto funds after reviewing the first quarter of 2026. Among them, the DeFi fund added Ethena (ENA), giving it a weight of 13.59%, making it the fourth largest holding in the fund. The previous holding, Aerodrome Finance, has been removed. The current top four holdings in the fund are: Uniswap (35.22%), Aave (21.36%), Ondo (19.83%), Ethena (13.59%).The other Smart Contract fund did not introduce new assets but adjusted the proportions of its internal holdings. Ethereum remains the largest holding (30.14%), followed by Solana (29.69%) and Cardano (17.96%).

Grayscale has completed the rebalancing of its cryptocurrency industry fund. The DeFi fund has added the Ethena token ENA, with a weight of 13.59%, making it the fourth largest holding in the fund. At the same time, the fund has completely removed the Aerodrome Finance token AERO.After the adjustment, the main holdings of the fund include: Uniswap (UNI) at 35.22%, Aave (AAVE) at 21.36%, Ondo Finance (ONDO) at 19.83%, Curve DAO (CRV) at 5.27%, and Lido DAO (LDO) at 4.73%. Additionally, the smart contract platform fund did not increase or decrease its assets this quarter. The holding weight of Ethereum (ETH) has risen to 30.14%, surpassing Solana (SOL) at 29.69% to become the largest holding. Cardano (ADA) ranks third with a weight of 17.96%, followed by Avalanche, Hedera, and Sui.This adjustment is primarily based on the methodology of the CoinDesk DeFi Selected Index and the CoinDesk Smart Contract Platform Selected Cap Index, aiming to ensure that the fund's holdings are consistent with liquidity, custody, and market capitalization requirements.

According to Jinshi reports, the S&P 500 Airlines Index rose 7.2%, marking the largest increase since April 8.

According to DL News, Coinbase has opened access to decentralized exchange (DEX) trading for UK customers, allowing users to access DeFi platforms such as Uniswap and Aerodrome through the Coinbase app to trade Base native assets, with plans to expand to other networks like Solana.The CEO of Coinbase UK stated that the UK is the most important market outside the United States, and this launch aims to demonstrate to the government the safety of DeFi under compliant operations. The design philosophy of this service is to maintain Coinbase's easy experience on the front end while integrating DeFi protocols on the back end. Coinbase will filter asset risks by collaborating with trusted third parties, such as high concentration of holdings potentially indicating rug pull risks. This is part of Coinbase's strategy to build a "full-service exchange," with plans to launch more services in the UK this year.

According to CoinDesk, the French Lightning Securities Exchange (Lise) plans to list aerospace parts supplier ST Group on its platform, which is expected to become Europe's first fully on-chain initial public offering (IPO).Lise was authorized last year under the EU's Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Pilot Regime and is the first institution in Europe approved to operate a fully tokenized equity exchange. Headquartered in Paris, it has the support of French financial institutions such as BNP Paribas, CACEIS (a subsidiary of the Agricultural Credit Group), and Bpifrance. ST Group primarily produces composite material components for aerospace, defense, and space projects, with potential project revenues estimated at around €59 million (approximately $68 million) over the next decade.Lise aims to provide a lower-cost and more efficient listing path for small and medium-sized enterprises, replacing the lengthy and expensive IPO process in traditional capital markets. Tokenization technology enables faster trade settlement and more efficient ownership tracking, and Nasdaq and NYSE have previously disclosed plans for tokenized securities trading.

According to market news, in the past two days, a whale has been continuously selling the following tokens and incurring huge losses: sold 3.59 million $AERO for 1.39 million $USDC, a loss of 3.66 million dollars; sold 35.45 million $BRETT for 310.5 thousand $USDC, a loss of 3.07 million dollars; sold 636 thousand $VIRTUAL for 407.5 thousand $USDC, a loss of 1.76 million dollars.In addition, the whale has started selling $ANDY, currently incurring a loss of 1.615 million dollars.

According to DefiLlama data, as of January 22, the trading volume of decentralized exchanges (DEX) on the Base chain has surpassed that of Ethereum and BNB Chain for the first time, driven by the two major protocols, Uniswap and Aerodrome, on Base.This surge in trading may be related to the launch of the native token FUN by the well-known gaming protocol FootballFun on Base during the same week. This supported football-themed gaming protocol has a weekly trading volume of millions of dollars, making it the largest gaming protocol on Base, and its leader has recently promoted the project multiple times.However, despite the initial hype, the price of the FUN token has already retreated. According to DEXScreener data, at the time of writing, the trading price of FUN has dropped nearly 7% from its TGE price.