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According to Bits.media, the Central Bank of Russia announced that it will provide economic incentives to encourage the use of the digital ruble for salary payments. Starting from January 1, 2027, commercial banks will receive a reward of 0.67 rubles for each transaction where a business pays salaries or other labor contract payments to employees in digital rubles, with a minimum reward of 10 rubles per instruction list. According to the central bank's design, if a business pays salaries in digital rubles to 10 employees, the bank will receive a reward of 6.7 rubles, and the central bank will make up the difference to the minimum of 10 rubles; if it involves 20 people, the reward will be 13.4 rubles.At the same time, the country's central bank also approved the service fee rates for the digital ruble platform. Starting from early 2027, the transaction fee for each instruction when businesses transfer to individuals will be 1 ruble, with a minimum charge of 15 rubles per instruction list. Previously, the central bank's governor Nabiullina stated that the digital ruble aims to achieve national monitoring of fund operations for government procurement contracts, while denying that the government will monitor payments between individuals and promising that the digital ruble will not be mandatory.

According to Cointelegraph, Polkadot OpenGov recently proposed two new staking proposals (Proposal #1909 and #1910) aimed at strengthening validator incentives, eliminating the nominator penalty mechanism, and reducing the unbonding period from approximately 28 days to 2 days.

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.

To further promote the circulation and application of USD1 in the global market and to enhance community participation and activity, the WLFI team officially launches the USD1 Community Whitelist Incentive Program.This program will open exclusive whitelist subscription qualifications to eligible communities worldwide. Participants can use USDC (ERC20), which is approved for issuance by U.S. financial regulatory agencies, to subscribe for exchanges, helping to expand the USD1 ecosystem and improve market liquidity.The official statement indicates that the program aims to accelerate the construction of the USD1 global community, promote the development of stablecoins in payment, trading, and ecological application scenarios, and provide priority participation opportunities for community members who have long supported the construction of the USD1 ecosystem.The event will officially start on June 15, 2026, Pacific Time. Specific participation rules and community review standards will be announced through official channels in due course.

According to The Block, Curve Finance has launched the lending protocol Llamalend v2 on Optimism as the first phase of its major upgrade, with plans to deploy it to the Ethereum mainnet in the second half of this year.Llamalend v2 removes the restriction of only supporting crvUSD, allowing for almost any collateral to be combined with lending assets, and introduces LlamaRisk as the market auditor responsible for evaluating new collateral and managing the market lifecycle.Users can use Curve LP tokens as collateral, allowing them to lend funds while maintaining market-making exposure, thereby improving capital efficiency. The launch on Optimism received a subsidy of 250,000 OP (approximately $50,000) provided by the Optimism Foundation, which will be used for liquidity and activity incentives over the next two months. Initially, the lending limit will be zero, only allowing for lending, and the lending limit will be determined through a seven-day DAO vote, with full functionality expected to gradually open from June 16.

According to PYMNTS, the comment period for the implementation rules of the GENIUS Act by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) ended on June 9. The proposal clearly states that payment stablecoins themselves do not qualify as deposits insured by the FDIC, and stablecoin holders do not enjoy pass-through deposit insurance. Industry feedback indicates significant disagreements in the payment sector.Traditional institutions such as banks strongly oppose incentives like yields, rewards, or cashback offered by stablecoins, arguing that this would attract deposits away from banks, harming local lending capacity, and calling for a clear prohibition on any form of compensation within the stablecoin ecosystem; the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) technical committee suggested that the FDIC require the adoption of machine-readable reporting formats and Legal Entity Identifiers (LEI) to enhance transparency, regulatory information sharing, and data quality.

Decentralized USDD announced that its yield-bearing token sUSDD officially launched on Pendle's Ethereum chain 91-day fixed income market, marking another breakthrough for USDD in the DeFi yield scenario and capital efficiency layout.This event will take place on May 28 at 8:00 AM (Singapore time), and sUSDD holders can participate by locking in fixed rates, trading yield rights, providing liquidity, and more. During the event, YT users can share over $300,000 in incentives, combined with Pendle's official 30% exclusive rewards, and have the chance to receive random airdrops of TRX.The official stated that they will continue to explore diversified yields in the future, effectively meeting market liquidity demands and promoting USDD's deep integration into the mainstream DeFi ecosystem.

Bitget launches the UEX Jumpstart multi-asset incentive program, with a total prize pool of 430,000 USDT. This program aims to help investors gradually explore and capture diverse asset opportunities under the Bitget panoramic exchange UEX through a systematic product interaction experience.This program covers four major product lines: cryptocurrency contracts, precious metals, stocks, and contracts for difference (CFD). Among them, cryptocurrency contracts represent the largest prize pool segment, with a monthly prize pool of 170,000 USDT. The other segments also set up exclusive incentives, collectively forming a complete multi-asset advancement path.As trading behavior continues to cross the boundaries of cryptocurrency, traditional finance, and macro assets, the demand for diversified asset allocation continues to rise. Previous data shows that in Q1 2026, non-cryptocurrency assets accounted for 40% of the total trading volume on the Bitget platform; the daily trading volume of CFD business exceeded 8 billion USD, with gold contributing 95% of the increment.In line with this trend, Bitget is integrating previously fragmented market opportunities into the same trading environment through the UEX model, providing users with a more continuous path for asset discovery, trading participation, and strategy execution.

According to official news, the scalable blockchain network AO based on Arweave has announced the launch of the "Network Availability Staking Alpha (NASA)" testing program, which is a key step in its AO ecosystem aimed at enhancing the availability and reliability of decentralized data networks through a staking mechanism. The program is currently in the Alpha stage, and users can participate in network availability verification and earn rewards by providing data services for Arweave gateways and staking AO tokens.In the first pilot phase, AO introduces the "availability staking" mechanism, requiring node operators to stake 25 AO to participate in the network and compete for the speed and stability of responding to user requests. The system will allocate rewards from a monthly reward pool of 1000 AO based on the performance of nodes in data services. This mechanism relies on the next-generation HyperBEAM architecture, enabling higher levels of verifiability and trustlessness for gateway and routing services while significantly reducing operational costs.The project team stated that NASA aims to establish a stronger decentralized economic model for the entire permanent network infrastructure, paving the way for future expansion into areas such as computing scheduling, data indexing, and network services. Although the current reward scale is small and still in the testing phase, the program is seen as an important starting point for the AO-Core economic system and will gradually expand to more network infrastructure services in the future.

Gate announced the official integration with the prediction market platform Polymarket, and a new entry has been added in the App (version 8.12.5 and above), becoming the first centralized exchange (CEX) to integrate Polymarket, which is now in the public testing phase. Users can directly participate in prediction trading for hot events in sports, finance, and crypto by buying Yes/No shares, allowing them to earn profits based on the event outcomes.This integration retains the core mechanism of Polymarket while Gate introduces a "prediction mode + trading mode" dual structure, catering to both novice understanding and professional trading needs, and supports order books, candlestick charts, and various order types. In terms of participation pathways, users can trade directly with USDT using their exchange accounts or participate using USDC on the Polygon network through a Web3 wallet, providing a more flexible participation method to meet different user needs. Additionally, the platform offers quick trading and various types of event markets, further promoting the development of event-driven trading scenarios.Gate is also launching a limited-time event. From March 23 to 30, during the event period, users can submit prediction event proposals to share a prize pool of 1,000 GT. The platform has also introduced a first-time prediction compensation benefit to lower the threshold for initial participation.

GMX Labs has released a proposal for an upgrade to its leadership structure, which has been approved by DAO governance voting with 96.42% in favor. The proposal points out that as the team expands and competition in the perpetual DEX space intensifies, GMX Labs' early flat, founder-driven organizational structure is no longer sustainable and needs to transition to a clearer and more accountable traditional leadership structure.The proposal announces the introduction of a CEO through a public recruitment process, with candidates drawn from DeFi, CeFi, traditional finance, and the technology industry. The goal is to complete the recruitment and onboarding by April 2026, and to complete the organizational restructuring and submit a new contributor token allocation plan aligned with performance to the DAO by June. The CEO's responsibilities include setting the strategic direction for GMX Labs, establishing a functional leadership team, strengthening partnerships, and representing GMX Labs in industry events.In terms of compensation, the CEO's base salary will be between $150,000 and $200,000 per year, paid in stablecoins; performance incentives will be denominated in GMX tokens and directly linked to the growth of protocol fees, with the current annual protocol fee baseline being approximately $60 million. A 50% increase in fees will yield partial rewards, while a 100% increase to about $120 million will yield the full base reward pool of 40,000 GMX tokens. A 125% increase to about $135 million will additionally grant 10,000 GMX as a special reward. The GMX tokens received will also be adjusted by 0.5 to 1.5 times based on the 30-day average price of GMX, with an annual token compensation cap of 75,000 GMX. Of the performance rewards, 25% will be unlocked immediately upon meeting targets, while the remaining 75% will vest linearly over 24 months, with unvested portions forfeited upon early departure.During the transition period, an interim leadership committee composed of members X, Coin, B, and Kal will be responsible for maintaining operations, advancing the existing roadmap, and leading the search for the CEO.

Bitget launches a VIP financial incentive program. Before March 31, if VIP users' average financial holdings meet specific thresholds, they can unlock up to 10% USDT interest rate coupon rewards in the following month. Additionally, users who are at VIP1 or VIP2 level before March 1 and upgrade to VIP3 during the event period will also receive an additional 1000 yuan JD card reward.Detailed rules have been published on the Bitget official platform. Users must click the "Join Now" button to complete registration in order to participate in the event.

According to the official announcement, the globally leading digital asset trading platform Gate has announced a partnership with the Ethereum Layer2 network Abstract and the DeFi protocol Aborean Finance deployed on that chain, launching a liquidity incentive campaign called "Gate Abstract Incentive Carnival" aimed at the Abstract ecosystem. This program revolves around the GTBTC/GUSD liquidity pool, integrating transaction fee sharing, $ABX governance token rewards, and ecological XP incentive mechanisms, constructing a multi-layered revenue structure of "transaction fees + tokens + ecological points" to strengthen the platform's capabilities in on-chain liquidity and multi-chain collaboration.According to the rules, users can obtain LP certificates and share transaction fees after adding liquidity on Gate. If they choose to stake in Aborean, they can receive governance token rewards; during the event, they can also earn double XP and exclusive badges from the Abstract ecosystem. This collaboration precisely matches wallet binding and on-chain incentives, enhancing reward transparency and verifiability, and under the backdrop of the maturation of account abstraction and Layer2 infrastructure, it forms a new exploration direction in multi-chain collaboration and on-chain incentive mechanism design.

According to official news, the final chapter of the AINFT Challenge Season 3 has officially begun. From now until March 13, users can connect their wallets and receive 1 million points to participate in the distribution of a 7,000 USDT ultimate prize pool, with the total incentives for the entire season exceeding 13,000 USDT. It now supports four major wallets: TronLink, Binance Wallet, OKX Wallet, and TokenPocket. New addresses can connect at chat.ainft.com/chat to easily claim million points and step into the competition.The early bird reward channel is now open. The first 500 users to connect their wallets will share a 500 USDT exclusive prize pool; the first 500 users who successfully recharge will also share an additional 500 USDT recharge reward. Even more exciting, when the number of valid addresses used exceeds 10,000, a bonus prize pool of up to 6,000 USDT will be unlocked, with multiple benefits stacking up, making rewards within reach.Connect your wallet now, claim your points, and step into the challenge track. Experience cutting-edge AI interaction while growing together with the decentralized ecosystem and sharing the dividends.

According to the official announcement, the Gate DEX contract will launch the "Opening Position Incentive Season" themed event from February 27 to March 13, with a total prize pool of 20,000 USDT. This event is centered around real trading scenarios of on-chain perpetual contracts, setting up three incentive mechanisms: first order rewards for new users, trading volume milestone rewards, and an opening position trading leaderboard, aiming to enhance market activity and trading depth, and encourage users to continuously participate in trading.During the event, new users who complete their first opening position trade can receive a reward of 10 USDT; reaching the cumulative opening position trading volume target can unlock trading volume rewards, with an individual maximum of 500 USDT; in addition, the platform will issue extra rewards based on trading volume rankings, with the top individual on the leaderboard able to receive up to 600 USDT. Multiple reward mechanisms can be stacked and claimed.