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Aave announced: The Aave V4 tokenized stock liquidity pool deployed on the Base network has launched USDC deposit incentives. Users who deposit USDC can earn additional rewards on top of the base interest rate.

The founder of the Solana landing service analysis platform Circular, Ben, stated that he believes the trading terminal Axiom charges traders through misleading "validator bribes" and routes the related funds to the landing service Lunar under HelloMoon. Ben mentioned that since April, the bribes paid by Axiom traders to Lunar amount to approximately $55.7 million, but the latest 30-day analysis shows that only about 1% can be traced back to additional on-chain validator incentives, and he inquired whether Axiom shares in this tip revenue.Circular claims that it reconstructed the activities related to Lunar and Axiom from April 26, 2026, to October 19, based on on-chain payment flows: during this period, Lunar received 530,166 SOL in bribes, valued at approximately $55.67 million based on its quoted price of $105/SOL, corresponding to 189 million successful payments of bribes to Lunar from Axiom transactions. In the last 30 days, 45 million Axiom transactions made payments to Lunar, accounting for 80.6% of successful Axiom transactions; Lunar received 138,964 SOL, approximately $14.59 million, of which about 1,579 SOL was attributed to additional on-chain validator incentives, accounting for 1.14%.Ben also cited on-chain cases from September 26 and October 7, stating that after he paid bribes as suggested by the Axiom interface, the identifiable additional priority fee increase was about 1% of the amount paid to Lunar. He indicated that Axiom controls transaction routing and fee recommendations and has published its associated Lunar address on GitHub for verification. The above content represents Circular's on-chain statistics and personal judgment, and the post also states that the related proportions do not exclude other service costs or off-chain payments, and its estimate of the platform's revenue share is not based on tracked payments to Axiom.

On October 19, the team from the fully homomorphic encryption company Zama announced that users participating in the incentive distribution platform Merkl on the Zama confidential vault can now directly receive cZAMA rewards in the Zama app. The rewards are settled through confidential transfers, and both the positions and the reward amounts remain confidential from deposit to distribution.In September 2026, Zama launched confidential access to 16 selected vaults on the lending protocol Morpho and initiated the first batch of confidential incentives with Merkl, where rewards are calculated based on encrypted balances. When depositing into eligible vaults, users can activate additional incentive options, granting viewing permissions for Merkl to read encrypted balances to calculate rewards without disclosing personal positions. This permission is enabled by default on the deposit interface, and deposits not shared with Merkl do not qualify for incentives.Confidential vaults accumulate based on the user's confidential vault shares and can be claimed during the ongoing activity; existing public vaults with confidential access have rewards collectively obtained by the vault packaging contracts, which are distributed after the activity ends. Zama recommends claiming confidential activities at the end to reduce multiple on-chain fees. Taking the Flowdesk Confidential High Yield USDT vault on Morpho as an example, the related activity ended on October 12, and eligible depositors can now claim their rewards. Users need to check their earnings in Merkl using their wallet and complete the claim in the Zama app by connecting the same wallet; the amount received will not be publicly disclosed on-chain.

Phoenix Technology reported that on October 19, ByteDance's cloud and AI service platform Volcano Engine launched the Seedance Premium AI Drama Incentive Program, providing financial incentives for premium AI short dramas produced using Seedance and launched on the Hongguo Short Drama App. This program excludes live-action dramas and is only open to AI comics, AI simulated dramas, and other AI-generated forms. The video content of the submitted works must be entirely produced using Seedance, with the usage of Seedance 2.5 accounting for more than 50%, and the generation format through API or tool platforms is not limited.Works must rank within the top 50 AI dramas of the month based on Hongguo's popularity index and pass the review. The applicant can be a company or an individual and must ensure that the information is true and complete. The incentives are divided into three tiers based on monthly rankings: for TOP 1 to TOP 10, 200,000 yuan per work; for TOP 11 to TOP 20, 100,000 yuan per work; for TOP 21 to TOP 50, 50,000 yuan per work. The distribution method is 50% cash plus 50% equivalent vouchers. The vouchers can be chosen by the applicant at the time of registration from three options, including an equivalent Volcano Ark API Token, equivalent "Drama Creation" usage rights, or equivalent "Comic Creation Tool" usage rights. Selected works must cooperate to complete the verification of the work and generation records, and if necessary, submit original generation materials. Those who do not pass the verification or have false declarations will be disqualified from receiving incentives. The deadline for the first phase of the activity is January 31, 2027.

On October 17, the decentralized stablecoin USDD announced an additional reward of 16,000 USDD for the ongoing Gate DEX Bonus event, covering both Ethereum and BNB Chain, raising the total prize pool to 154,000 USDD. The enhanced event will run from October 18 at 18:00 (Singapore time) to November 27 at 18:00.Among them, the daily reward for the Ethereum chain event has been increased from 1,000 USDD to 1,200 USDD, with a total prize pool of 68,000 USDD; the daily reward for the BNB Chain event has been increased from 1,300 USDD to 1,500 USDD, with a total prize pool of 86,000 USDD.Previously, on September 28, USDD announced the launch of a new dual-chain Bonus event in collaboration with Gate DEX, which will run from that day until November 27. The official reminder states that users can participate through the Gate DEX-Earn-Stablecoins-Bonus section, and existing user earnings will automatically and seamlessly connect. Please ensure that there is enough BNB or ETH in your wallet for Gas fees before participating.

ARC Terminal announced its return on October 13, launching AI-driven perpetual contract trading features. The platform captures market narratives through The Feed, which are then transformed into trading strategies by the AI agent ANIMA. Users only need to confirm to execute, supporting natural language commands like "go long on SOL, risk $40." ANIMA will automatically generate entry points, take-profit, and exit points, displaying them on the chart.The platform currently supports nearly 300 markets, with unified account balances, initially integrating with Hyperliquid, and will expand to more exchanges in the future. ARC Terminal stated that points previously earned by users are eligible for participation in future incentive programs, with all time spent on the platform counting towards future rewards. According to the roadmap, it will introduce more exchange integrations, a complete roadmap from the fourth quarter to next year, competitions with real prize pools, early points holder reward programs, and new supporters and partners.

Sui liquidity staking protocol Volo announced that the additional incentives for Volo Dowsure stable vault S1 participants are now online. Eligible S1 participants can now claim additional incentives denominated in USD through the exclusive claim page of the Dow Protocol.Volo stated that all eligible Sui wallet addresses and the corresponding deposit amounts have been provided to the Dow Protocol. Participants need to connect and bind their EVM wallet, and after completing the S1 participation verification, they can claim the aforementioned incentives on the Dow Protocol website.

TRON DeFi Summer S3 is in full swing, with a total prize pool of 2 million USD, covering four major asset pools: TRX, USDD, JST, and SUN, providing a 60-day Boosted APR incentive.JUST has simultaneously launched a community interactive vote, inviting users to share the asset directions they are more focused on this season, adding more community engagement to S3. Now, by entering JustLend DAO through Binance Wallet, you can choose the corresponding asset pool to participate------cast your S3 choice and simultaneously open your 60-day Boost earnings window.

According to The Block, the prediction market platform Kalshi will terminate its trading volume incentive program, effective no earlier than October 13. This information comes from documents submitted by Kalshi to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).The program pays rewards to traders from a reward pool based on their share of qualified trading volume, aimed at enhancing liquidity. Kalshi is an event contract trading platform regulated by the CFTC.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is investigating prediction markets, focusing on the compliance of their incentive programs and expressing concerns about misleading promotional practices present in the market.

According to the Snapshot page, the proposal for the World Liberty Financial (WLFI) community to "Launch the WLFI Governance Participation Incentive Program" has concluded voting. Approximately 82.13% voted in favor, about 9.17% voted against, and around 8.70% abstained.A total of 2,306 addresses participated in the voting, with a total voting volume of approximately 2.114 billion WLFI, exceeding the statutory threshold of 1 billion. Holders of unlocked WLFI will lock their tokens for at least 180 days and participate directly in governance voting at least once every 90 days to receive dynamically calculated rewards; delegated votes do not count towards participation requirements.The program is scheduled to be launched before October 1 and will replace the original proposal passed on March 12, 2026.

Ethena posted that since the initial airdrop in early 2024, the token incentives related to the stablecoin USDe have decreased by about 85% compared to 2024. Starting at the end of this month, the token incentives and new inflation related to USDe will be completely eliminated, and future scale expansion will no longer be driven by additional token subsidies.

Zuckerberg stated that every lab has the responsibility and incentive to train models safely at the required speed and has the capability to take action independently. People will not use agents that are not aligned with them or do not act as required, so labs have a strong natural incentive to enhance model alignment. Trust and alignment are rapidly becoming the most important capabilities that distinguish agents from models, and any lab that does not focus on alignment will fall behind.Zuckerberg indicated that labs will face significant liability if their models cause harm, thus there is a strong incentive to prevent this. Meta has postponed the release of Muse by several months to focus on safety and security, and has not asked other labs to follow suit, but rather considers it part of their daily work. Hiring independent evaluators and consultants is an industry best practice, and MSL has been doing this in multiple areas. Allocating most computing power to serve people rather than competing for recursive self-improvement is one of the best ways to ensure the safe development of this technology, and Meta has made this commitment.

The CEO of Bitcoin Reserve Company Metaplanet, Simon Gerovich, posted on the X platform in response to the controversy surrounding the company's equity incentive plan and MMXX Ventures. Gerovich admitted that the company "failed to adequately explain" the incentive arrangement known as "Series 10 Stock Options" and stated that he is a "significant but non-controlling shareholder" of MMXX's parent company, not involved in its trading decisions.The controversy stems from a stock rights plan established in December 2022, with a reward pool set at 20% of Metaplanet's fully diluted equity. After shifting to a Bitcoin reserve strategy in April 2024, the company dilutes existing shareholders with each new share issuance, while Gerovich's option rights increase accordingly. On August 18, the board canceled the floating adjustment mechanism, fixing the Series 10 pool at 319 million shares and setting a five-year lock-up period, but did not restore the reward pool to the level it was at when the Bitcoin strategy was initiated. On August 28, Gerovich exercised 92,000 Series 10 options, acquiring 64 million new shares, and currently holds about 6.2% of the company; he and MMXX together hold over 27% of the fully diluted equity.Shareholders expressed dissatisfaction. A shareholder using the pseudonym The Bitcoin Pharaoh stated on X that the adjustments in August were "a step in the right direction," but demanded that Gerovich address the issues that have arisen, disclose the owners of MMXX, and restore the reward pool to the level it was at when the Bitcoin strategy was initiated.

Aptos Foundation's ecosystem lead Ash Pampati tweeted that the team has cleared over 50 legacy funding projects and incentive programs in the past 9 months.He stated that nearly four years after the Aptos mainnet launch, data and experience have been accumulated, and they will increase collaboration with partners while focusing on major growth opportunities for Aptos in the crypto space. Details will be announced in the future.

Ireland is preparing to exclude cryptocurrencies from the government-designed personal investment accounts set to launch in 2027, which will allow savers to invest in listed stocks, bonds, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The Irish government has classified cryptocurrencies and derivatives as "highly complex and higher-risk products" in its retail investment tax roadmap, and they will not be included in the scope of qualifying assets.The new accounts will set a yet-to-be-determined tax-free threshold, with amounts above the threshold subject to a low tax rate based on annual average value, and the existing deemed-disposal regime (which taxes unrealized gains at a rate of 38% every eight years) will not apply to investments within the accounts. Account providers will be responsible for calculating, reporting, and paying taxes to the Irish Revenue Commissioners, and savers will not face minimum contribution amounts, holding period, or lock-in period restrictions.The product list follows the European Commission's September 2025 recommendations regarding savings and investment accounts, which exclude high-risk and complex derivatives and cryptocurrencies, but with the exception of tokenized financial instruments. Tax rates, thresholds, and annual contribution limits are expected to be determined in the 2027 budget to be announced in October. Research from the Central Bank of Ireland shows that 38% of Irish households' financial assets are held in cash and deposits, higher than the EU average of 30%.

On August 27, the decentralized stablecoin USDD announced the end of the first incentive campaign for the sUSDD market in collaboration with Pendle and the launch of the second incentive campaign. During the first phase, USDD provided over $300,000 in reward subsidies, with the Pendle sUSDD market reaching a maximum TVL of nearly $40 million, and the PT fixed income rate maintained overall at above 7%.The total value of the second phase rewards is $600,000, with the event running from August 27, 2026, to November 26, 2026, lasting 91 days. Users can connect their positions from the first phase to continue participating.

According to the official announcement, Websea celebrates its third anniversary. The platform announced that it will resume withdrawal services starting from August 28 and officially launch a long-term user incentive program, allocating 15% of the platform's revenue to the user incentive pool each month. The three-year anniversary points redemption event will also be launched simultaneously.In the three years since its establishment, Websea has continuously focused on product capabilities, user services, and global ecological layout. Recently, it completed a comprehensive upgrade of its copy trading product and launched the "Websea Star Goddess Community" IP; it co-hosted the global RWA summit in Almaty, Kazakhstan, deepening the Central Asian market and promoting connections with the RWA ecosystem.In terms of transparency and asset security, Websea has launched PoR (Proof of Reserves) and Merkle Tree self-verification tools to provide users with verifiable on-chain asset information.