Dubai, UAE, May 15th, 2025, Chainwire

Falcon Finance, a next-generation synthetic dollar protocol backed by DWF Labs, announced it has surpassed $350 million in circulating supply of its overcollateralized digital asset, USDf. This milestone underscores the protocol’s rapid ascent within two weeks from public launch as a credible, transparent, and scalable solution for on-chain dollar demand. 

The announcement follows a strong wave of adoption since Falcon’s public launch, building on momentum two weeks from a successful closed beta that accumulated over $200 million in Total Value Locked (TVL). USDf is now actively minted, staked, and traded across Ethereum, with liquidity available on leading decentralized exchanges including Uniswap, Curve, and Balancer, as well as centralized platforms such as Bitfinex.

“This achievement reflects both user confidence and market demand for secure, yield-generating digital dollars,” said Andrei Grachev, Managing Partner at Falcon Finance. “In surpassing $350 million, Falcon reinforces its role as a core building block for the future of programmable finance.”

The growth in USDf circulation also comes shortly after the launch of Falcon’s transparency page, which offers users full visibility into the protocol’s collateral composition, reserve distribution, and third-party audit data. This includes breakdowns of reserves held with institutional-grade custodians through Fireblocks and Ceffu, mirrored trading positions on centralized exchanges, and on-chain deployment across staking and liquidity protocols.

Falcon Finance’s design emphasizes asset safety and operational transparency, with the majority of reserves secured in MPC-based wallets and subject to quarterly third-party attestations. The protocol’s first audit reports from Zellic and Pashov Audit Group were first released in Q1 2025, with additional reports scheduled on a rolling basis.

USDf can be minted using a wide range of collateral, including USDT, USDC, ETH, BTC, SOL, TON, NEAR, and other supported tokens. Staked USDf is converted into sUSDf, a yield-bearing asset that offers users approximately 15 percent APY, with the potential for enhanced returns through Falcon’s Boosted Yield NFTs.

As part of its long-term user growth strategy, Falcon also launched Falcon Miles, an ecosystem-wide points program that rewards user activity across minting, staking, and asset holding. The program is set to expand to additional on-chain integrations, including lending markets and tokenized yield protocols, as the Falcon ecosystem continues to evolve.

With cross-chain deployments and new collateral integrations underway, Falcon Finance is advancing toward its mission of building a robust foundation for synthetic digital dollars.

For more information, please visit www.falcon.finance.

Contact

Managing Partner
Andrei Grachev
press@falcon.finance

San Francisco, USA / California, October 10th, 2024, Chainwire

Constellation Network’s “HyDef ‘24” conference will take place on Thursday, October 24, 2024, featuring a free daylong virtual event combined with a live in-person event for a nominal fee at 1 Hotel in San Francisco.

Constellation Network is a unique Web3 framework with new open-source tooling that empowers companies and individuals to build blockchain networks for Big Data, creating trust and transparency around data collection, validation, and transacting. Nicknamed “America’s Blockchain,” Constellation Network actively works with entities such as the U.S. Military, The Digital Chamber, the Texas Blockchain Association, Space ISAC, and the National DigiFoundry. Constellation has been validated and approved by the U.S. Department of Defense through the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) as a, “Scalable, Secure and Defense-Approved Blockchain technology.” 

“So much work has been going on behind the scenes which is why HyDef is a great forum to bring it to the forefront around one action packed event. Since the launch of Metagraphs, it’s been hard to keep up with all the inbound interest from federal, enterprise and academia. We are excited to not only give updates on what has matured but also unveil new expressions that truly separate Constellation apart in the Web3 industry.” – Benjamin Diggles, Constellation Co-founder and CSO

Constellation’s HyDef ‘24 conference will deliver a jam-packed day of ground-breaking insights. Conference sessions cover secure information-sharing in a zero-trust world, the future of finance and blockchain, the evolving regulatory environment, government and blockchain, and much more.

Hackathon-winning projects will be showcased at the event where developers have leveraged Constellation’s big data transaction and validation capabilities to build apps that gather and validate data at scale. These apps feed the data into AI or causal models to give businesses and individuals insights based on more input than we’ve heretofore been able to process.

Another HyDef highlight will be the long-awaited reveal of the details of the working relationship between Constellation and Panasonic. The work the two companies are doing together has the potential to bring Constellation’s technology and blockchain-secured edge computing to the world en masse in a meaningful way.

“The Constellation Community is the backbone to our ecosystem. HyDef is a time for us all to come together, celebrate the progress in our ecosystem, give visibility to our partners, and gear up for the future of Constellation. By bringing together thought leaders, builders, and new product development we paint a picture for new opportunities in distributed networks and the communities that build them.”- Ben Jorgensen, Constellation Co-founder and CEO

The in-person event will be held at the 1 Hotel in San Francisco and will require a nominal $150 fee. Attendees include representatives from Panasonic, the Greer Institute at Intel, Forward Edge AI, venture capitalists, The Digital Chamber, the Constellation leadership team, along with Stardust Collective community leaders.

The virtual event is free to attend with access via livestream to all keynote speeches, panel discussions, and hackathon showcases in real time. Virtual attendees can engage directly with speakers and panelists through Q&A and live chat features, and may connect with other attendees in virtual event spaces.

“Our metagraph application layer just released to the public, and this is the perfect time for us to showcase our Hackathon winners, our partners, and our progress. I’m excited for the chance to bring the industry together in this unique format and share ideas and ways we can work together and build together.”- Altif Brown, Constellation co-founder, Head of Community, and conference organizer

To find out more about the event and register, users can visit stardust’s event site at https://stardust-collective.org/HyDef-Conference

About Constellation Network

Constellation Network, founded in 2017, is a Blockchain ecosystem powered by the Hypergraph Transfer Protocol (HGTP), designed to secure, validate, and process data for Web3 applications. HGTP enables seamless and secure Blockchain communication, akin to how HTTP functions for the web. Constellation’s tools support building Blockchain networks for big data, fostering trust and transparency. Validated by the U.S. Department of Defense via the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Constellation is recognized as a scalable and secure Blockchain solution.

Website: www.constellationnetwork.io

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Conste11ation

Telegram: https://t.me/constellationcommunity

Contact

Constellation co-founder, Head of Community, and conference organizer
Altif Brown
Constellation Network, Inc.
altif@constellationnetwork.io

LAS VEGAS, United States, September 19th, 2024, Chainwire

Blockchain storage layer Xandeum has announced that it will reveal its blueprint for scaling Solana storage at Breakpoint 2024 on September 20, 2024. At the flagship Solana conference in Singapore, Xandeum will also share details of its new storage-enabled liquid staking program and officially announce the launch of the XAND token.

Designed to overcome the limitations of Solana’s current storage model, Xandeum’s technology will allow dapps to scale by accessing virtually unlimited storage. Solana can be looked at as a “world computer”, and Solana accounts are its “RAM”. At Breakpoint 2024, Xandeum will share its vision for adding the “hard drive” via their scalable storage layer, the missing piece to a full-fledged world computer. This innovation enables a Cambrian Explosion of storage-enabled dapps.

The smart contract native storage layer introduces “Xandeum buckets,” an exabytes+ scalable file system integrated directly into Solana RPC nodes. Storage will be offloaded to a decentralized network of hundreds of thousands of storage provider nodes (pNodes), supervised by Xandeum-enabled Solana validators. pNodes, validators, and liquid stakers will earn additional rewards in SOL, thanks to highly dynamic fee markets designed to optimize storage efficiency and profitability.

“A low-cost, decentralized storage solution will drastically expand the application landscape.” says Tommy Johnson, early Solana builder, co-founder, and lead engineer at Armada. “It can unlock a new revenue stream for SOL validators and stakers. The Xandeum solution will have an enormous impact on the growth of the Solana ecosystem.”

More details of Xandeum’s Solana scaling solution will be shared at Breakpoint 2024. In addition, Xandeum will use the event to announce its storage-enabled liquid staking platform. Scheduled to go live on October 29, the platform will capture future Xandeum storage fees for xandSOL stakers. Early adopters who stake with Xandeum will be eligible for boosted rewards of up to 10x with more details at https://xandeum.network

As an event sponsor, the Xandeum team will have its own booth at Solana Breakpoint 2024 in Singapore, with community members able to learn more about key initiatives including the liquid staking pool, XAND token, and forthcoming airdrops. The first airdrop snapshot will take place on October 8, with the XAND token launch scheduled for October 29.

Xandeum’s development of new storage primitives to enhance Solana’s programming model will solve the issues with the current storage system, known as “accounts,” which has proven insufficient to hold even a few gigabytes per dapp. These limitations threaten to stifle the growth of web3 applications on Solana.

Xandeum lead developer Xandeum Labs has raised $2.8M to build out its scaling solution and has seen significant interest from Solana’s builder community, with over 4B transactions completed on its community-run devnet. Xandeum will support a new wave of scalable web3 dapps while maintaining Solana’s security and decentralization. 

About Xandeum Labs

Xandeum Labs is a web3 startup dedicated to building the scalable storage layer for Solana. As a major contributor to the world’s first storage-enabled liquid staking platform, operated by the XAND DAO, Xandeum has already raised $2.8 million from its community and is on track to launch its pNode network in early 2025.

Users can learn more: https://xandeum.com

Contact

Bernie Blume
Xandeum Labs
hello@xandeum.com

Montevideo, Uruguay, September 16th, 2024, Chainwire

The Rootstock community is set to conclude the “Rootstock World Tour,” one of its largest ecosystem campaigns, on September 30, 2024. This campaign, hosted on the Galxe platform, is bringing together partners from across the Rootstock ecosystem, offering users interactive opportunities to engage with 12 different decentralized applications (dApps) on the Rootstock blockchain.

Throughout the tour, participants will gain hands-on experience, enhance their knowledge of decentralized finance (DeFi) and blockchain technologies, and earn rewards for their engagement. The campaign is providing a unique opportunity to explore and interact with various Rootstock integrations.

Users can check out the campaign on Galxe here.

About Rootstock

Rootstock is the first, biggest, and longest-lasting Bitcoin sidechain. It is the only Bitcoin layer 2 that combines the security of Bitcoin’s proof-of-work, with Ethereum’s smart contract capabilities.

Rootstock is open-source, EVM-compatible, and secured by over 60% of Bitcoin’s hashing power, which makes it a gateway to a vibrant ecosystem of dApps that continues to evolve to become fully trustless. 

Rootstock World Tour Overview

The Rootstock World Tour campaign began on August 5, 2024, and is spinning a total of 12 quests across different destinations within the Rootstock ecosystem. Users who complete these quests have the chance to earn unique rewards, including Rootstock NFTs and Air Miles points. Additionally, participants are eligible for a raffle on September 30, 2024, where three winners will be selected to receive $3,000 in RBTC, Rootstock’s native token pegged 1:1 to Bitcoin (BTC).

Campaign Details and Rewards

Participants of the Rootstock World Tour are invited to engage in various activities through the 12 featured dApps: Jumper, Rubic Exchange, SushiSwap, Oku, Symbiosis, Woodswap, Money on Chain, Sovryn, Tropykus, RNS, Elk Finance, and CoNFT.

By completing quests such as obtaining RBTC, swapping tokens within the ecosystem, minting Rootstock NFTs, staking, and interacting with RNS domains, users can earn rewards from each individual dApp. Completing all quests also unlocks additional rewards and boosts participants’ chances in the final raffle.

Timeline and Raffle

The Rootstock World Tour ends on September 30, 2024, at which point the raffle will be held to award three winners with $3,000 in RBTC.

Quests 

To complete the tour, users can visit 12 destinations to do 5 types of quests: 1) Getting RBTC, 2) swapping RBTC to a token in the ecosystem (RIF, USDRIF, DLLR, MoC, rUSDT, or WRBTC), 3) minting a Rootstock NFT, 4) putting the tokens to work by staking, depositing, or adding liquidity, and 5) Minting an RNS (RIF Name Service) domain.

Interacting with any of these dApps is considered a quest by itself whether users take a further step or not. Each Rootstock community partner will publish the terms and conditions applicable to such particular quest.

Resources and Support

To navigate the Rootstock ecosystem, it’s useful for users to read through the following:

• Comprehensive list of wallets compatible with the Rootstock ecosystem
• Understanding the tokens in the Rootstock ecosystem; RBTC, RIF, and USDRIF
• Guide to displaying Rootstock NFTs in your Metamask wallet

More detailed information about the quests is available on Rootstock.

Legal disclaimer

This article is for general information purposes only. It does not constitute legal, financial, or other professional advice, and should not be relied upon as such. RootstockLabs accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage that may arise from reliance on information contained in this publication. Readers should do their own research or seek independent professional advice before making any decision based on the information contained in this publication.

Contact

Rootstock Community
jouman.hajjar@rootstocklabs.com