The Safe Foundation and Velvet Capital have entered into a five-year token swap, aligning Safe’s smart account infrastructure with Velvet’s self-custodial DeFi trading and portfolio management platform as part of Safe Foundation’s 5M SAFE Ecosystem Alignment Program.

Velvet brings DeFi trading & portfolio infrastructure into the program, enabling users, traders, communities, and asset managers to trade, manage portfolios, launch vaults, and access strategies directly from their own wallets through its native app, agentic Telegram bot, APIs, and tokenized vault infrastructure.

A collective commitment to usable self-custody at scale

Safe and Velvet share a practical view of DeFi’s next phase: users should be able to trade, manage portfolios, launch vaults, and access onchain strategies while retaining control of their assets.

Velvet is building toward that through a self-custodial trading and portfolio management platform that brings together an onchain trading terminal, AI-assisted execution, portfolio management, vault infrastructure, and APIs for developers and asset managers. Today, Velvet supports more than 100,000 users across Base, Solana, BNB Chain, Sonic, and Ethereum, with over $200 million in trading volume. All of those users receive a Safe-based account by default.

The connection to Safe is therefore visible at the infrastructure level. Velvet uses the Safe smart accounts for enabling managers to configure portfolios with parameters such as management fees, performance fees, token whitelists, transferability, deposits, withdrawals, and batched transactions. Velvet also uses Safe as part of its vault-creation infrastructure to deploy vaults and Safe Modules to add custom features to Safe contracts.

This makes the alignment concrete. Safe provides the smart account foundation for secure ownership, programmable execution, and multisig control. Velvet applies that infrastructure to self-custodial DeFi workflows for traders, asset managers, DAOs, hedge funds, family offices, and other institutional users.

About Velvet

Velvet is an AI-powered, self-custodial onchain trading terminal and portfolio management platform built for traders, communities, asset managers, DAOs, hedge funds, family offices, and institutions.

Through a single vertically integrated system, Velvet enables users to discover opportunities, trade spot and perps, access yield, manage portfolios, launch tokenized vaults, and deploy onchain strategies directly from their own wallets. The platform brings together an onchain trading terminal, AI-assisted execution, agentic Telegram bot, portfolio management infrastructure, vault creation tools, and APIs for developers and asset managers.

Velvet supports more than 100,000 users across Base, Solana, BNB Chain, Sonic, Ethereum, Hyperliquid, and other networks, with over $200 million in trading volume. As part of its self-custodial infrastructure, Velvet uses Safe smart accounts to help power secure ownership, programmable execution, vault configuration, batched transactions, and multisig-controlled DeFi workflows at scale.

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About Safe

Safe (previously Gnosis Safe) is an onchain asset custody protocol that has processed over $1.4T+ in total value (TVP). Released as an open-source software stack by the Safe Ecosystem Foundation, it is establishing a universal smart account standard for secure custody of digital assets, data, and identity. Safe is built for the mission to unlock digital ownership for everyone in web3, including DAOs, enterprises, retail, and institutional users.

About the Safe Ecosystem Foundation, Zug, Switzerland

The mission of the Safe Ecosystem Foundation is to support the development of Safe, to strengthen Safe technology and to promote the Safe Ecosystem. The Safe Ecosystem Foundation is a non-profit organisation based in Zug, Switzerland, that helps educate people about Safe smart accounts and promotes Safe technology through the provision of grants and other forms of funding.

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Solana moves fast.

Your execution needs to move even faster.

Velvet is excited to announce a new integration with DFlow , bringing even more powerful execution infrastructure to traders using Velvet on Solana.

This integration is designed to help Velvet users:

• Land trades faster

• Access deeper liquidity

• Reduce slippage

• Improve execution during volatility

• Compete more effectively during launches and congestion

Because in crypto, especially on Solana, execution is everything.

Why This Matters

Most traders focus on finding the next opportunity.

The best traders focus on execution.

When markets start moving fast:

• Meme coins explode

• Launches get competitive

• Liquidity shifts instantly

• Blocks fill quickly

• Prices move in seconds

The difference between winning and missing the move often comes down to:

• Who gets the better route

• Who gets included faster

• Who gets the cleaner execution

That’s exactly what this integration improves.

What Is DFlow ?

DFlow is an advanced execution infrastructure built for Solana.

Instead of relying on fragmented public liquidity paths alone, DFlow creates a system where market makers and liquidity providers can compete to fulfill order flow more efficiently.

In simple terms:

Better routing = better execution = better trading outcomes.

This allows Velvet to further optimize how trades are processed behind the scenes so users can get a smoother, faster, and more reliable trading experience.

What This Unlocks for Velvet Traders

With DFlow integrated into Velvet’s Solana execution stack, traders benefit from:

Faster Trade Fulfillment

Trades can route through more optimized execution paths designed for speed and efficiency.

Better Execution During Volatility

As markets get more competitive, execution quality matters even more. This infrastructure helps improve reliability during high activity periods.

Reduced Slippage

Smarter routing means trades can access liquidity more efficiently, helping reduce unnecessary slippage.

More Competitive Trading Infrastructure

Whether you’re trading launches, memes, momentum plays, or running automated strategies, execution quality becomes an edge.

Powered by Velvet’s AI and Intent-Based Trading Engine

Velvet is not just another swap interface.

It’s an AI-powered trading infrastructure layer designed to abstract away the complexity of on-chain trading.

Users simply specify:

• What token they want to sell

• What token they want to buy

Velvet handles everything else automatically.

Behind the scenes, Velvet intelligently routes trades across:

• Liquidity pools

• DEX aggregators

• AMMs

• Market makers

• Advanced execution infrastructure like DFlow

to find the most optimal execution path possible.

At the same time, Velvet’s AI layer continuously analyzes:

• Market activity

• Wallet behavior

• Trading signals

• Onchain flows

• Emerging opportunities

to help traders move faster and make smarter decisions.

The result is a trading experience that feels simple on the surface while running highly sophisticated infrastructure underneath.

Solana Trading Is Becoming Infrastructure Warfare

As Solana continues to grow, trading is becoming increasingly competitive.

The edge is no longer just:

• Finding tokens early

• Reacting quickly

• Having good entries

The edge is increasingly:

• Execution quality

• Routing infrastructure

• Latency optimization

• Liquidity access

Velvet is building for that future.

The integration with DFlow is another step toward creating the highest-performance trading infrastructure possible for on-chain traders.

Built for Traders Who Want an Edge

Velvet is designed for:

• Active traders

• Meme coin traders

• Power users

• AI-assisted traders

• Automated strategy execution

• Users who care about execution quality

Whether you’re trading manually or building automated systems, better infrastructure compounds over time.

And that’s exactly what Velvet is focused on delivering.

The Future of On-Chain Trading

Velvet is building a unified trading layer for crypto:

• AI-powered trading tools

• Cross-chain execution

• Advanced routing systems

• Integrated perps, spot, yield, and launch trading

• Professional-grade infrastructure for retail and power users alike

This is what the next generation of trading looks like.

And we’re just getting started.

Trade faster.
Execute smarter.
Capture more opportunities.

Solana trading on Velvet just got even stronger.

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April was one of the biggest months yet for Velvet.

We launched Perps trading directly inside the Velvet App, starting to roll out Velvet X our new invite-only trading interface and continued expanding the AI agent ecosystem across x402, Helixa, and onchain identity platforms.

From agentic trading to social trenching, Velvet is continuing to push toward becoming the operating system for modern onchain traders.

Let’s break it down.

AI Updates: Expanding the Agent Economy

April focused on improving the capabilities, reach, and identity of Velvet’s AI agents.

Advanced Perps Analysis with AI

We upgraded the AI agent’s functionality across the app and introduced a new Pairs Analysis category for Perps trading.

Users can now ask the agent things like:

“Create me a good risk-reward BTC trade with 5-10x leverage on Perps.”

The AI can analyze setups, structure trades, and help users navigate leveraged markets directly inside the trading interface.

Agent Live on 8004 Scan

Velvet’s agent is now publicly available on 8004 Scan, expanding its visibility and accessibility in the growing onchain agent ecosystem.

x402 Agent APIs

We launched 5 agent APIs through x402, enabling developers and external applications to interact with Velvet agents programmatically.

Helixa Integration

Velvet Unicorn is now integrated with Helixa, giving it identity, reputation, and trust layers for the emerging agent economy.

Tech & Product Updates

April was a major month for product launches and trading infrastructure.

Perps Trading Goes Live

We officially launched Perps Trading through Hyperliquid directly on Velvet.

Users can now trade:

• Crypto

• Stocks

• Commodities

All from one interface with up to 50x leverage.

This marks a major expansion of Velvet from spot trading and DeFi into fully integrated multi-asset trading.

What We Are Building with Velvet X (invite-only)

Velvet X is our invite-only next-generation trading app, designed to give you an unfair advantage onchain.

It is faster, smarter, more social, and built for one thing: helping you discover and act on opportunities before the crowd.

With Velvet X, traders will get access to:

Social graph across millions of top KOL and traders
See what the smartest wallets are buying and selling before it hits the timeline.

New Social + AI feed
Spot emerging activity, narratives, and ecosystem-wide trends earlier than everyone else.

Redesigned all-chain experience
Discover tokens across multiple ecosystems in real time from one unified interface.

Mobile-first trading UX
Navigate & trade across chains, tokens & trenches smoothly so you can catch opportunities wherever you are.

Velvet X brings AI, social trading, multi-chain discovery, and real-time execution into one unified trading interface.

Community & Ecosystem Updates

April was another strong month across campaigns, partnerships, and ecosystem growth.

Gems Campaigns

• Epoch 9 concluded with 946,282 $VELVET distributed

• Epoch 10 launched with 933,310 $VELVET distributed to users on May 10

Easter Egg Trading Competition

We ran the Easter Egg Trading Competition, where users competed for 15 million Gems across:

• Base

• BNB Chain

• Solana

from April 3rd through April 6th.

Printr Integration

We integrated Printr, allowing users to trade every Printr token launch across:

• Solana

• Base

• BNB Chain

• Monad

Users on Velvet will also be eligible to receive the Printr Airdrop from trading directly through Velvet Trenches.

Global Events

The Velvet team attended Web3 Festival Hong Kong and hosted a side event “When Web3 Meets Nasdaq Company” alongside partners and ecosystem friends.

Agentic Trading Thought Leadership

Velvet’s Chief Degen Officer launched a multi-part article series focused on the future of Agentic Trading, exploring where AI-driven execution and autonomous portfolios are heading.

Community Growth

• Launched the Velvet Africa Meme Competition and BTC Price Prediction Competition

• Continued weekly Velvet Spaces

• Attended The Best Event Space ahead of the Consensus afterparty

Industry Recognition

Velvet was featured in Wenaltseason’s article on Trading Platforms in 2026, highlighting our positioning in the future of onchain trading infrastructure.

Cointelegraph Article featured Velvet as building DeFAI trading tools to reduce friction in trading and speed up decision making.

Aster Listing

$VELVET Perps officially launched on Aster.

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The next competition on Base has arrived.

Over the next 4 days, Velvet users can trade $CRED and compete for a massive 182,000,000 $CRED reward pool, alongside a 2x Gems Boost for all eligible trading activity.

Whether you’re accumulating spot exposure, rotating narratives, or actively trading volatility, every trade pushes you closer to rewards.

Trade CRED on Velvet

Trade $CRED on Velvet

The competition is live exclusively for $CRED trading on Base.

By trading $CRED on Velvet, users become eligible for:

• Direct $CRED rewards

• Volume-based reward distributions

• Staker incentives

• A 2x Gems Boost throughout the campaign

All trading volume contributes toward your final reward allocation.

How Rewards Are Distributed

Total Prize Pool

182,000,000 $CRED

Rewards are split across:

• Early participants

• High-volume traders

• Top Velvet stakers

First 100 Traders — 36.4M $CRED

• The first 100 users to trade at least $100 of $CRED on Velvet

• Will split a pool of 36,400,000 $CRED equally

Early participants are rewarded first.

Volume-Based Rewards — 127.5M $CRED

• 127,500,000 $CRED will be distributed proportionally based on total trading volume

• Minimum requirement: $100 total trading volume

The more volume you generate, the larger your share of rewards.

Top 50 Stakers — 18.2M $CRED

• The Top 50 veVELVET stakers on Velvet will split 18,200,000 $CRED

This rewards the users most aligned with the Velvet ecosystem long term.

Earn 2x Gems When Trading $CRED

For the duration of the competition, every eligible $CRED trade on Velvet receives a 2x Gems Boost.

What Are Gems?

Velvet Gems are Velvet’s community rewards system designed to distribute $VELVET over time to the ecosystem’s most active users.

Users earn Gems through:

• Trading

• Staking

• Referrals

• Participating in campaigns

By trading $CRED during this competition, you:

• Boost your overall Gems accumulation

• Climb the Velvet leaderboard faster

• Increase your share of future ecosystem rewards

The more active you are, the larger your long-term positioning inside the Velvet ecosystem.

Why Trade on Velvet?

Trading on Velvet gives users:

• Fast execution on Base

• Optimized routing across liquidity sources

• One-click trading experience

• Reward incentives on top of trading activity

• Access to active ecosystem campaigns and competitions

Instead of simply trading, your activity compounds into:

• Token rewards

• Gems accumulation

• Ecosystem positioning

Competition Ends Soon

The campaign is live for the next 4 days only.

Trade $CRED, generate volume, and position yourself before the competition closes.

Trade now: https://dapp.velvet.capital/TokenDetails/base/0xab3f23c2abcb4e12cc8b593c218a7ba64ed17ba3?pairAddress=0x55a4f7a23c4c2616cf848e639a08bd4283d13e66f5fcf34f828b5ca7e4e96324

CA: 0xab3f23c2abcb4e12cc8b593c218a7ba64ed17ba3

The Bottom Line

Trade $CRED.
Earn rewards.
Stack Gems.
Only on Velvet.

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Bitcoin. Ethereum. Solana.

The biggest assets in crypto are now part of the largest Gems competition yet on Velvet.

Introducing the Velvet Blue Chip Trading Competition, where traders can go long or short on BTC, ETH, and SOL perps and compete for a massive 20,000,000 Gem prize pool.

Whether you’re trading momentum, hedging volatility, or simply stacking volume, every trade pushes you higher on the leaderboard and improves your chances of winning.

Campaign ends May 12th

Start Trading: dapp.velvet.capital/perps

Trade Blue Chip Perps on Velvet

The competition is centered around the three largest and most actively traded assets in crypto:

• BTC Perps

• ETH Perps

• SOL Perps

Trade any of them on Velvet and your volume counts toward both:

• The global leaderboard

• The weighted raffle system

You can go:

• Long

• Short

• Trade across multiple markets

All trading volume contributes to your ranking and ticket count.

How the Competition Works

The competition has two parallel reward systems:

1. Leaderboard Rewards for the highest volume traders

2. Raffle Rewards where every $1,000 traded earns tickets into random prize draws

This structure rewards both:

• High-conviction traders

• Consistent active participants

Leaderboard Rewards: 12M Gems

The top traders by total BTC, ETH, and SOL perps volume on Velvet will receive Gems based on final rankings.

Prize Distribution

Rank 1

2,500,000 Gems

Rank 2

2,000,000 Gems

Rank 3

1,500,000 Gems

Rank 4–10

500,000 Gems each

Rank 11–25

150,000 Gems each

Rank 26–50

90,000 Gems each

A total of 50 traders will receive leaderboard rewards.

Raffle Rewards: 8M Gems

Alongside the leaderboard is a weighted raffle system.

For every:

• $1,000 traded = 1 ticket

The more volume you generate, the more tickets you accumulate and the higher your chances of winning.

Raffle Prize Distribution

Grand Prize

1 Winner
2,000,000 Gems

Big Prizes

5 Winners
500,000 Gems each

Standard Prizes

50 Winners
50,000 Gems each

Community Prizes

100 Winners
10,000 Gems each

In total, 156 raffle winners will receive rewards.

All rewards will be distributed after the campaign concludes.

Why Trade Blue Chip Perps on Velvet?

Velvet is built for active traders.

Trading BTC, ETH, and SOL perps on Velvet gives you:

• Fast execution

• Deep liquidity access

• Long and short exposure

• Seamless perp trading experience

• Rewards on top of your trading activity

Instead of simply trading blue chips, you’re turning your volume into:

• Leaderboard placement

• Raffle entries

• Gems accumulation

Earn Gems While You Trade

Every trade in the Blue Chip Competition contributes toward your Gems activity across Velvet.

What Are Gems?

Velvet Gems are Velvet’s long-term community rewards system designed to distribute $VELVET to the users contributing most to the ecosystem.

You earn Gems through:

• Trading

• Staking

• Referrals

• Participating in campaigns

The more active you are, the faster you climb the ecosystem leaderboard.

The Clock Is Running

The competition ends on May 12th.

Every trade matters.
Every position increases your odds.
Every ticket brings you closer to rewards.

Trade BTC, ETH, and SOL perps now on Velvet:

https://dapp.velvet.capital/Perps

The Bottom Line

Blue chips drive crypto.
Perps unlock both sides of the market.
Velvet turns your trading activity into rewards.

25 million Gems are on the line.

Now it’s your move.

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Today, we had a featured article go live on Cointelegraph by Nihatcan Yanik on how Velvet is transforming Perps trading with AI.

Read the full post on Cointelegraph here

Trading and portfolio platform Velvet has launched perpetuals trading via Hyperliquid inside its AI-powered terminal. The move aims to bring research and execution into a single onchain interface.

Onchain derivatives are becoming a more established part of the DeFi landscape. Perpetual contracts are drawing growing attention from traders who want faster execution, deeper liquidity access and a more crypto-native trading environment. However, the user experience is still catching up.

One of the biggest obstacles is fragmentation. For many traders, the process of trading perps still means working across multiple tabs at once: one for charts, one for token research, another for sentiment monitoring and a separate venue for execution.

When traders need to constantly switch between analysis tools and trading interfaces, the distance between spotting an opportunity and acting on it becomes wider. In volatile conditions, even a short delay can mean a missed entry, a weaker exit or a trade thesis that is no longer relevant.

Fragmentation helps explain the rising interest in DeFAI — the convergence of decentralized finance (DeFi) and artificial intelligence. As onchain trading becomes more complex, there is a growing case for systems that can reduce operational friction and connect data-heavy market analysis directly to execution.

Streamlining derivatives through agentic frameworks

Trading platform Velvet is building around that thesis with an AI-powered onchain trading and portfolio terminal designed to unify trading activity across chains through a vertically integrated DeFAI stack.

The latest step in that direction is its perps launch via Hyperliquid, which allows users to execute perpetual trades from within the Velvet environment rather than relying on separate tools for research and execution.

Velvet’s Multi-Agent AI Framework is at the center of the platform. The system is designed to function as a 24/7 trading analyst that can help users spot market opportunities, analyze tokens and identify possible entry and exit levels. Instead of treating research as a separate workflow, Velvet places AI-assisted analysis inside the same system where trades are managed.

The platform’s multi-interface approach also reflects how trading habits are changing. Users can access perps through Velvet’s native app. A Telegram Bot is also on the way, and it will give traders another route into the same toolset through a more conversational interface.

Velvet is also preparing what it describes as automated agentic strategies. In practice, that means users would be able to describe a trading strategy in natural language, and the system would run it continuously so it can identify opportunities and act on them even when the user is offline.

A unified future for onchain asset management

After the Hyperliquid launch, Velvet plans near-term ecosystem initiatives, including “Gems for Hyperliquid” and trading competitions intended to increase engagement around the rollout.

The longer-term objective is broader than a single perps product. Velvet’s stated vision is to make onchain trading easier to use. Under that vision, the company will bring spot, perps and yield products together in one app, with AI helping users optimize how they manage their portfolios.

As DeFi infrastructure matures, access to markets and the ability to move through them efficiently may define the competitive edge together. Integrated systems that combine analysis, execution and automation could help make professional-grade onchain tools more accessible through a single interface.

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DeFi trading has been fragmented for too long.

Spot positions on DEXs.
Yield strategies across lending protocols.
Perpetuals on separate platforms.

Different interfaces. Different risk views. No unified system.

That changes now.

Velvet is integrating Hyperliquid, the leading decentralized perpetual futures exchange, bringing high-performance perps trading directly into the Velvet terminal.

For the first time, you can manage spot, yield, and perpetuals positions across chains all in one place.

Why Hyperliquid?

Hyperliquid has emerged as the dominant force in onchain perpetual futures trading.

Built on its own custom Layer 1 blockchain, it delivers a trading experience that rivals centralized exchanges while remaining fully onchain.

• $195B+ monthly volume

• $1.5T+ all-time volume

• 300+ trading pairs

• Sub-second finality

• Up to 50x leverage

With a fully onchain order book and zero gas fees, Hyperliquid offers speed, liquidity, and execution quality unmatched in DeFi.

Velvet × Hyperliquid

The Perps Engine Meets the Portfolio Brain

Hyperliquid is one of the most advanced perps engines in crypto.

Velvet is building the portfolio intelligence layer around it.

Through this integration, Hyperliquid becomes the execution layer for perpetuals, while Velvet provides:

• Portfolio aggregation

• Cross-chain visibility

• Risk management

• AI-powered workflows

Perps trading is no longer isolated, it becomes part of your entire portfolio.

Trade More Than Crypto

Hyperliquid is expanding what’s possible in DeFi trading.

Through its permissionless market listings, users can now access perpetuals on:

• Commodities (Crude Oil)

• Precious Metals (Gold, Silver)

• Stocks (COIN, TSLA, and more)

• Equity indices (S&P 500)

All onchain, 24/7, non-custodial.

Velvet brings these markets directly into your portfolio alongside your crypto positions.

What’s Coming Next: AI-Powered Perps Trading

This is just the beginning.

The integration of Hyperliquid unlocks a much bigger vision… bringing AI-native trading workflows to perpetuals.

Velvet’s AI layer - Velvet Unicorn - is being built to deeply understand the mechanics of perps trading, including:

• Funding rates

• Liquidation levels

• Market volatility

• Portfolio-wide risk

And soon, it won’t just analyze, it will act.

Natural Language Trading

You’ll be able to execute trades with simple commands like, just like you can on spot with Velvet:

“Short 2 ETH on Hyperliquid.”

Velvet will interpret the intent, construct the trade, and execute it seamlessly.

Automated Strategies

Instead of manually monitoring markets, you’ll define strategies like:

• If ETH funding exceeds 0.05%, open a short

• Maximize my APY by running funding rate arbitrage on the top 5 crypto assets with automatic rebalancing

• Run a BTC Perp Trading Strategy based on these indicators

• And more!

Velvet AI will continuously monitor conditions and execute these strategies on your behalf.

The Future of Trading Is Unified

DeFi has been powerful, but fragmented.

Velvet is building the opposite:

A single system where everything connects.

Spot.
Yield.
Perps.
AI.

All working together.

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Epoch 10 Is Live (April 10 to May 10)

Epoch 10 of the Velvet Gems Campaign is now underway.

From April 10 through May 10, users will compete for 933,310 $VELVET, distributed at the end of the epoch.

With the major updates to the Gems system already introduced in previous epochs, Epoch 10 continues with the same mechanics, allowing users to compete under a stable and familiar rewards structure while climbing the rankings.

If you have been actively mining Gems, this is your opportunity to continue building your position and earning a larger share of the monthly rewards pool.

Ranked Gems Rewards Continue

Rewards continue to follow the rank based Gems distribution system.

Instead of spreading rewards evenly across all participants, $VELVET is distributed based on your Gems rank relative to other users.

• Rank 1 receives 5% of the total Gems allocation

• Top 10 receive the largest fixed allocations

• Ranks beyond the top tier follow a sliding scale distribution

• Remaining active users still receive a portion of the rewards pool

The higher your rank, the larger your share of the monthly $VELVET rewards.

This system ensures rewards remain aligned with real contribution to the Velvet ecosystem.

Gems Continue to Be Based on Fees Paid

Gems generation continues to be based on fees paid through trading activity, rather than TVL.

This keeps rewards tied directly to real economic activity on the platform, ensuring that users contributing to Velvet’s growth earn the largest share of rewards.

By aligning Gems with fees:

• Trading activity directly translates into rewards

• The system remains difficult to manipulate

• Incentives stay aligned with protocol growth

Core Ways to Compete

Your Gems rank continues to be shaped by the same core actions:

• Trade on Velvet and generate trading fees

• Stake $VELVET into veVELVET to strengthen alignment with the ecosystem

• Invite active users and earn from their activity

• Maintain your Gem streak by claiming every day

Remember:

Gems must be claimed daily.
Unclaimed Gems expire and do not count toward rankings.

Perpetuals Trading Is Coming to Velvet

Epoch 10 also marks an important milestone for the Velvet platform.

During this epoch, perpetual futures trading will be launching on Velvet, expanding the trading capabilities of the platform beyond spot markets and DeFi positions.

Perpetuals will introduce a new layer of trading activity and open the door for even more advanced strategies across the ecosystem.

Gems incentives for perps trading will be announced after the release, once the new markets are live.

This will further expand the ways users can participate and earn rewards through Velvet.

Key Dates

• Activity window: April 10 to May 10, 2026

• Distribution: May 10, 2026

• Total rewards: 933,310 $VELVET

Keep Climbing

As Velvet continues to expand its trading infrastructure, the Gems campaign remains the core incentive system rewarding the users who power the ecosystem.

Stay active, keep mining Gems, and climb the ranks.

[Stake] [Trade] [Invite] [Claim Daily]

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Velvet is thrilled to announce that Velvet Unicorn AI is now fully integrated into x402, Coinbase’s groundbreaking open payment protocol for AI agents.

Use the Velvet Unicorn with x402: https://www.x402scan.com/server/3eebe253-2799-4b2f-95f0-96bc7be4db87

What is x402 and Why It Matters

x402 is an internet-native payment standard built on the long-dormant HTTP 402 status code. Developed by the Coinbase team and now governed by the x402 Foundation alongside Cloudflare, it allows any API or service to request instant, automatic stablecoin payments directly over HTTP. No accounts, no API keys, no credit cards, and no manual approvals needed.

This changes everything for the agent economy. AI agents can now autonomously discover a service, pay for it on the spot with stablecoins, and instantly access premium intelligence or execution, all machine-to-machine with zero friction. It turns the entire internet into a seamless, pay-per-use marketplace where agents become true economic actors.

For DeFi, x402 is rocket fuel. It makes advanced onchain tools instantly composable and monetizable, letting agents research, analyze, and trade without human intervention.

The Future of Trading Just Got Supercharged

Velvet Unicorn AI is no longer just an advanced tool. It’s now a native superpower for the entire agent economy. Any x402-enabled agent (or person) can instantly unlock production-grade DeFi capabilities with a simple prompt or command.

What You (and Your Agents) Can Do Right Now With Velvet Unicorn:

1. Ask an agent anything: Get sharp, real-time market insights, narrative deep-dives, or battle-tested trading strategies from Velvet Unicorn’s intelligent multi-agent system.

2. Token analysis: Dive deep into fundamentals, technicals, onchain signals, and cross-chain intel in seconds.

3. Wallet analysis: Uncover hidden risks, performance breakdowns, and instant optimization opportunities.

4. Trending tokens: Catch explosive narratives, volume surges, and alpha signals before the crowd even notices.

5. Token swap: Execute smart, intent-based swaps with Velvet’s elite routing, MEV protection, and aggregated liquidity… all triggered by a simple message.

Built on our ongoing agentic foundation (including the powerful OpenClaw collaboration), this x402 integration makes Velvet Unicorn the plug-and-play DeFi brain and execution engine for every agent in the ecosystem.

Velvet Unicorn was engineered as a self-improving, multi-agent AI operating system purpose-built for DeFi. Now, thanks to x402, it’s fully composable, instantly monetizable, and accessible to every builder and user pushing the boundaries of onchain intelligence.

The agentic era isn’t approaching. It’s exploding right now.

And every agent serious about researching, trading, or managing portfolios onchain just received a game-changing upgrade.

Ready to experience the thrill?

Head over to dapp.velvet.capital to try it yourself, or integrate Velvet Unicorn into your x402-powered agent using the official docs.

This is the next-level chapter of DeFAI. Buckle up. The agents are taking over, and they’re powered by Velvet.

Use the Velvet Unicorn with x402: https://www.x402scan.com/server/3eebe253-2799-4b2f-95f0-96bc7be4db87

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Easter is hitting Velvet.

From April 3 to April 6, every trade you make across Base, BNB Chain, and Solana earns you Easter Eggs and every Egg gives you a shot at cracking open a share of 15,000,000 Gems.

For 4 days only, every swap puts you deeper in the hunt.

More trades means more Eggs.
More Eggs means more entries.
More entries means better odds of winning big.

This is not your average trading competition.

This is an Easter Egg hunt for onchain traders.

Hunt Eggs. Stack Entries. Win Gems.

The mechanic is simple.

For every $250 traded on Velvet during the campaign, you earn 1 Easter Egg.

How it works

• 1 Easter Egg for every $250 traded

• All pairs on Base, BNB Chain, and Solana are eligible

• Each Easter Egg = 1 entry into the final draw

That means every trade gets you closer to more rewards.

Trade once, get in the hunt.
Trade bigger, stack more Eggs.
Trade harder, boost your odds.

15,000,000 Gems Are Up for Grabs

We’re dropping 15 million Gems across 96 winners.

Diamond Eggs

• 6 winners

• 750,000 Gems each

Golden Eggs

• 30 winners

• 250,000 Gems each

Bunny Eggs

• 60 winners

• 50,000 Gems each

Big traders get more chances and everyone gets a shot.

That’s the beauty of the hunt.

How Winners Are Chosen

At the end of the competition, rewards will be distributed through a random draw.

Each Easter Egg you earn gives you one chance to win.

So the more volume you trade, the more Eggs you collect.
And the more Eggs you collect, the better your chances of landing one of the prize rewards.

Simple. Transparent. Addictive.

Why Trade This on Velvet?

Because Velvet is built for exactly this.

You get fast, seamless onchain trading across the ecosystems that matter most — with access to all pairs on Base, BNB Chain, and Solana in one place.

That means:

• More opportunities to trade

• Better access to onchain momentum

• Smooth execution through Velvet’s routing infrastructure

• And now, extra upside through Easter Egg rewards

So while you’re already trading the market, you’re also stacking entries for a shot at millions of Gems.

The Hunt Starts April 3

This one only runs for 4 days.

From April 3 to April 6, every eligible trade on Velvet helps you collect more Easter Eggs and increase your chances of winning.

No quests.
No forms.
No extra steps.

Just trade and hunt.

Start trading now: https://dapp.velvet.capital

This Easter, don’t just watch the market.

Hunt 15M Gems on Velvet.

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Velvet is excited to announce a new integration with Printr, bringing Printr token launches directly into the Velvet trading terminal.

With this integration, Velvet users can now discover and trade any token launched through Printr across multiple chains directly from Velvet’s Trenches section.

Supported chains include:

• Solana

• Base

• BNB Chain

• Monad

This means traders no longer need to monitor multiple launchpads or jump between tools to catch early token opportunities. Everything can now be discovered and traded from one unified interface inside Velvet.

What Is Printr?

Printr is a multi-chain token launch infrastructure platform designed to make launching and distributing tokens simple, fast, and accessible.

Instead of building complex deployment infrastructure from scratch, projects can use Printr to create and launch tokens across multiple chains through a streamlined interface and standardized launch framework.

Key capabilities of Printr include:

• Multi-chain token deployments across ecosystems like Solana, Base, BNB Chain, and Monad

• Launch automation that simplifies token creation and distribution

• Standardized launch mechanics that make it easier for traders and communities to participate

• Tools for creators and communities to launch tokens quickly without deep technical expertise

Printr is focused on reducing friction in the token launch process, enabling faster experimentation and easier access to new on-chain markets.

As more projects use Printr to deploy tokens across ecosystems, it has become an increasingly important source of early token discovery.

How Printr Fee Distribution Works

One of the unique aspects of Printr launches is how trading fees generated from the token’s liquidity are distributed.

Printr allows token creators to configure custom fees and flexible fee distribution models, with routing options that can include allocations to Creator, Staking, Buyback, and Liquidity.

A standout feature is Proof of Belief (POB) staking mode.Launching with Printr V2 soon. When enabled, all custom fees flow to stakers not directly to creators. Creators prove their commitment by staking alongside the community, ensuring everyone has skin in the game and shifting from extractive models to true incentive alignment.

Fees are distributed based on staking duration and multipliers:

• Longer stakes unlock higher multipliers, allowing participants to capture a bigger share of the fee pool.

• As trading volume increases, stakers earn more fees proportional to their stake and multiplier.

The result is a transparent, onchain-verifiable model where activity around a new token directly benefits those who believe in and support its long-term success.

Trade Printr Launches in Velvet’s Trenches

Velvet’s Trenches section is built for traders who want to stay ahead of the market and capture opportunities as soon as they appear.

With the Printr integration, every token launched through Printr automatically becomes tradable inside Velvet.

From the Trenches section, traders can:

• Discover newly launched Printr tokens

• Monitor early trading activity

• Execute swaps instantly without leaving the terminal

• Trade launches across multiple chains from a single interface

This dramatically reduces the time between token launch → discovery → execution, which is critical in fast-moving markets.

Powered by Velvet’s AI and Intent-Based Trading Engine

Behind the scenes, Velvet combines AI-powered intelligence with its intent-based execution engine to deliver the best possible trading experience.

Instead of manually navigating multiple DEXs or liquidity sources, users simply specify:

• the token they want to sell

• the token they want to buy

Velvet then handles everything else automatically.

Using a combination of liquidity pools, DEX aggregators, AMMs, and market makers, Velvet finds the most optimal route and executes the trade on behalf of the user.

At the same time, Velvet’s AI layer analyzes market data, on-chain activity, and trading signals to help traders identify opportunities earlier and make more informed decisions.

This combination of AI-driven insights and automated execution infrastructure allows traders to move quickly during launches without worrying about routing complexity or missing opportunities.

Why This Matters for Traders

Token launches are some of the most competitive and fastest-moving opportunities in crypto.

The ability to discover and trade new tokens immediately can determine whether traders capture the opportunity or miss it entirely.

By integrating Printr into Velvet’s Trenches, traders gain:

• Faster discovery of new launches

• Instant trading access

• Cross-chain launch opportunities

• Optimized execution during volatile market conditions

This makes Velvet a single hub for discovering and trading new token launches across ecosystems.

The Trenches Just Got Deeper

Velvet’s goal with the Trenches is simple: give traders the tools they need to spot opportunities early and execute instantly.

With Printr now integrated, new token launches across Solana, Base, BNB Chain, and Monad are instantly tradable inside Velvet.

And this is just the beginning.

More launch platforms, discovery tools, and execution upgrades are coming soon.

Explore the Trenches on Velvet and catch the next launch before the rest of the market.

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20 million Bitcoin have now been mined.

To celebrate this historic milestone, Velvet is launching a Bitcoin Trading Competition where traders can mine their share of 20,000,000 Gems.

For the next 114 hours, every BTC trade you make on Velvet earns you tickets for a massive Gem raffle, with larger trading volume giving you better odds of winning.

Why 114 hours? Because the final 1 million BTC will take roughly 114 years to mine.

Now it’s your turn to mine rewards.

How the Competition Works

Participating is simple.

Every time you trade Bitcoin pairs on Velvet, you earn tickets that enter you into the competition draw.

Ticket Mechanics

• 1 ticket for every $1,000 traded

• Trading volume counts across Base, BNB Chain, and Solana

• Each ticket equals one entry into the reward draw

Eligible BTC pairs include:

• cbBTC on Base

• BTCB on BNB Chain

• cbBTC on Solana

The more volume you trade, the more tickets you accumulate and the higher your chances of winning.

How Winners Are Selected

All rewards are distributed through a weighted random draw.

Each ticket you earn represents one chance to win, meaning traders who generate more volume naturally improve their odds.

This structure ensures that both active traders and high-volume participants have strong opportunities to claim rewards.

Prize Pool: 20,000,000 Gems

To commemorate 20 million BTC mined, Velvet is distributing 20 million Gems to competition participants.

Grand Prize

1 Winner
2,500,000 Gems

Big Prize

5 Winners
1,000,000 Gems each

Total: 5,000,000 Gems

Normie Prize

50 Winners
250,000 Gems each

Total: 12,500,000 Gems

In total, 56 traders will win rewards from the Gem pool.

All prizes will be distributed after the campaign concludes.

Why Trade Bitcoin on Velvet?

Velvet provides one of the fastest and most seamless ways to trade Bitcoin across multiple chains.

When trading BTC pairs on Velvet you get:

• Intent-based routing for optimized trade execution

• Multi-chain access across Base, BNB Chain, and Solana

• Seamless one-click swaps across liquidity sources

• Gem rewards for trading activity across the Velvet ecosystem

Now, during this competition, every trade also increases your chances of landing a massive Gem payout.

The Clock Is Ticking

This competition will run for 114 hours only.

Trade Bitcoin pairs, accumulate tickets, and boost your odds before the timer runs out.

The more volume you generate, the more chances you have to mine your share of the 20M Gem pool.

Start trading now: https://dapp.velvet.capital

Bitcoin mined 20 million.
Now it’s your turn to mine 20m Gems on Velvet.

Epoch 9 Is Live (March 10 to April 10)

Epoch 9 of the Velvet Gems Campaign is officially underway.

From March 10 through April 10, users will compete for 946,282 $VELVET, distributed at the end of the epoch.

With the major updates to the Gems system already introduced in previous epochs, Epoch 9 continues with the same mechanics, allowing users to compete under a stable and well understood rewards structure.

If you have been actively mining Gems, this is your opportunity to continue climbing the ranks and securing a larger share of the monthly reward pool.

Ranked Gems Rewards

Rewards continue to follow the rank based Gems distribution system.

Instead of spreading rewards evenly across all participants, $VELVET is distributed based on your Gems rank relative to other users.

• Rank 1 receives 5% of the total Gems allocation

• Top 10 receive the largest fixed allocations

• Ranks beyond the top tier follow a sliding scale distribution

• Remaining active users still receive a portion of the pool

The higher your rank, the larger your share of the monthly $VELVET rewards.

Why Ranked Rewards Matter

The ranked model ensures that rewards flow toward the users who contribute the most to the Velvet ecosystem.

This system encourages:

• Higher trading activity

• Greater ecosystem participation

• Long term commitment to the protocol

Users who consistently bring value to Velvet are rewarded accordingly.

Gems Are Based on Fees Paid

Gems generation continues to be based on fees paid through trading activity, rather than TVL.

This model ensures rewards reflect real economic contribution to the protocol.

By tying Gems to fees:

• Trading activity directly translates into rewards

• The system becomes harder to manipulate

• Rewards align with protocol revenue and growth

This approach keeps the incentive system fair, transparent, and sustainable as Velvet continues expanding its trading infrastructure.

Core Ways to Compete

Your rank is determined by the same core actions:

• Trade on Velvet and generate fees

• Stake $VELVET into veVELVET to strengthen alignment with the ecosystem

• Invite active users and earn from their activity

• Maintain your daily Gem streak by claiming every day

Remember:

Gems must be claimed daily.

Unclaimed Gems expire and do not count toward rankings.

Want Another Reason to Accumulate $VELVET Through Gems?

Velvet is preparing to launch one of the most powerful features in our roadmap: Prompt-to-Strategy.

This system will allow you to use Velvet AI Agents to run fully automated portfolio strategies across DeFi.

Instead of manually managing positions, you will be able to describe a strategy and let agents execute it onchain.

Examples include:

• Memecoin trading strategies

• Yield farming strategies

• Momentum based trading strategies

• Arbitrage strategies

• Market neutral strategies

To run these strategies, users will need strategy credits, which can be acquired in two ways:

• Holding veVELVET, which provides monthly credits

• Pay as you go when running strategies

This means the more $VELVET you accumulate and stake into veVELVET, the more strategies you can run.

So while you’re mining Gems each month, you’re not just earning rewards. You’re also building the fuel needed to run autonomous DeFi strategies on Velvet.

Key Dates

• Activity window: March 10 to April 10, 2026

• Distribution: April 10, 2026

• Total rewards: 946,282 $VELVET

Keep Climbing

Epoch 9 continues the competitive environment introduced in recent updates. With mechanics unchanged, the focus remains simple:

Trade, stay consistent, and climb the ranks.

[Stake] [Trade] [Invite] [Claim Daily]

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February was another month of building through the noise.

We continued pushing forward on Prompt-to-Strategy, shipped faster trading tools, improved the AI signal stack, and expanded our presence across the ecosystem with events, campaigns, and competitions.

Let’s break it down.

AI Updates: Smarter Signals and Strategy Development

AI remains at the center of Velvet’s DeFAI vision, and February focused on expanding both intelligence and execution.

Prompt-to-Strategy Development Continues

We continued development on Prompt-to-Strategy, one of the core pillars of the Velvet DeFAI OS.

This system will allow anyone to spin up fully autonomous onchain strategies using natural language. Users will simply describe a strategy, and Velvet’s AI agents will execute and manage it across DeFi protocols.

Prompt-to-Strategy moves DeFAI from signal generation to full portfolio automation.

Improved AI Signals

We upgraded the Velvet Unicorn AI signal algorithm powering the TG Alpha Chat, improving accuracy and signal quality for memecoin and trading calls.

Wallet Analysis

We added a Wallet Analysis button, allowing users to generate a full AI breakdown of the tokens in their wallet — including risk insights, positioning, and opportunities.

OpenClaw Integration

We launched the Velvet Unicorn OpenClaw tool, enabling agents in the OpenClaw ecosystem to analyze tokens and execute swaps directly onchain using Velvet infrastructure.

Tech & Product Updates

February focused on speed, trading tools, and overall reliability improvements across the app.

Token Alerts

Users can now set custom alerts for tokens, helping traders track price movements and act quickly when conditions change.

AI Token Analysis

We added a new AI Token Analysis button, giving users quick AI insights directly from token pages.

Wallet Creation Improvements

Added Google Sign-In for wallet creation, simplifying onboarding for new users entering the Velvet ecosystem.

Base Trenches Upgrade

We upgraded the Base Trenches page, making it easier for traders to monitor and snipe new token launches.

Webacy Alerts

Integrated Webacy Alerts, helping traders navigate risky tokens and identify potential threats in the trenches.

Reliability & Performance Fixes

We also shipped a wide range of stability improvements and bug fixes:

• Fixed table rendering issues across the app

• Resolved AI chart display and cookie modal re-render bugs

• Fixed Memescope filtering and display logic

• Corrected My Holdings data inconsistencies

• Fixed Token Explore page rendering

• Token detail pages now load correctly

• Clicking token rows now opens token details

• Fixed rounding errors in quick trading

• Decimal precision fixes across limit orders and market buys

• Solved Solana stale price issue and formatting errors

These improvements significantly increased platform stability and overall trading performance.

Community & Ecosystem Updates

February was another strong month for community growth and ecosystem expansion.

Axiom Refugee Program

We launched the Axiom Refugee Program, giving new users 7 days of 25% cashback on trading fees when joining Velvet.

Gems Campaign Updates

• Epoch 7 concluded with 968,305 $VELVET distributed

• Epoch 8 announced with 957,964 $VELVET in rewards launching March 10

Trading Competitions

We ran two trading competitions across Base:

• $LAVA

• $ATM

Driving activity across the ecosystem and rewarding active traders.

Events & Global Presence

The Velvet team attended:

• ETH Denver

• Consensus Hong Kong

We also hosted a side event with partners, connecting with builders and DeFi leaders across the industry.

Community Spaces

We held three community Spaces, continuing our regular Monday discussions at 7PM UTC.

Ecosystem Collaboration

Velvet joined community discussions across the ecosystem, including:

• IronChain X Space

• Assure DeFi X Space

We also co-hosted the BuildiFi AI Hack2Launch Pitch & Roast, supporting the next generation of DeFi builders.

January was a busy month for Velvet. While markets stayed volatile, we kept building.

From launching AlphaHub and rolling out 20+ live AI strategies to introducing up to 100% cashback for active users, this was a month focused on one thing: helping traders win.

AI Updates: AlphaHub and Live Strategies

AlphaHub Goes Live

We launched AlphaHub, a live signal engine that surfaces the tokens our AI agents are bullish on at any given moment.

AlphaHub is now live on Base, Solana, and BNB Chain.

20+ Live AI Strategies Across Chains

We now have:

• 7 strategies live on Base

• 7 strategies live on Solana

• 6 strategies live on BNB Chain

These include:

Accumulation Zone: Detects tokens with surging unique buyer activity — smart money loading up.

Pump Detector: Spots explosive price action with strong upward momentum.

Hype Hunter: Finds tokens gaining viral social traction before the crowd catches on.

Trade Magnet: Targets tokens attracting heavy trading activity and strong market interest.

Big Player: Tracks tokens drawing attention from whales and notable investors.

Spike Hunter: Catches sudden volume explosions signaling imminent price moves.

Velvet Unicorn: Curated trading signals powered by the Velvet Unicorn AI.

This is DeFAI in practice: structured, signal-driven execution across multiple ecosystems.

Tech & Product Updates

January focused heavily on improving the trading experience and rewarding real users.

Advanced Orders: DCA Live

We added DCA (Dollar Cost Averaging) as a new order type, giving traders more flexibility beyond simple market orders and smooth out buys or sells.

Speed & Reliability Improvements

We optimized app speed and execution reliability to deliver a smoother trading experience across chains.

We also improved token charts and trading graphs to make decision-making faster and clearer.

Rank-Based Gems Distribution

We transitioned Gems distribution to a rank-based system, instead of normalization — ensuring real users and high contributors are rewarded proportionally.

Custom Referral Codes + 15% Cashback

Users can now create custom referral codes for easier sharing with friends and new users receive 15% cashback for their first month, accelerating onboarding and retention.

UX & Trading Improvements

We shipped multiple quality-of-life upgrades:

• Hide scam tokens manually on the My Positions tab

• Added price up/down arrows for clarity

• Transaction table filters

• Fixed buy/sell token glitches

• Continued mobile landing page refinements

Community & Ecosystem Updates

January was one of our strongest community months to date.

Velvet Cashback Launch

We introduced Velvet Cashback, giving users up to 100% cashback on trading fees based on:

• veVELVET holdings

• 30-day rolling trading volume

This transforms $VELVET from governance-only into an active trading utility token.

Gems Campaigns

• Epoch 6 concluded with 977,256 $VELVET distributed

• Epoch 7 announced with 968,305 $VELVET, launching February 10th with rewards going live yesterday

Trading Competitions

We ran competitions for $VU and $BLINK on the App, raising volumes and awareness for these tokens.

Banners Now Live

See all rewards you can earn on the app currently by checking out the Velvet Banners at the bottom of your screen.

Major Integrations

BlinkBot Integration: Users can now swap and deposit directly into Velvet portfolios via X.

0slot Integration: Solana traders now benefit from MEV-optimized execution for faster, more reliable trades.

Campaigns & Collaborations

• Joined the TaskOn Onchain Playground Campaign

• Hosted a DeFAI 2026 Predictions Livestream with top AI agent partners

Community Growth

• Held 4 Community Spaces in January

• Continuing weekly Spaces every Monday at 7pm EST

• Continued expanding the Velvet Ambassador Program

If you want to join the Ambassador Program, head to our Discord and speak with the team.

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Epoch 7 closed out the year with 968,305 $VELVET distributed to users who stayed active across Velvet through trading, staking, referrals, portfolio creation, and daily Gem claims.

Before Epoch 6 came to an end, we announced a change to how Gems rewards would be distributed. The goal was clear. As Velvet grows, rewards must increasingly reflect who is driving the most value to the ecosystem.

Claim your Epoch 7 Gems

Epoch 8 Is Live (February 10 → March 10)

Epoch 8 of the Velvet Gems Campaign is officially live.

From February 10 through March 10, users will compete for 957,964 $VELVET, distributed at the end of the epoch.

As Velvet continues expanding into new asset types and more advanced trading infrastructure, the Gems system is evolving to ensure rewards are aligned with sustainable activity.

Ranked Gems Rewards Continue

Epoch 8 continues with the rank based rewards model introduced previously.

Instead of spreading rewards evenly across all participants, $VELVET is distributed based on your Gems rank.

• Rank 1 receives 5% of the total Gems allocation

• Top 10 receive the highest fixed allocations

• Ranks beyond Top 10 follow a sliding scale

• The remaining active users still receive a share

The higher your rank, the larger your share of the monthly pool.

Why This Change Matters

The ranked system ensures:

• Users driving the most value to Velvet earn the most

• Rewards scale with real contribution

• Incentives remain competitive and performance based

This keeps the ecosystem efficient, merit driven, and aligned with growth.

New in Epoch 8: Gems Are Now Based on Fees Paid

Starting this epoch, Gems are calculated based on fees paid, not TVL.

As Velvet prepares to launch more asset types and expand the trading surface area of the platform, rewards must reflect actual economic contribution, not passive capital placement.

What Changed

• Trading fees paid now determine Gem generation instead of Volume calculation

• TVL no longer contributes toward Gems

Why This Update Was Needed

Under the previous TVL model, certain users were able to:

• Add illiquid or scam tokens to portfolios

• Exploit inaccurate pricing data

• Artificially inflate TVL

• Earn more Gems than they should have

By moving to a fee based system, rewards now reflect:

• Real trading activity

• Real protocol revenue

• Real contribution to the Velvet ecosystem

If you were trading real tokens in previous epochs, your Gem amount on swaps will remain the same.

This makes the system cleaner, harder to game, and better aligned with long term growth.

Core Ways to Compete

Your rank is now shaped by:

• Trading activity and fees paid

• veVELVET staking alignment

• Bringing active users

• Maintaining your daily Gem streak

Remember: Gems must be claimed daily. Unclaimed Gems expire and do not count toward rankings.

Key Dates

• Activity window: February 10 to March 10, 2026

• Distribution: March 10, 2026

• Total rewards: 957,964 $VELVET

Epoch 8 Is About Real Alignment

As Velvet expands, incentives evolve.

Fee based Gems ensure that rewards flow to users who actively power the ecosystem, while ranked distribution ensures those contributions are properly weighted.

Trade with purpose.
Stay consistent.
Climb the ranks.

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Velvet is making Velvet Unicorn available as a native tool for OpenClaw agents, plugging a full DeFi trading and market intelligence stack directly into agent workflows.

Instead of OpenClaw agents being limited to reasoning or basic automation, they gain direct, composable access to onchain markets through Velvet.

Use the Velvet Unicorn tool to plug your agent into the market: https://github.com/Velvet-Capital/openclaw/tree/main

What This Enables Practically

Once integrated, an OpenClaw agent can call Velvet Unicorn as a tool to:

Market and Token Intelligence

Pull real time token analysis, analyze technical indicators, and compare assets across chains.

Social and Narrative Awareness

Analyze social metrics to detect trending tokens and identify early momentum by combining onchain and offchain signals.

News and Context

Ground decisions in the current market context. Ingest market news and ecosystem updates. Understand macro and protocol level events.

Trading and Strategy Deployment

Move from raw data to analysis to action in a single loop. Execute spot trades across multiple chains and route orders via intent based execution with best price and MEV aware routing.

Velvet Unicorn becomes the execution and intelligence layer, while OpenClaw remains the orchestration and autonomy layer.

In simple terms, OpenClaw decides what to do and when. Velvet Unicorn handles how to understand markets and act onchain.

Plug in the Velvet Unicorn Tool today: https://github.com/Velvet-Capital/openclaw/tree/main

Big Picture

This creates a direct bridge between agentic AI frameworks and real onchain liquidity and execution.

It is a step toward fully autonomous DeFAI agents that can:

• Continuously monitor markets

• Reason across data sources

• Execute trades without human intervention

• Adapt strategies in real time

Not AI that talks about markets, but AI that participates in them.

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Things are heating up.

The $LAVA trading competition is officially live on Velvet on Base, with 2,800,000 $LAVA in total rewards up for grabs for traders and stakers.

This campaign runs until February 9th, giving participants the opportunity to earn rewards while trading one of the most unique on-chain games currently live on Base.

Trade $LAVA on Base and earn!

What is $LAVA?

LAVA is an on-chain game built on Base and Base App that turns trading into a high-stakes game of timing, strategy, and conviction.

At its core, LAVA works like this:

• A 24-hour countdown timer is always running

• Any user who buys 1% of the ETH LP resets the timer

• If the timer ever hits zero, the last qualifying buyer wins 50% of the ETH prize pool

The current prize pool sits at roughly ~4 ETH.

To raise the stakes further, LAVA introduces a rising floor price that blocks sells below it:

• Floor increases 5% per day for the first 90 days

• Then 1% per day thereafter

Each entry becomes progressively more expensive, turning the game into a battle of patience and pressure. Eventually, someone blinks. The game resets. And it starts again.

Users can still buy and sell smaller amounts, but only buys larger or equal to 1% of LP reset the timer, making those moments the key inflection points.

Learn more: https://floorislava.xyz/faq

Is LAVA a Memecoin?

No. While LAVA may look like a memecoin on the surface, it is a rules-based onchain elimination-style game with real ETH mechanics, fully enforced by smart contracts.

There is zero reliance on hype or promises. Every outcome is driven by transparent, predictable rules that anyone can verify onchain.

Think of LAVA as a ponzinomic-style game, but with clearly defined mechanics, fixed incentives, and no discretionary control.

Nothing is narrative-driven.
Nothing is subjective.
The system runs purely on player behavior and onchain logic.

How to Win: $LAVA Rewards Breakdown

Total Prize Pool: 2,800,000 $LAVA
Chain: Base
Campaign End: February 9th

Rewards are distributed across early traders, high-volume traders, and top Velvet stakers.

First 100 Traders – 560,000 $LAVA

• Be among the first 100 users to trade at least $100 worth of $LAVA on Velvet

• These users will split 560,000 $LAVA equally

Volume-Based Rewards – 1,960,000 $LAVA

• Trade $LAVA on Velvet from now until the campaign ends

• Minimum $100 trading volume required to qualify

• 1,960,000 $LAVA will be distributed proportionally based on total trading volume

• Higher volume means a larger share of rewards

Top 20 Stakers – 280,000 $LAVA

• The top 20 veVELVET holders on Velvet will split 280,000 $LAVA

• Rewards long-term alignment with the Velvet ecosystem

• No trading required

All rewards will be distributed after the campaign concludes.

Why Trade $LAVA on Velvet?

• Fast Base execution powered by Velvet’s intent-based routing

• One-click swaps with optimized liquidity

• Exposure to a live onchain game with real ETH incentives

• Leaderboard-based rewards for active traders

• Earn Gems on every trade and boost your current Epoch ranking

Earn 2x Gems When You Trade $LAVA

During the $LAVA trading competition, every $LAVA trade earns 2x Gems on Velvet.

What Are Gems?

Velvet Gems are part of a long-term rewards campaign distributing 968,305 $VELVET to active users.

You earn Gems by:

• Trading tokens

• Staking $VELVET

• Referring friends

• Managing DeFi portfolios

Key Mechanics

• Mine daily. Claim your Gems every 24 hours or they disappear

• Daily activity equals daily rewards. Stay active to stack more Gems

• $VELVET rewards drop on February 10, distributed based on Gems mined

• The more you mine, the bigger your share

With 2x Gems active, trading $LAVA is one of the fastest ways to climb the leaderboard while participating in one of Base’s most competitive onchain games.

Start Trading $LAVA on Base

Whether you’re here for the game mechanics, the ETH prize pool, or the trading rewards, now is the time.

Trade $LAVA on Velvet
Learn more about LAVA: https://floorislava.xyz/faq

High stakes. Rising floors.
Only on Velvet.

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The $ATM trading competition is officially live on Velvet on Base, with 555,000 $ATM in total rewards up for grabs for traders and stakers.

Over the coming days, trade $ATM, climb the leaderboard, and earn rewards while getting exposure to one of the most advanced agent-powered trading systems in DeFi.

Campaign ends February 7th

Join the Competition today

What is A.T.M. ($ATM)?

A.T.M. by BaseVol is your onchain Morgan St(AI)nley.

It is an Autonomous Trading Machine designed to democratize 0DTE options trading and intelligent yield generation for everyone.

Built by the Base Batches-winning BaseVol team and powered by their onchain options infrastructure, A.T.M. agents:

• Manage options strategy vaults

• Automate leveraged and delta-neutral trades

• Source real-time alpha across markets

• Deliver institutional-grade execution through autonomous agents

From ultra-high APY vaults to seamless agentic execution, $ATM gives users direct exposure to the agent-powered future of finance, where every vault is self-managed and every trade is optimized.

A.T.M. is a specialized agent product line built on top of the BaseVol stack. It is not a platform-wide governance token, but a focused, high-yield subprotocol within the BaseVol ecosystem.

The $ATM Flywheel Explained

$ATM is designed to capture and amplify value created by the Genesis Vault, a 0DTE options-selling strategy built on BaseVol.

How the Flywheel Works

• Users hold and stake $ATM to unlock full Genesis Vault benefits

• Genesis Vault TVL grows

• Vaults generate more value through options strategies

• A portion of management and performance attributions may flow back into the $ATM ecosystem

• $ATM demand and utility increase

• The flywheel accelerates

Additional mechanisms like mindshare rewards, leaderboard recognition, and incentive campaigns further reinforce this loop over time.

The result is a self-reinforcing system where vault performance, user participation, and token utility compound together.

How to Win: $ATM Rewards Breakdown

Total Prize Pool: 555,000 $ATM
Chain: Base
Campaign End: February 7th

Rewards are distributed across early traders, high-volume traders, and top Velvet stakers.

First 100 Traders - 111,000 $ATM

• Be among the first 100 users to trade at least $100 worth of $ATM on Velvet

• These users will split 111,000 $ATM equally

Volume-Based Rewards - 338,500 $ATM

• Trade $ATM on Velvet from now until the campaign ends

• Minimum $100 trading volume required to qualify

• 338,500 $ATM will be distributed proportionally based on total trading volume

Top 20 Stakers - 55,500 $ATM

• The top 20 veVELVET holders on Velvet will split 55,500 $ATM

• No trading required, long term believers get rewarded

All rewards will be distributed after the campaign concludes.

Why Trade $ATM on Velvet?

• Fast Base execution powered by Velvet’s intent-based routing

• One-click swaps with optimized liquidity

• Exposure to agent-powered 0DTE options infrastructure

• Leaderboard-based incentives for real traders

• Earn Gems on every trade and boost your current Epoch ranking

Earn 2x Gems When You Trade $ATM

During the $ATM trading competition, every $ATM trade earns 2x Gems on Velvet.

What Are Gems?

Velvet Gems are part of a long-term rewards campaign with 40,000,000 $VELVET allocated to active users.

You earn Gems by:

• Trading tokens

• Staking $VELVET

• Referring friends

• Managing DeFi portfolios

Key Mechanics

• Mine daily: Claim your Gems every 24 hours or they disappear

• Daily activity = daily rewards: Stay active to stack more Gems

• $VELVET rewards incoming: 968,305 $VELVET drops on February 10, distributed based on Gems mined

• The higher your rank, the bigger your share

With 2x Gems active, trading $ATM is one of the fastest ways to stack Gems while gaining exposure to autonomous trading infrastructure.

Start Trading $ATM on Base

Whether you’re here for agent-driven yield, autonomous options strategies, or competition rewards, now is the time.

Trade $ATM on Velvet: https://dapp.velvet.capital/TokenDetails/base/0xe095b8127823708dc07e739ef4149050acc836e7?pairAddress=0xdebabd6ea3c380d20052cd206f12cac12edf6e36
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This integration is a major step forward in our mission to deliver institution-grade execution on-chain, especially in high-volatility environments where speed, priority, and fill quality matter most.

What Is MEV on Solana?

MEV, or Maximal Extractable Value, refers to the additional value that can be captured by controlling transaction ordering, inclusion, or timing within a block.

On Solana, MEV looks different from Ethereum, but it still exists and matters.

Because Solana uses:

• A high-throughput, low-latency runtime

• Leader-based block production

• Priority fees and validator incentives

MEV on Solana typically shows up as:

• Priority fee wars during congestion

• Latency races between bots and traders

• Missed or delayed transactions when blocks fill quickly

• Worse execution prices if a trade lands later than intended

In fast-moving markets, even small delays can mean the difference between a clean fill and a failed or unfavorable trade.

Why MEV Is a Problem for Traders

When markets are active (new launches, memes, volatility spikes):

• Validators only include a limited set of transactions per block

• Transactions compete using priority fees and tips

• Faster paths to validators often win

Without MEV-aware routing, trades may:

• Never land

• Land several slots later

• Execute after price has already moved

This disproportionately affects:

• Larger trades

• Time-sensitive strategies

• Automated bots

• Power users during peak congestion

How 0slot Helps with MEV on Solana

0slot provides infrastructure designed specifically to improve transaction inclusion and execution quality on Solana.

Instead of relying solely on the public transaction pipeline, 0slot enables:

• More direct paths to validators

• Optimized handling of priority fees and incentives

• Reduced latency between trade submission and block inclusion

The result is higher landing probability and better pricing, especially when competition for block space is high.

How Velvet Uses 0slot

Velvet’s trading stack is built around intent-based execution.

Users only specify:

• The token they want to sell

• The token they want to buy

From there, Velvet handles everything else.

With 0slot integrated on Solana, Velvet can now:

• Route eligible trades through MEV-optimized paths

• Dynamically manage priority fees and validator incentives

• Improve success rates for time-sensitive swaps

• Reduce failed or delayed transactions during congestion

All of this happens automatically, with no additional setup required by the user.

What This Means for Velvet Users

For traders using Velvet on Solana, this integration delivers:

• Faster transaction inclusion

• Higher success rates during peak activity

• More consistent execution for larger orders

• Better performance for bots and advanced strategies

Whether you’re trading manually or running automated systems, execution reliability just improved.

Benefits for Developers and Integrators

Velvet’s Trading API already powers trading inside wallets, apps, and bots.

With MEV-aware execution via 0slot on Solana:

• Integrators get optimized execution by default

• No need to manage priority fee logic or validator relationships

• One unified API for routing, pricing, and execution

Developers focus on product and UX. Velvet handles execution complexity.

Part of a Bigger Execution Vision

This integration is part of Velvet’s broader roadmap:

• Chain-specific execution optimizations

• Deep liquidity and routing intelligence

• MEV-aware infrastructure where it matters

• A unified intent-based trading layer across ecosystems

Solana is just one piece of that puzzle.

Want to Integrate Velvet Trading?

If you’re building on Solana and want to:

• Offer fast, reliable on-chain trading

• Abstract away MEV, routing, and execution complexity

• Deliver best-in-class swap performance to your users

Reach out to the Velvet team.

Velvet’s APIs can be deployed quickly to bring professional-grade execution directly into your product.