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Odaily News Aurise Foundation announced the launch of the yield-bearing gold token XAUE on Ethereum, designed to serve as a yield-bearing treasury for Tether Gold (XAU₮). XAUE targets compliant institutional participants, introducing crypto-native yield to traditional non-yielding gold through quantitative strategies and institutional lending, transforming it into a programmable and capital-efficient on-chain asset.Current ecosystem partners Aurelion and Antalpha have jointly contributed 16,052 XAU₮ (approximately $76 million) to XAUE. The protocol employs an exchange rate growth model, where the gold value pegged to each XAUE increases as yields accumulate, and it will integrate with more decentralized finance protocols such as DEXs in the future.
Aptos released an update to its tokenomics. Key adjustments include: reducing the annual staking reward rate from 5.19% to 2.6%; increasing gas fees by 10x (stablecoin transfer costs remain low at approximately $0.00014); the launch of the Decibel DEX is expected to significantly boost on-chain transaction volume and gas fee burning, with over 32 million APT projected to be burned annually; setting a protocol-layer hard cap on total supply at 2.1 billion APT; permanently locking and staking 210 million APT by the Aptos Foundation; shifting future incentives to milestone-triggered releases; and exploring a programmable buyback program.
According to an official announcement, Aster has launched the eighth round of its Rocket Launch program—Genius (GENIUS). Concurrently, the platform has introduced a trading campaign with a total prize pool of $200,000. The campaign runs from 15:30 UTC on April 13, 2026, to 14:00 UTC on April 20, 2026. Users are eligible for rewards if their total trading fees incurred during the campaign exceed $5 and their reward amount is equal to or greater than 1 $ASTER. Each participant’s maximum reward is capped at 3% of the total prize pool. Additionally, trading the GENIUSUSDT perpetual contract grants a 1.5x bonus multiplier. Rewards will be distributed within 14 business days after the campaign ends. Notably, Genius—partnered with the Aster Code ecosystem—is the first Aster Code partner to debut under the Rocket Launch program. Aster has also become the first DEX to list the $GENIUS perpetual contract.