Fantom General Update | March 22 2021
Updating you on everything Fantom has been up to in the last two weeks.
Fantom presenting to the Digital Currency Global Initiative’s CBDC group
On March 11, the Fantom Foundation showcased the potential of Fantom’s blockchain for CBDC to the Digital Currency Global Initiative’s ITU members, including global Central Bankers, top universities, large corporates, research institutions, and international financial agencies.
The ITU membership comprises 193 member states, more than 700 private sector companies, and 160 academic institutions.
👉 Get more details in our announcement
Decentralizing Fantom – validator proposal is up
To support further decentralization of the Fantom network, FTM holders can now vote on a proposal to reduce validator node requirements.
🗳️ Go to your Fantom wallet and vote to get your voice heard.
We put up a new on-chain governance proposal to lower the validator node requirements.
You can vote to lower the minimum self-stake of a node from the current 3.175m to:
– 500k FTM
– 750k FTM
– 1m FTM
– 2m FTMHappy voting!https://t.co/CiAIeaJ0ax pic.twitter.com/foghdNuNxV
— Fantom Foundation (@FantomFDN) March 10, 2021
Fantom Finance – an update
With native Ethereum dApps now deployed on Fantom, Fantom Finance will be an easy-to-use aggregator of the best DeFi protocols. You will be able to use familiar dApps without leaving your Fantom wallet for an intuitive user experience.
By integrating aggregators, Fantom Finance will become protocol-agnostic.
👉 Read about the future of Fantom Finance
DAO Maker launches on Fantom
Through SHOs (Strong Holder Offerings) by DAO Maker, teams will be able to raise funds on Fantom, while users get the opportunity to invest into promising projects early on. The first SHO on Fantom will be announced next month!
👉 DAO Maker x Fantom partnership
Updated Android wallet
You can now export the keystore file for your wallet and use it to import them in the current wallet.
FTM added as collateral on C.R.E.A.M.
You can now lend and borrow FTM on Ethereum using C.R.E.A.M.
From proposal to production. Really excited to see $FTM on @CreamdotFinance! https://t.co/TP2Cd54Jmu
— Fantom Foundation (@FantomFDN) March 15, 2021
Disperse supports Fantom
Disperse, a popular Ethereum tool, now supports Fantom as well. Fantom users can send FTM to multiple wallets at once.
Disperse now support Fantom!
With disperse, you can send $FTM to multiple wallets at once.
1. Go to https://t.co/Qgit5BcdQx
2. Input addresses and amounts
3. Enjoy!Thank you @bantg! pic.twitter.com/EuUyEPLVEj
— Fantom Foundation (@FantomFDN) March 22, 2021
Decentralized options coming to Fantom
DeFi Derivative Protocol Hedgey will be coming to Fantom. You’ll be able to trade puts and call options on Fantom.
Decentralized options coming to Fantom!
With @hedgeyfinance, users will be able to trade puts and calls leveraging the speed and almost-zero fees of Fantom.
Learn more at: https://t.co/35o0Pgpa9B https://t.co/1B6uo0oRV6
— Fantom Foundation (@FantomFDN) March 15, 2021
$MOD airdrop through Fantom
By deploying the airdrop on Fantom, Modefi saved $10,000 in transaction fees. You will also be able to trade and stake MOD on Fantom and provide MOD/FTM liquidity on Fantom through Anyswap.
And one more project coming to Fantom!
Welcome @Modefi_Official! https://t.co/cyF1JnDPRR
— Fantom Foundation (@FantomFDN) March 19, 2021
Band Protocol developer docs for Fantom released
If you are a dev, you will love our new documentation about using Band oracles on Fantom. There are currently 31 supported assets you can get price feeds for.
New developer tooling by OpenZeppelin
Developers can use OpenZeppelin Defender Admin, Relayer, and Sentinels on Fantom to automate operations and deploy faster.
Are you builiding on @FantomFDN Opera, @binance Smart Chain, or @MoonbeamNetwork Moonbase?
You can now use @OpenZeppelin Defender Admin, Relayer, and Sentinels on all these networks, as well as the already supported @xdaichain and @fuse_network 🚀https://t.co/Mv9WgEIL4p
— Santiago Palladino (@smpalladino) March 18, 2021
Fantom will be coming to Zapper
Through Zapper, you will be able to track your portfolio across different networks including Fantom and move tokens to Fantom from a multi-chain dashboard.
Looks like Fantom is coming to Zapper!
Great news, thank you @zapper_fi https://t.co/MCK5gVK9RI
— Fantom Foundation (@FantomFDN) March 17, 2021
Popsicle Finance airdrop
Popsicle Finance, cross-chain yield enhancement platform, will airdrop 1.5% of the supply to address who used SushiSwap on BSC or Fantom.
(1/2) Airdrop #3 is here!🍦https://t.co/GLEyTQksYm believes that the future of DeFi is cross-chain⛓️
This is way we decided to award 1.5% of ICE total supply to crosschainer addresses who used @SushiSwap on #BSC and/or @FantomFDN networks!🍣— Popsicle Finance (@PopsicleFinance) March 22, 2021
$wSTA live on Fantom
Statera’s STA token is now deployed on Fantom. You can use multichain.xyz to bridge your STA tokens from Ethereum to Fantom and trade at lower fees.
And one more! Statera live on Fantom. https://t.co/z4LHzToGOO
— Fantom Foundation (@FantomFDN) March 19, 2021
Fantom network stats
71% of FTM is now staked! This is phenomenal for Fantom’s security and shows the long-term commitment of the FTM community.
- Morgan Stanley will offer its clients exposure to Bitcoin via funds operated by NYDIG or Galaxy Digital. With it, Morgan Stanley, published a note, making a case for cryptocurrency as a new asset class.
- Beeple’s NFT “Everydays: The first 5000 days” has sold for $69 million in Christie’s auction. Metakovan is the buyer and explains why he bought the piece here.
- Podcast about how NFTs are changing the way creators make money.
Michael and Simone went on B21’s podcast, talking Fantom, DeFi and crypto mass adoption.
Watch it here
A new podcast is out, featuring @CryptoMHchn and @theotherpomp!
It's a fun conversation about:
– Fantom and DeFi
– how crypto is getting ready for mass adoption
– how India can play a major role in the upcoming yearsThank you @B21Official for having us! https://t.co/BEEvBkAGC6
— Fantom Foundation (@FantomFDN) March 17, 2021
