The Ink Foundation is announcing plans to launch $INK: a token designed to power the future of onchain capital markets. Here’s everything you need to know 🧵

6/ Tydro is live. The first of many steps toward a new financial stack on Ink. https://t.co/eeGadelz8S | https://t.co/aUUTxt2inm | @tydrohq https://t.co/6BqDu5dvyL

5/ With Tydro live, Ink now has a native liquidity layer backed by Aave’s infra — and a foundation for: • Structured products • Protocol-native settlement • Capital-efficient trading + lending • Composable financial apps

4/ $INK will be used to bootstrap liquidity for Tydro and reward early users. Early LPs earn points tied to a future $INK airdrop — with sybil resistance built in to keep it fair.

3/ Tydro will be integrated into Kraken products, giving users seamless access to DeFi from within the Kraken platform — with Ink as the backend. DeFi, but native.

2/ Tydro is a custom deployment of Aave v3, purpose-built for the Ink ecosystem. At launch, it supports lending and borrowing for: • USDT0 • USDG • wETH • kBTC • GHO Yield-bearing assets, LSTs/LRTs, and more to follow.

1/ Tydro is live on Ink! A new borrowing + lending protocol powered by @aave, governed by $INK, and integrated into Kraken products. This is Ink’s liquidity engine — built to power onchain capital markets. 🧵

GHO can now be bridged to @inkonchain, powered by @chainlink CCIP. More coming to Ink soon 👀

1/ USDC & CCTP V2 are live on Ink! 🫟 We’ve teamed up with @circle to bring USDC stablecoin flows to Ink. Enjoy cost effective txs, blazing-fast confirmations, and seamless crosschain action – perfect for DeFi builders and users alike.

Building the Next Layer At Kraken, we are integrating INK, the native token of our Layer Two protocol, into core products across the company. This is not just a product update. It is the beginning of a new system design. We have spent years scaling infrastructure to support

🚨 Kraken is leveling up $INK and Ink Layer-2 are coming to Kraken's products to deliver new onchain experiences. Built for scale, ready for the world. → $INK to join Kraken Drops 👀 → CeFi x DeFi? not a bridge 🤝 a fusion

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8/ Stay in the loop: 🔗 https://t.co/CVYthM2aQb 📡 @inkfndhq The onchain capital stack is taking shape. Don’t blink.

7/ This marks a strategic leap forward for Ink: from core infrastructure → to app-layer liquidity → to real, open, onchain capital markets.

6/ VRTX holders will also get boosted access to future $INK incentive programs. Active community members and real users will be recognized. Airdrop details & mechanics will follow.

5/ The $VRTX token will be sunset. VRTX holders won’t be left behind, they’ll get an airdrop of $INK, with 1% of total supply allocated to the Vertex community. Snapshot: 1400 UTC, July 8. Treasury and non-vested tokens excluded & burned.

4/ This brings Vertex’s synchronous orderbook engine and perpetuals tech directly into Ink’s DeFi stack. More liquidity, more products, more depth.

3/ As part of the transition, Vertex will sunset its current EVM deployments. A new version of the DEX will launch exclusively on the Ink Layer-2, purpose-built for speed, capital efficiency, and onchain composability.

2/ @vertex_protocol is known for its high-performance decentralized exchange, advanced trading architecture, and an active community of traders and builders. Now, Vertex’s tech and team will go all-in on Ink.

🚨 Big news: Vertex Protocol is joining the Ink Foundation to build the next generation of DeFi primitives on the Ink Layer-2. A major step forward for onchain capital markets 🧵

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