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Fogo cancels $20 million pre-sale, will airdrop tokens instead in upcoming mainnet launch
Sony’s Soneium L2 Quietly Launches Its First Community Airdrop Claims
Claims have officially opened for Sony’s first major community airdrop on its Soneium Layer 2 network. The news surfaced quietly through the project’s official X account, which noted that “Soneium Community Airdrop Claims will start soon” and confirmed eligibility for farmers, swappers, liquidity providers, and even users who “just touched Kyo.”
A follow-up graphic from the same channel provided concrete details:
the claim window runs from 10 December 2025 at 09:00 UTC to 9 January 2026 at 09:00 UTC. Claims will take place directly on the Soneium chain, with Kyo Finance highlighted as the primary DeFi venue for interaction.
As of now, this community claim phase has only been referenced in social posts and scattered documentation. With no standalone, in-depth announcement published yet, the opening of the claim window remains an early opportunity for broader coverage.
Binance Alpha Converts Loyalty Points Into Access for the LAVA Airdrop
Binance Alpha has quietly evolved its loyalty program into a de-facto on-chain launchpad. The latest project to join the lineup is Lava Network (LAVA), introduced through a points-gated airdrop designed to reward users who have accumulated sufficient Alpha Points within the ecosystem.
According to an announcement from the official Binance Wallet account on X, Lava Network is now live on Binance Alpha. Users holding at least 230 Alpha Points are eligible to claim 165 LAVA directly from the Alpha page. Brief updates on Binance Square—from outlets including BlockBeats and Odaily—echo the news, highlighting that LAVA has already begun trading with a market valuation in the tens of millions.
Binance Partnership Accelerates Adoption of Rational Privacy With NIGHT Token Support
Binance has officially listed the NIGHT token, expanding its reach and enhancing the utility of the Midnight network. The listing opens the door for a broader global audience, giving more traders and developers the ability to access and build on Midnight’s privacy-focused ecosystem.
Midnight noted that Binance’s support will play a key role in accelerating NIGHT’s adoption, stating:
“As the largest global exchange, Binance is helping bring NIGHT to a wider audience, allowing more users to begin engaging directly with the Midnight network.”
According to Binance Wallet, trading for NIGHT will go live on Binance Alpha starting December 9. In addition, an airdrop campaign is planned, allowing eligible users to redeem NIGHT using Alpha Points once trading becomes available.
Stable launches STABLE token airdrop via Merkl and Stargate Finance
Stable — a blockchain platform backed by Bitfinex and PayPal Ventures — officially launched its STABLE token airdrop today via Merkl and Stargate Finance.
Alongside the airdrop, the project unveiled StableChain, a USDT-native layer-1 blockchain built to optimize high-volume, predictable stablecoin settlement. StableChain is designed to transform global value transfer by solving inefficiencies in current systems and establishing an ecosystem focused specifically on stablecoin transactions.
The launch is reinforced by a strong network of partners — including USDT0, Curve Finance, Allium, PayPal, Transak, and WalletConnect — all working to build a scalable, compliant, and trustworthy stablecoin infrastructure.
KuMining Expands Cloud Mining Ecosystem with New Affiliate Program, Airdrop Integration, and Top-4 Dogecoin Hashrate Ranking
KuMining—the next-generation cloud mining platform powered by KuCoin and global mining partners—has unveiled a suite of major upgrades aimed at empowering users, creators, and ecosystem collaborators. The latest initiatives reinforce KuMining’s mission to make mining more accessible, rewarding, and decentralized for all participants.
Affiliate Program Launch: Empowering KOLs and Global Communities
KuMining has officially launched its highly anticipated Cloud Mining Affiliate Program, opening the door for content creators (KOLs), community leaders, and industry partners worldwide to earn competitive commissions.
The program offers tiered commission rates from 1.00% to 1.50%, calculated based on 30-day hashrate fee volumes in USDT.
Key program features include:
Daily automatic commission payouts to users’ KuCoin main accounts
Sub-account support for volume calculations
Special collaboration opportunities for high-impact partners
The affiliate initiative is designed not only to reward promotion, but to strengthen and expand KuMining’s global cloud mining community.
Airdrop Integration: Extra Rewards for Hashrate Purchases
KuMining has also integrated airdrop reward campaigns directly into its cloud mining products. During designated promotions, users who purchase hashrate contracts can receive additional airdrop token rewards on top of their standard mining yields.
This dual-earning model—mining returns + token airdrops—offers users enhanced stability and earning potential in volatile market conditions.
The feature launched with a strong debut: a joint campaign with Bitdealer that distributed a 60,000 BIT prize pool, attracting high engagement and signaling more airdrop collaborations ahead.
KuPool Secures Top-4 Global Dogecoin Hashrate Position
KuMining’s integrated mining pool, KuPool, has rapidly climbed industry rankings to become one of the top four global providers of Dogecoin (DOGE) hashrate.
Operating within the KuCoin ecosystem, KuPool emphasizes transparency and security with:
Real-time mining performance monitoring
Low-fee structures
Advanced protection mechanisms
Multi-asset support, including DOGE/LTC with over 200 TH/s hashrate
This milestone strengthens KuMining’s ecosystem and assures users of efficient, reliable mining operations. KuPool plans to continue expanding its capabilities, with a focus on increasing LTC hashrate and reinforcing its leadership in the DOGE/LTC mining market.
Aster Burns 77.8M Tokens and Transfers Another 77.8M to a Locked Airdrop Wallet
With half of its repurchased tokens now reserved for future airdrops, Aster is signaling a continued commitment to community incentives and controlled supply reduction.
The multi-chain DEX, backed by YZi Labs, announced on Thursday that it has burned roughly 78 million ASTER tokens, permanently removing them from circulation as part of its S3 buyback initiative.
The burn is aimed at increasing token scarcity and reinforcing long-term value. At the same time, the project moved an equivalent 78 million tokens into a locked airdrop wallet designated for future community distributions.
Aster confirmed that token buybacks will continue under its ongoing S4 program.
At the time of writing, ASTER was trading above $1, down about 2% in the past 24 hours, yet the token has shown notable resilience throughout recent market pullbacks.
Exposed: “Ramarxyz” Used 1,000+ Wallets to Snipe 70% of the $WET Presale — Then Asked for a Refund
The team has voided the entire sale and deployed a newly audited token contract to protect genuine investors and prevent similar automated exploits going forward.
A chaotic token launch on Solana has thrust decentralized finance protocol HumidiFi and Jupiter Exchange into the spotlight after blockchain analysts uncovered that a single actor orchestrated a massive botting attack on the $WET public presale, capturing the majority of tokens within seconds.
According to an in-depth on-chain report from Bubblemaps, an entity known as “Ramarxyz” used more than 1,000 wallets to seize roughly 70% of the entire presale allocation. The sale, conducted through Jupiter’s Decentralized Token Formation (DTF) launchpad, was fully sold out in just two seconds, leaving most retail buyers unable to participate.
HumidiFi Confirms Bot Attack as Evidence Points to a Single Actor
HumidiFi later acknowledged that the event was overwhelmed by a coordinated bot farm. Bubblemaps’ analysis revealed that 1,100 of the 1,530 participating addresses were controlled by the same individual.
The wallets displayed a uniform funding pattern, each receiving exactly 1,000 USDC from centralized exchanges just before the sale. One wallet broke this pattern by being funded from a private address tied to the Twitter account @ramarxyz, based on previous on-chain behavior.
Instead of denying involvement, the individual then publicly suggested that HumidiFi should refund the sniper’s allocation, despite clear evidence linking them to the exploit.
Soon after, HumidiFi announced it had voided all suspicious allocations and would compensate legitimate participants through a prorated airdrop.
Additional Analysis Reveals Further Concentration
A separate investigation by trader Gautam Mgg found that 4% of the public sale was captured by just 10 wallets, with four wallets alone accounting for 40% of the entire public sale supply, also via botting mechanisms.