Exploring Core Series: Week 8 🏁 The final week on Core's Intract Campaign is here. Complete the final quest and catch up on past quests if you haven’t finished them yet. This is your last chance to join the campaign - don’t miss out👇 https://link.intract.io/ABhntr

In case you missed - Exploring Core Series: Week 7 is up! 🔎 For this week on Core's Intract Campaign Series: Trading Perpetuals with Glyph Exchange and SatoshiAppXYZ Don't fade it. 👇 https://quest.intract.io/events/671627d0c8ddad34d94360f7

Get ignited with Element wallet 🔥 Earn a one-time 500K Sparks Bonus with the native Core wallet! 🚗 Element Wallet is available for Android and iOS, and now it’s ignited! Import your existing address to Element by following the steps below👇 - Download the app - Create your account - Select Import Existing Wallet - Carefully Enter your Seed Phrase > All set! Or if you’re new to Core Ignition, just sign-up to Element Wallet and create a new address! Either way, try out the native Core wallet, login to your Ignition Dashboard through Element and get your Sparks. ⚡️ https://linkcoredao.org/element-wallet-campaign

NEW PRODUCT ALERT b14g_network Merge Marketplace on Core 🔶 Now, Core dual-staking highest yields are within your reach—even if you don’t have enough BTC & CORE. TL;DR: What is b14g Merge Marketplace? You have 1 CORE. If you stake 1 CORE alone in #CoreDualstaking, APY is 12.2%. If you stake and match with other BTC stakers on Merge Marketplace, APY is boosted to 23.5%. (APY as of this post) ➡️ The result: You earn higher APY without needing extra capital. With b14g Merge Marketplace live on Core, we’re bringing the perks of #CoreDualStaking to everyone. Join b14g Merge Marketplace now 👉 http://app.b14g.xyz/ Get all the details on how b14g extends Core Dual-Staking here 👇 https://medium.com/b14g/beyond-core-dual-staking-3df268fdb7af

NEW PRODUCT ALERT RakeBit A next-generation gaming platform featuring over 7,000 games from top developers like Pragmatic Play and NetEnt, along with 20+ exclusive Rakebit Originals. This partnership brings an immersive gaming experience to the Core community 🚀

Just in case you missed: Exploring Core Series: Week 5 is live! This time we focus on: Dual Staking! 📈 Learn how to Dual Stake and start earning rewards today! ⚡️ 🔗 https://quest.intract.io/quest/67591c4b5e47137a5b0f77ee Check out the full article for details, including prize breakdown! 👇 🔗 https://coredao.org/explore/blog/exploring-core-fuel-btcfi-with-the-intract-campaign-and-earn-rewards

🚨 Update from the Chain! 🚨 The Coretoshi team reached the block, ready to mint… but the chain had other plans. 🟧The block has spoken... New Mint Times below! 🔸 Team Mint (the team has set an allocation to be used for partners / dapps / marketing / universities) Thursday, December 12, 2024 9:30 PM UTC +8 - Thursday, December 12, 2024 9:55 PM UTC +8 🔸 VIP Mint (24 hour window) Thursday, December 12, 2024 10:00 PM UTC +8 - Friday, December 13, 2024 10:00 PM UTC +8 🔸 Presale Mint (24 hour window) Friday, December 13, 2024 10:30 PM UTC +8 - Saturday, December 14, 2024 10:30 PM UTC +8 🔸 Public Mint (24 hour window) Saturday, December 14, 2024 10:45 PM UTC +8 - Sunday, December 15, 2024 10:45 PM UTC +8 The wait only fuels hype. Hold steady, Coretoshis—your time is near! ⚡️

The 2nd Exclusive Core x Intract Badge is LIVE! 💎 ⚡️ Perform Swap Quests totaling over 10K USDT worth during the next 2 weeks to earn the Swapping Badge. Unlock Sparks boosts & special upcoming Badge collection rewards! 🚀 More info about Badge Sparks Boost system here: https://coredao.org/explore/blog/exploring-core-series-earn-intract-x-core-badge Intract campaign - start here: https://www.intract.io/events/671627d0c8ddad34d94360f7 #BOOSTYOURSPARKS

Week 4 of Exploring Core is live! Get more Sparks Points for the Core Ignition Drop by simply participating on this series! 🔗 https://link.intract.io/z4RXM6 Check out the full article for the whole campaign's details, including prize breakdown! 👇 🔗👉 https://coredao.org/explore/blog/exploring-core-fuel-btcfi-with-the-intract-campaign-and-earn-rewards

g8keep is live on Core! Their goal is to provide the safest, most transparent token launches on every chain Core is the next stepping stone With a minimum of 100 $CORE, token creators can deploy projects protected from sniping, setting a new standard for safe launches

🚨 Core Fusion Upgrade: Dual Staking is now Live! 🚨 The Fusion upgrade has gone live, Core’s biggest upgrade since launching on Mainnet in January 2023. Maximize your Bitcoin yield with Dual Staking, allowing stakers to stake both CORE and Bitcoin for higher yields. Key highlights: ✅ Seamless transition for current BTC and CORE delegations. ✅ Tiered rewards—more CORE = higher yields! 🔗 Learn more: https://docs.coredao.org/docs/FAQs/dual-staking-faqs  🔗 Stake now: https://stake.coredao.org/  Don’t miss out—unlock new yield opportunities with the Fusion Upgrade!

Week 3 of Exploring Core is live! 🔍 Are you farming Core Ignition Sparks points and looking to do things to get more? Take on the quests for staking on Core to boost your leaderboard rank and earn more Sparks & dApp rewards. 📈 Stake, follow socials, and complete bonus tasks to earn Sparks & exclusive rewards! ⚡️ 🔗👉 https://intract.io/events/671627d0c8ddad34d94360f7?utm_source=Core&utm_medium=Core+Event&utm_campaign=Core+Event&utm_id=Core+Event Check out the full article for details, including prize breakdown! 👇 🔗👉 https://coredao.org/explore/blog/exploring-core-fuel-btcfi-with-the-intract-campaign-and-earn-rewards

Week 2 of Exploring Core is here! 🔍 Complete the quests from the available campaigns to complete Week 2. Learn about Bridging, Minting NFTs on Core to climb up the leaderboard, earn Sparks Points and other exclusive rewards! 💡 If you do not know yet how to participate in the Core Ignition Program Campaign 🪂 , you can just follow this 8-week Intract campaign series to collect Ignition Sparks points and also get additional Spark points + dApp partner rewards from this campaign series! Hitting two birds in one stone! Get in on Intract Campaign 🔗 https://link.intract.io/z4RXM6 More info (about the campaign, how to participate, and rewards): 🔗 https://coredao.org/explore/blog/exploring-core-fuel-btcfi-with-the-intract-campaign-and-earn-rewards

Get ready to explore Core's BTCfi Ecosystem 🚗 like never before! We’re launching an exciting 8-week campaign for Core DeFi users. Join the Exploring Core campaign on Intract, discover dApps, and level up! Complete quests, climb the leaderboard, and win BIG with Spark Points, exclusive dApp partner rewards, and more! 🏆 Week 1 starts now! Participate Now: https://intract.io/events/671627d0c8ddad34d94360f7 Full details (about the campaign, how to participate, and rewards): https://coredao.org/explore/blog/exploring-core-fuel-btcfi-with-the-intract-campaign-and-earn-rewards

Integration Announcement 📢 We are thrilled to announce that Akka Finance is now live on Core 🚗 Akka is an advanced, AI-powered liquidity layer for the BTCfi ecosystem, enhancing efficiency and innovation in decentralized finance.

We're excited to onboard Minelabs on Core 🚗 RuneMine is bridging BTCFi and Solana, opening up new possibilities for digital assets across both ecosystems.

The Q2 2024 "State of Core" report from MessariCrypto just went live! TLDR - DeFi TVL up 1,032% 📈 - Daily DEX Volume increased by 12,000% 📈 - Average Daily Active Addresses increased by 51% 📈 - Total Revenue up 184% 📈 - Number of dApps integrated up 48% 📈 - BTC staking: 3,504 BTC staked 🟧🔒 "With its strong foundation and growing community, Core is poised for continued growth and resilience." Read the entire report here 👇 https://messari.io/report/state-of-core-q2-2024

Davos Protocol is now live on Core 🚗 Davos is a unique CDP protocol that lets users use ETH and BTC reward-bearing assets (like LSTs and LRTs) as collateral to mint DUSD.

We’re excited to onboard LemonX on Core 🚗, a decentralized derivative trading platform offering up to 50x leverage, deep liquidity, and an innovative fee structure—all wrapped up in a lightning-fast platform.

Ignition Drop Season 2 is finally here 🚗 Here's a quick recap of Season 1 and 2, and what's in store: Season 1 of Core Ignition was a huge success, with over 50K user signups, 20+ engagement campaigns with 14 BTCfi projects, 200K+ social reach, 44M+ in asset engagements and billions of Sparks rewarded! 🚀🔥 For Season 1 participants, your hard-earned badges will carry over to Season 2. Your Season 1 team can continue, and those without an invite code will have a chance to unlock one. 🏆🔑 🔔 Important updates for Season 2! 1️⃣S1 token rewards will remain claimable for 6 months after S2 starts. 2️⃣S1 badges and invitees can be carried over to S2. 3️⃣S1 users without invite codes will unlock them upon logging in for S2. 4️⃣S1 Sparks will reset to 0 when S2 begins. ✨ What’s changing in Season 2? 💡A more user-friendly interface 👓A clearer dashboard to track your Sparks and assets Expect even more Sparks to be awarded for participation! 💎 🎮 Get ready for an exciting Season 2 with: 1️⃣A gamified Spark mechanism to level up engagement 2️⃣New Web3 games to connect with more users 3️⃣Team play to collaborate and earn rewards! 🏆🌟 Shout out to our Season 1 dApp partners for their contribution to growing #BTCFi with us! COREx, Colend, Glyph Exchange, Viridian, SushiSwap, Pell Network, NLX Trade, Archerswap, D3 Inc, Izumi Finance, Icecreamswap, Full Force, Bitreserve, Avalon Labs, Zeepr Labs, Wizard Gallery 🚀 Don’t miss out on the action! Season 2 will feature even more dApp partners to be revealed in the future. Read our blog on Ignition Season 2 here: https://coredao.org/explore/blog/core-ignition-drop-season-2-is-live P.S Don't forget that we have an upcoming spaces where we will cover Ignition Season 2 and a wrap up from #KBW2024 at Core Collective - alongside Community of Core, nlx_trade, glyph_exchange, colend_xyz

New integration : Segment Finance is now live on Core 🚗 Segment Finance is a decentralized lending protocol and is live on Core with 12 markets, including CORE and $stCORE.

Giveaways for Coretoshis on Core DAO Discord 🚗 💎 Those of you who were at the first town hall will already have the alpha on this: We are bringing in giveaways and WL from other projects to the community. 💎 We aim to spread the message of Core to other ecosystems and pursue additional ways to bring value to the Core Community. 💎 If you are interested in being notified of all giveaway opportunities, please join the Core DAO Discord and grab the Giveaways role in ⁠📕〡get-roles channel. 💎 Remember while we seek to vet projects for ⁠alphabot-alerts channel , you are ultimately responsible for your own web3 journey, always DYOR. Projects on ⁠🎁・subber-giveaway channel are not vetted. If you have any questions on how to take advantage of giveaways just reach out to a member of the team. Thank you for being an awesome community! 🔥

We’ve observed fake posts appearing on Telegram channels, as reported by some of our Coretoshis. If you see any Telegram posts with the word "AD," please do not click nor engage with them. Instead, report the ad post to help us keep the community safe.

The #CoreIgnitionDrop Season 2 is coming with a whole new level of excitement, fresh rewards, electrifying Sparks, and thrilling activities in the Core ecosystem. Join the AMA on Discord today at 2PM UTC to dive deep into it! Don’t miss out—this could be the game-changer you’ve been waiting for! 👉https://discord.gg/coredaoofficial

Expanding Core’s Active Validator Set 🚗 As the Core ecosystem continues to evolve and grow, there is a continuous need for efforts to ensure that the network remains decentralized, secure, and robust. As part of this need, Core Foundation is glad to announce the passing of the Core DAO community-approved CIP-2 proposal, which will expand the Core blockchain active validator set from 21 to 31 by Q2 of 2025. Following the first phase of successful expansion of the Core blockchain’s active validator set from 21 to 23. https://x.com/corechain_devs/status/1830562443447451900

This fire isn't fading. More Sparks are coming with a lot more action. Get ready 🔥 http://ignition.coredao.org

+100M Sparks are dropping in the latest #CoreIgnitionDrop campaign 🚗 💎 100K Sparks for connecting X to Core Ignition Dashboard 💎 50M Sparks split between the top 10 tweets containing #CoreIgnitionDrop and #CoreIgnitionSeason2 💎 50M Sparks split between the top 11-1000 tweets containing #CoreIgnitionDrop and #CoreIgnitionSeason2 💎 Bonus Sparks in TaskOn: 😍 https://taskon.xyz/campaign/detail/569334432 Get ignited! More details👇 : 🔥 https://coredao.org/explore/blog/core-ignition-drop-100m-sparks-campaign It's your time to shine!

Core DAO teams up with PlayZap Games for the PlayZap @telegram mini app battle! PlayZap is a play-to-earn community-driven gaming platform where players can compete in skill-based tournaments on proven and highly engaging casual games Starting today, the Gaming Battle takes place on Core's Telegram ⚔️ 5 games, each with a tournament of their own 🗓 From Aug 7th - Aug 22nd 💰 10 winners per tournament Join the battle and have some fun 👇 https://t.me/officialcoredao

The 2nd claiming phase of Core Ignition Drop is opening tomorrow, July 31st at 12PM UTC 🔥 stCORE rewards will be available to claim, and there are new Spark Multipliers - up to 7x - coming your way! Get ignited with the latest news💥 🔗https://coredao.org/explore/blog/core-ignition-drop-up-to-7x-spark-multiplier-&-new-boosts-for-the-2nd-reward-claiming-phase

2x Spark Multiplier + Badge + 6,000 Sparks for stCORE💥 Only in #CoreIgnitionDrop... 👉http://ignition.coredao.org Read all about it🔽 https://x.com/Coredao_Org/status/1816117205764919540

July 25th 2024

New validator on Core - Animoca Brands💥 Another step taken towards buiding a secure, decentralized, and efficient blockchain network, given Animoca Brands' experience and expertise in validator operations across multiple blockchains. 👉https://x.com/Coredao_Org/status/1811406781597286763

Core's TVL is now $120M+🔥 Core is also now at the Top 4 BTC scaling chains by TVL. 👉https://x.com/Coredao_Org/status/1810300270254973393

Building BTCfi - Izumi Finance Meet the latest BTCfi builders on Core tomorrow at 12PM UTC. Izumi Finance - a multi-chain DeFi protocol now on Core and one of the dApps providing a 5X Spark Multiplier for SolvBTC.m - will be speaking live on X Spaces. Join to get the chance to be whitelisted for the Coretoshi NFT collection⬇️ https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1DXGyjqqAmkJM

Non-custodial Bitcoin staking with Core surpassed the 3,700 BTC mark ($230M+)🟧 More and more Bitcoin holders are unlocking their BTC's DeFi potential with Core in a full self-custodial way. http://stake.coredao.org

News from DeFi Technologies' subsidiary Valour Inc. The world's first CORE ETP is launching on the Spotlight Stock Market - offering exposure to CORE in the Nordic region. Read all about it👇 https://x.com/Coredao_Org/status/1806667120647733328

Stake BTC directly from OKX Wallet with Core! Over 3,300 BTC are already being staked, fully non-custodial. Your keys, your coins, your OKX wallet. http://stake.coredao.org

Introducing the BTCfi Series - a set of conversations about BTCfi live on Core's YouTube and X🎙 Join the first one tomorrow at 1PM UTC with Rich Rines and Brendon Sedo. Join here ▶️https://youtube.com/watch?v=QVVA2QsnYKA

BitLen Finance is launching on Core! Advanced yield strategies and a powerful suite of innovative DeFi tools are now available through BitLen. Another step for BTCfi on Core 🔶🔓🟧 Learn more about this launch ▶️ https://coredao.org/explore/blog/bitlen-finance-launches-on-core

Core Ignition Drop’s first claiming phase is NOW open. All incentives will be claimed as stCORE. Learn how to claim your rewards ▶️ https://coredao.org/explore/blog/core-ignition-drop-first-claiming-phase

Announcing the Core Chain BTCfi Hackathon! Get ready for a 12-week journey of innovation in the Bitcoin DeFi economy. Join here: https://coredao.org/initiatives/BTCfiSummerHackathon

Coretoshis, D3 is giving you the chance to win your share of 250 $CORE🔥 Simply quote this tweet with a screenshot flexing your most recent Core Name registration to enter This isn’t the only way you can win! D3 have 7 other exciting campaigns for users who register their Core Names For more visit: https://d3.inc/blog/giveaways/stand-a-chance-to-win-your-share-of-50k-core-with-d3/

Merkle 3s Capital Joins Core Venture Network 🔶 Core Venture Network and Merkle 3s Capital will together offer funding opportunities, connecting innovators with stage-agnostic investors. Find out the key objectives of this partnership: https://coredao.org/explore/blog/98

Get ready for a sizzling week in Austin at Consesus 2024! Networking on all things Core and Bitcoin! 🔶 Kicking things off with a DeFi Happy Hour and BBQ party. THURSDAY, MAY 30th ⏰ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm 📍 Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que Check out the event 👉 https://lu.ma/consensusbbqparty ☕️ Wrapping up the week with a BITCOIN SOCIAL Cafe hosted by Core Foundation. FRIDAY, MAY 31st ⏰ 10 am - 2 pm 📍 President's House Coffee at the Omni Hotel Austin Join here 👉 https://lu.ma/BITCOINSOCIALCAFE It's going to be an amazing week full of great food, awesome drinks, and fantastic networking. Hope to see you there!

🔶 Core DAO’s Validator Set Expansion Proposal 🔶 📢 Core DAO plans to expand the validator set on Core Chain from 21 to 31 by Q2 2025! This 12-month strategic initiative aims to boost decentralization and incorporate reputable infrastructure providers without affecting staking rewards. 🔗 Learn more and join the discussion: https://snapshot.org/#/coredaogov.eth https://coredao.org/explore/blog/97

Since the Core Weekly newsletter dropped, over 2,000 Bitcoins have been staked on Core Chain. Core Weekly is packed with significant events this week: Ignition multipliers, Core's amazing side events at Consensus, and the Bitcoin Summer community series. Read all about it ▶️ https://coredao.org/explore/blog/96

It's time to play Coretoshis 🎮 Game devs, register now and bring your game ideas to life on Core Chain. Registrations are open for Core DAO's Gaming Summer Jam 👉 https://coredao.org/explore/blog/95

Kiln has joined as a new validator on Core Chain 🔶 This means enhanced security and decentralization of the network, leveraging Kiln’s expertise from managing extensive staking operations. Read more ▶️ https://coredao.org/explore/blog/91

Core Chain has collaborated with Valour to create the world’s first Yield Bearing Bitcoin ETP. Offering a new way to invest in Bitcoin. The ETP provides a 5.65% yield while maintaining BTC’s security and value. Learn more about Bitcoin ETPs that blends traditional investment with the innovation of blockchain ▶️ https://coredao.org/explore/blog/90

Introducing COREx on Core Chain! A new V3-style DEX that integrates artificial intelligence and social trading features to enhance user engagement and optimize strategies. Built on Core Chain, COREx prioritizes user empowerment and security. Its features include one-click trades across blockchains, AI-enhanced analytics, and a user-centric interface designed for accessibility. Learn more about this launch here ▶️ https://coredao.org/explore/blog/87