PANews reported on August 15th that Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix and Infinex, stated on social media that the Synthetix team is deeply committed to returning to the Ethereum mainnet. Reflecting on the failures of the previous cycle, Kain explained that there were many reasons, but no excuses. Two years later, he believes that the Ethereum mainnet urgently needs a modern, high-performance perpetual swap decentralized exchange (Perp DEX). Synthetix has returned to its startup state, aiming to return to the ranks of the top decentralized exchanges in the EVM ecosystem. Kain also stated that the off-chain order book combined with the batch settlement engine, operating similarly to an optimistic sequencer but with all funds remaining on the mainnet, is the optimal design for perpetual swap products.



Wormhole’s native token has had a tough time since launch, debuting at $1.66 before dropping significantly despite the general crypto market’s bull cycle. Wormhole, an interoperability protocol facilitating asset transfers between blockchains, announced updated tokenomics to its native Wormhole (W) token, including a token reserve and more yield for stakers. The changes could affect the protocol’s governance, as staked Wormhole tokens allocate voting power to delegates.According to a Wednesday announcement, three main changes are coming to the Wormhole token: a W reserve funded with protocol fees and revenue, a 4% base yield for staking with higher rewards for active ecosystem participants, and a change from bulk unlocks to biweekly unlocks.“The goal of Wormhole Contributors is to significantly expand the asset transfer and messaging volume that Wormhole facilitates over the next 1-2 years,” the protocol said. According to Wormhole, more tokens will be locked as adoption takes place and revenue filters back to the company.Read more