Crosschain swaps, now even smoother. At the Junction.

Gm gm, Junction fam 👋

Another week, another upgrade. DeFi continues to move fast - and so do we. With CCTP v2 now live on Junction, USDC transfers are quicker than ever. XP farming is rolling, and crosschain swaps keep getting smoother.

Here’s everything you need to catch up on:

What is Junction?

Junction is your multichain DeFi exchange. Swap 70k+ tokens across 20+ networks, including EVMs, Bitcoin, Solana, Cosmos, and more.

Connect multiple wallets in one place and get a unified view of your entire multichain portfolio.

With deep integrations across top bridges and DEXs, Junction delivers fast, reliable routes with the simplicity of a CEX, but fully on-chain.

What’s new in DeFi (29 July - 4 August, 2025)

General highlights

• Ethereum turned 10 last week. So you know the highlights are gonna be bullish on ETH!

• ETH treasuries hit $10B across 64 entities

• MetaMask launched Stablecoin Earn with Aave

• Linea introduces native ETH yield, protocol-level ETH burn, and an Ethereum-native Consortium to manage the ecosystem fund.

• White House released a report on "Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology"

Partner highlights

• CCTP v2 and native USDC coming to Hyperliquid (= soon on Junction? 👀)

• THORChain V3.9.0 is now live

Junction highlights

• CCTP v2 is now live on Junction across Ethereum, and Arbitrum. Lightning-fast swaps, secured by Circle.

• Quick refresher: Swap, earn XP, and grow with Junction

• Quick question: Do you believe in somETHing?

Junction Beta: XP is LIVE!

You’re swapping anyway - now you AND your friends can get rewarded for it.

Introducing Junction XP:

• Swap = Earn XP on every trade

• Refer = Share your link, your frens get discounts, and you earn more XP as they trade

• Track = Your dashboard shows everything

It’s live. It’s simple. And it’s counting toward future rewards. Farm early.

With CCTP v2 live, swaps faster than ever, and XP rolling, this is just the beginning. More integrations, rewards, and new routes are coming soon.

Stay early, keep swapping, and keep an eye out for what’s next.

See you at the Junction
– The Junction team