Junction weekly: Stay connected to DeFi

gm, Junction Fam!

Another week, another round of updates from your ultimate DeFi junction. Whether you’re here for the latest DeFi news, testing the app, or stacking referral rewards, there’s plenty happening at Junction - and beyond.

Let’s get into it!

What is Junction again?

For those of you who just joined us - welcome! Junction is designed to make DeFi smoother, simpler, and more accessible. We connect 100+ chains, making cross-chain swaps and interactions as seamless as possible.

With more features rolling out and integrations expanding, there’s never been a better time to explore what we’re building.

Test Junction alpha, Earn rewards

First things first, do you want to be part of shaping DeFi’s future and get rewarded for it? That’s exactly what the Junction Alpha is all about. By testing the app and sharing your feedback, you’re directly contributing to the next generation of cross-chain DeFi.

We’re also looking for early contributors, so if you’ve been wanting to get more involved in the space, this is the perfect opportunity.

👉 Access the app here: Junction app
👉 Submit your feedback here: Feedback form

What’s new in DeFi (Feb 4-10 2025)

• Ooga Booga! Berachain IS REAL!

• Bitcoin crossed $100K and dropped below that. Again.

• MicroStrategy rebrands to Strategy

• Phantom launched multi-currency support (more chains wen though? we’re ready and waiting 👀)

• Moonshot flips Coinbase in iOS finance app rankings in the US - memes for the win

• BNB jumps 10% in 24 hours - good thing you could swap to it at the Junction alpha

• Ethereum Pectra upgrade to go live mid-March

Partner highlights

• 1inch now supports Uniswap v4 liquidity for swaps

• 1inch adds support for ZKsync swaps

• Circle’s USDC adoption hits $56B in circulation

• 0x v2 crosses $10B in total volume

• 0x drops its January 2025 recap - the numbers are doing all the talking

• THORChain was down on SwapKit, but it’s up and running now

Junction announcements

• We published a blog on how Junction is aggregating the best EVM rates with 1inch. Read the blog here.

• We welcomed a new chad - Kourosh to the team as our Backend Lead

Referrals = Rewards!

Bringing friends into DeFi just got rewarding.

The more you refer, the more you earn - it’s that simple.

A word from this week’s sponsor:

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Explore Crypto’s Next Chapter

We’re just getting started, and there’s a lot more coming in the next few weeks. If you haven’t checked out the Junction Alpha, now’s the time - because big updates are on the horizon. Stay tuned and keep earning!

To building the future of DeFi, together,
The Junction team