THORChain & Mayachain. Now routed at the Junction.

Gm gm, Junction fam 👋

It’s been a big week on the charts! And suddenly the timeline is full of people “who always knew this was coming.”

Whether you’re here for the market moves, the new routes going live, or just farming XP while some people are still “waiting for the right entry,” it’s a good time to be plugged in.

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 (5 - 11 August, 2025)

General highlights

• Bitcoin was back above $120k

• ETH has finally crossed $4k with the highest weekly close since Dec 2021

• Stripe is building its own high-performance, payments-focused L1 blockchain

• PENGU is now on Robinhood - time to show your normie friends some culture? 👀

• DOGE passed Adidas in market cap; ETH passed Netflix

Partner highlights

• OpenOcean launches gasless swaps on Avalanche

• SwapKit now supports no-KYC, trust-minimized swaps across ALL TOP 10 market cap assets (hence, Junction supports them too)

• THORChain shares its ecosystem recap. Do you spot something familiar?

Junction highlights

• THORChain and Mayachain are live on Junction, with routes added to RUNE and CACAO, along with so many other tokens

• Our CEO, Adrien, joined the Maya team live to talk about the new integration

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

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

Also, now that the serious highlights are done, can someone pls explain to me why this Ibiza final boss was trending?

Junction Beta: XP is LIVE!

Stop swapping for free. 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.

PS: You can also trade on THORChain and Mayachain.
So if you’re a RUNE or CACAO maxi, it’s your time to ✨ shine ✨ before the XP leaderboard goes live.

Markets are moving, new routes are live, and XP farming hasn’t slowed down. Whether you’re swapping for your bags or some rewards, it’s a good time to stay on-chain.

Catch you in the next update - and until then, keep the routes busy.

See you at the Junction
– The Junction team