Rubic Weekly Report 09/05/2024

Rubic
8 min readSep 5, 2024

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Welcome to Rubic’s Weekly Report! Let’s take a look at what has happened this week.

Summary:

  1. 🔗Rubic Supports Kaia Chain (Ex. Klaytn) Update
  2. 🔄 HoldStation Wallet X Rubic Partnership
  3. 📢 Layer 3 Season 3 Campaign
  4. 🌉 Retro Bridge Upcoming Integration
  5. 🎁Rootstock World Tour Week 4

Development

  1. Kaia Chain (Ex. Klaytn) Update

With Klaytn’s transformation to Kaia Chain, Rubic stays on the cutting edge! Explore Kaia on Rubic’s Best Rate Finder App.

Experience the new look, fast & seamless transactions, and unmatched interoperability.

The Kaia chain has processed over 14 million transactions, supported by a thriving user base of more than 3 million unique active wallets. This robust activity has contributed to a substantial market capitalization of 743 million, solidifying Kaia’s position in the blockchain ecosystem.

2. Rubic Becomes One Of The First Aggregators on TON!

Rubic developers are completing the work on integrating the main DEXs and a new Cross-Chain provider for the TON network. This will bring an incredibly convenient aggregation of both on-chain and cross-chain transactions to our platform.

During this integration, Rubic plans the integration of these providers:

DEXs and aggregators: Ston.fi, Dedust, CofeeSwap

Wallets: Tonkeeper, MyTonWallet, Native Telegram Wallet.

Bridges: Symbiosis, Retrobridge

ETA: Next Week (For Ston.fi & Dedust integrations, MyTonWallet, Tonkeeper, Native Wallet)

3. HoldStation Wallet Integration Coming Soon!

We’re excited to announce that Rubic is integrating HoldStation Wallet into our app. Besides, HoldStation is integrating Rubic’s SDK/API for enhanced cross-chain & on-chain experience directly on their page!

HoldStation is a cutting-edge smart contract wallet designed for futures trading. By leveraging zkSync Era, Linea & other L2 chains, they offer an optimized trading experience and enhanced privacy for traders, bringing them as close to Web2 trading experiences as possible.

This integration will make it even easier for HoldStation users to interact with Rubic and attract new users to our platform.

Stay tuned for more details!

ETA: Next week

4. Retro Bridge Upcoming Integration

Soon, you’ll experience faster, more efficient cross-chain transfers with our new partner, Retro Bridge. This cutting-edge provider supports 39 networks and has already facilitated over 321,000 transactions, with an average bridging time of just 36 seconds.

The integration is in process, all details soon.

5. Rubic’s API Development

We’re thrilled to announce the beta release of the Rubic API! We’ve already had our first integrators testing the API and providing valuable feedback.

What’s included in the API pre-release:

  • Alpha Methods: Access core Rubic’s functionalities like fetching swap rates, swap data, supported DEXs & providers, and 80+ blockchains.
  • Limited Providers (For Now): Explore a curated selection of cross-chain and on-chain providers.

This is a beta version. It’s not intended for BAU and hasn’t undergone extensive testing. Please exercise caution and avoid using it with any funds you’re not comfortable losing.

Stay tuned for the official release announcement soon!

Marketing

  1. Layer 3 Season 3 Campaign

Join the Layer3 Season 3 campaign and unlock a world of benefits. Stake L3 tokens on Ethereum Mainnet and gain access to the broader Layer3 ecosystem, including exclusive rewards from Rubic. Enjoy seamless cross-chain swaps with Rubic and earn 33 XPs and Layer3 Cubes, boosting your chances in future airdrops.

Join the campaign:

https://app.layer3.xyz/quests/season-3-rubic?slug=season-3-rubic

2. Zeta DeFi League

Starting September 4th, join Rubic in Zeta blockchain DeFi League on Intract. Complete simple tasks & earn exclusive Zeta NFTs for future RFP rewards:

1️⃣ Make any swap between ETH & BNB chains on Rubic

2️⃣ Follow us & Retweet this post

Join: https://www.intract.io/quest/66c4794c1703224b014c2a98?campaign_initiator_type=alphaHubNarratives&campaign_initiator_id=66d83878c59bde3812129a24

3. Bera Brawl Event Extended

The party keeps going until September 14th! Complete easy tasks & win exclusive NFTs:

➡️ Swap on Bera via Rubic.

➡️ Subscribe & RT this post.

https://www.intract.io/quest/66b60573c8ff56cba83f8344

📢Ensure you’ve claimed your “House of Panda” NFT to qualify for this campaign: https://www.intract.io/quest/669652aaf04b49f32e46518d

4. Scroll Challenger Series With Rubic

The Scroll Challenger is extended! Till September 15th, complete Rubic’s quests on Intract & earn NFTs:

1️⃣ Make cross-chain/on-chain swaps with Scroll on Rubic

2️⃣ Complete easy social tasks

Join: https://www.intract.io/quest/66c232a71703224b01467527?utm_source=dashboard

5. Arbitrum Hub Quest On Layer3

Rubic joins Layer3 Quests on Arbitrum Hub — less than 500 Spots Left!

Swap any token on Arbitrum to earn CUBES, XPs & ARB. Hurry, rewards are limited. Remember, your cubes are the key to the potential Layer3 drop!

Complete other quests on Arbitrum Hub for extra goodies: https://app.layer3.xyz/quests/arbitrum-hub-rubic?slug=arbitrum-hub-rubic

6. Rootstock World Tour Week 4

The Rootstock community is taking you on a global journey with the Rootstock World Tour, where you’ll have the chance to interact with 10 amazing dApps in the ecosystem.

Complete quests from Rootstock’s ecosystem and be rewarded with exclusive NFTs and Air Mile Points. These points are your key to entries in the raffle happening on September 30th.

Want to win a share of $3,000 in rBTC & join a special ruffle of $8K or iPhones? Discover Rubic’s Gas Bridging on Rootstock & grab your NFT raffle ticket.

- Bridge 0.0003+ rBTC to Rootstck.

- Complete Galxe social tasks.

Explore $10K+ prize pool: https://app.galxe.com/quest/Rubic/GCEjgtvHeZ

7. Owlto Points!

Starting July 2nd, our amazing partners Owlto Finance have begun rewarding Rubic users with Owlto Points for completing swaps using Owlto!

Now you can earn extra rewards for bridging across more than 30 networks!

8. Scroll Marks On Rubic

📢 Scroll Sessions Update! Three new assets are now eligible for Marks: $wBTC, $solvBTC, and $weETH.

Plus, earn Marks by interacting with specific protocols. Coming soon: extra Marks for using Syncswap and iZUMi, both supported on Rubic. Bridge ETH, wstETH, wrsETH, STONE, USDT, USDC, $wBTC, $solvBTC, and $weETH to Scroll via Rubic.

Hold these assets on Scroll and earn Marks. Join Scroll’s loyalty program, which rewards participation in the Scroll ecosystem with Scroll Marks!

Learn more in our article:

https://rubic.exchange/blog/how-to-bridge-to-from-scroll/

Check your marks at: https://scroll.io/sessions

9. Blast Quest On Layer3

Layer3 Explorers, a new quest awaits! If you own 25+ Layer3 Cubes, join our quest on Blast. Swap to and from Blast on Rubic to earn more Cubes, Layer3 XPs, and Blast Gold from Rubic. Join the quest

Not enough Cubes? Explore Rubic’s other quests on Layer3!

10. Taiko Trailblazers Program and Symbiosis Rewards!

The $TAIKO launch is here, bringing a new rewarding opportunity.

Explore the Taiko Trailblazers Program, rewarding users for their on-chain activity. Swap to/on Taiko on Rubic with 50% reduced fees, get Taiko XPs & prepare your wallet for a potential airdrop. Swap to Taiko via Symbiosis, Orbiter & XY Finance, or on Taiko via iZUMi, all with the best rates & 50% reduced fees.

Users will be ranked based on their activity & gas spent. The more you swap on Taiko, the bigger your airdrop! Simply engage with Taiko & get $TAIKO rewards at the end of each season.

Swap to & from Taiko using Rubic to earn valuable XP & climb the ranks! Last week, we also announced that Rubic users are eligible for a share of 40,650 $TAIKO from Symbiosis for swaps on Rubic!

Get up to 5 $TAIKO for completing a swap to Taiko on Rubic using Symbiosis!

Swap now with 50% reduced fees: Swap now

Rewards are distributed every Thursday by Symbiosis team.

11. zkLink Aggregation Parade

zkLink is currently hosting campaigns where users can earn zkLink Nova Points, increasing their chances of receiving $ZKL airdrop.

Participate in the campaign now with Rubic to earn Nova Points while enjoying seamless transactions! Swap to or on zkLink via Rubic to boost your Nova points.

Participants will get 1 Nova Point for every 1 transaction and doubled RBC points for cross-chain and on-chain swaps.

Get Nova Points & activate your wallet in a potential zkLink Airdrop: https://app.zklink.io/aggregation-parade

Explore: https://rubic.exchange/blog/bridge-to-zklink-network-and-get-extra-nova-points/

How to Earn More Nova Points — https://app.zklink.io/about.

12. New Intract Compass Quests

Intract Сompass explorers! Rubic is an approved protocol on Linea, Scroll, Blast & Base Compass Campaigns. Now, we are live on zkSync and soon on Mode!

Complete easy on-chain & social tasks & level up your XP score. To engage with our Compass quests, follow the links provided below:

Rubic on zkSync Compass:

https://www.intract.io/quest/6659a29721949f76bb4714df?utm_source=dashboard

Rubic on Base Compass:

https://intract.io/compass/base/quest/65c232b4aba4e2ae3c99e068?campaign_initiator_type=ecosystem&campaign_initiator_id=8453

Rubic on Linea Compass:

https://intract.io/compass/linea/quest/65683bcad71898526d827c97?campaign_initiator_type=ecosystem&campaign_initiator_id=59144

Rubic on Blast Compass:

https://www.intract.io/quest/660d3ed70f5e5a9e823546cc

Rubic on Scroll Compass:

https://www.intract.io/quest/660d3f100f5e5a9e82354bea

Soon, we’ll join compass campaigns on zkSync, Blast, Scroll, & Mode.

13. Rubic on Mode Layer3 Quest

Earn layer3’s XPs for your swaps on & to Mode network with Rubic!

Besides XPs, you can now earn Cubes, which could be a key to a potential airdrop by Layer3!

Swap on Rubic, join our Discord, claim your rewards & activate your wallet in Mode’s airdrop!

https://app.layer3.xyz/quests/rubic-on-mode

For an easier experience explore:

Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/YHlX297JeUE?feature=shared

Step-by-step Guide:

https://rubic.exchange/blog/bridge-to-and-from-mode-network/

14. Rubic On Metis Layer 3 Quests

Metis Airdrop buzz? Don’t miss out!

Jumpstart your journey with Layer 3 quests on Metis launched by Stargate & Metis!

➡️ Swap $25 to Metis and $20+ from Metis (m.USDT / m.USDDC) on Rubic, earn points & NFTs, & activate your wallet for a potential airdrop

1️⃣Bridges Campaign — https://layer3.xyz/quests/bridging-the-gap

2️⃣ Aggregators Campaign — https://layer3.xyz/quests/aggregate-on-metis

15. Rubic’s Layer3 Weekly Quest

Don’t miss out on our Layer3 Weekly Quest! Now with a bonus reward!

Besides XPs, you can now earn Cubes, which could be a key to a potential airdrop by Layer3! Mint CUBEs for every third transaction eligible in the weekly quest.

Your adventure begins here:

http://layer3.xyz/journeys/cross-chain-swap-on-rubic

For your Streak — Layer3 weekly tasks on Layer3, initiate cross-chain swaps from any of these source chains: Ethereum, BNB Chain, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, Linea, Scroll, Polygon zkEVM, and Polygon, then swap to any supported destination chains.

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