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Cracks in the Decentralized-AI Bloc: Why Ocean Protocol Walked Away from the ASI Alliance
One-Year Marriage, One-Day Divorce On 9 October 2025 the Ocean Protocol Foundation abruptly resigned from the Artificial Super-intelligence (ASI) Alliance, dissolving the token-merge pact it had signed barely eighteen months earlier with Fetch.ai, SingularityNET and, later, CUDOS. The departure is more than a personnel change: it unwinds roughly 81 % of OCEAN’s circulating supply that had already been converted into FET (now rebranded ASI) and forces the remaining bloc to re-imagine what “dec...
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The 2025 DeFi Buyback Wave: Leading DeFi protocols spent approximately $800 million on buybacks and dividends in 2025—a 400% increase from early 2024—aiming to boost confidence by emulating public company strategies. Key Project Case Studies:Aave: Conducts weekly buybacks of ~$1 million in AAVE tokens, yet reported negative book profits after the pilot phase.MakerDAO: Uses DAI surplus via its Smart Burn engine to repurchase MKR, but the token price remains at only one-third of its all-time hi...
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BN Alpha has announced the listing of Spark (SPK), with SPK interactions set to begin on June 17. Eligible users can claim SPK tokens using BN Alpha points on the Alpha event page, which goes live on the same day. Additionally, Spark is expanding to other major platforms soon!
Event Period: June 10, 08:00 – June 14, 07:59 (UTC+8)
Participation: Users who engage in BNB fixed/ flexible products or on-chain operations during the event qualify.
Details: Full rules will be announced within 12 hours, and SPK tokens will be distributed to eligible wallets at least 1 hour before trading begins.
Spark Protocol is an open infrastructure developed by MakerDAO, deeply integrated into its ecosystem. The platform enables users to stake ETH, stETH, sDAI, and more to access DAI liquidity, leveraging smart contracts for automated, decentralized management solutions.
Name: Spark (SPK)
Initial Total Supply: 10,000,000,000 SPK
Max Supply: 10,000,000,000 SPK
HODLer Airdrop Allocation: 200,000,000 SPK (2.00% of max supply)
Additional Event Rewards: 50,000,000 SPK (rules TBA)
Circulating Supply at BN Listing: 1,700,000,000 SPK (17.00% of max supply)
Kris Kaczor: Co-founder of l2beat.com, contributor to Spark Protocol.
Lucas Manuel: Co-founder of Phoenix Labs, core contributor to Spark Protocol.
Spark Protocol is developed under Sky (formerly MakerDAO), which has secured $61.5M in funding:
2020-03-12: $7M raised
2019-12-19: $27.5M (OTC round)
2018-09-24: $15M raised
2017-12-16: $12M raised
MakerDAO is undergoing a profound transformation. From Rune Christensen’s "Endgame" vision to Phoenix Labs’ execution of Spark Protocol, the ecosystem has rapidly evolved within just a year.
With the rollout of MetaDAO initiatives like Spark Protocol, MakerDAO is shifting from a monolithic structure to a multi-layered ecosystem. This transition not only breaks existing limitations but also unlocks new possibilities for decentralized finance. In this fast-moving space, relentless innovation remains the driving force behind sustainable growth.
🚀 The future of DeFi is being rewritten—stay tuned for Spark’s next leap!
BN Alpha has announced the listing of Spark (SPK), with SPK interactions set to begin on June 17. Eligible users can claim SPK tokens using BN Alpha points on the Alpha event page, which goes live on the same day. Additionally, Spark is expanding to other major platforms soon!
Event Period: June 10, 08:00 – June 14, 07:59 (UTC+8)
Participation: Users who engage in BNB fixed/ flexible products or on-chain operations during the event qualify.
Details: Full rules will be announced within 12 hours, and SPK tokens will be distributed to eligible wallets at least 1 hour before trading begins.
Spark Protocol is an open infrastructure developed by MakerDAO, deeply integrated into its ecosystem. The platform enables users to stake ETH, stETH, sDAI, and more to access DAI liquidity, leveraging smart contracts for automated, decentralized management solutions.
Name: Spark (SPK)
Initial Total Supply: 10,000,000,000 SPK
Max Supply: 10,000,000,000 SPK
HODLer Airdrop Allocation: 200,000,000 SPK (2.00% of max supply)
Additional Event Rewards: 50,000,000 SPK (rules TBA)
Circulating Supply at BN Listing: 1,700,000,000 SPK (17.00% of max supply)
Kris Kaczor: Co-founder of l2beat.com, contributor to Spark Protocol.
Lucas Manuel: Co-founder of Phoenix Labs, core contributor to Spark Protocol.
Spark Protocol is developed under Sky (formerly MakerDAO), which has secured $61.5M in funding:
2020-03-12: $7M raised
2019-12-19: $27.5M (OTC round)
2018-09-24: $15M raised
2017-12-16: $12M raised
MakerDAO is undergoing a profound transformation. From Rune Christensen’s "Endgame" vision to Phoenix Labs’ execution of Spark Protocol, the ecosystem has rapidly evolved within just a year.
With the rollout of MetaDAO initiatives like Spark Protocol, MakerDAO is shifting from a monolithic structure to a multi-layered ecosystem. This transition not only breaks existing limitations but also unlocks new possibilities for decentralized finance. In this fast-moving space, relentless innovation remains the driving force behind sustainable growth.
🚀 The future of DeFi is being rewritten—stay tuned for Spark’s next leap!
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