# Optimistic Alpha

**Published by:** [AyohTunde](https://paragraph.com/@ayohtunde/)
**Published on:** 2023-07-30
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@ayohtunde/optimistic-alpha

## Content

The Optimism ecosystem has been packed with exciting things going on there. What’s the alpha? How can I participate? In this piece, I’ll share as much alpha as possible. Let us delve into it. 1. The Optimistic Series Quest by @Subli_Defi on @Tide_web3 Quest #5 just concluded and a sum of 7500 OP tokens was distributed among participants evenly. Each participant got 30 OP. Read 👉🏽 here But wait! There’s more; @Subli_Defi announced Quest #6 in the same tweet… More OP tokens are to be distributed for sure. More information hasn’t been provided yet but to get it firsthand subscribe to his Optimistic Newsletter here 👉🏽 http://optimismbysublidefi.substack.com 2. Thank Optimism Program This program is dedicated mainly to the Optimism ambassadors and it’s already live on ThriveCoin In the just concluded Experiments and Builders Grants for Cycle 13, the Thank Optimism program was allocated 150k OP tokens. Here’s the breakdownYou can earn up to 5,250 OP tokens by participating in this program. Start earning with your OP-related contentStart now Read the full proposal 👉🏽 https://gov.optimism.io/t/final-thank-optimism-powered-by-thrivecoin/6104 Join here 👉🏽https://app.thrivecoin.com/communities/optimism-ambassadors Join 👉🏽 @optimismFND discord and ask any question that you may have. 3. The NumbaNERD program Like the Thank Optimism program, the NumbaNERD program is created to reward analytics done on governance grants. The NumbaNERD got allocated 75k OP tokens. You can earn up to 4260 OP tokens for being helpful to the collective… breakdown belowFull proposal 👉🏽 https://gov.optimism.io/t/final-numbanerd-program/6086 Join event 👉🏽 https://app.dework.xyz/optimism-communityRead Join @optimismFND discord and ask any question that you may have 👉🏽 https://discord.gg/optimism 4. Velodrome Finance's latest grant 1m OP tokens were allocated to Velodrome under intent #4 in the just concluded cycle 13 experiments and builders grants. The OP tokens will be used to engage the leading protocols partnering with Velodrome and veVELO community to take an active and informed role in Optimism GovernanceWhat should you do here?Lock $VELOParticipate in @velodrome governance with $veVELO voting power.Stay up to date with the community.How to get $veVELO? Swap $USDC or OP tokens to $VELO on 👉🏽 https://velodrome.finance/swap… Lock your $VELO tokens in the protocol 👉🏽 https://velodrome.finance/locks Now you’re good to go as a $veVELO holder Also, you can join Discord to engage in community activities, ask questions and get first-hand information 👉🏽https://discord.gg/velodrome 5. $veAERO Airdrop AIRDROP? 👀 Yes, airdrop. Velodrome will launch it’s new protocol @aerodromefi on @BuildOnBase and will be airdropping 40% token supply to $veVELO holders. How to get $veVELO? Kindly use the steps provided in the previous alpha. The launch date and snapshot are not confirmed yet, so I’d implore you to lock your $VELO as soon as possible. 6. @SonneFinance expanding to @BuildOnBase Sonne made a tweet days ago about their proposal to expand to Base to continue its journey in the DeFi world and also leverage Base's technological capabilities and wide-reaching user base.Is that all? No Another AIRDROP awaiting 👇🏽 In Sonnes’ proposal summary, it mentioned that it would reward stakers ($uSONNE or $sSONNE) on Optimism. (Image below Note that, the reward on Base will be by the amount of Sonne you staked on Optimism Proposal: https://snapshot.org/#/sonnefi.eth/proposal/0x31114af94c6958be6092392fb7dd1cfae201d2735fb6552ab3f666e2e64a462b What to do?Visit https://sonne.finance/swap/Swap your $USDC to $SONNEStake your $SONNE (as sSONNE or uSONNE)Just in case you’re wondering, @SonneFinance has 2 types of staking; sSONNE stakers and uSONNE stakesSONNE lets you earn $SONNE, VELO & OP rewards uSONNE lets you earn $USDC, VELO $ OP rewards. 7. Bike Protocol airdrop on @BuildOnBase 3 weeks ago Bike airdropped about 1000 $BIKE tokens to $VELO lockers What is BIKE? Bike is the unofficial memecoin of @optimismFND and @VelodromeFi with the goal of improving the livelihood of cyclists around the world. More to come? Yes, there’s more! @BikeProtocol will airdrop $BIKE holders and LPers on @VelodromeFi when @BuildOnBase fully launches to the community @aerodromefi will be the catalyst for this drop, so be ready for an airdrop when Aerodrome launches on Base How to position yourself?HODL some $BIKE tokensYou can purchase $BIKE on @VelodromeFi with $VELO tokens You can also buy on @FinanceFirebirdProvide liquidity in the Bike/VELO or WETH/Bike pool on Velodrome Finance and keep voting for the pool every epoch.8. OP reward season with ShapeShift Season 2 ShapeShift is an open-source platform to trade, track, buy, and earn crypto assets.Earn OP token reward for;Bridging - bridge tokens from other networks to @optimismFND on ShapeshiftOn-chain Swap - Swap any tokens on the Optimism network on ShapeshiftFiat On-ramping - Buy crypto assets from your credit/debit cards or bank accounts on Shapeshift directly on the Optimism network. Start here 👉🏽https://app.shapeshift.com/#/missions There are other reward promotions to explore there as well.9. ZORA Speculative airdrop. @ourZORA is an NFT protocol and marketplace that enable you to mint and trade NFTs. Zora recently launched its L2 network which is built on top of the buzzing Optimism Stack They recently updated their terms of service which gives a big hint on a possible airdrop when they launch their token $ZORATOS 👉🏽 https://support.zora.co/en/articles/6383293-terms-of-service ZORA Funding is worth $60 million 💰 How to position?Mint NFTs (create your collection)Buy and sell NFTsExplore their DAO-creation tool* That’s it for this week's Optimistic Alphas. If you find this useful, I’ll appreciate your feedback, likes ❤️ and retweet my tweet on X so it can reach as many people as possible. Follow me on Twitter 👉🏽 @ayohtunde Discord 👉🏽 ayohtunde Until next week, stay Optimistic ✨🔴

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