# LeverUp Weekly Recap — Aug 24–30, 2026

By [LeverUp Blog](https://paragraph.com/@leverup) · 2026-09-03

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Two new perpetual markets went live on LeverUp this week, the LeverUp × Zealy Trading Sprint: Season 1 officially kicked off, and $LV reached a new all-time high. Meanwhile, the LeverUp product stack continues to expand across perps, staking, buybacks, airdrops, Agent Wallet, and Fair Launch.

Here's everything.

Protocol Updates
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### New Markets Live: AAVE/USD and PUMP/USD

Two new perpetual markets are now available on LeverUp:

*   **AAVE/USD** — trading live as of Aug 26
    
*   **PUMP/USD** — trading live as of Aug 28
    

→ [Trade now](https://app.leverup.xyz/)

Ecosystem Highlights
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### LeverUp × Zealy Trading Sprint: Season 1 Is Live

A new month-long trading campaign kicked off this week.

**Campaign period:** Aug 26, 2026, 00:00 UTC → Sep 23, 2026, 00:00 UTC

**Total reward pool: $1,000**

*   $400 Zealy Sprint Reward Pool — complete trading missions, earn XP, and receive a share of the pool based on final eligible XP contribution
    
*   $600 Trading Leaderboard Reward Pool — the top 10 traders by eligible trading volume receive additional rewards
    

→ [Join the Zealy Sprint](https://zealy.io/cw/leverup/questboard/sprints)

### LeverUp × Layer3 Trading Milestones Campaign Continues

The LeverUp × Layer3 Trading Milestones Campaign remains live, with traders continuing to complete milestones and compete for leaderboard rewards throughout the campaign period.

→ [Campaign details](https://app.layer3.xyz/campaigns/leverup-trading-milestones)

### $LV Reaches a New All-Time High

$LV reached a new all-time high this week, marking another milestone for the LeverUp ecosystem. The move comes as LeverUp continues expanding its product stack across trading, staking, buybacks, ecosystem launches, and community incentives.

Protocol Metrics (Aug 24–30)
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**Trading Activity**

*   Reported Volume (7D): **$57.78M**
    
*   TVL: **$2.89M**
    

**Revenue & Fees**

*   Trading Fees (7D): **$8,214**
    
*   Protocol Revenue (7D): **$2,929**
    

**Vault**

*   Protocol Vault Value (MON): **74.45M**
    
*   Protocol Vault Value (LVUSD): **$901,399.33**
    

**LVMON Staking**

*   Total Staked: **23,033,074 LVMON**
    
*   Current APY: **32%**
    

**$LV Buyback**

*   32,602 LVMON deployed for buybacks
    
*   12,844.2 $LV burned
    

Active Programs
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**AnyCollateral Program** — $LV and other Monad ecosystem tokens supported as collateral. → [ac.leverup.xyz](https://ac.leverup.xyz)

**LVMON Staking** — Open to all wallets, current ~32% APY. → [Details](/lvmon-staking-open-to-everyone)

**LeverUp Agent Wallet** — Delegated, revocable trade-only permissions shipped as part of V2. → [Details](/leverup-v2-launch)

**Fair Launch** — Support Monad-native projects before token launch through a transparent contribution mechanism. → [Details](/leverup-fair-launch)

**LeverUp × Layer3 Trading Milestones** — Complete milestones and compete for leaderboard rewards. → [Details](https://app.layer3.xyz/campaigns/leverup-trading-milestones)

**LeverUp × Zealy Trading Sprint: Season 1** — Trading missions, XP rewards, and a leaderboard through Sep 23. → [Details](https://zealy.io/cw/leverup/questboard/sprints)

Previous Weekly Recaps
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*   [Aug 3–9](/weekly-recap-aug-3-9)
    
*   [Aug 10–16](/weekly-recap-aug-10-16)
    
*   [Aug 17–23](/weekly-recap-aug-17-23)
    

_Trade on LeverUp:_ [_app.leverup.xyz_](https://app.leverup.xyz?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=weekly&utm_campaign=market-weekly-aug-24-30)

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