# Introducing Surge: ATOM Edition

By [vengefulSheep1](https://paragraph.com/@vengefulsheep1) · 2022-04-25

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Kava successfully launched its Kava 9 mainnet upgrade at 16:00 UTC on January 19, 2022. The upgrade implemented Cosmos’ IBC protocol, enabling the use of several IBC assets in the Kava ecosystem. In addition, users can now transfer native Kava assets to other chains.

Kava 9 also implements several core infrastructural changes, paving the way for EVM support in H1 2022 and a launchpad for driving liquidity for new projects on the network, supported by a new suite of developer tools.

Read more about the Kava 9 upgrade here: kava.io/kava-9

To celebrate the launch of Kava 9 and the integration of IBC, Kava is announcing the Surge program. Surge events will welcome IBC assets onto the Kava network by boosting their reward APYs for a period on Kava Lend, giving enhanced yield opportunities to holders of $ATOM.

All listing proposals for IBC assets on Kava Lend will also include a temporary adjustment of the rewards distribution to initiate the Surge event. First movers will be able to earn $KAVA and $HARD rewards with huge triple-digit APYs by supplying newly listed IBC assets to Kava Lend.

Surge rewards will mean that early suppliers can take advantage of the top of the APY curve to maximize their yield. As more of the new asset is supplied, APYs will begin to level out. However, APYs remain well above the market average as supply grows.

As the flagship asset of the Cosmos ecosystem, $ATOM will be the first to be listed on Kava Lend. The proposal to enable supplying and borrowing of $ATOM will go live on January 20th and it will be added on January 27th,

During the Surge period, early $ATOM suppliers can expect to receive reward APYs as high as 1700%. Even as the supplied $ATOM approaches $10M, suppliers will be earning >170% APY.

Following the addition of $ATOM to Kava Lend, other IBC assets will be listed in sequence with a Surge event for each one. As of writing, the order will be:

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*Originally published on [vengefulSheep1](https://paragraph.com/@vengefulsheep1/introducing-surge-atom-edition)*