Astar Weekly News (EN)
June 14, 2025
Astar
Astar Network is offering a $30,000 grant pool for projects joining Soneium For All that integrate ASTR as a utility or payment token on Soneium
The ACS reward claim page is now live
The upgrade to enable Asynchronous Backing on Astar Mainnet is up for voting in a governance referendum
ASTR is now upgrade-ready to operate natively across any Superchain network
Plug into web3 beats with Astar
dApp Staking is evolving
Soneium (L2)
Soneium For All is a fast-track incubator for consumer and gaming apps onchain — the kinds of experiences that will shape how users first interact with Soneium
Soneium is now powering ArmourX skins & decals on-chain
Soneium proudly presents the official S.BLOX NFT Design Contest – your chance to make art, go onchain, and be seen by the world
dApp Staking V3 Stats
Remaining Time: 11 days
Staking APR: 10.64%
Bonus APR: 6.04%
Polkadot
Global spending: DOT now works anywhere Mastercard does via Nova Wallet
Momentum sustained: Mythos Chain hits $40M+ in volume for third straight month
DeFi made simple: Trade across 15 chains with 1 tap in SubWallet
TVL tracking: Hydration lending integrated into DeFiLlama
Mainstream-ready: KILT Protocol’s next-gen tools highlighted in Cointelegraph
Biometrics, Substrate, EVM: Apillon makes Web3 seamless & secure
Football partnership: Adidas teams up with FIFA Rivals for digital football takeover
Open source: Aventus empowers developers with the Truth network code
Gamer's momentum: Moonbeam's on-chain surge begins after Gaming hub launch
Radical honesty: Polkadot founder Gavin Wood on networks, governance & the future of Web3 in the When Shift Happens podcast
General/Crypto
Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin Weathers Market Rout as Israel Hits Iran
SharpLink buys $463M in ETH, becomes largest public ETH holder
Bitcoin Breakout Expected Amid Dollar Crisis, Says Max Keiser