cbADA Pool on Aerodrome Becomes Largest ADA Pool Onchain

**Mellow Protocol** recently held an **Onchain Capital Summit** featuring insights from the crypto space. - A condensed **20-minute recap** is now available for those who missed the event - The summary is presented by **@wagmialexander** - Content covers key discussions from the summit The recap provides an efficient way to catch up on important developments discussed at the gathering. *Access the summary to stay informed on recent onchain capital trends.*

The **Aerodrome Public Goods Fund** completed another significant buyback, acquiring and max-locking **801,000 AERO tokens** on December 3rd. This latest acquisition is part of Aerodrome's **programmatic market-aware buyback model**, designed to systematically remove tokens from circulation. **Key Numbers:** - 801K AERO acquired and max-locked in latest buyback - Over **150M AERO** total acquired and locked to date - Multiple acquisition channels: PGF, Flight School, and Relay The buyback follows a pattern of regular token acquisitions, with a previous 609K AERO buyback completed in late November that contributed to over 3M tokens bought back that month. *Max-locking* means these tokens are locked for the maximum duration, removing them from active circulation and potentially affecting token supply dynamics.

**Aerodrome Finance** is collaborating with cybersecurity teams to restore their primary domain following a security incident. **Key Updates:** - Primary domain expected to be live again by **end of week** - Decentralized domains remain **stable and secure** during downtime - Team working closely with leading cybersecurity professionals **Previous Context:** This follows a **social engineering attack** on their domain provider that occurred in late 2023, from which they successfully recovered control. **Current Status:** While the primary domain restoration is in progress, users can continue accessing services through the platform's decentralized domain infrastructure, which has maintained stability throughout the incident.

**Aerodrome Finance** announces new liquidity provider rewards on Base network with significant APY rates across multiple trading pairs. **Top performing pairs:** - WETH-cbETH: ~2,091% APY - USDC-ZORA: ~937% APY - USDC-WETH: ~388% APY - wstETH-AERO: ~358% APY - WETH-cbBTC: ~257% APY - USDC-cbBTC: ~145% APY The rewards are part of Aerodrome's **Slipstream program**, which incentivizes liquidity provision on the Base-native AMM protocol. *Ready to provide liquidity and earn rewards on Base's central hub.*

Velodrome and Aerodrome are consolidating their Reddit communities into a single unified space as they prepare for the upcoming **Aero** launch. The unofficial subreddit has been **retired** to streamline community engagement and create a centralized hub for both protocols. - New official community: [r/aero](https://www.reddit.com/r/aero/) - Combines discussions for both Velodrome & Aerodrome - Preparation for anticipated Aero protocol integration This move signals closer alignment between the two AMM protocols as they work toward their shared future under the Aero umbrella.