🔗 Cross-Chain Buzz

UMA's latest update reveals **positive momentum across all core metrics**: - **Assertion rate**: Increasing activity - **Undisputed assertion rate**: Higher confidence in submissions - **Staked $UMA**: Growing token commitment - **Voters**: Expanding participation in governance - **Unique wallet addresses**: Broader user adoption - **Volume**: Rising transaction activity - **Partnerships**: New collaborations forming - **Verifiers**: More network validators This comprehensive growth follows UMA's **parabolic assertion growth** over the past year. The protocol handled ~9,000 assertions between August 2021-2023, but is on track to **surpass that entire figure in August 2025 alone**. Recent dispute voting saw **333 unique addresses commit 23.5M staked $UMA**, demonstrating strong community engagement in securing truth onchain. *Participate in UMA governance at [vote.uma.xyz](https://vote.uma.xyz/)*

**UMA has become the dominant oracle for prediction markets**, securing $17.5 billion in total volume across platforms. The protocol serves as the **industry standard oracle** for major prediction market platforms including Polymarket, providing decentralized verification of real-world outcomes. **Key metrics:** - $17.5B in prediction market volume secured - $30B in total bridging volume (as of Sept 5) - $2B+ in total value secured UMA's **optimistic oracle system** enables trustless settlement of prediction markets by verifying real-world events onchain. The protocol has established itself as critical infrastructure for the growing prediction market sector. Total Value Locked doesn't fully capture UMA's adoption, which spans bridge volume through Across Protocol and betting volume through platforms like Polymarket.

**Truth verification moves onchain** with expanded orb integration capabilities. The latest development builds on previous onchain truth initiatives, now incorporating **orb-based verification systems**. This represents a continued evolution in decentralized truth validation mechanisms. - Enhanced verification through orb technology - Builds on existing onchain truth infrastructure - Expands validation capabilities beyond traditional methods The integration suggests a **multi-layered approach** to truth verification, combining blockchain immutability with orb-based consensus mechanisms.

**UMA's Optimistic Oracle** lets you earn rewards by proposing correct answers to onchain data requests. **What you can propose:** - Asset prices - Sports outcomes - Governance results - Hack confirmations - Cross-chain transfers - IP disputes - Any verifiable public data **How it works:** 1. Visit the [UMA OO dApp](https://oracle.uma.xyz/propose) 2. Choose a live query 3. Post a bond + your answer 4. If unchallenged during the liveness window, earn rewards **Risk/reward structure:** - **Correct proposals** = earn posted rewards - **Wrong proposals** = lose your bond You can build bots to automate proposal monitoring, though UMA doesn't provide these services directly. [Start proposing here](https://oracle.uma.xyz/propose)