Hegic Herge Achieves Significant Trading Volume on Arbitrum
Hegic Herge Achieves Significant Trading Volume on Arbitrum
馃殌 Huge Options Milestone!
Hegic Herge, an on-chain peer-to-pool options trading protocol on Arbitrum, has reported a notional trading volume exceeding $200 million. The platform has averaged around $380,000 in daily trading volume, which is one of the best results among option protocols on the Arbitrum network. Due to the transparency of blockchain technology, all trading figures can be independently verified.
$200m+ notional trading volume on Hegic Herge! 馃殌 ~$380k per day on average 馃弲 One of the best results among option protocols on Arbitrum 馃攷 All numbers can be verified due to the transparency of blockchain
Hegic Launches Season 2 of 0DTE Options Trading Contest
Hegic has launched Season 2 of its 0DTE options trading contest with a guaranteed $25,000 prize pool. Running until May 3, 2025 (15:00 UTC), the contest rewards traders based on their premium payments. Key updates: - Reduced premium requirements for tier upgrades - Top tier now requires $30,000 in premiums - Prizes distributed proportionally to premium payments Traders can track their performance and contest statistics directly in the app under the 0DTE > Trading Contest section.
1.1 WBTC Stolen from Legacy Test Contract
A security incident occurred on February 23, 2025, where a hacker exploited an old test contract from January 2022, successfully extracting 1.1 WBTC. The compromised contract was a legacy test deployment and not part of the current protocol architecture implemented in October 2022. **Key Points:** - Current protocol architecture confirmed safe - Bug bounty program active - Detailed security report available on Discord *For context: December 2024 saw 27 security incidents in Web3 with total losses of $4.11M, marking a significant decrease from November.*
Hegic Adds $100k to Sharwa LPs, Launches Portfolio Margin Trading
Hegic has integrated portfolio margin trading into their protocol through Sharwa, enabling CEX-like capital efficiency while maintaining DeFi principles. Key updates: - $100,000 added to Sharwa liquidity pools - Integration of auto-exercising module running for past year - Hegic becomes primary options protocol in Sharwa's on-chain portfolio margin system The protocol has been audited but remains in alpha stage. Users should exercise caution and conduct thorough research before participating. Previous milestone: Protocol achieved $200M+ notional trading volume on Hegic Herge, averaging $380k daily on Arbitrum.
0DTE Contest Prize Distribution Complete
The 0DTE Contest concluded with a successful prize distribution of 7,835 ARB tokens (valued at $5,000) to participants. The transaction was confirmed on Arbitrum blockchain, viewable at Arbiscan. This follows previous contest initiatives, including the Octree HODL contest where 10 random wallets each received 200 BUSD rewards. - Transaction verified on blockchain - Total prize pool: $5,000 in ARB tokens - Distribution completed on November 11, 2024