New Ethereum Merkl rewards with Rocket Pool

PancakeSwap hosted an AMA to explain their token burning mechanism and future plans: - Regular CAKE burns continue through trading fees and lottery - New burning mechanisms being explored to maintain token sustainability - Team addressing community concerns about inflation Key updates: - Burn rate adjustments planned for Q2 2024 - Integration with Magma protocol to enhance efficiency - Focus on sustainable tokenomics Community members can track burn statistics on [PancakeSwap Analytics](https://pancakeswap.finance/info)

Decentralized Science (DeSci) represents a transformation in scientific research using blockchain technology. The initiative aims to: - Make research more transparent and accessible - Enable direct funding through DAOs - Foster open collaboration among researchers - Remove traditional institutional barriers DeSci builds on similar principles as DeFi, using blockchain to democratize access to scientific research and funding. This could significantly impact how research is conducted, shared, and funded globally. Learn more: [PancakeSwap Blog](https://blog.pancakeswap.finance/articles/what-is-decentralized-science-de-sci-a-new-approach-to-scientific-research)

PancakeSwap's Head Chef has a busy schedule of high-profile appearances: - **BSC News Interview**: Exclusive interview on March 28th at 1PM UTC - **Web3 Festival Events in Hong Kong**: - ZK Connect co-hosted event with Brevis (April 5th) - Keynote speech on DeFi and ZK technology (2:05-2:25 PM UTC+8) - Location: Soho House, Hong Kong - **Crypto Finance Forum**: - Keynote on PancakeSwap's DeFi innovations - April 6th, 10:05-10:20 AM UTC+8 - Stage 1 presentation [Web3 Festival Details](https://www.web3festival.org/hongkong2025) [ZK Connect Event Registration](https://lu.ma/z75uwkls)

PancakeSwap has expanded its Perpetuals V2 offering with several new trading pairs: - **$SIREN** (@genius_sirenBSC) - **$PARTI** (@ParticleNtwrk) - **MUBARAK** - **BANANAS31** All new pairs offer up to *25x leverage* on BNB Chain. In related news, 24,790 CAKE tokens were distributed to revenue-sharing pool participants. Trading is now available at [PancakeSwap Perpetuals](https://perp.pancakeswap.finance/en/futures/v2/BTCUSD?theme=light&chain=bsc) *Pool participants can claim rewards at [Cake Staking](https://pancakeswap.finance/cake-staking?chain=bsc)*

PancakeSwap has announced a new trading competition in partnership with Merlin Layer 2, running from March 26 to April 14. The prize pool includes: - $45,000 in tiered lucky prizes for web traders - $5,000 dedicated to Telegram Swap Bot traders Traders can participate by trading $MERL on PancakeSwap's platform. This competition follows their recent $75,000 EOS Network trading event. [Trade $MERL here](https://pancakeswap.finance/swap?inputCurrency=BNB&outputCurrency=0xa0c56a8c0692bD10B3fA8f8bA79Cf5332B7107F9) [Learn more about the competition](https://blog.pancakeswap.finance/articles/pancake-swap-x-merl-trading-competition-50-000-in-rewards)