PancakeSwap Head Chef Reveals Future Plans at WebX 2025 Conference

**Zeus Network** has launched a new Bitcoin liquidity pool on PancakeSwap, allowing users to provide liquidity for the **$zBTC/cbBTC** trading pair. **Key Details:** - Users can earn **$CAKE** rewards by adding liquidity - The pool is now live and operational on PancakeSwap - This follows Zeus Network's previous Bitcoin liquidity initiatives **What This Means:** The launch expands Bitcoin DeFi options on BNB Chain, giving users another way to earn yield on their Bitcoin holdings through liquidity provision. Users interested in Bitcoin yield farming can now participate in this new pool to earn CAKE tokens while supporting Bitcoin liquidity on the platform.

**PancakeSwap introduces new staking opportunity** with AITECH token integration. **Key Details:** - Stake $AITECH tokens to earn $CAKE rewards - Partnership with AITECHio, an exchange layer for compute, DePIN, AI, DeFAI & RWA sectors - Available through [PancakeSwap pools](https://pancakeswap.finance/pools) **Birthday Trading Party:** - $250,000 total prize pool celebration - ~$80,000 in $AITECH tokens available as rewards - [Join the trading event](https://pancakeswap.finance/swap?outputCurrency=0x2D060Ef4d6BF7f9e5edDe373Ab735513c0e4F944&chain=bsc) **What is AITECH?** AITECH operates as an exchange layer that powers various emerging sectors including artificial intelligence, decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN), and real-world assets (RWA). *Explore the new staking pool and birthday celebration rewards on PancakeSwap today.*

PancakeSwap has launched a **$10,000 prediction challenge** running for 4 weeks with substantial rewards. **Challenge Details:** - 4 weekly winners, each receiving **$2,500** - Participants predict BTC and ETH price movements - Competition spans one month **How It Works:** Users make predictions on whether Bitcoin and Ethereum prices will rise or fall within specific timeframes. The most accurate predictors each week claim the $2,500 prize. This builds on PancakeSwap's existing prediction games, which previously featured ETH predictions on zkSync Era with 10-minute windows. **Getting Started:** Participants can begin making predictions immediately through PancakeSwap's prediction platform on BSC. [Start Predicting](https://pancakeswap.finance/prediction?token=BTC&chain=bsc) | [Campaign Details](https://blog.pancakeswap.finance/articles/top-predictor-campaign)

**Live AMA with Relay Protocol** scheduled for **September 25 at 1PM UTC**. The session will explore **crosschain swaps** - a technology that enables users to move assets across **7 different blockchain networks** with a single click. Key focus areas: - How crosschain swaps work - Multi-chain asset movement - Simplified user experience This builds on previous crosschain discussions featuring protocols like Across Protocol, Arbitrum, and BNB Chain, highlighting the growing importance of **interoperability** in DeFi. The technology aims to solve one of crypto's biggest friction points: moving assets between different blockchain networks seamlessly.

PancakeSwap burned **814k CAKE tokens** valued at $2.24M this week, marking a significant **64% increase** from the previous period. **Key burn metrics:** - AMM v3 led burns with 469k CAKE ($1.29M) - up 112% - AMM v2 contributed 262k CAKE ($721k) - up 39% - AMM Infinity burned 8k CAKE ($22.1k) - up 31% - Other sources declined 7% to 75k CAKE ($207k) The protocol maintained a **net deflationary stance** with -662k CAKE minted (-$1.82M), continuing the trend of reducing total supply. This represents a substantial improvement from last week's 497k CAKE burns, demonstrating increased platform activity across automated market maker products. [View burn proof](https://bscscan.com/tx/0x1b0f3f8cbc37bc07751d738377d3c0bdec8ec86a508be86c286bc64b0c4169a2) | [Burn Dashboard](http://pancakeswap.finance/burn-dashboard)