QuickSwap TVL Hits $336M+ on Polygon Despite Market Downturn

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**$TOWER and METACADEMAX** have been whitelisted on QuickSwap's Base Chain integration, making both gaming tokens directly accessible for DeFi trading. **Key Benefits:** - Direct access from QuickSwap's token list - No copy-paste addresses needed - Enhanced liquidity and visibility - Easier swapping process **About the Tokens:** **TOWER** is an ERC-20 utility token powering a gaming ecosystem. Users can: - Purchase in-game items - Participate in governance decisions - Access tournaments **METACADEMAX** operates as a creator coin on the Zora platform, supporting Metacade's gaming ecosystem on Base. The platform features: - Cross-platform onchain games - Hyper-casual gaming options - Skill-based gameplay mechanics This whitelisting represents improved accessibility for gaming-focused DeFi participants on Base Chain.

**QuickSwap bought back 2.49 million $QUICK tokens** over the past 4 days, representing 0.25% of total supply and 0.34% of circulating supply. **Token allocation breakdown:** - Sustainable farm rewards - Protocol Owned Liquidity - Token burns This follows QuickSwap's recent milestone of **burning 5.50% of total $QUICK supply**. Over the past month, the protocol purchased 13.5 million QUICK tokens worth approximately $328,880. **Historical context:** QuickSwap has now burned over $1 million worth of $QUICK tokens, totaling 42.3 million tokens (4.23% of total supply).

**QuickSwap has launched three new liquidity farming pools on Base chain** offering competitive annual percentage rates for DeFi users. The new farming opportunities include: - **wETH/wstETH pool**: ~46.1% APR - **weETH/wETH pool**: ~78.4% APR - **USDS/USDC pool**: ~24% APR **How it works**: Users provide liquidity to these trading pairs and earn rewards based on the pool's APR. The process is straightforward - deposit tokens into the liquidity pools and start earning. **Access the farms**: [QuickSwap Base Farms](https://dapp.quickswap.exchange/farm?chainId=8453) This expansion continues QuickSwap's growth on Base chain, following previous farm launches that offered rates up to 119% APR.

**Coinbase has integrated DEX trading** on Base chain, giving over 8 million active users direct access to decentralized liquidity. **Key developments:** - Users can now trade directly with protocols like QuickSwap - Integration rolled out to 100% of eligible US users - Global expansion planned **What's next:** - Base token airdrop anticipated - Broader DeFi adoption expected as mainstream users gain easy access to decentralized trading This integration removes traditional barriers between centralized and decentralized trading, potentially bringing millions of new users into the DeFi ecosystem.