SuperStacks Rewards Program Concludes with $200M+ in Contributions
SuperStacks Rewards Program Concludes with $200M+ in Contributions
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The SuperStacks rewards program on Optimism has concluded with impressive participation metrics:
- Over $200M total contributions
- 50,000+ unique participants
- Velodrome emerged as leader with 20,545 users across 11 pools
How to Claim Rewards: 1. Visit app.optimism.io/superstacks 2. Connect eligible wallet 3. Click Claim 4. Confirm transaction
The program ran from April 16 to June 30, allowing users to earn XP redeemable for $OP tokens through various DeFi activities on the Superchain.
SuperStacks Rewards Are Here 馃敶 Over $200M was contributed during the program, with more than 50,000 users participating. Velodrome led all SuperStacks protocols with the most unique users participating (20,545)鈥攃apturing strong community engagement across 11 different pools.
1/馃摙 Heads up SuperStacks participants, OP claims are now open. This was an experimental pilot program with a defined scope, designed to test reward mechanisms that accelerate DeFi and interoperable assets on the Superchain. The program exceeded expectations - now it鈥檚 time for
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