Universal Asset Expands on Aerodrome with uAPT and uNEAR Pairs

**$SUMR has officially launched on Coinbase**, making it accessible to millions of users on one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges. The listing represents another milestone in what the team calls **"The DeFi mullet"** - a strategy of combining decentralized finance functionality with centralized exchange accessibility. This follows a similar pattern from November 2025, when **$CHECK token also went live on Coinbase**, demonstrating a consistent approach to expanding user reach while maintaining DeFi principles. The Coinbase listing significantly lowers the barrier to entry for mainstream users interested in accessing these tokens, bridging the gap between traditional crypto exchanges and decentralized finance protocols.

**Summer Finance** is launching its **$SUMR governance token**, going live in two hours. **Key Details:** - veAERO voters can claim $SUMR tokens and be first to deposit and stake - Stakers will earn $AERO emissions - Token enables holders to share in protocol growth through staking rewards and revenue distribution - veAERO voters can direct emissions at epoch flip **Important Note:** Markets may experience volatility as this novel approach stabilizes over time. The launch represents a new governance mechanism within the Aerodrome ecosystem, rewarding existing veAERO participants with early access.

Aerodrome Finance reports significant token commitment metrics: - **50% of total $AERO supply** is currently locked in the protocol - Average lock duration stands at **3.71 years** - **95% of locks** are set to auto-max locked status - The platform has grown to **40,000+ $veAERO holders** - **$445M+ in total rewards** distributed to voters since inception These figures represent steady growth from October 2025, when 49% of supply was locked with 28,000+ holders and $400M+ distributed.

Aerodrome Finance is offering liquidity provider rewards on Base, with rates ranging from 95% to 1,841% APR across various cbAsset pairs. **Top Performing Pairs:** - $cbBTC - $cbADA: ~1,841% - $cbBTC - $AERO: ~968% - $cbBTC - $cbDOGE: ~562% - $cbBTC - $cbLTC: ~400% - $cbBTC - $cbXRP: ~329% - $cbBTC - $USDC: ~95% These rewards are part of Aerodrome's Slipstream concentrated liquidity pools, which serve as the primary venue for cbAssets trading on Base network. Users can deposit liquidity to earn these yields.

Football.fun has deposited **5 million $FUN tokens** as voting incentives into the FUN-USDC liquidity pool on Aerodrome Finance. This follows the project's recent launch on Aerodrome, where users can now swap and provide liquidity for $FUN tokens. The incentive deposit marks the beginning of the "Funderdrome" initiative, activating the rewards program for liquidity providers and voters in the pool. The move leverages Aerodrome's vote-lock governance model, where NFT holders can vote to direct token emissions while earning incentives and protocol fees.