Venus Launches Pendle Fixed-Rate Vault Integration

Venus Protocol has launched **Venus Trade**, a new on-chain trading product on BNB Chain powered by PancakeSwap liquidity. The platform allows traders to go long or short across different assets. To mark the launch, Venus is hosting a **30-day Trading Arena competition** with a $5,000 USDT prize pool running from May 7 to June 7, 2026. **Competition Details:** - Traders ranked by percentage return (%PnL) rather than absolute profit - Top performers can earn up to $500 USDT in rewards - Minimum requirements: $100 collateral and $100 cumulative trading volume - Additional social tasks available on [Galxe](https://app.galxe.com/quest/Venus/GCPvktZoux) The platform features **relative performance trading**, enabling users to combine long and short positions in a single unified trade. [Start trading on Venus Trade](https://venus.io/#/trade)

Venus has launched a streamlined position opening feature that consolidates multiple trading steps into a single flow. **Key Features:** - Deposit collateral and automatically initialize both long and short positions - Swaps execute through PancakeSwap integration - Single unified position with one profit and loss statement - Eliminates manual steps in the trading process The update simplifies liquidity management by combining collateral deposits, position initialization, and swap execution into one automated workflow.

Venus Trade introduces a different approach to trading that moves away from traditional market prediction. **Key Concept:** - Instead of forecasting whether markets go up or down, Venus Trade focuses on **relative performance** between assets - The platform centers on identifying **spreads** - which asset will outperform another **What This Means:** Traders can potentially profit by correctly identifying performance gaps between assets, regardless of overall market direction. This spread-based model offers an alternative to directional betting, allowing users to trade on comparative strength rather than absolute price movements. The approach may appeal to traders looking for strategies that work in sideways or uncertain markets.

Venus Protocol's **5th anniversary quiz contest** ends today, offering participants a final chance to compete for prizes. **Contest Details:** - 500 USDT total prize pool - Ten winners will share the rewards - Perfect scores required to qualify - Winners announced tomorrow Participants must submit all correct answers by the deadline to be eligible for the prize distribution.

**Final opportunity** to participate in Venus Protocol's $40,000 incentive program for the $WBNB pool on Merkl. **Key requirements:** - Hold at least 50 $XVS tokens in your wallet - Supply or borrow in the $WBNB pool - Program ends today (November 29, 2025) **Benefits available:** - Boosted supply rates for lenders - Subsidized borrowing costs - Share of $40,000 total rewards The 5-day program launched on November 25 and provides incentives on both supply and borrow sides of the pool. [Access the program](https://app.merkl.xyz/?search=Venus) | [Venus WBNB Pool](https://app.venus.io/#/pool/0xfD36E2c2a6789Db23113685031d7F16329158384/market/0x6bCa74586218dB34cdB402295796b79663d816e9?chainId=56&tab=supply)