Owlto Finance

Owlto Finance and GIWA — the Layer-2 network being built by Upbit operator Dunamu on the OP Stack — are warning users after a fraudulent deployment posing as the GIWA mainnet led to asset losses across the community. GIWA reiterated that its mainnet is not running and that any posts claiming to carry GIWA mainnet RPC information are false; users were told to verify the contracts they interact with.

• Only the Sepolia testnet (Giwa Sepolia) is confirmed running; no mainnet date has been announced
• Owlto, an early supporter of GIWA, said it stands with affected ecosystem builders
• Any purported GIWA mainnet RPC data should be treated as a potential scam

Owlto Finance has deployed its full platform toolkit on the ARC network, bringing the suite live to that chain in one place. Available features include lightning-fast bridging, seamless swaps, 1-click smart contract deployment, Gas Up subsidies, and a daily check-in.

Owlto Finance announced that $OWL is no longer in the ST (Special Treatment) zone on the BingX exchange. The team said the change followed close communication and coordination with the BingX team, and thanked BingX for the support.

ST designation on exchanges flags tokens with restrictions and heightened review, often around trading limits or delisting scrutiny, so exiting it removes those caps for $OWL traders.

Owlto Finance introduced Gas Up, a feature that lets users stranded on a new network with zero native gas instantly get native destination gas — fast, easy, and direct. It removes the need to manually source gas on an unfamiliar chain.

Owlto Finance partnered with Robinhood to sponsor gas fees, opening 10,000 free gas slots for users. The promotion targets Owlto users, $OWL holders, $ARB holders, and Robinhood traders, who can claim the gas boost before slots run out.

• 10,000 free gas slots available
• Eligibility: Owlto users, $OWL holders, $ARB holders, and Robinhood traders
• Gas sponsorship is first-come, first-served until slots are exhausted

Owlto Finance announced a fresh AA rating and 90.47 Security Score from top auditor CertiK, citing the result as proof of its platform's robustness and resilience. The team shared live on-chain security metrics for inspection and restated that asset safety is its ultimate priority.

Owlto Finance completed its Round 2 $OWL buyback and burn, transferring and permanently burning the bought-back tokens on-chain after the community requested the move. The team framed it as following through on a planned weekly round and indicated more buyback-and-burn rounds are ahead.

Owlto Finance announced that $OWL has passed the MEXC token assessment. The first batch of Holder Reward participants—eligible users who deposited or bought $OWL on MEXC during the Aug 7–Aug 14 period—will receive 5,000 $OWL this week. The reward program is limited to the first 100 users on a first-come, first-served basis.

Owlto Finance launched Owlto Swap 2.0, letting users bridge and instantly swap on the target chain without switching protocols, powered by the OKX DEX Aggregator. The upgrade supports 12+ chains (Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, Base, Polygon, Optimism, Arbitrum, zkSync, Linea, Scroll, Unichain, Robinhood) and 3,000+ tokens, with swap completion reported in roughly 0.4–1 second. Features include Owlto Shield (server-side block when price impact exceeds 10%), X Routing for real-time price comparison across 400+ DEXs, and built-in anti-MEV sandwich-attack protection.

Owlto Finance completed its first $OWL buyback, moving all tokens on-chain to the address 0x15da33feae6a04004617d1f4c180d55520159e99. After asking the community to choose between staking or burning, the team split the tokens—50% burned permanently, 50% staked with all yield distributed to users who engaged with the announcement. The team says this buyback is the first of several rounds.