Berachain is rolling out the next phase of its proof-of-liquidity system, expanding governance and emissions beyond its native BEX pools. 

Up until now, only Berachain’s (BERA) native exchange, BEX, was used to distribute rewards. Other decentralized applications will be able to apply for incentives through new reward vaults starting on Mar. 24, according to Berachain’s official announcement. This will help them expand by drawing liquidity.

Liquidity pools from multiple decentralized finance platforms have been included in the initial set of vaults, with more to be added later. This has opened up a more transparent system where users have more control over how incentives are allocated and projects vie for rewards.

With Berachain’s PoL model, assets remain active in DeFi, in contrast to traditional proof-of-stake blockchains, where users lock up tokens for security. Network activity is limited in PoS systems because staked tokens are frequently not available for lending or trading.

The system used by Berachain ensures that validators send back some rewards to the network rather than keeping them. Applications that boost activity on the blockchain and aid in its growth receive these rewards. The governance token, BGT, gives holders the ability to vote on which validators and projects receive support, thereby determining how these rewards are distributed.

The first approved vaults focus on DEX liquidity pools, which allow users to swap tokens easily. These pools were selected based on their liquidity, security, and importance to the network. Liquidity pairs on BEX, Kodiak, Beradrome, and other protocols featuring key assets like BERA, HONEY, and BGT, as well as major stablecoins, are among the first approved vaults.

Berachain has grown rapidly since launching its mainnet on Feb. 6. The platform now has $3.1 billion in total value locked and almost $1 billion in circulating stablecoins. The trading volume in February alone was $1.9 billion, according to DefiLlama data. 

Following launch, BERA hit an all-time high of $18.82 before falling to its present range of $6.03–$6.93. The network has a fully diluted volume of $3.37 and a $728 million market capitalization as of Mar. 24. The new governance initiative is expected to attract more users and contribute to further growth of the blockchain.

Meteora, the popular decentralized exchange on Solana, has put forward two proposals for adjusting MET token allocation.

According to Meteora’s Mar. 20 post on X, these changes aim to make liquidity provider rewards fairer, support new token launches, and secure long-term incentives for the team. The first proposal suggests revising the LP Stimulus Plan.

Originally, 10% of the MET supply was set aside to reward liquidity providers, but since the program has been running longer than its expected December 2024 end date, Meteora wants to increase this to 15%. This adjustment ensures that early and new LPs receive rewards without devaluing tokens. 

Early contributors will receive 2% of MET under the updated plan, while all LPs will receive 8% equally. The original points multiplier system has been replaced by this. An extra 3% of MET will go to Launch Pools and Launch Pads in order to avoid reward dilution for retail LPs.

The second proposal focuses on the team. Meteora plans to allocate 20% of the MET supply to its team, with a six-year vesting period to maintain long-term commitment. Within this, 2% will go to M3M3 token holders. M3M3 is Meteora’s stake-to-earn platform, which lets users earn fee rewards from permanently locked liquidity pools.

This move follows the mismanagement of M3M3 by its original creators, which led to investor losses. To maintain fairness, the distribution will be based on two snapshots and wallets connected to questionable activity will be blocked.

Meteora has experienced rapid growth in the past few months. According to DeFiLlama data, the platform’s trading volume surged 33 times, from $990 million in December 2024 to $33 billion in January 2025.

Due to its rapid growth, Meteora now holds a 9% market share and is ranked fourth among DEXs by trading volume. While the broader DEX market was on a downturn, Meteora raked in $195 million in monthly fees in February.

Despite its achievements, Meteora is currently facing legal issues that may impact its future. Burwick Law, a New York law firm, filed a class-action lawsuit against Meteora, KIP Protocol, and Kelsier Ventures on Mar. 13. According to the lawsuit, they defrauded retail traders and misled investors by manipulating liquidity during the LIBRA token launch. 

The crypto exchange OKX has decided to “temporarily suspend” its decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator after consulting with regulators.

Traders use data from DEX aggregators to find the best-priced trades across various decentralized exchanges.

OKX’s aggregator has recently come under scrutiny. Last month, hackers stole a staggering $1.4 billion worth of Ethereum (ETH) and Lido Staked Ether (stETH) from the crypto exchange Bybit. Pseudonymous on-chain investigator ZachXBT linked the exploit to the Lazarus Group, an infamous North Korean cybercriminal outfit.

Earlier this month, Ben Zhao, Bybit’s chief executive, said $100 million worth of the stolen ETH was moved through OKX’s web3 proxy.

“Out of them, 16,680 ETH we can trace [and] 23,553 ETH or $65 million (~5%) is untraceable, which requires info from OKX web3 wallet.”

Last week, Bloomberg, citing “people with knowledge of the matter,” reported that European Union (EU) crypto regulators were looking into OKX.

This weekend, OKX said it detected a coordinated effort by the Lazarus Group to misuse its decentralized finance (DeFi) services. In response, the exchange noted that it had made the “proactive decision” to temporarily suspend its DEX aggregator services.

“This move allows us to implement additional upgrades to prevent further misuse. We know that transparency is key, so we’re also working closely with blockchain explorers to correct incomplete labeling. Our goal is to ensure that explorers properly highlight the actual DEX processing trades rather than mistakenly identifying our aggregator as the point of trade.

Beyond that, we’ve already rolled out:

• A hacker address detection system for its Web3 DEX aggregator, which was launched a few days ago.
• A system to track the hacker’s latest addresses and block them in the CEX (centralized exchange) system in real-time…

One thing we want to make absolutely clear: OKX Web3 is a DEX aggregator, not a custodian of customer assets.”

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