1/ At Pika's 2nd anniversary, we're excited to unveil $PIKA!
TGE in 2 weeks, May 23 @ 14:00 UTC on
@optimismFND
.🚀
Pika has been community-driven from the start, with no VCs. Our journey since 2021 surpassed expectations, but the best is yet to come!
Today, we're thrilled to announce Pika’s retroactive airdrop! 🎉
1/🧵 As we reflect on the last two years of Pika's journey, we're incredibly grateful to our users and community contributors who've helped shape Pika into what it is today.
Pika TGE's concluded! PIKA will be claimable on May 29, 14:00 UTC.
Big thanks for your belief in Pika. After 2 years of building, it feels like the journey has only started. Your support drives us to make Pika great & contribute to a trustless, permissionless financial system.🚀
💥World Premiere💥
📢 New Listing
@PikaProtocol
$PIKA gets listed on
#KuCoin
!
💎Pair: PIKA/USDT
💎Deposit: now open (network: Optimism)
💎Trading: 14:05 PM on May 29, 2023 (UTC)
Thrilled to announce Pika TGE has hit the 3800 ETH soft cap, with over 3600 participations. 🚀
Don't forget, you still have 29 more hours to join the TGE:
Thank you all for believing in Pika!🧡
📢 Just 7 days left until Pika TGE! Whitelist details & rules here! 🚀
1/ Pika's TGE is on May 23, 14:00 UTC! To show our appreciation for the community, we're offering whitelist spots to Pika users & contributors.
Join our AMA session with
@kucoincom
tomorrow at 12:00 PM UTC! 🗓️
Learn about Pika Protocol's journey and roadmap, and explore the future of onchain perps.💫
Bonus: We're giving away 2,000 USDT!💰
Join the
#KuCoin
AMA with
@PikaProtocol
, 2,000 USDT to give away!
⏰ Date: 12:00 PM on June 13, 2023 (UTC)
📍 AMA Venue:
💰 Total Rewards: 2,000 USDT
Read More:
📢Join the Pre-AMA Activity now 👇
#KuCoinAMA
1/ In response to community feedback, and after extensive consideration, we’ve reached the difficult decision to retire PIKA token.
PIKA holders can redeem PIKA for all remaining TGE funds(3,538 ETH).
Trading remains normal and building continues.⚡️
Today, we're thrilled to announce Pika’s retroactive airdrop! 🎉
1/🧵 As we reflect on the last two years of Pika's journey, we're incredibly grateful to our users and community contributors who've helped shape Pika into what it is today.
1/2 🎉 Introducing the Pika Education Contest!
From today till May 29, write a tweet thread about Pika for a chance to win from a 50k $esPIKA pool.
Share anything about Pika's TGE, product, history, or future.
Use
#PikaProtocol
and tag
@PikaProtocol
to enter.
Final hour ticking! Just 1 hour till TGE ends! ⏰
Proud of 4300+ participations and the healthy token distribution! Tokens held largely by small holders, regular DeFi & Optimism users - this sets a firm foundation for Pika's sustained growth. 🚀
Discord incident update
TLDR: The malicious individual account is now banned from our server and all scam links have been deleted. Meanwhile, we're buying back tokens to fully compensate impacted members. 👇 are detailed updates:
🚀 Pika TGE is LIVE now!
Start:
Backup sites for heavy traffic:
Whitelist: 24hrs⏱️
Public: Next 72hrs⏱️
Whitelist users can join within 30mins for higher success rate! Then it's first-come, first-serve.
Pika is proud to be using
@HopProtocol
as the default bridge from day 1. Congrats on the launch of Hop DAO and happy for all the Pika users who are eligible for the airdrop.🥳
Over 250k addresses are eligible via a carefully thought out set of criteria, proportionally rewarding addresses for healthy use of the ecosystem.
There is an overlap bonus for hitting 4 or more criteria.
You can check eligibility for Airdrop
#1
here:
Pika Protocol, the 1st perpetual swap exchange on
@optimismPBC
, is live on mainnet 🥳
Trade at up to 50x leverage at:
Add liquidity at:
Follow this trading guide:
📣 31 hours until
#PikaTGE
!
The launch site is LIVE:
Check out the guide on how to participate and register your referral link:
The contracts are audited by
@peckshield
.🛡️
1/7 It has been 2 weeks since Pika was officially launched on
@optimismPBC
. So how is Pika doing in numbers?
Pika is an on-chain perpetual swap exchange, where you can trade with up to 50x leverage on ETH, BTC, LINK, SNX, and SOL:
Pika monthly review⚡️
1/ 📈 Pika Protocol has $100,000,000+ in trading volume for the last 30 days, reached $200,000,000+ in total volume since launch.
27 March $111M → 27 April $216M+
(90%+ growth)
Thank you all for your enthusiastic participation in yesterday’s Pika TGE whitelist phase. We're humbled by the massive support we've received. Our overwhelming response has truly touched us.🧡
The public phase will begin in about 6 hours, on May 24 at 14:00 UTC.⏰
Hi everyone, we suspect our Discord server got hacked, pls do not trust any Discord announcements and only use Twitter and Telegram group as source of truth. We will try to get it resolved asap and keep you updated.
This is our Telegram group:
Excited to announce our integration with
@ArrakisFinance
PALM to enhance the liquidity for $PIKA on
@Uniswap
v3.⚡️
The integration enables dynamic rebalancing for the ETH/PIKA pool, thereby amplifying both the depth and efficiency.
✨Deeper more efficient liquidity for $PIKA ✨
We are excited to bring trustless market making to
@PikaProtocol
via Arrakis PALM.
Pika Protocol is building a decentralized perpetuals on Optimism!
$PIKA staking went live today!
Stake your tokens to receive 30% of trade fees:
Plus, from next month, $PIKA stakers also get $esPIKA rewards & trading fee discounts. Stay tuned for more updates!
We've noticed too many airdrop hunting bots recently on Pika Protocol. We'd like to communicate again that we have always made it clear there's no airdrop plan, and it is still the case as of today, other than the promised reward for the meme competition winners early last year👀
Pika is becoming a forex trading platform today!🧡
EUR/USD pair is now supported with 100x leverage, 0.03% trade fee, 0 slippage and 0 spread.⚡️
More forex pairs to be added in next few weeks.👀
Delighted to announce that our Pika Discord server is fully restored! 🎉
We have also bought back all the lost tokens and fully compensated our members.
We warmly invite you to join our Discord community for discussions:
7/ 🌠 Pika Roadmap
For the the next 12 - 18 months, we plan to launch:
- Pika v4, an incremental upgrade for v3
- NFT Perp Exchange
- Pika v5
- Pika Chain (Layer-3 on OP Stack)
Stay tuned for more updates and get ready anons!
Thrilled to announce the full launch of Pika v4 today!🚀
After one month of successful beta phase, we've transitioned smoothly to a full release. Now begins an exciting period of rewarding incentives and user adoption.
This is just the beginning!
Pika v4 has just launched 10 new trading pairs!⚡️
You can now trade $DOGE, $CRV, $NEAR, $ATOM, $BNB, $DYDX, $FTM, $SAND, $ARB, and $PEPE with up to 50x leverage!
Some users PIKA tokens were stolen after clicking the fake link and granting the approval. We've removed the ETH liquidity from Uniswap to save funds, will add back later after figuring out the solution. Pls do not sell your PIKA tokens as there's no liquidity. More updates soon!
Hi everyone, we suspect our Discord server got hacked, pls do not trust any Discord announcements and only use Twitter and Telegram group as source of truth. We will try to get it resolved asap and keep you updated.
This is our Telegram group:
$BNB, $DYDX, $FTM and $SAND are now supported on Pika with up to 50x leverage and 0.06% ~ 0.1% trading fee rate.⚡️
Pika is now the derivative exchange with most trading pairs(25 pairs) and highest leverage on
@optimismFND
. 🎉
After evaluation and with the help of community, the damage is limited and we've added back the uni liquidity. We'll update the plan to address who lost $PIKA due to Discord hack. 👇🏻 Sharing what happened for transparency and knowledge for others who might also be targeted:
Some users PIKA tokens were stolen after clicking the fake link and granting the approval. We've removed the ETH liquidity from Uniswap to save funds, will add back later after figuring out the solution. Pls do not sell your PIKA tokens as there's no liquidity. More updates soon!
📢OP Bedrock is in 3 days!
From June 6 16:00 UTC, trading & vault activities will be unavailable. Expect a few hours of downtime for the upgrade.
From June 6 10:00 UTC, Pika will be in close-only mode for 24 hours.
Pls read the blog & plan accordingly!
📢OP Bedrock is in 3 days!
From June 6 16:00 UTC, trading & vault activities will be unavailable. Expect a few hours of downtime for the upgrade.
From June 6 10:00 UTC, Pika will be in close-only mode for 24 hours.
Pls read the blog & plan accordingly!
🚨The official date of OP Mainnet’s upgrade to Bedrock has been set: June 6, 2023 at 16:00 UTC!
The upgrade will require 2-4 hours of downtime for OP Mainnet.
Visit Mission Control for full details on what to expect:
Did you know that Pika v4's trading fees on BTC and ETH pairs are now only 0.05% with zero slippage?
With additional trading fee discounts for PIKA stakers coming in few weeks, we will have some of the lowest trading costs in all of the DeFi perps space.⚡
Happy to share Pika Protocol is now integrated with
@CoinbaseWallet
. 💛
Trade onchain derivatives on Pika with leverage, with your own tokens, from your own wallet.
1/4 We are proud to announce the winners of the Pika Education Contest!
With over 80 amazing entries, the top 20 have won their share of the 50k $esPIKA token prize pool.
Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you so much to everyone who participated 🧡
Pika is moving fast into forex trading. ⚡️
Four more forex pairs are now supported with 100x leverage, 0 slippage and 0 spread.
JPY/USD
GBP/USD
AUD/USD
CAD/USD
Happy to share Pika has reached over $100,000,000 trading volume since its launch 7 weeks ago.🥳
Pika has over 14,000 trades and 18,000 transactions, used by over 3600 unique addresses.
This is just the early beginning and much more to come in Pika V3.👀
✨Exciting news! $PIKA is now listed on
#KuCoin
, and we're celebrating with a thrilling campaign.
🎉Join the
@PikaProtocol
(PIKA) Landing Party and Share 36,000 $USDT!
⏰14:00 on May 29, 2023 to 14:00 on June 5, 2023 (UTC)
Don't miss your chance! Participate Now!
1 hour countdown to Pika TGE public phase⚡️
Public phase will be live at
Before confirming your transaction, refresh your page and verify you're depositing to the correct contract address:
Pika is launching a new version with nice changes:
- Reduce the vault fund lock time from 7 days to 1 day.
- Fee rewards can be collected separately apart from deposits.
- Enable fee sharing for future Pika tokens.
Welcome to try the new testnet app:
1/2 🎉 Introducing the Pika Education Contest!
From today till May 29, write a tweet thread about Pika for a chance to win from a 50k $esPIKA pool.
Share anything about Pika's TGE, product, history, or future.
Use
#PikaProtocol
and tag
@PikaProtocol
to enter.
4/ You can check out your allocated amount now at 👉
The airdrops will be claimable on June 22! 🎈
As always, stay tuned for more updates, and thank you for being part of the journey!
The 1st epoch of Pika token rewards program is live.🥳
750,000 esPIKA will be rewarded to traders, vault depositors and $PIKA stakers over the next 30 days.
Discover boosted APRs and trading rewards at our freshly revamped site:
Forex trading is now available on Pika v4!⚡️
Start trading $EUR, $JPY, $GBP, $AUD and $CAD, with
🚀 up to 200x leverage
🔷 zero slippage
💸 the industry-leading low trade fee of just 0.012%
Pyth has been an amazing partner, now powering 46 trading pairs on Pika.
If you've traded on Pika v4, you might be qualified for the airdrop. Check your eligibility at:
Today marks the unveiling of the Pyth Network Retrospective Airdrop.
This airdrop is a cross-chain program for the dedicated community of the Pyth oracle ecosystem.
Learn more below:
The program is an expression of deep appreciation for the dedicated Pyth Network stakeholder
✅Zero slippage trading is now enabled for ETH and BTC on Pika. Your $500k order can be executed at the mark price without any price impact.
✅Max leverage has been increased from 20x to 30x for all altcoins, while keeping it at 50x for ETH and BTC.
gm traders🎉
105,000 OP tokens will be used to rebate 50% of trade fee on Pika starting today, making Pika the cheapest perp dex with an effective fee rate of ~0.05%.
The rebate applies to the 1st 100k monthly volume for each user and is distributed monthly, using the month's..
Heads up! 🤖 To counteract bot activity, the TGE will exclusively accept deposits from EOA addresses, excluding smart contracts. If your whitelist address is associated with a smart contract wallet, please contact us by tomorrow to ensure eligibility.
📢 Just 7 days left until Pika TGE! Whitelist details & rules here! 🚀
1/ Pika's TGE is on May 23, 14:00 UTC! To show our appreciation for the community, we're offering whitelist spots to Pika users & contributors.
$TIA is now listed on Pika with 50x leverage.⚡️
The
@CelestiaOrg
mainnet was launched a mere 24 hours ago. It's a modular data availability network designed to scale blockchains for mass adoption.
Will it succeed? Enjoy the trade:
Thank you to everyone who helped make the first week of the v4 beta a success. 🥳
The initial $1m vault capacity was filled fast, many improvements have been made for the UI, and we are ready to increase the vault capacity to $5m tomorrow and add new pairs later this week.⚡
Pika v4 USDC vault capacity has been increased to $5m!
For those who are still in v3 vault, it's time to migrate:
With more liquidity, traders can start opening larger positions.🥳
$SEI is now listed on Pika with 50x leverage.⚡️
Sei is a fast layer 1 chain with its token just launched yesterday. In an era where layer 2s are thriving, is there still a future for new layer 1s?
Share your view by going long or short on Pika v4:
1/2 🎉 Introducing the Pika Education Contest!
From today till May 29, write a tweet thread about Pika for a chance to win from a 50k $esPIKA pool.
Share anything about Pika's TGE, product, history, or future.
Use
#PikaProtocol
and tag
@PikaProtocol
to enter.
We’re always looking for opportunities to make Optimism more accessible for both new & experienced users alike.
That's why we're excited to announce Optimism Quests: a guided exploration of the ecosystem that allows users to earn NFTs while exploring Optimism apps!
Heard
#OPSummer
and
#DogeChain
are heating up?
$OP, $DOGE and $CRV pairs are now supported on Pika with 20x leverage and 0.1% fee rate.
As an
@optimismFND
native protocol, Pika is proud to be the first dex to enable leverage $OP trading.✨🔴_🔴✨
Rather be the house than be the player?
Pika USDC vault incentive rewards are live.
Liquidity providers are earning 45% of 750k EsPika rewards per epoch, in addition to trading fees, liquidation profit and funding fees - all paid out in real time. ✨
⚡ Pika has one of the greatest communities in the space who are consistently contributing to the protocol over the years.
We'd like to share several recent tools created by our community to break down and analyze the pairs, vault, volume, and more on Pika Protocol.⚡
1/ 🧵👇
GMX is now listed on Pika with 50x leverage.⚡️
GMX v2 launched yesterday, will the new version be as successful as their first?
Place your bets on GMX, or dozens of other pairs on Pika, with a simple and straightforward experience:
6/ 🙌To appreciate our community's support, we're offering Pika users & contributors a chance to be whitelisted for the TGE!
There will be an upcoming post detailing the criteria & methodology for this opportunity.
2/2 Rewards are given to the top 20 tweets decided by the team, evaluated based on both the content quality and impact.
Top 1-5: 5000 esPIKA
Top 6-10: 3000 esPIKA
Top 11-20: 1000 esPIKA
Good luck anons!🏆
🚀 Following the successful v4 launch, we're excited to announce the Pika token rewards program!
This initiative aims to drive platform adoption and reward Pika Protocol users. The program will start on August 1st!
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