MELD Year 2 Review

MELD Year 2 Review

Francesco Ponziani

Francesco Ponziani

MELD Ambassador

June 14, 2023

Two years on from the Initial Stake Pool Offering (ISPO), MELD strikes yet again with another incredible year full of exciting developments, partnerships, and promises. Year 1 saw incredible collaborations and the foundational groundwork being laid for the MELD DeFi Vision. Year 2 refines this DeFi vision with a multichain focus, further collaborations, and quite simply, a lot of hard work. Despite the trials and tribulations of the ever-persistent FUD and bearish market sentiment, MELD has grinded away determined, and focused on delivering a financial product that will bring prosperity and freedom to all.

Listed below is a chronological account of MELD’s phenomenal development journey for year 2.

MELD’s incredible Year 1 journey can be recapped here.

2022

July 22

5th July - MuesliSwap Twitter Space - @MuesliSwapTeam invites MELD to their space, shining a spotlight on their project. 

5th July - Vasil Testnet - Vasil Tesnet goes live on Cardano. 

6th July - MELD Twitter Space E27 - SynFutures - The team talks to Mark Lee @markjoonlee about SynFutures, a decentralized derivatives exchange.

7th July - MELDBlog Article - Blockchain Wallets - @CardanoAda3Gen explores   blockchain wallets and the security around them.  

11th July - MELD Partners with FreeLoaderz @FreeLoaderz2022, a coalition of Cardano stake pools that solves network problems and improves transaction speeds. The partnership will see the distribution of MELD’s Bank Manager NFTs being claimable on the FreeLoaderz platform.

12th July - MELD Twitter Space E28 - MuesliSwap - The MELD team talks to MuesliSwap @MuesliSwapTeam about the team and the project. 

14th July - MELDBlog Article - Stablecoins - @NaHID_IN Writes about Stablecoins and how they work. 

15th July - CNFTcon Twitter Space - MELD & VyFinance - CNFTcon invite MELD and VyFinance, two DeFi projects attending CNFTcon hosted in Las Vegas on the 8-9th Oct, and talks to them about each project and why they're going to CNFTcon. 

20th July - MELD Twitter Space E29 - Maestro / Drasil - The team speaks to @MarvinDefi, @zdrasil1 and @blocksmithy about their project building on Cardano that gives other developers the tools necessary to build easier applications.

21st July - MELDBlog Article - Nervos Partnership - @CardanoAda3Gen writes about the incredible partnership and what it could mean for both ecosystems. 

27th July - MELD Twitter Space E30 - Rare Bloom - The team speaks to @RareEvo, @bigpeyYT and @RandCorp_ about the upcoming Rare Bloom event, a Cardano community two day convention, gathering the greatest minds and projects together.

28th July - MELDBlog Article - Signals of Adoption - @BlockchainBill0 makes us consider our perspective on crypto and identifies some key metrics that indicate progress towards mainstream adoption.

29th July - Meet MELD - This is a series to provide some insight and understanding of the faces behind the MELD team. Today the team put the spotlight on Lawrence Ong, Operation Director at MELD ensuring systems and processes are in place for the whole team. 

August 22

3rd Aug -  MELD Twitter Space E31 - Current Crypto - The team talk with Cardano Content Creators and MELD ambassadors Josh @LGC_Josh and Farid @dapp_central about their crypto journey and current crypto news such as the Solana’s network outages and Nomad exploit

3rd Aug - MELD team announce the integration of @eternlwallet with their MELDdApp.

4th Aug - MELDBlog Article - Proof of Work vs. Proof of Stake - @CardanoAda3Gen compares the two main consensus mechanisms highlighting pros and cons of both. 

5th Aug - Akamon Beta - Improvements in Babbage Era - Developments & efficiency improvements as the Vasil hard fork approaches. 

10th Aug - MELD Twitter Space - Casual community discussion on events in DeFi and Crypto. 

11th Aug - MELDBlog Article - Measuring Market Volatility - @NaHiD_IN provides insight into evaluating risk through the CAPM model for a relatively young #crypto industry lacking a proper index.

16th Aug - Akamon: a Solution For Stablecoins On Cardano - An article by Stuart Hollinger, MELD’s marketing manager, comparing Cardano stablecoins solutions and the benefits Akamon will bring to the ecosystem. 

18th Aug - MELDBlog Article - CeFi vs DeFi - @CardanoAda3Gen compares CeFi and DeFi to help investors have a better understanding before investing. 

24th Aug - MELD Twitter Space E32 - Mehen - The team speak to @mehen_cto, @blockjock2017, @MatthewPlomin, @MehenOfficial, and @XerzesX about the team and project behind Mehen stablecoin, a Cardano Fiat-backed stablecoin project.  

24th Aug - MELD confirmed as a special guest to the upcoming Rare Bloom Event.

25th Aug - MELDBlog Article - MELDing the Auto Industry - @BlockchainBill0 hypothesizes how crypto can revolutionize the auto industry and gives a glimpse of MELD’s role in letting users keep their keys and get new car keys!

31st Aug - MELD Staking Extended - Staking, which was due to close on September 1st 2022, will be extended until 31st Dec 2022.

31st Aug - DeFiYield Twitter Space - MELD are invited as a special guest on DeFiyield’s Twitter Space to talk about their project.

31st Aug - MELD Twitter Space E33 - Cardano Updates with the Freeloderz team - MELD talk to the @FreeLoaderz2022 team @blocksmithy, @mehen_cto, @blockjock2017, @zdrasil1 and @SantoNode about updates.

September 22

2nd Sep - MELD Vasil Ready - MELD is glad to be part of the Vasil-ready cohort of dApps!

3rd Sep - Meet MELD - This is a series to provide some insight and understanding of the faces behind the MELD team. Today the team put the spotlight on Mehul Odedra, a Data Analyst for team MELD. 

5th Sep - MELD DeFiYield Token Integration - DeFiYield is a place to invest and manage digital assets with a full suite of innovative tools.

6th Sep - MELD Twitter Space E34 - DefiYield.app - The team talks to members of DefiYield, Sonali @DeDotFi and @SalvatoreDBened, about everything it encompasses.

8th Sep - MELDBlog Article - NFT’s in DeFi - @CardanoAda3Gen talks about novel utilities of NFTs within MELD and other DeFi protocols.

9th Sep - MELD Competition - MELD announce an upcoming AMA with CEO Ken Olling, and offer 1000 MELD to one lucky winner who retweets the announcement. 

12th SepDev Diary 01 - MELD release their 1st Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

14th Sep - MELD Twitter Space E35 - Vasil Hard Fork - The team talk with Cardano Content Creators and MELD ambassadors Josh @LGC_Josh and Farid @dapp_central about the upcoming Vasil Hard Fork.

17th Sep - MELD Teaser - MELD releases a MELDapp UI teaser. Exciting times lie ahead. 

18th Sep - AKAMON Status Update 

19th Sep - Dev Diary 02 - MELD release their 2nd Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

21st Sep - MELD Twitter Space Special AMA - Ken answers a host of community questions in a one and a half hours long AMA.

26th Sep - Dev Diary 03 - MELD release their 3rd Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

26th Sep - Roadmap Update - The team announces an update to their ever evolving roadmap. 

27th Sep - MELD Twitter Space E36 - CNFTCon - MELD team talk to @adagurl4eva, @nickleyasss and @callnighthawke about CNFTCon, the worlds first in person convention dedicated to Cardano NFT's to be held in Las Vegas on the 8th October 2022. 

28th Sep - Introducing MELD Neobank - Marketing Manager Stuart Hollinger introduces MELD Neobank, an essential step for the fiat component of the MELD ecosystem, in this succinct Medium article.

October 22

3rd Oct - Dev Diary 04 - MELD release their 4th Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

4th Oct - MELD Twitter Space E37 - AXO - The team talk to @cryptomaxpwr, @ravanave and @primarystorage_ about Axo, formerly known as Maladex, which is a decentralized trading platform on a mission to become the most efficient financial products available.

6th Oct - Akamon Security and Decentralization - Marketing Manager Stuart Hollinger talks about Audits + Node Operators amongst other topics in this AKAMON medium article.

7th Oct - Meet MELD - This is a series to provide some insight and understanding of the faces behind the MELD team. Today the team put the spotlight on Charlie Robertstad, MELD’s Social Media specialist. 

9th Oct - MELD @ CNFTCon - MELD manning the booth at CNFTCon, a two day Cardano NFT convention in Las Vegas.

10th Oct - Dev Diary 05 - MELD release their 5th Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.  

11th Oct - MELD @ CNFTCon - Cardano Content Creator and MELD ambassador Farid @dapp_central puts together a great video of MELD at CNFTCon which includes a Booth Tour and interviews.

15th Oct - Stablecoins on Cardano -  Marketing Manager Stuart Hollinger talks about stablecoins and USDT which is coming to Cardano via Akamon in this Medium article.

17th Oct - Dev Diary 06 - MELD release their 6th Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

17th Oct -  Meet MELD - This is a series to provide some insight and understanding of the faces behind the MELD team. Today the team put the spotlight on Nehal Khushal, Chief Strategy Officer.

18th Oct - MELD Twitter Space E38 - VyFi - The team  talks to @VyFiOfficial @methebim and @cs_jackary about the project behind VyFi.

19th Oct - VyFi Twitter Space - MELD and Madbull - The VyFi team talk to MELD about their project.

20th Oct - MELD @ Rarebloom - Cardano Content Creator and MELD ambassador Farid @dapp_central puts together an exclusive interview with Andrew Klein, Chief Marketing Officer at MELD.

21st Oct - Meet MELD - This is a series to provide some insight and understanding of the faces behind the MELD team. Today the team put the spotlight on Dat Duong Thanh, Senior Blockchain Engineer.

24th Oct -  Dev Diary 07 - MELD release their 7th Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

24th Oct - DeFiYield Ken Olling Interview. DeFiYield host a YouTube videos interviewing Ken Olling about all things MELD.

28th Oct - MELD Shop Goes Live - MELD branded T-shirts, Caps, Hoodies and polo shirts become available to buy.

31st Oct - Dev Diary 08 - MELD release their 8th Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team. 

November 22

2nd Nov - MELD Twitter Space E39 - CNFTCon / Rare Bloom Retrospective. The team talk to @ADAGurl4Eva and the community about the recent CNFCon and Rare Bloom Event.

3rd Nov - Crew3 Engagement Initiatiative - Crew3 is a platform for web3 communities to track engagement and to incentivize member activities with rewards. 50k MELD was up for grabs for participants who completed a series of tasks to engage with MELD and the community. 

7th Nov - Dev Diary 09 - MELD release their 9th Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team. 

9th Nov - MELD Twitter Space E40 - CNFTs -  The team chat to @ADAGurl4Eva, @FinleyNFT and @ChadiNassar all things CNFT.

11th NovMeet MELD - This is a series to provide some insight and understanding of the faces behind the MELD team. Today the team put the spotlight on Christiaan Steenkamp Human Resources Manager.

14th Nov - Dev Diary 10 - MELD release their tenth Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

15th Nov - MELD Twitter Space E41 - FTX Fallout. The team chat to @methebim, CEO and director of Vyfi, about the recent FTX saga. 

21st Nov - Dev Diary 11 - MELD release their 11th Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

21st Nov - KUBECOIN Listing Competition - MELD makes it to the final list to be listed on Kubecoin. Voters have 24hrs to vote either MELD or AADA. MELD win by a landslide 74% to 26%. 👏

23rd Nov - MELD Twitter Space E42 - Macro Outlook - The team talks to special guest @Kellykellam and @cryptorecruitr about the macro outlook of all things related to blockchain. 

24th Nov - Cardano Sumit Roundup - A concise summary of the 2 day event across the globe. 

24th Nov - Design Diary 01 - MELD released their 1st design diary sharing recent work done by the team surrounding the User Interface (UI). 

25th Nov - Meet MELD - This is a series to provide some insight and understanding of the faces behind the MELD team. Today the team put the spotlight on Tomislav Marčinković Senior DevOps Engineer. 

28th Nov - Dev Diary 12 - MELD release their 12th Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

30th Nov - MELD Twitter Space E43 - Building on Cardano - The team talk amongst themselves and the community about building projects and tools upon Cardano.

30th Nov - Medium Article - MELD’s Marketing Manager Stuart Hollinger educates us regarding Crypto Yields in a concise Medium article. 

December 22

1st Dec - 25 days of Christmas - Christmas season is here and over the next 25 days MELD will bring you 25 special announcements including: 

  • New partnerships 
  • Unique protocol integrations 
  • 100,000 $MELD tokens up for grabs for our community members who participate

Each day clues were hidden on MELD’s website for what the next day’s announcement will be.

Day 1 - 25 days of Christmas announced

Day 2 - Cryptoapp Integration -  A crypto toolset tracker and manager.

Day 3 - TokenInsight Integration - A data recorder and independent research institution. You can now access up-to-date data about the MELD token!

Day 4 - CoinStats Integration - A crypto portfolio manager and tracker all in one place.

Day 5 - ADAHandle Partnership - A collaborative partnership that will see support for ADA Handle addresses within the MELDapp as well as our own wallets for more transparency to the MELD community. (ADA Handle Article).

Day 6 - GERO Wallet Partnership - At mainnet launch, MELD expects to support GeroWallet within the MELDapp allowing for more wallet options for its users.

Day 7 - ViruaMetaverse Partnership - MELD hopes to bring more value to the MELD community by bringing DeFi to the Metaverse! 

Day 8 - Minswap Integration - As a part of this partnership, users will be able to interact with liquidity pools on Minswap right from inside the MELDapp and swap assets without needing to switch back and forth.

Day 9 - Cornucopias Partnership - Cornucopias is a massive block-chain based game where players can be rewarded with and/or own land, properties, and other NFT-based assets with real-world value. This partnership will see MELD’s services integrated on the platform. 

Day 10 - Wingriders Partnership - WingRiders will be MELD’s official partner for the testnet! The DEX will be integrated into the MELDapp allowing users to swap their tokens without leaving the app.

Day 11 - CardStation Partnership - As a part of this partnership, a MELD HQ will be set up in Carda Station where users can learn and interact directly with our protocol. In addition, MELD will be holding various MELD-sponsored events in 2023 providing MELD NFT holders with special benefits inside Carda Station!

Day 12 - Web3Auth Integration - Integrating Web3Auth will allow users to interact with the MELD protocol using familiar logins such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Discord. Making it even easier for users to get started on the MELDapp.

Day 13 - RiskDAO Partnership - With this partnership, MELD will prioritize continuous research and risk assessment within the MELD protocol offering more transparency to its users. 

Day 14 - Kyber Network Partnership - MELD will use KyberSwap to facilitate swaps to & from 14 supported blockchains directly from the MELDapp. A seamless user experience for all blockchains.

Day 15 - Testnet Token Announcement - MELD announce that the following tokens, ADA, MELD, Hosky, iUSD, iBTC, INDY, MIN, WRT, COPI and C3  will be available during the MELD Testnet launch in January. In addition Wingriders will be implementing some unique functionality to the MELD Testnet which will allow users to create liquidity pools, leverage their positions, short different tokens, force liquidation and more.

Day 16 - Guarda Wallet Integration  -  Users will be able to create wallets, transact MELD, and check their history and balances across Guarda’s web, desktop & mobile apps.

Day 17 - Arculus Partnership - With this partnership, users will be able to use the MELD Debit Card for traditional banking services and have the option to turn their card into a cold wallet. Allowing them to buy, sell, swap, and secure crypto with an added layer of authentication & security.

Day 18 - Giveaway Announcement - An additional 50,000 MELD tokens is up for grabs bringing the total prize up to 150,000 MELD. Participants need to join meld.crew3.xyz, link their twitter account and start answering quiz questions to gain crew3 experience.

Day 19 - EMI Licence Announced - MELD announced an Electronic Money Institute License Initiative. Due to the language used in the announcement, MELD removed the announcement temporarily due to legal concerns.

Day 20 - Multichain Integration -  With this integration, Multichain will play a key role in helping us bridge our tokens on EVM chains. In addition to bridging the MELD token between chains, MELD will also be working with MultiChain and KyberNetwork  to enable cross-chain swaps directly from the MELDapp.

Day 21 -  MELD Listed on MEXC Global Announcement - $MELD/USDT will list as a spot trading pair in the Innovation Zone at 14:00 on Dec 22 (UTC). 1,725,000 MELD will be available for rewards for participants of Futures trading. (MEXC Annoucement)

Day 22 - KubeCoin Integration - Store, send, and receive MELD on KubePay, a leading blockchain payment platform that integrates the future of payments into your business. 

Day 23 - AVA Labs Partnership - This partnership stands at the core of MELD’s multi-chain strategy as MELD plans to leverage Ava Lab’s innovative blockchain technology and infrastructure to create a custom Subnet on the Avalanche blockchain.

Day 24 - Bank Manager NFT Updates - MELD wrap up 25 Days of MELD with exciting news about the much anticipated Bank Manager NFTs. 

Day 25 -  25 days Wrap Up - A wrap up video of the announcements and a list of winners of the crew3 initiative was published. 75,000 MELD were split amongst the top 10 crew3 winners with the remaining 75000 split among everyone who gained 3000xp or more during the campaign. 

3rd Dec - Ken Olling appears for a community AMA on Telegram Meta Moonshots’s channel. 

4th Dec - Mehen Stablecoin team host their Episode 5 Twitter Space and talk to MELD and @DripDropz_io all things MELD and DeFi.

5th Dec - Dev Diary 13 - MELD release their 13th Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

6th Dec - Meet MELD - This is a series to provide some insight and understanding of the faces behind the MELD team. Today the team put the spotlight on Pepe Blaso, Chief Technology Officer. 

9th Dec 2022 - MELD team AMA -  Twitter Space Hosted by Matt & Victor talk to an all star cast at MELD including Ken Olling, Lawrence Ong, Anne Riana, Jose Blasco & Nehal Khushal who all answer community questions in the lead up to test-net launch on the 16th January.

12th Dec - Cardano Spotlight - MELD - Cardano Spotlight Twitter Space hosted by @TheKokoro369  puts the spotlight on MELD and talks to Matt Nash in charge of governance and Community for MELD about all things MELD.

12th Dec - Dev Diary 14 - MELD release their 14th Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

14th Dec - MELD Twitter Space E44 - COPI Guilds - The team talk to the COPI team @RobGreig3, @keyofjoshua, and other community project aficionados @moody_hound and @hughes92m about all things the COPI metaverse will encompass.  

16th Dec - How To Buy MELD Binance Article - Binance write an article on how to buy MELD.  

17th Dec - COPI CAFE Episode 35 -  Special Guest Ken Olling MELD CEO - The COPI team talk to special guest Ken Olling, CEO at MELD, about everything MELD and details surrounding its inception. 

19th Dec - Dev Diary 15 - MELD release their 15th Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

20th Dec - Meet MELD - This is a series to provide some insight and understanding of the faces behind the MELD team. Today the team put the spotlight on Gerdiminas Kiveris, Chief Investment Officer. 

21st Dec - MELD Twitter Space E45 - Preparing for Testnet - The team talks to the community about the upcoming testnet launch planned for the 16th Jan 2023. 

21st Dec - MELD Customer Survey - The survey is to better understand what type of investor you are and to gain insight into your investment preferences.

24th Dec - Kukecoin live YouTube Kubecast with special guest Youssef Srondy - The Kubecast team talk to Youssef Srondy, head of partnerships for MELD, about the latest news and features.   

26th Dec - Dev Diary 16 - MELD release their sixteenth Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

2023

January 23

2nd Jan - Dev Diary 17 - MELD release their 17th Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

4th Jan - MELD Twitter Space E46 - Cardano in 2023 - The team talks to guest @SantoNode and the community about the future of Cardano.

6th Jan - MELD Testnet Tester - MELD Announce an opportunity for 500 successful applicants to become early Beta testers two weeks before the general public.  

8th Jan - MELD - Multichain - Medium Article. Marketing manager Stuart explains what going multichain means for MELD and the users who use it following MELD’s multichain announcement on the 20th Dec.  

9th Jan - Dev Diary 18 - MELD release their eighteenth Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

11th Jan - MELD Twitter Space E47 - Liquidity On Cardano - The team including Ken Olling, MELD Founder and CEO, talk to Pi @Quantumplation from @SundaeSwap, @PurritoGeneral & @xyconst from @minswapDEX and @wingriderscom talk about all things surrounding liquidity on DEXs and DeFi.  

12th Jan - MELD Whitelist For Early Beta Testers - MELD announce that 500 testers have been chosen from an amazing 4K applicants for the Beta Testnet. 

16th Jan - Supply and Borrowing Working on Testnet - MELD announce that supply and borrowing functionality is operational on the testnet. A huge milestone for what is to come.

16th Jan - Dev Diary 19 - MELD release their nineteenth Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

16th Jan - Testnet Date Pushed Back - MELD announce on Telegram that the testnet date is to be pushed back to the 19th Jan due to a few minor bugs on the frontend. 

18th Jan - MELD Twitter Space E48 - Summon - The MELD team talks to @Welikethetrees, @AdamRusch and @N8iveToEarth, members of @SummonPlatform, a revolutionary no-code governance and digital asset management platform for DAOs and community coordination. #

19th Jan - The MELD Private Testnet is Live - The selected 500 testers are now able to supply assets, borrow against them , repay debt and more.

20th Jan - Ambassador Onboarding - MELD announced an interest to onboard Avalanche enthusiasts to their team of Ambassadors in order to help integrate the different ecosystems and share knowledge.

23rd Jan - MELDBlog Article - 2023: A Look at The Emerging DeFi Landscape - MELD Marketing Manager Stuart Hollinger writes an adept Medium article about the trends expected to shape the future of DeFi.

30th Jan - Dev Diary 20 - MELD release their 20th Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

27th Jan - MELDBlog Article - Are DApps Safe? How to Make Sure - MELD Marketing Manager Stuart Hollinger dissects 8 crucial steps to ensure you keep your crypto assets safe when using dApps. 

30th Jan - Dev Diary 21 - MELD release their 21st Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

February 23

1st Feb - MELD Twitter Space E49 - Stablecoins - The team talks with MELD Ambassadors @LGC_Josh, @dapp_central & @Plutus_Plumbus and the community about stablecoins. 

6th Feb - MELDBlog Article - What is Account Abstraction? - MELD Content Lead Tosin Onikosi writes about Account Abstraction, a term used in DeFi and Web 3 to describe the separation of asset management from the asset themselves, enabling more secure and transparent access.

6th Feb - Dev Diary 22 - MELD release their 22nd Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

8th Feb - MELD Twitter Space E50 - Rare Evo - The MELD team talk to @ParkParkinson and @RandCorp_eth, founders of Rare Evo (@RareEvo), a blockchain convention welcoming multi-chain projects, communities, industry leaders,m investors and enthusiasts to network, educate and celebrate around the theme of interoperability and the convergence of traditional industry with Web3 technology.  

13th Feb - Dev Diary 23 - MELD release their 23rd Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

15th Feb - MELD Twitter Space E51 - Contingent Staking - The team talk amongst themselves and the community about contingent staking, a highly debated controversial new feature introduced on Cardano’s network that allows stake pool operators to specify certain conditions under which staked funds will be released and made available for withdrawal. 

20th Feb - Dev Diary 24 - MELD release their 24th Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

20th Feb - MELDBlog Article - Staking for Beginners - MELD Marketing Manager Stuart Hollinger gives a step-by-step guide to earning with Crypto DeFi. 

21st Feb - Mind MELD - How Decentralized Solutions are Transforming Investment Strategies. MELD’s Christopher Ram, Performance Marketeer & Gediminas Kiveris, Chief Investment Officer, discuss how decentralized solutions are transforming investment strategies in this MELD Linkedin video event.   

22nd Feb - MELD Twitter Space E54 - W3Ride - The MELD team talk to @Looneyideas & @w3ride the team behind the innovative project which aims to connect cyclists around the world through a fun and gamified experience while rewarding them. 

27th Feb - Dev Diary 25- MELD release their 25th Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

March 23

2nd Mar - MELDBlog Article - The DeFi Health Check: What Matters Beyond Total Value Locked - MELD Content Lead Tosin Onikosi produces a comprehensive view of the importance of TVL within the DeFi landscape.

2nd Mar - MELD Twitter Space E55 - EMDX - The MELD team talks to CEO @BERNICORTI and marketing director @antonianela of EMDX, a decentralized perpetual exchange that Bridges traditional assets to DeFi.

6th Mar - Dev Diary 26 - MELD release their 26th Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

6th Mar - MELD Public Testnet Goes Live - The MELD public testnet goes live with 100 access codes released weekly on a first-come-first serve basis. 

7th Mar - MELD Twitter Broadcast - Take Control of Your Money With DeFi - Performance Marketeer and MELD host Christophoor Ram, talks to Lawrence Ong, Operations Director at MELD, about his background and discusses thoughts and opinions surrounding everything in the DeFi space.   

 8th Mar - MELD Twitter Space E56 - MELDapp AMA - A special AMA with hosts Matt (@deltabaymatt), Victor (@Vivus0) and MELD CEO and Founder Ken Olling (@kenblaue) answering community questions and discussing the recent public testnet launch. 

8th Mar - MELD Public Testnet Increased Access - MELD increases the number of access codes for the public testnet from 100 per week to 500 per day. Users can join discord to access a code. 

13th Mar - Dev Diary 27 - MELD release their 27th Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

15th Mar - MELD Twitter Space E57 - VaporDex - MELD team hosts Matt (@deltabaymatt) and Victor (@Vivus0) talk to Renegade (@buballer02), Community Director of @VaporDex, an Avalanche subnet DEX.  

20th Mar - Dev Diary 28 - MELD release their 28th Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

24th Mar - MELDBlog Article - When Banks Run, Hold On to Your Wallets - MELD Content Lead Tosin Onikosi talks about the issues that can occur with traditional banking systems and the possible solutions to these going forward. 

27th Mar - Dev Diary 29 - MELD release their 29th Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

29th Mar - MELD Twitter Space E58 - SynFutures - MELD team hosts Matt (@deltabaymatt) and Victor (@Vivus0) talk to guest @markjoonlee for a second time about SynFutures, a decentralized derivatives protocol. The first SynFutures Space E27 can be found here

30th Mar - European Cardano Community Town Hall Episode 12 - A  Cardano Town Hall recording of the electrifying @EuCardano Town Hall event, where Iagon and other prominent projects such as @MELD_Defi , @petr_adafilms, & @AdaQuestGame, shared their groundbreaking achievements and unveiled their exciting plans for the future. Ken Olling, MELD founder, talks about MELD to the wider community.  

April 23

1st Apr - Medium Article - The Best DeFi Wallets - MELD’s Marketing Manager Stuart Hollinger takes us through 10 Defi wallets and their best use cases.

3rd Apr - Dev Diary 30 - MELD release their 30th Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

6th Apr - MELD Twitter Space E59 - Dev Tools on Cardano - MELD team hosts Matt (@deltabaymatt) and Victor (@Vivus0) talk to guest and MELD Ambassador @Plutus_Plumbus and the community all about Dev tools on Cardano. 

6th Apr - MELD IOG Collaboration -  MELD identified important security concerns with transaction processing on Cardano that could greatly disrupt key parts of MELD’s protocol. This was flagged up with IOG and a collaborative engagement ensued to work towards a solution.

10th Apr - Dev Diary 31 - MELD release their 31st Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

12th Apr - MELD Twitter Space E60 - Charli3 -  MELD team hosts Matt (@deltabaymatt) and Victor (@Vivus0) talk to guest Damon Zwarich (@CryptoNomadZ) Co Founder of Charli3, the first decentralized oracle network for the Cardano blockchain.

13th Apr - MELDapp Wallet Mainnet Launch Announced - MELD announce a series of the MELDapp functions going live on mainnet planned for 3rd May.  

  • Multichain Wallet 
  • Multichain bridging 
  • Native ADA Staking 
  • CNFTs support on the MELDapp wallet 
  • Seamless onboarding via Web3auth 
  • MELD L1 
  • Multi-sig wallet on Cardano 

15th Apr - MELD Avalanche Summit - MELD announce its participation at the Avalanche Summit on May 3rd as part of its multi-chain strategy. Ken Olling, MELD founder, is set to take to the stage on opening day for a keynote speech. 

17th Apr - Dev Diary 32 - MELD release their 32nd Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

17th Apr - MELD Cardano Smart Contracts Open Sourced - MELD Announce that MELD Cardano smart contracts are now open source and can be viewed on github here

18th Apr - MELD Avalanche Summit Nitro Party Announcement - MELD announced an unforgettable night at the Hotel Catalonia Catalonia Plaza on May 3rd with just 100 spots available. 

19th Apr - MELD Twitter Space E61 - MELD Tech Developments - MELD team hosts Matt (@deltabaymatt) and Victor (@Vivus0) talk to guest and MELD Product Manager Trym Bruset (@TrymBruset), about the technical developments currently happening with MELD. 

19th Apr - New URL MELD Staking Portal - MELD put out an important announcment that the staking URL portal has changed in order to transition to the new User Interface. 

24th Apr - Dev Diary 33 - MELD release their 33rd Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

26th Apr - MELD Token Open-Sourcing - MELD announce that they are open-sourcing their MELD token smart contracts for EVM networks including sharing official audit results

27th Apr - First MELD Layer 1 Transaction - An underrated and monumental moment in MELD’s history where MELD made their first transaction on the MELD layer 1 blockchain sending 1 MELD with the gas fee costing a mere $0.000013 USD. 

27th Apr - MELD Twitter Space E62 - Tiered Fees On Cardano - MELD team hosts Matt (@deltabaymatt) and Victor (@Vivus0) talk to guests Trym Bruset (@TrymBruset), MELD Product Manager and MELD Ambassador @Plutus_Plumbus about tiered fees on Cardano. 

May 23

2nd May - Dev Diary 34 - MELD release their 34th Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

2nd May - MELD Token Migration - MELD upgrade their token contract to be able to support new Cardano multisig wallet technology. In addition to better security it enables the MELD token to be a cross chain asset. Old MELD tokens will have to be upgraded by 31st Dec 2024 to the New MELD tokens with a conversion rate of 1-1. 

3rd May - MELD Avalanche Subnet Now Live - MELD Avalanche Subnet is now live and plans to launch a suite of financial and web3 products in an effort to bridge the gap between crypto and traditional finance and empowering financial independence in the DeFi ecosystem. By launching as an Avalanche Subnet, MELD will have more control over its security infrastructure, opportunities for customization, and increased scalability and performance without sacrificing interoperability. The MELD Subnet will use the MELD token to pay for transaction fees.

3rd May - MELD Avalanche Summit - MELD attends the Avalanche Summit in Barcelona Spain, an annual conference for everyone building and using decentralized technology on Avalanche and beyond. Learn about the latest Avalanche platform updates, see the innovations, and meet like-minded creators realizing the next generation of Web3.

3rd May - Early Access Pass for MELD.fi the Neobank Arm of MELD - Sign up for an early access pass to unlock the power of MELD Neobank on August 1st to experience:

  • Free fiat accounts
  • Non-custodial crypto wallets
  • Low exchange fees
  • Seamless payments with SWIFT & SEPA

4th May - MELD Twitter Space E63 - MELD team hosts Matt (@deltabaymatt) and Trym Bruset (@TrymBruset) MELD Product Manager, speak to Peter Van Garderen (@pjvangarderen), Founder of Orcfax, a decentralized oracle that collects, validates, publishes and archives standards-compliant fact statements to the Cardano blockchain.

9th May - Dev Diary 35 - MELD release their 35th Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

10th May - MELD Twitter Space E64 - Aiken Developmen - MELD team hosts Matt (@deltabaymatt) and Victor (@Vivus0) talk to guest Lucas Rosa (@rvcas) creator and senior software engineer of Aiken, a novel and accessible programming language, specifically created to both simplify and enhance the development of smart contracts on Cardano.

10th May - MELD Announce MELDapp Fixes - MELD announce several fixes for the addressed issues within the MELDapp. 

10th May - 1 Million Transactions - 1 Million MELD transactions milestone obtained on the Cardano blockchain. 

11th MayMELD partners with Trader Joe - MELD team up with Trader Joe, the largest and most popular decentralized exchange on Avalanche, to create a new liquidity pool for the MELD-AVAX pair.

15th May - Dev Diary 36 - MELD release their 36th Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

17th May - MELD Twitter Space E65 - MELD Wallet - MELD team hosts Matt (@deltabaymatt) and Victor (@Vivus0) talk to Trym Bruset (@TrymBruset) MELD Product Manager and Pepe Blasco (PepeBlasco_tech) CTO, about MELD’s newly live wallet. 

18th May - MELD Token Migration Live - MELD Token Migration goes Live with supporting documentation to help migrate old MELD tokens to new MELD tokens to help with being multi-chain. 

19th May - MELD Double Farming Incentive - MELD incentivises liquidity provision on Wingriders by providing extra rewards. 

20th May - MELD Double Farming Incentive - MELD incentivises liquidity provision on Minswap by providing extra rewards. 

22nd May - Dev Diary 37 - MELD release their 37th Dev Diary, highlighting recent work done by the development team.

23rd May - Bitrue Twitter Space - Bitrue exchange hosts a space interviewing Ken Olling, MELD Founder and CEO.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this marketing material is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be construed as financial or investment advice. Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and speculative assets that can experience significant price fluctuations. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Any forward-looking statements reflect MELD’s views at the time such statements were made with respect to future events and are not a guarantee of future performance or developments. You are strongly cautioned that reliance on any forward-looking statements involves known and unknown risks and uncertainties. You should conduct your own research and consult with a financial advisor before making any investment decisions. The issuer of this marketing material assumes no liability for any financial losses or damages resulting from your reliance on the information provided herein.


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