Curve Finance Comes to Etherlink: Deep Liquidity Meets Low Fees

Curve Finance, one of the most respected protocols in DeFi, is now live on Etherlink bringing its signature stablecoin trading model to Tezos’ high-speed Layer 2.

Built for low slippage, efficient swaps, and deep liquidity, Curve has long served as the backbone for stablecoin trading across Ethereum and beyond. Now, it's adding that same utility and liquidity to the Etherlink ecosystem, giving users and builders a new tool to move assets efficiently between pools.

Even better, Curve is participating in Apple Farm Season 2, with new yield opportunities now live across four incentivized pools. Liquidity providers can earn applXTZ, redeemable for WXTZ, as part of the second episode of the ongoing farming campaign.

And Curve isn’t alone this round. Episode 2 of Apple Farm introduced 10 new opportunities, including:

• Hanji – trade or provide liquidity for rewards

• Youves – earn by supporting the stXTZ/WXTZ pool

• Sugarverse – just hold $CNDY to start farming

With more protocols joining each episode and rewards shifting every two weeks, Apple Farm continues to create new ways for users to explore and engage with DeFi on Etherlink.

Explore Curve opportunities here:
app.applefarm.xyz/protocols/curve

Seoul Proposal Clears Quorum, Heads to Cooldown Phase

With new DeFi protocols landing on Etherlink and fresh rewards rolling out in Apple Farm, the momentum isn't just in the application layer. On-chain governance is moving forward too. The Seoul protocol proposal has officially crossed quorum, with over 56 percent participation from bakers in the Promotion Period.

That surpasses the required 50 percent threshold and confirms Seoul will advance into the Cooldown Phase, followed by the final vote before activation.

Seoul brings a focused set of upgrades aimed at improving the staking and baking experience while continuing to refine Layer 1 performance. Key changes include:

• Native multisig support for tz4 accounts, making collaborative and institutional staking easier to manage

• Aggregated attestations, significantly reducing bandwidth requirements and paving the way for faster block times

• Open unstake finalization, allowing third parties to finalize unstaking operations on behalf of users to streamline the staking experience

These improvements are designed to improve security, simplify workflows, and give bakers and developers more reliable infrastructure to build on.

With quorum now met, bakers should prepare for the next phase of voting. Full activation is getting closer.

This Week in the Tezos Ecosystem

This week also brought a major step forward for gaming on Tezos. One of the ecosystem’s most anticipated titles is now officially on Steam.

Reaper Actual Is Now on Steam

Reaper Actual, the open-world persistent shooter built on Etherlink, is now available to wishlist on Steam.

Developed by DPS Games in collaboration with Trilitech, the game blends tactical FPS combat with large-scale MMO persistence, where the world evolves based on player actions and ownership is tied to in-game progress.

Some of what you can expect:

• A living open world with evolving player-controlled zones

• Fast-paced FPS mechanics built for competitive play

• AI-generated missions and dynamic objectives

• Base building and territory ownership

• In-game items and structures backed by on-chain logic

• An emphasis on long-term progression and community feedback

Reaper Actual is designed to reward time, strategy, and collaboration. With early access around the corner, now’s the time to get it on your radar.

Wishlist on Steam.

Final Day to Submit for TezFits

Today is the last day to submit artwork for the TezFits open call — a chance to have your designs featured on official Tezos merchandise for global events throughout the year.

Four artists will be selected and commissioned to create custom designs for t-shirts, stickers, socks, and more. Each winner will receive 750 tez and a creative brief tailored to an upcoming Tezos event.

Submissions close tonight, August 6 at midnight CEST.
Winners will be announced on August 12.

To enter, reply with your artwork to the official Tezos post. No forms, no extra steps, just share your work.

Beata Lipska on Mentorship and Building with Etherlink

To close out this week, Beata Lipaska, Technical User Relations Squad Lead at Trilitech, took the stage at TezDev Catalyst to share her journey into Web3 and the role mentorship plays in building a strong developer ecosystem.

She also highlighted the Etherlink Summer of Code Hackathon with Encode Club, which is helping new builders gain hands-on experience working with Tezos Layer 2.

It’s a thoughtful talk on learning, growth, and how community and support can shape the future of development on Tezos.

Watch Beata’s talk.

Tezos Summer Events

WebX 2025: Arthur Breitman to Speak in Tokyo

August 25–26, 2025 | Tokyo International Forum, Japan

Arthur Breitman, co-founder of Tezos and Council Member of the Tezos Foundation, will be a featured speaker at WebX 2025, Asia’s leading conference for Web3, digital assets, and emerging technologies.

With a background in applied mathematics, computer science, and quantitative finance, Arthur brings a sharp, systems-driven perspective to the evolving landscape of decentralized networks. His session will explore the current state of Tezos and the future of scalable, upgradeable infrastructure.

WebX draws builders, policymakers, and entrepreneurs from across the globe. Arthur’s participation puts Tezos front and center in conversations shaping the next wave of global adoption.

More details: webx-asia.com

🔴 Now Streaming: From Musician to Tezos Builder - Ryan Tanaka's Tezos Journey

Ryan Tanaka shares his journey from a musician to a core team member of Teia DAO and creator of Teia Cafe in the Tezos art ecosystem. From experiencing the community's remarkable integrity to building on-chain copyright solutions for artists, his story showcases how technology and community values can create meaningful digital art.

• Got involved with Tezos art when Hicetnunc was transitioning to Teia
• Teia operates as a registered nonprofit with a core team and about 3,000 DAO members
• Stayed committed to Teia because of the community's exceptional integrity and transparency
• Created Teia Cafe as a separate project focused on music and building an on-chain copyright system
• Built Teia Cafe without a database, with all data coming directly from the blockchain
• Working with developer Joe Simon to rebuild and improve Teia Cafe
• Believes the Tezos community's diligence and values will become increasingly valuable
• Organizing monthly TezCon Seattle meetups starting August 10th at Easy Street Records

Watch the full episode on YouTube.