KAST drops standard token launch for points program, requiring legal and board approval with Q4 2026 target and $0.08 point valuation.

According to @CoinMarketCap, ORBT Protocol's DeFi Score is live at defi.orbt.xyz, enabling users to generate a score and earn ORBs. Source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Jan 5, 2026. The announcement states users can mark their starting point in the Unified Liquidity Layer and signal early participation. Source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Jan 5, 2026. The post adds that future eligibility will be tied to a user's ORBT progression, a detail relevant to points-focused traders tracking program-based incentives. Source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Jan 5, 2026. The post is labeled Sponsored. Source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Jan 5, 2026.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, citing DeFiLlama, MetaMask’s perp DEX has processed $2.26 billion in cumulative volume and $236 million over the last 7 days a little over one month after its points program launch (source: DeFiLlama; source: @ai_9684xtpa). The same source reports MetaMask has enabled leveraged trading on U.S. equities with one-click long/short access to NVDA, TSLA, and AMZN, extending its on-chain perpetuals lineup (source: @ai_9684xtpa). For traders, these reported volumes and new listings confirm active throughput and expanded asset coverage on MetaMask’s on-chain perps venue (source: DeFiLlama data cited by @ai_9684xtpa).

According to @ai_9684xtpa, a third-party readout showing Aster daily active users at 116 is incorrect, and cross-validation via the Dune aster-overview dashboard and the project website indicates approximately 7.28 million total users and roughly 80,000 average daily users. According to @ai_9684xtpa, DefiLlama and Dune should be used to verify core on-chain metrics before trading or airdrop farming decisions. Per the Dune aster-overview dashboard and the project site cited by @ai_9684xtpa, a base of around 80,000 DAU implies far higher competition in Aster Phase 4 points than estimates based on 116 DAU, lowering expected points per user. According to @ai_9684xtpa, traders should size positions and expected ROI for Aster-related strategies using the validated DAU rather than the outlier figure.