This week LeverUp shipped two structural upgrades. LVMON staking is now open to all wallets — no whitelist, no minimum — with 13.3M LVMON already staked and an APY running at 63%. Alongside that, the protocol deployed a cubic OI funding model that reduces funding signals by up to 75% under normal market conditions compared to the previous linear approach, smoothing out the cost of holding positions during low-volatility periods.

On the metrics side: 7-day trading volume hit $188.82M — up 147.8% week-over-week — with $40,078 in trading fees and $37,861 in protocol revenue generated. The MON vault sits at 61.17M MON, 36,311 MON was deployed for LV buybacks, and 16,612 LV was burned. AnyCollateral remains open, and the Pingu Trader Welcome Program is live with a 50% fee rebate and up to $5,000 in rewards.

Community milestones this week: the Alex 101 educational series launched, the protocol crossed $46M in single-day volume, and the DOKDO competition kicks off next week.

Figures mentioned reflect data at time of recording — check app.leverup.xyz for current rates and metrics.

Links:

- Trade on LeverUp: https://app.leverup.xyz

- Full article: https://blog.leverup.xyz/weekly-recap-jun-1-7/

LeverUp and Nad.fun have announced a two-part integration that connects perpetuals trading infrastructure with Monad's memecoin launchpad. The first integration makes LVMON a pair token on Nad.fun V2 bonding curve launches — so new tokens on Nad.fun can launch paired against LVMON rather than MON alone. The second integration makes graduated Nad.fun tokens candidates for LeverUp's AnyCollateral Program, meaning those tokens can be used as collateral to open perpetual positions on LeverUp.

The flywheel runs like this: LVMON activity on Nad.fun expands the LeverUp vault → a larger vault supports more open interest and generates more protocol revenue → that revenue funds the AnyCollateral Program → AnyCollateral rewards draw users back to holding and using Nad.fun tokens as collateral → which drives more demand for LVMON → and the loop continues. Each step reinforces the next, but only if adoption is real. Nothing here is automatic.

Who benefits: LVMON stakers see a yield base tied to ecosystem-wide activity rather than just direct trading volume. LV holders benefit from buybacks funded by growing fee revenue. Nad.fun launchers get real DeFi utility from block one — their token has a use case before it graduates. Nad.fun token holders gain a third state for their holdings: collateral that earns protocol revenue. Perp traders get a broader menu of collateral options. This episode walks through both integrations, how the flywheel actually works, and what has to happen for it to keep spinning.

Figures mentioned reflect data at time of recording — check app.leverup.xyz for current rates and metrics.

Links:

- Trade on LeverUp: https://app.leverup.xyz

- Full article: https://blog.leverup.xyz/leverup-nadfun-flywheel/

Pingu is closing. If you've been trading on Pingu, LeverUp is welcoming you with a one-month fee rebate program — no forms, no migration steps, just trade and get 50% of your fees back.

Eligibility is straightforward: any wallet with Pingu trading history qualifies automatically, and so does anyone who traded on LeverUp before May 31. Verification happens on-chain, so there's nothing to submit. The rebate covers 50% of trading fees generated during the campaign window, up to $5,000 per wallet, with settlement processed after the campaign ends.

Respect to the Pingu team and community for everything they built. For traders looking for a new home, LeverUp's protocol-managed liquidity model and oracle-referenced pricing are ready on Monad. This episode walks through exactly who qualifies, how the rebate is calculated, and what to expect at settlement.

Rebate applies to trading fees generated during the campaign window. Eligibility verified on-chain. Check app.leverup.xyz for current program status.

Links:

- Trade on LeverUp: https://app.leverup.xyz

- Full article: https://blog.leverup.xyz/pingu-trader-welcome-program/

LeverUp is partnering with the DOKDO Pioneer Movement for Season 2 of their Korean community trading campaign, running June 9–30, 2026. This episode breaks down everything you need to know to compete — from registering your campaign code to understanding how rankings are calculated across two separate competitions.

The Main Leaderboard puts $15,000 USDT and a set of rare Pokémon cards on the line for the top 3 finishers. Rankings are determined by a composite score that weighs both trading volume and social engagement — so active community participation matters alongside your on-chain activity. Volume counts at up to 100x leverage, giving traders flexibility in how they approach the campaign.

The PnL Challenge is a separate $2,000 USDT prize pool ranked purely on percentage PnL, with no leverage restrictions. It's a clean meritocracy — whoever grows their portfolio the most, wins. To enter either track: register your campaign code, complete the mission quests, and start trading on LeverUp. Rankings are announced July 3 and rewards distributed around July 17.

Campaign runs June 9–30, 2026. Check official DOKDO and LeverUp channels for campaign codes and quest requirements.

Links:

- Trade on LeverUp: https://app.leverup.xyz

- Full article: https://blog.leverup.xyz/dokdo-pioneer-movement-season-2/

LeverUp has set a single leverage ceiling of 100x across all stock perpetuals — Tesla, Nvidia, MicroStrategy, and every other equity market on the platform. Most trading platforms use tiered leverage caps that vary by market, because the depth of each liquidity pool limits how much leverage can safely be extended per asset. Thinner pools mean lower caps. In this episode, we break down why that constraint doesn't apply to LeverUp's protocol-managed virtual liquidity architecture, and what it means structurally for traders who want uniform access across equity markets.

This isn't a promotional rate — it's a consequence of how LeverUp's virtual liquidity system works. Because execution, settlement, and risk management are handled at the protocol layer rather than sourced from an external LP pool, the leverage ceiling isn't a function of per-market pool depth. The result is a consistent 100x across all stock perps regardless of the underlying asset's trading volume or perceived liquidity.

We also walk through the real risk profile at 100x: a 1% adverse move wipes your initial margin, funding rate dynamics still compound exposure over time, and AnyCollateral users carry a dual liquidation vector — your trade position and your collateral asset can both move against you simultaneously. Understanding the mechanism is only useful if you also understand where it can hurt you.

Figures mentioned reflect data at time of recording — check app.leverup.xyz for current rates and metrics.

Links:

- Trade on LeverUp: https://app.leverup.xyz

- Full article: https://blog.leverup.xyz/stock-perps-100x-leverage/

LVMON staking on LeverUp has moved out of whitelist access and is now open to any wallet on Monad. In this episode, we walk through what that means, how the staking mechanic actually works, and why getting in early has a structural yield advantage that most staking programs don't offer.

The key mechanic to understand is the participation rate amplifier. Yield is generated on the total MON vault, but only distributed to wallets that are actively staking LVMON. When participation rate is low — as it is right now, in the early days of open access — each active staker captures a disproportionately large share of the yield pool. That share compresses as more wallets join. This isn't a points program or an emissions schedule; it's real yield flowing from Monad's liquid staking protocols, shMON and dMON.

We also cover how to actually get LVMON: open a MON-collateral position on LeverUp, trade, and close it. That's the mechanism. No external token purchase required — LVMON flows naturally from protocol activity. If you've been waiting to understand whether this is worth your attention, this episode gives you the full picture in about ten minutes.

Figures mentioned reflect data at time of recording — check app.leverup.xyz for current rates and metrics.

Links:

- Trade on LeverUp: https://app.leverup.xyz

- Full article: https://blog.leverup.xyz/lvmon-staking-open-to-everyone/

A liquidation cascade is not random volatility — it's a mechanical sequence with identifiable inputs, a predictable structure, and observable preconditions. This episode builds the cascade mechanism from first principles so traders can see the conditions developing before they happen.

The mechanism: traders cluster at similar leverage levels targeting similar price zones, creating dense liquidation bands. When price moves into a band, multiple positions liquidate simultaneously, creating directional pressure that pushes price deeper into the band, triggering the next wave. The episode covers the four factors that determine cascade severity: OI concentration, average leverage, market depth, and crowded directional positioning (identified by funding rate signals). How to read cascade risk in real time: funding rate as early warning, how markets front-run known liquidation zones, and the post-cascade dynamic (reduced leveraged OI overhang, lower realized volatility, cleaner book). The episode also explains how LeverUp's protocol-managed architecture bounds cascade risk at the protocol layer rather than propagating into an external LP pool. Cascades still happen — they're a market structure phenomenon, not an exchange architecture problem — but the contagion mechanism is different.

Figures mentioned reflect data at time of recording — check app.leverup.xyz for current rates and metrics.

Links:

- Trade on LeverUp: https://app.leverup.xyz

- Full article: https://blog.leverup.xyz/liquidation-cascades/

Oracle staleness is hidden friction embedded in every trade on a perp DEX — it doesn't appear as a labeled fee, but it shows up as worse-than-expected entries, unexpected liquidations during volatile conditions, and mark price readings that don't match spot data. This episode explains the mechanism and the practical consequences at the trader level.

On a perp DEX, the oracle is not informational — it is the price. Every critical action references oracle data: opening a position, calculating mark price, triggering a liquidation, settling PnL. That makes oracle quality foundational. The episode covers three places staleness bites you (entry friction, mark price accuracy during an open position, liquidation delay and shortfall risk), why the problem is worse for the protocol than it appears (stale oracle events have caused material losses in perp markets during sharp moves), and what the Pyth Pro upgrade changed on LeverUp specifically: 1.676s average staleness to 0.086s, enabling tighter execution parameters and the fee reduction that followed. The episode closes with how traders can infer oracle freshness from mark price behavior during fast markets — and why high-leverage positions are most sensitive to this.

Figures mentioned reflect data at time of recording — check app.leverup.xyz for current rates and metrics.

Links:

- Trade on LeverUp: https://app.leverup.xyz

- Full article: https://blog.leverup.xyz/oracle-freshness-and-trade-execution/

Funding rates are one of the most reliable real-time signals of market positioning — and most traders treat them as background noise. This episode covers the structural problem they solve, what they actually cost you in practice, how to read them as a market signal, and how LeverUp's funding rate mechanism is structured.

The mechanism: perpetuals have no expiry date, so funding rates are the correction mechanism that keeps perp prices anchored to spot. When longs dominate, longs pay shorts; when shorts dominate, shorts pay longs. The rate scales dynamically with the imbalance. The cost section covers three underappreciated facts: rates change during the life of a trade, duration multiplies cost (a two-week hold at elevated rates can exceed entry and exit fees combined), and on LeverUp, holding fees and funding fees are consolidated into a single figure in the interface. The market signal section explains what high positive funding (crowded longs, fast unwind risk), high negative funding (crowded shorts, short squeeze potential), and near-zero rates (balanced open interest) actually tell you. The episode closes with a practical pre-trade checklist: current rate, direction (paying or collecting), hold duration, rate context for the asset, and whether position size makes the rate material.

Figures mentioned reflect data at time of recording — check app.leverup.xyz for current rates and metrics.

Links:

- Trade on LeverUp: https://app.leverup.xyz

- Full article: https://blog.leverup.xyz/funding-rate-dynamics/

Most perp protocols accept only stablecoins as collateral — not because multi-collateral is impossible, but because every new asset introduces valuation risk the protocol has to manage. AnyCollateral takes a different approach: accept ecosystem tokens in their native form, apply a Collateral Ratio to buffer the valuation risk, and let capital stay productive without conversion friction.

This episode covers the mechanics (CR system, how MON/LVMON/LVUSD/USDC are handled), the individual trader efficiency story (no conversion round-trip, no swap fees, no potential tax events from conversion), and the ecosystem-level implications — every supported Monad token gains an on-chain trading utility layer, and capital stays inside the ecosystem rather than converting to stablecoins. The RWA integration angle: as tokenized assets arrive on Monad, AnyCollateral provides the framework for eligible assets to be used as productive margin. The episode is also direct about risk: non-stablecoin collateral means two independent price variables affecting your liquidation threshold simultaneously. Using MON collateral requires monitoring both the traded market and the collateral value. The CR discount buffers this, but doesn't eliminate it.

Figures mentioned reflect data at time of recording — check app.leverup.xyz for current rates and metrics.

Links:

- Trade on LeverUp: https://app.leverup.xyz

- Full article: https://blog.leverup.xyz/anycollateral-beyond-multi-collateral/