Injective

Greetings nINJas!The Injective community hit the ground running and kicked off the new year with a number of milestones. From unveiling the Injective Bridge V2 to rolling out a complete mainnet upgrade, there’s a lot to cover — so read below for the full highlight reel.1. Injective Bridge V2<img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/srd-optimized-uploads/c55cb411c3474df29e78d5c9d7cd2f39.jpeg" />The <a href="https://hub.injective.network/bridge" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Injective Bridge V2</a> has arrived, bringing forth a wide array of upgrades and cross-chain compatibility for the entire DeFi ecosystem to interact with Cosmos and Ethereum.The new Injective Bridge will serve as a core launchpad for new cross-chain Web3 projects looking to deploy on Injective.The bridge will also be able to support any ERC20 token from Ethereum alongside a number of Cosmos IBC-enabled chains. <a href="https://twitter.com/InjectiveLabs/status/1487232675316473860?s&#61;20&amp;t&#61;rXKLE2reruewtm9XWmlufg" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Osmosis</a> has already integrated with the brand new Injective Bridge, joining an <a href="https://twitter.com/InjectiveLabs/status/1468392992897650690?s&#61;20" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">impressive cohort</a> of IBC connections such as Cosmos and Terra.<img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/srd-optimized-uploads/6ba3e60d5efb4e548042d0f0ee755d77.png" />2. Injective Mainnet<img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/srd-optimized-uploads/8e11d18b2469471a8bbe10beb7e3bc29.jpeg" />Injective contributors and validators have carried out a successful <a href="https://twitter.com/InjectiveLabs/status/1486015201564672008?s&#61;20" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">mainnet upgrade</a>. Meanwhile a brand new Copper integration has enabled some of the largest crypto trading institutions to participate in mainnet staking.Copper is highly selective with its integrations and only supports staking for 13 popular assets such Helium, Cardano and Polkadot. The platform processes more than $50 Billion on a monthly basis and has raised $85M to date from renowned investors such as Target Global and LocalGlobe.3. Injective Pro<img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/srd-optimized-uploads/d6c68c78e48b42e49a47510ccbe59ae8.jpeg" />The first-ever INJ perpetual market has gone live. Start trading on Injective Pro <a href="https://t.co/g8xbzRhsMj" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">here</a>!LUNA/UST spot and perpetual markets recently <a href="https://bit.ly/3JZysGc" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">went live</a> on Injective. Since then the LUNAtic community launched a trading competition with $200,000 UST up for grabs on Injective.Word on the street the Stacks community is looking to bring the first <a href="https://twitter.com/InjectiveLabs/status/1486821693154865152?s&#61;20&amp;t&#61;vCFCZaNsNCIlAYSdVuEZ3A" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">decentralized STX perpetuals</a> to Injective. A <a href="https://t.co/xb8NAARXcT" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">governance forum</a> has opened for discussion on the matter.4. Performance Indicators<img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/srd-optimized-uploads/85b8e8a4470643bdad88ace84614abe9.png" />Total cumulative trading volume on the Injective Exchange nearly doubled last month, from $1.88 billion on January 1st to $3.6 billion at the end of the month.For more nitty-gritty stats, check out <a href="https://info.injective.exchange/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">info.injective.exchange</a>.5. Injective Yield Farming on Solana<img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/srd-optimized-uploads/b1213d06929f41db93a224f2e3dc6bdd.png" />INJ is now <a href="https://bit.ly/3G5Mm7v" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">available</a> on the Solana blockchain. Users can begin to earn a projected 20% APY on their wINJ using a newly released wINJ Covered Call Vault on the rapidly growing Solana DeFi protocol, Katana.6. CommunityIn need of some official Injective merch? Indulge in some retail therapy at the newly unveiled <a href="https://shop.injectiveprotocol.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Swag Store</a>! (And be sure to show off your gear to the community on <a href="https://discord.gg/8U8FvbGg" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Discord</a>!)Injective Labs CEO Eric Chen was invited to participate in an exclusive AMA hosted by Cryptocito.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v&#61;kBr5uy84LFo&amp;ab_channel&#61;Cryptocito" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v&#61;kBr5uy84LFo&amp;ab_channel&#61;Cryptocito</a>7. Notable Tweets<img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/srd-optimized-uploads/843433cf9cea4461923560b7367b5169.png" />That’s it for now but there’s more to come! To stay up-to-date in real-time, join the Injective community on <a href="https://discord.gg/injective" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Discord</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/InjectiveLabs" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://t.me/joininjective" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Telegram</a>.<img src="https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/0*T-1aEcF_-RvtIQwJ" /><h2 id="header-0">About Injective</h2>Injective is a custom interoperable layer one protocol for building powerful exchange, DeFi, derivatives &amp; Web3 applications. Injective was created using the Cosmos SDK and is able to achieve instant transaction finality while sustaining lightning fast speeds. INJ is the native deflationary scarce asset that powers the Injective Protocol and its rapidly growing ecosystem. 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