UniLend Finance | December 2022 | Project Updates #27

8 min readJan 5, 2023

As the 2022 holiday season comes to an end, it’s time to recap December month.

We’re on a roll! UniLend V2 has crossed 34k+ transactions. As we’re getting huge traction on the UniLend V2 protocol. Therefore, we extended the V2 Testnet Campaign till 31st January. More utilities for UFT token. UFT is listed on Binance Gift Card. Welcomed 4 new projects in the ecosystem.

Celebrated the holiday season with our close partner Binance by organizing Secret Santa $5000 UFT Free Binance Gift Card Airdrop and Mystery Box Contest for the community members. Held a successful #GoalwithDeFi campaign for our World Cup fans!

In regards to community outreach, UniLend Team also attended the first-ever Polygon Connect in Bangalore and much more. Celebrated #DeFiXmas with our fam and invited them to test UniLend V2 & get a chance to win $100 in UFT. We also organized meme contests and much more.

Checkout Testnet: https://testnet.unilend.finance

The UniLend Team is grateful for those who have been with us through every exciting stage of this journey and welcomes those who have only recently joined us.

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Major Highlights

We’re on the roll! Crossed 34k+ Transactions on UniLend V2

December 28: UniLend V2 is scorching hot in the DeFi space. We have just crossed 34k transactions on UniLend V2.

Our permissionless lending & borrowing is gaining adoption and making waves in the Web3 space. This is just the beginning of our vision of making every digital asset productive.

Utilize Testnet Today: https://testnet.unilend.finance

Step by Step user guide to test out UniLend V2

UFT is listed on Binance Gift Card

December 02: UFT token utilities are increasing. UniLend’s UFT got listed on Binance Gift Card. Send your buddies UFT with Binance Gift Card in a simple, fast & customizable way at zero fees.

Gift UFT Here: https://www.binance.com/en-IN/gift-card/create-card?templateNo=30431470809223626752

Football fever takes over UniLend V2! Catch #GoalwithDeFi⚽Highlights

December 21: To celebrate World Cup, we launched #GoalwithDeFi which received massive traction from the DeFi space:

📈7k+ transactions on V2
👥500+ participants
🌎Reached out to 50k+ people
🏆Distributed over 190+ Exclusive NFTs & $500 in UFT to users!

We had a successful campaign where football fans did permissionless lending & borrowing of their favorite World Cup fan team token on UniLend V2 testnet & win the rewards!

Keep your eyes out for more exciting updates like this: https://twitter.com/UniLend_Finance

Community Outreach & Education

Giveaways

Airdropped Free $5000 worth UFT Binance Gift Card!

December 02: We spread joy this festive season with our close partner Binance by organizing a Secret Santa Giveaway worth $5000 in UFT.

In this, users can send their loved ones FREE Binance New User Exclusive Gift Card UFT and invite them to the crypto journey 2023!

Binance Gift Card Mystery Box Giveaway worth $5000 in UFT!

December 12: Collaborated with Binance to celebrate the Christmas season. We invited community members and ask them to participate in the Mystery Box Contest worth $5000 in UFT and try their luck to unbox the mystery. 4 lucky participants were selected as winners.

The participation cost was just 4 UFT tokens, which are redeemable if the participant is not selected as the winner.

In case you missed this, don’t worry! Just follow our social media channel for upcoming updates like these: https://t.me/UniLendFinance

Presenting UniLend’s Vision to be a Futuristic Base Layer for next-gen Dapps!

December 20: UniLend is pushing the limits of DeFi. Presenting UniLend’s Vision to be a Futuristic Base Layer for next-gen Dapps!

✅Permissionless
✅Open-source
✅Composable

#GoalwithDeFi

Bringing the Fan tokens to UniLend V2!

December 08: Football fever has hit DeFi! To celebrate the greatest game, we launched World Cup Fan Tokens on UniLend V2. Fans can able to lend & borrow their favorite tokens as well as short opposing team’s fan tokens. We’re bringing the Fan Token’s market of $300M+ to next-gen DeFi.

Know more: https://medium.com/@unilend/bringing-fantokens-to-the-world-of-defi-with-unilend-3097f172e288

This is a major step towards our mission of making every digital asset productive. UniLend is making a dent in the world of football and sports. We’re empowering every football fan with ultimate Web3 power.

Education
Leverage your World Cup team on UniLend V2!

December 10: We’re taking the football experience to next level. Fans can leverage long positions on their favorite teams in upcoming matches as well as short the opposing teams to score big!

Know how to Long/Short any fan token: https://unilend.medium.com/leverage-your-world-cup-team-with-unilend-58b31f3f2dd7

This is the beginning of a new era in the world of professional football and DeFi.

Outreach
UniLend Team Attended 1st ever Polygon Connect in Bangalore💜

December 01: On 1st December, the UniLend team attended 1st ever Polygon Connect event in Bangalore. We gave out cool UniLend swags and had a blast connecting with new BUIDLers and projects and meeting awesome community members.

Collaborations & Integrations

Welcomed 8.Finance into the ecosystem

December 09: 8.Finance is an educational platform with a simple game that helps everyone easily take their first steps in the crypto world for free in a joyful way.

UniLend will empower 8.Finance’s 8F token with flagship lending & borrowing functionality after UniLend V2 mainnet launch.

Tokenik joined our ecosystem!

December 14: Tokenik offers a one-stop shop solution for all DEX transactions while rewarding users, projects, and liquidity providers.

UniLend will empower Tokenik’s NIK token with flagship lending & borrowing functionality after UniLend V2 mainnet launch.

Welcomed Plug Exchange into the ecosystem

December 23: Plug Exchange is a Multi-chain DeFi Aggregator that chooses and picks the best prices available from all major DeFi platforms.

Plug Exchange will aggregate UniLend’s flagship lending & borrowing functionality after the UniLend V2 mainnet launch.

Strip Finance joined our ecosystem!

December 26: Strip Finance is a collateralized NFT borrowing and lending marketplace.

In this collaboration, NFT positions on UniLend can be leveraged on Strip Finance. UniLend will empower Strip Finance’s STRIP token with flagship lending & borrowing functionality after UniLend V2 mainnet launch.

Community Initiatives & Updates

UniLend V2 Testnet Campaign Extended till 31st January!

December 27: As we’re receiving huge traction on newly launched pools on V2. We’re extending the campaign till 31st January 2023.

Users can still participate in UniLend V2 Testnet Campaign Till 31st January & Win $5000 in UFT: https://gleam.io/ABpVU/unilend-v2-launch-5000-in-uft-rewards

50 winners will get a chance to win $100 in UFT each.

Checkout Testnet: https://testnet.unilend.finance

Read our Step by Step user guide to test out UniLend V2: https://medium.com/@unilend/unilend-v2-testnet-user-guide-542a6ee68d73

In case you missed amazing updates like this. Follow us here: https://twitter.com/UniLend_Finance

#DeFiXmas

Celebrated #DeFiXmas & Win $100 in UFT | Launched GIFT/ SANTA Pool!

December 23: To celebrate #DeFiXmas, we launched the GIFT/SANTA pool on UniLend V2.
We invited the community members to lend & borrow GIFT SANTA on V2 to win $100 in UFT. 10 lucky participants will win $10 in UFT each.

Hiring

We’re Hiring! UniLend Team is expanding!

December 28: Are you done learning about Web3? Here’s your chance to put your Web3 knowledge into action with UniLend Finance!

Apply if you are: Legal and Accounts Executive

UniLend Team is looking for candidates who have experience in Web3 and are creative, technical, and effective.

Superstar Community Members

ScotchGaz: November Pride of UniLend!

December 29: We awarded (@ScottishGaz) Pride of UniLend for November 2022!
We admire his dedication and persistence in spreading the good word UniLend in the DeFi space. As a token of our appreciation, we awarded him with an UniLend Exclusive NFT. We’re grateful to our community members for their constant support on this journey to revolutionize DeFi.

Tim de Jong: November Shield of Excellence!

December 05: We awarded Tim de Jong (@Socializer_o), with Shield of Excellence for November 2022!

We appreciate his consistency and efforts in actively spreading the good word about UniLend in the community. As a token of our appreciation, we reward him with an UniLend Exclusive NFT. We’re grateful to our community members for their constant support on this journey to revolutionize DeFi.

Meme Contests

Participate in #DeFiXmas Meme Contest & Grab $50 in UFT

December 23: We celebrated the #DeFiMax UniLend V2, we organized a fun meme contest for the community members. Participants were asked to post memes based on the GIFT/SANTA pool. A total of $50 in UFT will be distributed as a reward.

Checkout participant’s memes here:

MATIC x UniLend V2 Meme Contest Winners!

December 22: To celebrate the MATIC pool launch on UniLend V2 Testnet, we invited the community for a fun meme contest. The memes displayed were astonishing but the following stood out from the rest:-

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Bho_Otak
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