Blitz is powered by Vertex Edge, the cross-chain synchronous liquidity layer & fundamental tech layer.
With Vertex Edge shutting down, Blitz will wind down too.
🗓️ Shutdown Start: Tuesday, July 8th 2025 @ 2PM UTC
🗓️ Shutdown End: Monday, July 10th 2025 @ 2 PM UTC
If you're trading on Blitz, now’s the time to start unwinding. More details from @vertex_protocol ⤵️
A New Chapter – Vertex Joins the Ink Foundation!
We're thrilled to announce that Vertex has entered an agreement to join @inkonchain, bringing our core infrastructure and team to the Ink ecosystem.
This marks a major milestone for both Vertex and Ink as we power the next generation of on-chain trading.
As part of Phase 4 of the Vertex Shutdown Sequence, all user funds have now been fully settled and distributed to connected wallets.
Thank you to everyone who traded and believed in Vertex - it’s been an incredible journey.
Stay tuned for final shutdown updates and what's coming next as we gear up to launch on Ink.
Blitz has entered Phase 2 of the Vertex Edge shutdown.
• Oracle price feeds freeze.
• Reduce-only mode.
• No new trades, borrows, or deposits.
• Withdrawals available and encouraged.
📆 End: Monday, July 14th 2025 @ 2 PM UTC
This is the last chance to manually close positions before forced settlement kicks in.
More below ⤵️
1/ Vertex Edge Shutdown Update: Phase 2
As of Today @ 2PM UTC, Phase 2 of the Vertex Shutdown Sequence has begun.
Please read carefully to understand what’s changing and what actions you can take.
1/ Vertex Edge Shutdown Update: Phase 2
As of Today @ 2PM UTC, Phase 2 of the Vertex Shutdown Sequence has begun.
Please read carefully to understand what’s changing and what actions you can take.
1/ Introducing Isolated Margin on Vertex.
As requested by the community, you can now trade isolated perps seamlessly alongside your unified cross-margin account.
Read on for everything you need to know ⤵️
📢 Delisting Notice: SCR, ZRO, ATOM, STX, DEGEN & BRETT perp markets will be delisted.
📅 Key Dates:
- Feb 13, 2 PM UTC – Trading enters reduce-only mode.
- Feb 20, 2 PM UTC - Official delisting.
Manage your positions accordingly. Full details below.
We’re combining Arcade Research and Blast Foundation operations into a single streamlined structure run by @PacmanBlur. Blast is made in the US and we will support the burgeoning crypto market in the USA.
With this change, we’re introducing Blast Mobile and over 50% APY on USD!
Blast Yields Explained
Default USDB yield: 11.5% (powered by Maker)
Default ETH yield: 3% (powered by Lido)
Blast Mobile USDB yield: 13.1% (powered by Maker + incentives)
Blast Mobile USDB yield for $BLAST holders: 78.8% (powered by Maker + incentives)
The BLAST team is cooking, and some of you may wonder how it impacts Blitz.
- Rewards: the current epoch #7 will continue until the next round of Blast incentives starts. Epoch 7 activity will be rewarded retroactively with the new incentives.
- All the Gold Blitz received during Phase 2 has been distributed to users ahead of the Blast update
- Blitz will leverage Blast's updates to continue to offer the best UI/UX in the game 📲💻⚡️
We've been heads down for months, and we're finally close to launch. We're putting in final touches on Blast's mobile platform, tokenomics updates, and other key announcements. Everything will go live next month. Thank you for your patience and support. Stay tuned!
Only 2 days left to participate in the Blitz Trading Comp ⚡️⚡️
Win your share of the 25k Blast Gold up for grabs 💰
Best PnL % wins - it's never too late to join: https://t.co/RBmCPWeLeT
We've been heads down for months, and we're finally close to launch. We're putting in final touches on Blast's mobile platform, tokenomics updates, and other key announcements. Everything will go live next month. Thank you for your patience and support. Stay tuned!
Refer to the latest Epoch 7 blog to learn how to earn, the allocation of rewards for different activities, and the recent distributions:
https://t.co/4LX89VIQt7