Amadeus Protocol, an L1 blockchain positioned as a settlement layer for agentic finance, has launched Season One points activity after reportedly acquiring Bitte Protocol, formerly Mintbase, for about $1.7 million worth of AMA. Users can connect a wallet through AmaHub, install and bind Amadeus Wallet, and complete tasks such as daily check-ins and social-account linking. Flop Labs, a project announced by BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes on Aug. 18, describes itself as a native monetary network and verifiable-computing settlement layer for the AI-agent economy. Hayes said it had no presale or venture-capital participation, would use a 100% Fair Launch, and plans a large airdrop in Q4 2026. Participation currently involves applying for one of four roles, with forms open for GPU providers, validators and KOLs/creators. GTE, a decentralized exchange built on MegaETH, is accepting early registrations through email and linked social accounts. Its central limit order book is designed to deliver matching latency comparable to centralized exchanges while retaining decentralized, permissionless, composable and non-custodial features. GTE raised $15 million in a June 2025 Series A led by Paradigm, bringing total funding to $25 million.