Competition 4 is rolling! $40M in volume already and we are still just getting started. Every milestone grows the prize pool so keep the trades coming

Competition 4 is coming to Katana Perps! $100K in vbUSDC prizes, June 25th through July 8th. Same structure as Competition 3 with milestones that grow the prize pool as volume climbs.

Week 4 is live. This is one of the strongest farming setups on the market right now. With Taco Quant, users can deploy across 2 venues at once, farm points on both sides, generate real volume, and earn extra Taco rewards on top - all with extremely low cost. How it works: 1️⃣ Deploy — Run Taco Quant across supported venues like @grvt_io , @HyperliquidX , @Aster_DEX , @StandX_Official , @Lighter_xyz , @binance 2️⃣ Farm — Stay active, generate volume, and accumulate venue-side points 3️⃣ Earn — Get $1 for every $10k traded through Taco Low cost. Delta-neutral. Double incentives. 👉 Start now:

Grok 4 is now free for all users worldwide! Simply use Auto mode, and Grok will route complex queries to Grok 4. Prefer control? Choose "Expert" anytime to always use Grok 4. For a limited time, we are rolling out generous usage limits so you can explore Grok 4’s full potential.

Venus v0.2.4 is here. Every release pushes the GPU prover further. Six CUDA and data-movement optimizations deliver another 4.5–4.6% performance gain over v0.2.3. That brings Venus to 1.19 ~ 1.22× the performance of the v0.1.6 baseline on Ethereum workloads. Unstoppable.

The final 4 is set. Holding a Spain, France, Argentina, or England jersey? You can now claim a matching country hat. Non-holders can purchase hats at the same RV. Back the winning country & your hat takes a final form. 👀 4 years until the next one, don't miss your shot.

Why Isn't SIP-4 Considered a Full Options Protocol ? One of the first concepts that stands out when reading SIP-4 is the term American-style execution right. At first glance, this can create the impression that SIP-4 is a traditional options protocol. The documentation, however, defines a much narrower scope for V1. In its V1 design, SIP-4 is limited to Block TP and Block SL use cases. Its objective is to introduce a new contractual structure that allows existing perpetual positions to be managed through execution rights under predefined conditions. As a result, the V1 design does not provide the broad range of products typically found in traditional options markets. Instead of supporting general-purpose options contracts, the documentation defines a structure focused on specific execution-right use cases. Reservation Fee, Guarantee Deposit, the expiry period, and the execution right are the core components of this design. While the terminology borrows concepts from options markets, the scope defined for V1 remains limited to Block TP and Block SL. For that reason, it is important to distinguish between the terminology used in SIP-4 and the actual scope of its V1 implementation. The documentation describes a structure built around specific execution-right use cases and does not define the broader set of functionality typically associated with a full options protocol. #standxblog# @StandX_Official @Stander_StandX