GeckoPulse: Metamask Integrates Polymarket!

Wager Directly from Your Wallet

MetaMask is teaming up with Polymarket to integrate prediction markets directly within its wallet.

According to a recent blog post, users can fund their trading account with any EVM token, and claim earnings directly back to their wallet.

Accounts can be set up with just a single tap, and does not require extra KYC onboarding procedures.

Additionally, users will earn 2 MetaMask Rewards points for each dollar traded.

However, it is worth noting that MetaMask Prediction Markets are only available in certain jurisdictions and are not currently accessible in the US and Singapore, among other countries.

Users trading from their MetaMask wallet will also have to pay a 4% transaction fee for each trade.

ZK Lite Takes its Leave

The ZKsync team has announced that it will shut down the ZK Lite rollup in 2026.

In a recent post on X, the team stated the sunset will be conducted in an orderly manner and will not affect other chains in the ZKsync ecosystem.

Additionally, the team reassured users that ZK Lite will continue to operate as per normal and Layer-1 withdrawals will continue to function throughout the winding down process.

While no concrete details about the deprecation have been revealed, a more detailed plan will be shared in the near future.

The price of the ZK token has remained unchanged since the announcement.

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Farcaster Deprioritizing Social App. Farcaster, a well known social-Fi crypto app has announced that they will be shifting their focus from their social app and towards their new crypto wallet app. When asked about the pivot, Co-founder Dan Romero said “We tried social-first for 4.5 years… It didn't work for us".

AZTEC Sale Closes. Aztec, an upcoming privacy-focused ETH L2 has completed its ICO funding round, raising $61M from 16,741 participants. AZTEC tokens will remain locked until at least February 11, 2026.

Jupiter Admits Fault. Solana DeFi project Jupiter recently came under fire after its users found that Jupiter Lend’s promise of “zero risk of contagion” was false. Jupiter team member Kash Dhanda clarified that this was a mistake on the team’s part. The outrage saw Jupiter deleting several social media posts which misrepresented the risks of using Jupiter Lend.

Hyperlinked. USDC on Hyperliquid is now natively integrated across its HyperCore and HyperEVM layers. This is Hyperliquid’s first step to eventually deprecating its official Arbitrum bridge. After which all USDC on Hyperliquid will be natively minted instead of being bridged over from Arbitrum.