Ether

Ink the future

Wrapped Ether

Bridged USDC (Stargate)

ZNS Connect

DYOR LPs

ICHI Vault Liquidity

Uniswap V3 Positions NFT-V1

Ink Staked ETH

Rebasing Ink Staked ETH

Uniswap V2

USD₮0

Purple

Andru Kollor

Shroomy

RaccoonFi

Archival Ink

Poseidon

The Finker

InkyAgent

Freak Fights

We are going to make Ink 

Pearl

Cat Call Agent

Bronze Supporter Pin

Silver Supporter Pin

Gold Supporter Pin

VolatileV2 AMM - iETH/WETH

NFTs2Me Owners

GlowKrak

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DeFi Training Grounds

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The Academy

Welcome to Week 8 of The Academy! This week highlights the Rhino Fi platform. 

Please expand this description box, read & understand the contents fully prior to participating.

You will be using https://app.rhino.fi to complete the DeFi quests!

Read on for instructions and information.

Task List:

- Bridge ETH to Ink from one of the listed chains
- Mint Ink x Rhino.fi NFT https://app.rhino.fi/chain/INK/mint-nfts
- Deploy contract using Rhino + interact GM https://app.rhino.fi/chain/INK/deploy-and-interact
- Follow @rhinofi on X
- Create a Rhino Thread on X. Tag @inkonchain, @rhinofi, & hashtag #DeFiAcademy

DISCLAIMER: By participating you agree to The Academy rules available here: https://inkonchain.com/wizarding-academy-rules

Rhino Fi - Bridge 1.0.2

Week 1 Training Grounds Activities.

- Post a meme incorporating Ink & tagging @inkonchain + using the hastag #Ink
- Bridge some ETH to Ink
- Like + RT our post on X
- Follow Ink on X

DeFi Training Grounds - Week 1

Week 2 Training Grounds Activities. 

- Have at least 3 transactions on Ink mainnet

- Mint the "Ink the future" article: https://paragraph.xyz/@inkonchain/ink-the-future

- Follow Ink on Farcaster

- Correctly answer and submit the Ink Quiz form

DeFi Training Grounds - Week 2

Out of the following listed chains, bridge ETH to Ink to satisfy the task!

https://app.rhino.fi/bridge?mode=receive&chainIn=ETHEREUM&chainOut=INK&token=ETH

Bridge ETH to Ink using RhinoFi

Welcome to Week 7 of The Academy! This week highlights the Orbiter Finance platform. 

Please expand this description box, read & understand the contents fully prior to participating.

You will be using https://orbiter.finance/ to complete the DeFi quests!

Read on for instructions and information.

Task List:

- Bridge ETH from any origin chain to Ink
- Use Small Coin Collector (collect on Ink)
- Daily check-in for at least 3 days using Ink network, claim Bronze stamp
- Follow @Orbiter_Finance on X

DISCLAIMER: By participating you agree to The Academy rules available here: https://inkonchain.com/wizarding-academy-rules

Orbiter Finance - Crosschain 1.0.1

https://paragraph.xyz/@inkonchain/ink-the-future

Mint 'Ink the future' article

Week 3 Training Grounds Challenges.

- Give a star to the Ink repositories on GitHub

- Have either USDC.e or WETH on Ink

- Have deployed a smart contract on Ink

- Dinero Yield/Staking Task: https://mirror.xyz/0xE90c74145245B498fef924fAdC7bb34253c7cF90/FcwxOTL5RVcMNOAMm8EAy3QgScEZvZB-bKP17XUQAJU 
You can stake a small amount for this task as we do not require a minimum. Be mindful that Dinero's terms of service govern your use of their platform and you participate in DeFi Training Grounds Week 3 with that agreement. 

See the guide linked above for detailed instructions. Remember to select the 'Stake from Ink' option.

DeFi Training Grounds - Week 3

Use Small Coin Collector: https://www.orbiter.finance/en/collector "Collect on" should be set to: Ink

Small Coin Collector - Orbiter

Using Orbiter: Bridge at least 0.0005 ETH from any chain to Ink
https://www.orbiter.finance/en?src_chain=1&tgt_chain=57073&src_token=ETH

Bridge ETH to Ink - Orbiter

Hold either USDC.e or WETH on Ink to satisfy the task for Week 3 of DeFi Training Grounds

Training Grounds Token Check

Satisfy Week 3 Training Grounds requirements. 
Connect a GitHub account to give a 'Star' to the Ink repositories: https://github.com/orgs/inkonchain/repositories

Star the Ink repositories on GitHub

Welcome to Week 6 of The Academy! This week highlights the Reservoir Relay platform. 

Please expand this description box, read & understand the contents fully prior to participating.

You will be using https://relay.link/bridge/ink?includeChainIds=57073 & https://swap.reservoir.tools/swap#/add to complete the DeFi quests!

Read on for instructions and information.

Task List:

- Bridge from any origin chain to USDC on Ink using Relay
- Add liquidity to the USDC/USD₮0 pool on Reservoir
- Collect fees from your LP position using the Reservoir dashboard (You will need to wait before being able to claim fees)
- Follow Relay on X @RelayProtocol
- Complete the weekly challenge & submit the link in the attached form

DISCLAIMER: By participating you agree to The Academy rules available here: https://inkonchain.com/wizarding-academy-rules

Reservoir: Relay - Bridge 1.0.1

Read the Week 3 description box for instructions to satisfy the staking task on Dinero.

Dinero Staking Task - Week 3

https://relay.link/bridge/ink?toCurrency=0xf1815bd50389c46847f0bda824ec8da914045d14&fromChainId=57073

Bridge/Swap to USDC.e Using Relay

Week 4 Training Grounds Challenges. 

- Follow + Like + Retweet @ak47ink on X (Ink Founder)

- Visit https://inkonchain.com & sign up for email updates using the mail ✉️ icon

- Complete the liquidity pool task on any of the listed platforms

- Obtain a .ink domain from ZNS Connect: https://zns.bio/search?chain=57073

DeFi Training Grounds - Week 4

Claim fees from your liquidity position on Reservoir
https://swap.reservoir.tools/swap#/pool

Claim Fees

The dApp tasks required for Week 4 of DeFi Training Grounds.

Satisfy the Reservoir task by adding liquidity to ETH/USDC.e or WETH/USDC.e https://swap.reservoir.tools/ Go to the Pool tab > New Position > select the pair > Complete the transaction

Satisfy the DYORSWAP task by adding liquidity to ETH/USDC.e and receiving LP tokens https://dyorswap.finance Go to 'Trade Now' > 'Liquidity' > 'Add Liquidity' > ETH/USDC.e & complete the transaction. There is no minimum to satisfy the task. 

Satisfy the task on The Deep by adding liquidity to the USDC.e/WETH pool https://app.thedeep.ink/explore Follow the link > Go to the USDC.e-WETH vault > Deposit & Complete the transaction. There is no minimum to satisfy the task.

By participating you acknowledge and abide by the terms & conditions of Reservoir, DYORSWAP, and The Deep respectively.

dApp Tasks for Week 4

Welcome to Week 5 of The Academy! This week highlights our very own GM app https://gm.inkonchain.com

Please expand this description box, read & understand the contents fully prior to participating.

Task list:

- Put .ink in your X name
- Climb the GM app leaderboard and keep a streak!
- Participate in the Longest GM in the World! Like, Repost, & Reply with gm

DISCLAIMER: By participating you agree to The Academy rules available here: https://inkonchain.com/wizarding-academy-rules

Community 1.0.1

Welcome to Week 4 of The Academy! This week highlights the Blockscout platform.

Please expand this description box, read & understand the contents fully prior to participating.

You will be using https://explorer.inkonchain.com/ to complete the DeFi quests!

Read on for instructions and information.

Beginner Quest Task List:

- Follow Blockscout on X 
- Retweet Post
- Solve riddle & complete the quest! -> https://x.com/blockscout/status/1896227457881227399
- Mint secret badge

Bonus/Advanced Quest Task List:

- Use your detective skills from part 1 to locate the next step...
- Complete secret steps...


DISCLAIMER: By participating you agree to The Academy rules available here: https://inkonchain.com/wizarding-academy-rules

Blockscout - Explorer 1.0.1

Optional component of the Blockscout week... for our inked sleuths. Complete the hidden tasks and you will be eligible for further prizes from Blockscout at the conclusion of the week.

Update: The Advanced section is now closed and no longer possible to complete. The first part remains open to finish. Thanks for playing!

Blockscout Advanced

Welcome to Week 3 of The Academy! This week highlights the Dinero platform.

Please expand this description box, read & understand the contents fully prior to participating.

Task list:

- Mint or Swap to iETH. You can mint by staking using https://ink.dinero.xyz/ or swap directly using a DEX like Velodrome or Reservoir.

- Add liquidity (any amount) to the iETH/WETH pool on Velodrome. 

- Follow Dinero on X

- Complete the X task

DISCLAIMER: By participating you agree to The Academy rules available here: https://inkonchain.com/wizarding-academy-rules

Dinero - Yield 1.0.1

Complete 1 of the 2 options listed. 

You can stake for iETH on Dinero here: https://ink.dinero.xyz/app

You can swap to iETH using Velodrome or Reservoir.

Stake OR Swap for iETH

Welcome to Week 2 of The Academy! This week highlights the NFTs2Me platform. 

Please expand this description box, read & understand the contents fully prior to participating.

You will be using https://nfts2me.com to complete the quests!

Task list:

- Retweet the NFTs2Me post on X
- Mint a Supporter Pin on Ink
- Mint the Dynamic NFT collection on Ink
- Post on X explaining your own hypothetical NFT line.
- Optional: Launch your own collection on Ink: https://nfts2me.com/app/ink/


DISCLAIMER: By participating you agree to The Academy rules available here: https://inkonchain.com/wizarding-academy-rules

NFTs2Me – NFTs 1.0.1

Mint a Supporter Pin on Ink: https://nfts2me.com/ink-week/

You can mint any level you wish. Bronze, Silver, or Gold. Only 1 is necessary. 

The tier chosen will not affect your completion of this task or grant additional benefits above any other type of Supporter Pin.

Week 2 Supporter Pin Task

Mint the Dynamic NFT from: https://nfts2me.com/ink-week

Week 2 - Mint Dynamic NFT

Optional task:

Find instructions to create a collection here: https://nfts2me.com/blog/how-to-create-an-nft-project-on-ink-with-nfts2me/

Week 2 Launch Your Own Collection Task - NFTs2Me

Welcome to Week 1 of The Academy! This week highlights the InkySwap and InkyPump platforms. 

Please expand this description box, read & understand the contents fully prior to participating. 

You will be using https://inkyswap.com and https://inkypump.com to complete the DeFi quests! 

Read on for instructions and information. 

Task List: 

- Swap ETH --> to USD₮0
- Provide Liquidity to USD₮0/ETH (must still hold 1 USD₮0 in your wallet)
- Make 3 trades for any of the top 12 tokens on InkyPump (see week 1 trader task for important details)
- Launch your own token on InkyPump (Include page URL in form)
- Post a meme on X based on any of the following topics: swapping, liquidity, or tokens. Tag @inkyswap, @inkonchain, & #defiacademy

DISCLAIMER: By participating you agree to The Academy rules available here: https://inkonchain.com/wizarding-academy-rules

InkySwap – DEX 1.0.1

Using https://inkypump.com > Go the the Trade page for any of the top 12 tokens (filtered by highest market cap, live status, + all social links) > Place a Buy order of at least 0.001 ETH for 3 different tokens.

Definition for Top 12: Highest market cap tokens listed on InkyPump filtered by *Live* status AND which have a linked *website* and *X* and *Telegram* on the day of February 10th 2025.

Listed in no preferred order of importance:

- $PURPLE
- $AK47
- $SHROOMY
- $RCN
- $PSD
- $FINK
- $IAGENT
- $Arch
- $FREAKS
- $WAGMI
- $PRL
- $CAT

Week 1 Trader Task - InkyPump

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