Introducing Soul: The Next Leap in DeFi Unlocking Unprecedented Opportunities @0xSoulProtocol is not just an upgrade of an existing lending protocol. It’s a new category-defining primitive that reimagines how lending and borrowing should work across blockchains. Just as @aave (formerly ETHLend) marked a turning point in 2017 by introducing decentralized lending, Soul represents a similar inflection point for the multichain era. Built by @Syfy_io, the parent company behind Hatom and Soul, it introduces a unified liquidity layer for lending and borrowing across chains and protocols, with no need for bridges or wrapped assets. DeFi remains fragmented. Liquidity is siloed, capital is underutilized, and cross-chain interactions through bridges are clunky, slow, and risky. Soul changes that. Think of Soul as the @1inch of lending. While @Uniswap pioneered decentralized swaps, @1inch optimized the entire experience by aggregating the best routes for users. Soul finally brings that same efficiency to lending. Another aspect often overlooked when competing in this field is liquidity competitiveness, which poses a burden for lending protocols, as protocols like @aave capture the majority of the market share. Soul fixes all of this. Not only through its approach: it unifies borrowing power across ecosystems while keeping everything native. No bridges. No wrapped assets. No compromises. It’s also built on top of established lending protocols like @aave, @compoundfinance, @MorphoLabs, and Hatom—not competing with them, but synergizing with them by building on top of them. This is the essence of how DeFi should be built for the next generation of protocols. Once integrated, Hatom users will borrow across ecosystems using their existing deposits. At the same time, users on other chains will gain access to Hatom’s competitive yields through the Soul interface, drawing more liquidity into @MultiversX. As Hatom becomes a multichain protocol, Soul will serve as the connective layer, linking all deployments into one seamless experience. Soul Testnet is now live, giving users a chance to explore the platform and experience the future of cross-chain DeFi. As a token of appreciation for early community support and valuable feedback, testnet participants can earn rewards through a quest-based system. Completing quests generates “Seeds,” which will later be converted into $SO tokens at the TGE, rewarding users who help refine and bulletproof @0xsoulprotocol For @MultiversX, integration with @axelar is underway, and support for @LayerZero_Core is being developed in a joint effort between Hatom and the @MultiversX Foundation.

2/2 Continuing in that spirit, you’d have guessed it, but USH Proxy will also pave the way for USH V2 and Hatom LST V2, where $USH will allow users to keep their staking rewards from $sEGLD or $swTAO while minting $USH for free and allowing Proxy to incentivize the staking module. For Liquid Staking users, this will also boost their returns, as $sEGLD will not only earn staking rewards but also generate yields from funding rates. These opportunities highlight why we believe $USH is destined to transcend being just a Hatom product: it will evolve into a comprehensive infrastructure solution that other protocols can leverage to build upon its facilitators. To achieve this, we are developing a website with an experience similar to Hatom’s, as our goal is to establish USH as a standalone product within the broader crypto space. One protocol leveraging USH products will be Soul Protocol, but unlike Hatom’s approach, Soul will use USH in a cross-chain manner. Booster V2 The Booster V2 is a pivotal upgrade in the Hatom ecosystem, designed to maximize user yields and enhance the utility of HTM tokens. It allows users to stake HTM tokens as well as HTM-related assets, including LP tokens, Farm tokens, Dual Farm tokens, and even the staked version of HTM on @xExchangeApp. This flexibility enables users to boost their positions and unlock competitive returns while reinforcing the protocol’s sustainability. Booster V2 also removes the 10% staking cap from Booster V1, allowing for more competitive staking. The more HTM a user stakes, the higher their potential rewards, creating a dynamic and engaging mechanism that incentivizes deeper participation across the ecosystem. The Booster V2 incorporates a two-tiered APY system to reward participants: • Base Booster APY: This is achieved by staking a certain percentage of the value of your collateral supplied to the protocol as HTM, and it provides a consistent yield accessible to all users who meet the staking threshold. The final metrics regarding the percentage required will be provided at the launch of USH on the Mainnet. • Extra Booster APY: Users who stake above the required threshold for the Base Booster APY unlock additional rewards. This yield is distributed competitively, based on the amount staked relative to other participants, offering higher returns for greater contributions. Hatom Ecosystem now features three separate Booster modules in its different products: • Lending Main Pool Booster • Lending USH Pool Booster • USH Staking Module Booster Each Booster operates independently, requiring separate HTM or HTM-related tokens for staking. To streamline user experience, Booster V2 introduces a migration function, enabling users to transfer their staked tokens between Boosters without triggering a cooldown period. With these enhancements, Booster V2 establishes itself as a cornerstone of the Hatom ecosystem, offering competitive yields and driving long-term growth through its innovative design. These improvements are essential for allowing users to manage their Booster with greater precision, rather than relying on an averaged approach across different protocol modules, which could lead to inefficiencies and potential shortfalls for users. Exciting Features Coming to Hatom As mentioned above, USH Proxy will come to life with the release of USH V2, where at the same time, our protocols will undergo a complete revamp, and the architecture of some products will be fundamentally restructured. As part of this transformation, we are considering merging the Isolated Pools with the Lending Protocol to create a more streamlined and efficient user experience. The upcoming USH V2 introduces a powerful new feature to the USH ecosystem, enabling users to customize key parameters when minting USH, such as their desired minting interest rate and LTV ratio. The minting interest rate, which represents the fee users are willing to pay for minting, directly influences their position within the Redemption hierarchy. The interest rate a user sets determines the priority of their USH for redemption, with higher rates and lower LTVs resulting in a better ranking in the USH redemption mechanism, ensuring those willing to pay a premium and mint at a lower LTV gain a higher protection from redemption. It will essentially be a dynamic ratio decided by the community, instead of using a fixed rate managed by the DAO, we will let the free market determine the APY users want to pay for any money market. Gauges and Emissions With Governance ready to be deployed, enabling our token holders to take control of the protocol, we are also introducing Gauges and Emissions for the Booster. This feature empowers our community to directly influence protocol incentives. Governance participants will be able to vote on how rewards are allocated to each money market and determine the amount each market receives, ensuring the protocol evolves in alignment with community priorities. Moving forward after this implementation, there will be a weekly snapshot period, where everyone will be able to choose the allocation of emissions. As per standard procedures in Governance, the voters will be required to stake HTM in order to be entitled to take any governance decision. This mechanism fosters a competitive and dynamic ecosystem, where markets with the most demand can attract liquidity by incentivizing participants. It also creates a recurring opportunity for the community to align rewards with evolving market conditions, ensuring that incentives are allocated where they will have the greatest impact. Analytics We are excited to announce that the official analytics page for the Hatom Ecosystem will launch alongside USH’s debut on the Public Mainnet. This page will offer users a comprehensive view of both current and historical data across various metrics, providing deeper insights into the protocol’s performance and evolution over time. The Analytics page allows users to delve into the past performance of assets deposited in the Lending Protocol, providing insights such as average APYs, available liquidity within the protocol, the number of participating addresses, and more. This comprehensive data empowers users to make informed decisions and track the protocol’s evolution in real time. In addition, we are introducing a Transparency Page, dedicated to providing detailed public tracking for each USH Facilitator. This feature will display all relevant data, including the collateralization levels and the status of each Facilitator's pool. All of this is done to enhance the transparency of our products, but also as a way for users to monitor the most important metrics in the ecosystem. As we continue to refine and expand Hatom’s products, we’re excited to announce that several incremental updates are in the pipeline for our products. One of these features is the introduction of Instant Unstaking for our Liquid Staking users, which has been part of our roadmap for months. However, this was temporarily postponed as we prioritized the development of USH and Booster V2, but it will be introduced shortly after the launch of these. We’ve always been deliberate in our approach, focusing on innovation that delivers real value to our users and the ecosystem as a whole. Some features commonly found in other protocols have been intentionally deprioritized for valid reasons: Isolated Money Markets Isolated Money Markets are often promoted as a tool to contain risk within specific asset pairs by preventing contagion across the broader protocol. One key issue with Isolated Money Markets is liquidity fragmentation. By separating assets into isolated pools, the overall borrowing and lending activity is constrained, reducing the protocol's ability to optimize capital utilization. Additionally, fragmented liquidity diminishes the ability to generate competitive APYs, which can discourage user participation and negatively impact TVL. For Hatom, the core goal is to foster a seamless and efficient ecosystem, and introducing Isolated Money Markets would only create operational noise without substantial benefits. Even on leading platforms like @aave, Isolated Markets have struggled to achieve widespread adoption, as they dilute liquidity and create inefficiencies rather than enhancing protocol performance. Flash Loans Flash Loans are an intriguing concept, enabling uncollateralized borrowing within a single transaction. While they have introduced innovative use cases like arbitrage and DeFi composability, they have also been the primary attack vector in some of the largest DeFi exploits to date. The vulnerability of Flash Loans lies in their ability to manipulate market prices and exploit protocol inefficiencies, making them a significant security risk. Given the nascent state of DeFi on #MultiversX, the infrastructure required to support Flash Loans securely and effectively is not yet mature. Furthermore, Flash Loans would currently only be feasible on Shard 1, limiting their utility across the #MultiversX ecosystem. LP Money Markets While LP Money Markets may appear attractive on the surface, they carry inherent risks due to the volatility and impermanent loss of these positions. These risks can lead to instability and create vulnerabilities for both the protocol and its users (this is why established protocols like @aave removed them). Moreover, LP Money Markets often struggle with low user adoption due to their complexity and the need for participants to manage additional risks. Given these challenges, Hatom has chosen to avoid incorporating LP Money Markets to maintain a secure and robust ecosystem. We’re confident that our suite of products will be the key factor in differentiating ourselves from the competition once the migration to other chains starts. All our protocols will be fully usable on any chain we deploy to from day one, giving Hatom the edge to offer better yields than other protocols and attract instant mindshare. Besides this, Hatom will work closely with @0xSoulProtocol, integrating into Soul’s ecosystem and connecting with top lending protocols such as @aave, @compoundfinance, and @MorphoLabs to enable users to perform cross-chain and cross-protocol lending and borrowing. As the integration with @0xSoulProtocol requires cross-chain messaging endpoints to be deployed in real-time, we are excited to announce that Hatom will allocate resources to support the integration of @LayerZero_Core with the ecosystem. This marks the first step toward uniting Hatom and @0xSoulProtocol. @LayerZero_Core will serve as the initial endpoint connecting both protocols in this process, with @pisquared integrated alongside other cross-chain messaging layers Additionally, we can envision @0xSoulProtocol leveraging USH Facilitators to optimize yields across established money markets such as @aave and @compoundfinance. The future is truly exciting! We remain deeply committed to the principles of transparency, decentralization, and community empowerment. A s we continue to innovate and expand, we pledge to open-source all our protocols in due time, just as we have already done with our Liquid Staking solution. Our ultimate goal is to create a truly decentralized ecosystem where Hatom Labs is no longer the main contributor to the protocol, allowing it to scale, thrive, and grow independently of us. Once the ecosystem has matured and reached sufficient stability, we are committed to making all our primitives immutable and no longer upgradeable, ensuring the integrity and permanence of our protocols. Together with our community, we are building not just for the present, but for a sustainable and decentralized future. We’ve come a long way on this journey, and it’s incredibly rewarding to see our products making a significant impact on the ecosystem. Our determination remains stronger than ever, and we are committed to driving adoption, building new financial primitives, and advancing the DeFi landscape. An updated post detailing our vision and outlining the roadmap ahead will be shared soon, providing the community with clarity on the next steps in our journey. In the meantime, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our incredible community, the partners who played a pivotal role in the launch of USH, and the entire Hatom Team whose tireless efforts brought these innovative products to life. Together, we are going to bring the change we want to see in the world!

The wait is finally over! We're excited to announce the introduction of both USH and Booster V2 on the Public Devnet for the community to start rigorous stress-testing. We invite you all to explore all the features and put them to the test by accessing any of the links below: devnet.hatom.com/lend devnet.hatom.com/ush With $USH poised to become the most transformative DeFi product ever launched on the #MultiversX ecosystem, we understand that perfection is the only option. This product has been meticulously designed from the ground up, and now it's time to fine-tune it together with our community. We are on the brink of igniting a new DeFi wave—one that will amplify liquidity, unlock countless opportunities, and redefine the landscape of decentralized finance. Given the complexity of USH and Booster V2, we recognize the importance of thorough testing. To encourage the community to engage deeply with all our features, we’re launching an Incentivized Devnet. We are offering a $10,000 Incentivization Pool for our community members, which will be distributed to the top 100 addresses with the highest transaction counts on the Devnet, with each address receiving $100. As a heads-up, we’ll conduct on-chain analysis to ensure fair competition, removing any bots or sybil addresses from the leaderboard. To prepare the community for the upcoming launch of USH and Booster V2 on the Mainnet, we’re excited to roll out a comprehensive educational campaign in the coming weeks. This campaign will include a wide array of threads, videos, and educational materials designed to give everyone a clear understanding of these products. We’ll partner with several content creators to support the campaign, ensuring a seamless learning experience for anyone interested in exploring the details these products. Please note that the xExchange Dashboard within the Booster Module is currently inactive as we await updates from the @xExchangeApp team. Additionally, claiming DEX rewards from the USH Staking Module for both @xExchangeApp and @ash_swap is temporarily unavailable as we are collaborating with them to complete this implementation. With all parties actively working on these updates, we anticipate that these features will be ready soon. We understand the community’s anticipation for the Mainnet launch, and we want to emphasize that the transition from the Public Devnet to the Private Mainnet will take place only after we’ve resolved all feedback gathered during the testing phase. With the extensive internal testing we’ve already completed, we’re confident that the transition from Devnet to the Mainnet will be swift. In the meantime, we’ll be working closely with our partners to prepare for the Private Mainnet release. This phase will be crucial in bootstrapping the launch of USH on the Public Mainnet, distributing the first wave of rewards, and laying the groundwork for a successful protocol deployment. Our focus will be on ensuring stability, refining final details, and building a strong foundation for the upcoming public launch. We are confident that these two products are set to take our DeFi Hub to the next level, enhancing user experience and driving significant growth for the Hatom Ecosystem, playing a critical role in the long-term sustainability of the protocol. We extend our thanks to everyone who has been part of this journey as we continue to drive innovation and set new standards in DeFi!