Congratulations to our users who supercharged their rtCIC yield with @SOFAorgDAO Earn once again!

The top performers throughout the first to third division managed to skyrocket their rtCIC yield:
🥇1st Division Winner 734% APY
🥈2nd Division Winner 8628% APY
🥉3rd Division Winner 4340% APY

We will be airdropping your bonus $ltCIC (in rtCIC) + $RCH prize directly to your wallet.

Join our Discord Community for insights and tips on how to maximise your yield from our community members *hint* quants channel.

Supercharging your yield is still available under "Earn"
🔗https://cicada.finance/market

✅ Sustainable Yield
✅ Institutional-grade Asset
✅ Industry leading risk management

Epoch 0 of rtUSQ is now live on @BNBCHAIN on a first come first serve basis!

Key Features
🪙 10-14% APY + Ecosystem Incentives.
🪙 Institutional-grade QuantFi Assets.
🪙 Flexible Redemption Opportunities.
🔗 https://cicada.finance/market

What is rtUSQ?
$rtUSQ is a QuantFi yield-bearing asset issued by CICADA Finance.

Source of Real Yield?
The returns are generated by conservative growth quantitative strategy portfolios and additional yields supplemented by ecosystem-level incentives.

Risk Profile?
$rtUSQ adheres to a rigorous delta-neutral investment framework, with underlying assets incorporating two primary quantitative strategies: multi-dimensional factor arbitrage and leveraged arbitrage models.

Fund Custody?
Custody of funds employ compliant third-party custody + multi-signature authorization controls. Funds are independently held by licensed custodians (Ceffu & Copper), with key operations requiring multi-signature approvals to isolate assets from operational risks.

Epoch 0?
The initial launch of rtUSQ will be limited to a participation cap of $1 Million USD on a first come first serve basis. Subsequent opportunities to participate in the near future (Epoch 1, Epoch 2 etc).

The $1 Million USD Investment cap for Epoch 0 of rtUSQ has been reached.
Many thanks to the community for your support!
This is just the beginning and please do not FOMO, Epoch 1 will be released in the very near future with a much larger investment cap.

Ready to pioneer the future of DeFi while earning rewards? 🗣

The Ambassador Program V2 aims to add more ambassadors to our existing program and empower both small and big content creators through content mentorship, fixed monthly USDT rewards, and other exciting opportunities.

What are the incentives?
💵USDT rewards
🎁Early alpha
📈Growth mentorship
🛜Networking opportunities

We are looking for community members to:
• Create original content.
• Engage & Onboard users on Discord.
• Represent CICADA Finance on social media.
• Help Educate users across our Ecosystem.

Cicadian Ambassadors will play a crucial role in community building and raising awareness for the Real Yield paradigm.

Application submissions are open from 14th Jan until 31st Jan.

Application link in the comment section below⬇️

Application Form

$rtUSQ
Current APY: Base 10.9% + Ecosystem Incentives

Where does the 10-14% APY for rtUSQ come from?

🪙Underlying Asset
Institutional-grade portfolio of conservative growth quantitative delta neutral strategy.
Targeted NAV = $1 USD.

🪙Yield Distribution
Net realised returns generated by the underlying asset are distributed via a handsfree experience to rtUSQ holders through daily rebasing. No need to lock, stake or claim.

🪙CA
0x22d8FB01B1e46bf842881d398793a24b5e1e38e4

rtUSQ's substantial APY (10-14%) is supported by a robust Risk Management system:

⭐️Asset Due Diligence
• Verifiable Yield
• Sustainable Settlement Cycle
• Quantifiable Risk
• Legal and Compliance Feasibility

⭐️Custody
• We use licensed third parties for holding, plus multi-signature controls. Assets stay separate from operations to cut risks.

⭐️Settlement
• Executed offchain and finalized onchain. Pros handle yields offchain, then verified data triggers smart contracts (efficient and open).

⭐️Redemption
• Rules and contracts come first. Everything follows preset smart contract terms to avoid manual risks.

⭐️Security
• Key actions need multi-signature group approvals to avoid single points of failures.

⭐️Audits and Monitoring:
• Contracts checked by auditing firms with constant security watches and updates.

⭐️Compliance Setup
• Custom paths for different assets and rules, keeping operations compliant and legal over time.

Welcome to a new age of onchain yield.

Find out about the role that CICADA Finance will play in the convergence between AI, Healthcare and Web3 as our incubation investor
@gary_yangge
takes the stage on the Edge of Intelligence this week.

Be sure to register if you are in the Santa Clara, CA area:
🔗https://luma.com/1dkbhedy

Epoch 0 of rtUSQ may have been fully subscribed within two hours, but do not worry; there will be multiple Epochs in the future with more substantial subscription caps.

Here is a sneak peek of what is in store for rtUSQ this year:
• Epoch 1 release with an increased subscription cap.
• Ecosystem partners will be integrating rtUSQ for additional use cases.
• An incentive point system is in the pipeline to further align community and partner incentives for the CICADA Ecosystem.

Thank you for your support and stayed tuned for further updates!

Institutional-Grade Onchain Yield

rtUSQ has made its debut with all investment allocations being filled within hours of launch. In this article, we will conduct a deep dive on the risk management, underlying asset and future roadmap for rtUSQ.

Read full article: https://x.com/CicadaFinance/status/2014354122670227538

We take fee sharing tokens a step further. How?

Through our LT-RT Rebalance Mechanism:
1. Protocol revenue purchase ltTOKENs from the secondary market.
2. These ltTOKENs are taken out of circulation.
3. The same amount of rtTOKENs are minted.
4. rtTOKENs are distributed to rtTOKEN holders through our custom rebase mechanism.
5. Users can convert between ltTOKENs & rtTOKENs 1:1 at anytime.

The Results:
• Users receive yield based on the protocol's revenue without the need to stake, lock or claim.
• Recursive liquidity for the ltTOKENs on the secondary market.
• Symbiotic relationship between a protocol's revenue and the token.
• Superior composability. See rtCIC and rtMNER in action with
@SOFAorgDAO

Final week before the application deadline. We are looking forwards to working with our new ambassadors!

We are stoked to have made it to the group of finalists in the RWA Track of the @Mantle_Official Hackathon.

See you on Feb 3rd!

https://x.com/cicadafinance/status/2018382000416272385?s=46

We will be restreaming The Demo Day in less than one hour.
https://x.com/CicadaFinance/status/2018632055639408857

Black Magic ✨
Hackathon Demo Day 1 Livestream
https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1yNxabgMMnVKj

@Mantle_Official Hackathon Grand Prize Demo:

CICADA Finance in a nutshell📽

Full Video here: https://x.com/CicadaFinance/status/2021373622804255198

We are incredibly honored and grateful for the recognition from the Mantle team, community and guest judges.

Taking home the Grand Prize from the 2026 Mantle Hackathon reinforces our conviction and is a strong signal of product market fit for our onchain asset management thesis.

Onwards and forwards!

Full video here: https://x.com/Mantle_Official/status/2021069946269335926

Happy Lunar New Year Cicadians!

This will be the Year of the Fire Horse,
which in traditional Chinese folklore is seen as a time for personal breakthroughs and bold, decisive action.

Precisely the spirit rtUSQ embodies

A common misconception is that Onchain RWA opportunities are reserved for institutions.

It’s not.

Tokenization is about access.

Our mission will democratize real-world yield onchain.