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🪶 Is Songbird Dead?

Over the past year, more and more projects have skipped Songbird altogether, launching directly on Flare mainnet.

DEXs have shut down, FTSO providers have folded, and long-term supporters are losing heart.

Check out the comments on our recent X post 👀

Many are expressing pain and fear, but this isn’t the usual “buy the fear, you inexperienced goon” moment.

It’s earned fear, the kind that comes from people who have truly believed in Songbird’s mission.

They invited others into this innovative canary network, only to watch projects go straight to mainnet, support from the Flare team dwindle, and DEX/NFT projects quietly close their doors.

The Good News

Songbird hasn’t even stretched its legs yet.

The canary network concept itself remains rock solid.

Some systems simply can’t be proven without real funds and real users, but risking everything on mainnet from day one makes mistakes too expensive to recover from, meaning brilliant projects would never make it past their first hurdles.

Songbird provides that essential middle ground: a live environment with meaningful incentives and real market behaviour, where the earliest adopters can be rewarded for embracing innovation first.

That’s the opportunity we’ve yet to truly see.

Most projects so far have been copies of existing ideas, Uniswap-style DEXs and NFT marketplaces forked from other chains.

There’s nothing wrong with that; forking saves time. But cloning what already works isn’t the purpose of a canary network.

That’s about to change.

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Interoperability Incoming

With FAssets and Protocol-Managed Wallets, Flare is finally achieving the holy grail of crypto: true interoperability.

🧠 Vitalik Buterin, Joel Katz, and Charles Hoskinson have all said interoperability is the future.

If Songbird is ever going to matter again, it needs to host bold, data-driven experiments that push boundaries and reward those willing to explore them first.

Here’s where it could shine 👇

⚡ 1. Smarter Cross-Chain Automation

Most crypto apps live on a single network, but Flare’s new tools, like Protocol-Managed Wallets, can make actions happen seamlessly across multiple chains.

Songbird could become the launchpad for automation protocols that rebalance assets or harvest yield across chains, letting users earn more efficiently.

Why it belongs on Songbird:
Automation across chains is cutting-edge tech. Projects building it need live users who are ready to earn early rewards while helping shape the next generation of DeFi infrastructure.

User benefit:
Early adopters get access to the newest tools and strategies before they hit mainnet likely with higher yields and exclusive incentives.

💰 2. New Collateral Models

DeFi lending hasn’t evolved much in years, deposit one token, borrow another.
Songbird could host entirely new multi-asset collateral systems that dynamically react to market data or include assets from multiple chains (XRP, SGB, FLR, and more).

🧺 Example: A Balanced Multi-Asset Collateral Basket

Imagine your collateral isn’t just one coin, it’s a carefully balanced basket across different networks:

• BTC and XRP (or FBTC and FXRP)

• SGB and FLR (native assets)

• Plus a short position on BTC through a perpetual-futures contract

The short BTC position helps protect your overall value if Bitcoin drags the market down, keeping your basket balanced.

Flare’s Data Connector and PMWs could automatically manage and monitor these positions in real time.

Why it belongs on Songbird:
No one has tested a system like this before. Songbird’s community could help fine-tune how these multi-chain assets interact, earning rewards for being the first to participate.

User benefit:
Access to the most advanced collateral strategies in DeFi, plus early-yield opportunities for those providing liquidity or collateral in SGB.

SGB impact:
As these protocols grow, more transactions mean more gas fees burned, reducing SGB supply and creating long-term upward pressure on the token.

🎮 3. GameFi and Prediction Markets

Flare’s oracle system makes it ideal for real-time, data-driven gaming and prediction apps.

Songbird could host the first versions of these, from fantasy sports to outcome markets.

Why it belongs on Songbird:
Developers can refine gameplay, data speed, and pricing models while early players earn for being first to explore.

User benefit:
Access to the most innovative, interactive, and responsive blockchain games and the rewards that come with being first in line.

🧭 The Bottom Line

Songbird won’t boom with more projects that copy what already works elsewhere.

It needs to be the place where cutting-edge projects meet daring early adopters, where builders innovate and users get rewarded for exploring what’s next.

Flare continues to prove it’s the most advanced mainnet in blockchain.

The FTSO didn’t flinch during the recent $19 billion liquidation event caused by data inefficiencies, and Flare’s systems ran smoothly even as AWS outages disrupted much of Web2 and Web3.

If Flare is the most advanced mainnet, then its canary, Songbird, is by default the most advanced testbed and the most exciting place in crypto to build and explore.

🚀 Some of the brightest young minds are already paying attention as Flare’s tech stack has been appearing at major university hackathons.

It’s just a matter of time before cutting edge game changers utilise Songbird 🔥

📊 TVL Update

The awesome folks at AU have put together a handy TVL tracker page for Flare, just in time for this weeks mint caps being raised, check it out 👇

This week’s mint cap increase of 15 million XRP will bring Flare’s total TVL to around $300 million.

Next week’s raise, an additional 20 million XRP, is expected to push the total mint to 70 million FXRP and TVL to roughly $350 million.

We’re excited to see these caps rising rapidly through Q4, with the upcoming Firelight launch set to place Flare firmly in the spotlight.

Until next time, stay bullish 🤘