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DeFi Tooling: Funding Rate Arb, Bot Rent & Fair Launch Vamps

A cluster of new DeFi mechanisms launched or announced this hour: automated funding rate arbitrage across multiple DEXes, a model where arb bots pay rent to holders, and fair-launch vampire attack automation.

What we know

An account on X shares Hyperdex's new funding rate arbitrage tool covering Hyperliquid, Lighter, and Ondo with 172 assets and 291 pairs. Another account on X RTs Ignition's upcoming model where arb bots bid in ETH for pool rights, with proceeds burned — a novel MEV-capture-for-holders design. Another account on X RTs a plan to automate fair launch vampire attacks on high-volatility tokens.

By the Global Eye 24 desk, with AI assistance. Updated as the story develops. Spot an error? Write to corrections@globaleye24.com.