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(KITTEN)

KittenSwap is a decentralized exchange (DEX) operating on HyperEVM, the EVM layer of the Hyperliquid L1. It distinguishes itself by utilizing a ve(3,3) model, which harmonizes the interests of liquidity providers and token holders through a vote-escrow system. This framework promotes community-driven governance and efficient reward distribution. The project emphasizes a fair launch philosophy, having debuted with no venture capital or insider allocations, focusing instead on decentralized community ownership.

It is important to distinguish this project from legacy versions. While it shares branding elements with older projects like Kitten Finance (KIF) previously found on other blockchains, the current KittenSwap is a dedicated deployment for the Hyperliquid ecosystem. Users should ensure they are interacting with the correct smart contracts on the Hyperliquid network to participate in the legitimate ecosystem and avoid confusion with older, unrelated protocols.

Participants can earn points for the Season 2 airdrop by engaging in core platform activities. These include swapping tokens such as HYPE and USDC, and providing liquidity to designated pools or 'gauges.' Additionally, a referral system allows users to earn a bonus based on the points accumulated by their invited friends. High multipliers are often applied to specific liquidity pools to encourage deep liquidity for essential ecosystem assets.

Holding specific ecosystem NFTs, such as MechaCats, provides a strategic boost to a user's participation. These assets function as yield multipliers for both farming activities and airdrop points. This NFT-weighted incentive structure is designed to reward long-term community members and collectors by increasing their potential returns and influence within the KittenSwap protocol.

KITTEN is the liquid, tradable utility token used for rewards and liquidity provision. In contrast, veKITTEN is an NFT representing 'vote-escrowed' KITTEN. Users receive veKITTEN by locking their KITTEN tokens for a chosen period. This locked version provides voting power, allowing holders to direct protocol emissions to specific pools. In exchange for voting, veKITTEN holders earn protocol trading fees and external incentives from the pools they support, creating a sustainable incentive loop.

To use KittenSwap, users can bridge assets from other Layer 2 networks to the Hyperliquid L1 native bridge and then transfer them to their EVM-compatible wallet. Alternatively, several third-party bridging solutions support direct transfers to HyperEVM. For manual wallet configuration, the Network Name is Hyperliquid, the RPC URL is https://rpc.hyperliquid.xyz/evm, the Chain ID is 999, and the native currency symbol is HYPE.