[Velodrome and Aerodrome to Upgrade to Aero on October 21, xVELO Must Be Bridged Back to OP by October 15] Foresight News reports that Optimism ecosystem DEX Velodrome will merge and upgrade with Base ecosystem DEX Aerodrome to become Aero on October 21. The initial chains have been confirmed as the OP mainnet and Ink. These two chains will continue VELO issuance and voting before the launch, while other chains will gradually cease token issuance and cross-chain support. Networks where the Gauges feature has been or will be disabled include Celo, Fraxtal, Soneium, Unichain, Superseed, Metal, Mode, Swell, and Lisk. Among them, Celo, Fraxtal, Soneium, and Unichain plan to retain trading and liquidity provision functions after Aero's launch but will no longer support Gauges, voting, or token issuance. The official announcement states that xVELO on all chains must be bridged back to the OP mainnet by October 15; Lisk assets must be withdrawn by October 31, as they will not be recoverable after the deadline. Apart from the OP mainnet and Ink, staked LPs should be unstaked after Gauges are disabled. Additionally, Superseed, Metal, and Mode will no longer be actively maintained, and Swell has already gone offline.