ION Protocol, the liquidity release protocol for pledgers, has announced that its mainnet whitelisting application is now open to the public. Users have the opportunity to qualify for the mainnet whitelist by participating in testnet feedback, audit contests and ETH deposits.ION, a DeFi lending platform with zkml node monitoring technology, enables collateralised lending against repledged assets without relying on price and liquidity. This feature introduces a trust layer monitoring solution for Eigenlayer's AVS nodes, extending the DeFi scenario for LRT assets. ION Protocol, founded by a former Blockchain Capital employee, was selected as one of the first Accelerator Programs for Foresight X in March, and in July 2023, the project closed its $2M Pre-Success Stage. ION Protocol was selected as one of Foresight X's first Accelerator Program projects in March of this year, and in July 2023 closed a $2M Pre-Seed round co-led by Portal Ventures and SevenX Ventures, with participation from Foresight X, Bankless Ventures, the Maelstrom Fund, Alexander, founder of The Daily Gwei, and Anthony Sassano (sassano), founder of The Daily Gwei. Anthony Sassano (sassal.eth) and Ryan Watkins, co-founder of Syncracy Capital.