Hey Edge readers,
Another week, another exciting product launch. We kicked off this week with thrilling news: you can now deposit and invest your ETH on Exponential! In this edition, we review our existing Ethereum strategies to help you unlock the full potential of your ETH. Also, don't miss out on our CTO’s appearance on The Brave Technologist podcast, where he dives into the future of DeFi.
Here's what we're covering this week:
- Make the most out of your ETH 🔷
Discover our high-yield ETH strategies.
- The Brave Technologist feat. Greg Jizmagian🎙️
Our Co-founder/CTO discusses the future of finance.
- Bitcoin surpasses 1B transactions 🗞️
Solana flippening, Ethena integrations, and more.
Stay sharp. 🫡
– The Exponential team
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Make the most out of your ETH
Welcome to a new era of Ethereum investing on Exponential!
With our latest feature, you can now invest in DeFi opportunities directly using your ETH. From staking to market making, our diverse options ensure there's a strategy to match every investor's needs. And there’s more to come!
Lido ETH Staking
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TVL: $28.2 billion
Key benefits
- Retain liquidity while staked
- Largest liquid staking protocol in DeFi
- $19M insurance fund to cover losses from slashing risks
How it works
Stake ETH on Lido to start accruing daily rewards
Dinero ETH Staking
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TVL: $23.6 million
Key benefits
- Retain liquidity while staked
- ~3x boosted yield due to unique staking mechanism
How it works
Stake ETH in Dinero and participate in a boosted yield strategy that enhances staking returns.
Across ETH Bridging
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TVL: $48.2 million
Key benefits
- Earn fees for facilitating bridging between Ethereum and Layer-2 rollups
- One of the most popular cross-chain bridges used by ~1.4M users for its fast and cheap transfers
How it works
Deposit ETH on Across and earn fees every time someone bridges ETH to various rollups. Additional rewards earned from protocol incentives are re-invested monthly.
Yearn ETH Market Making
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TVL: $2.5 million
Key benefits
- Earn fees for facilitating trades between ETH+ and ETH
- ETH+ is a diversified ETH yield index that is promoted by Reserve
- Auto-compounding through Yearn’s smart contracts
How it works
Deposit ETH in this Yearn pool to earn fees from trading activity on Curve. Additional rewards from protocol incentives are re-invested periodically by Yearn.
Is Exponential similar to Celsius or BlockFi?
No, Exponential was built directly as a response to Celsius and BlockFi’s lack of transparency on risks and where the yield comes from.
First of all, Exponential provides direct access to the financial instruments that generate yield (liquidity pools). We tell you exactly where and how yields are generated. All user orders are settled on chain, so you can verify the specific protocols and pools your funds are in.
Second, we do not take a cut of your yield and we never rehypothecate assets to increase our profits at your expense. Your investments are always held 1:1 and sit in a cold storage vault that is secured by Multi-Party Computation (MPC) technology.
Lastly, we want to empower you to make informed decisions by providing detailed insights into the risks and returns of each DeFi pool. You choose where to invest based on your financial goals.
What are the tax implications of investing with ETH?
Investing is exciting, but don't forget about the tax implications! Earning yield on ETH is considered income, taxable when received. Plus, you’ll need to manage capital gains tax on any sales or exchanges. Don’t worry, though—we’ve got you covered. At Exponential, we track all your activities and provide a detailed summary at the end of the year to make tax time a breeze.
Invest now with ETH
With these diverse ETH investment strategies available on Exponential, investing with ETH has never been more enticing.
Explore these opportunities today and start making your ETH work for you!
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