Hey Edge readers,
We cooked with the đŚ over at DL Research to unpack the world of yield optimizers, how they've evolved over the years, and how YO stands out as a Gen 3 protocol. This week, dive into the history of yield optimizers, starting from early experiments to today's multichain yield layer.
Stay sharp. đŤĄ
- The Exponential team
The Rise of Gen 3 Optimizers
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YO FLOW WEEKLY #12
TL;DR
- Market takes a tumble, YOverse unphased
- YO team hitting the pavement, shaking hands, building things.
- yoEUR growing quickly w/ Societe Generale's EURCV addition (+ hidden alpha)
- IPOR yoUSD Looopercap raised
- Something new coming...
In the news đď¸
- Crypto markets rebound after record $19B wipeout. Following the largest single-day liquidation in crypto history, markets bounced back as BTC and ETH regained ground from Fridayâs lows. The crash, triggered by President Trumpâs sudden 100% tariff on Chinese imports, erased $670 billion in market value and caused mass auto-liquidations across exchanges. Despite the chaos, DeFi platforms remained stable, highlighting the sectorâs growing resilience.
- Aave weathers record stress test after flash crash. Aave endured $180 million in automatic liquidationsâthe largest in its historyâwithout human intervention. Founder Stani Kulechov called it Aaveâs âlargest stress test,â highlighting the platformâs resilience and the growing maturity of DeFi infrastructure.
- Hyperliquid opens permissionless perp markets with HIP-3. The decentralized exchangeâs new upgrade allows anyone staking 500,000 HYPE (~$20.5M) to deploy their own perpetual futures markets, complete with custom parameters, fee structures, and independent orderbooks. The change turns Hyperliquid into open financial infrastructure, enabling builders to launch new types of synthetic assets and markets directly onchain.
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