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The best of the best. These pools have no major red flags, offer a competitive yield, and are at the top of the class – earning an A or B risk rating. Hope Lido’s mom puts their A on the fridge. ⭐
- APR ~10%
- Exponential Risk Rating: B
- Yield source: Trading fees from cbETH-ETH volume and Ethereum validator rewards
- APR ~7%
- Exponential Risk Rating: B
- Yield source: Interest earned for lending DAI, trading fees from cDAI-fDAI, and NOTE rewards
- APR ~5%
- Exponential Risk Rating: A
- Yield source: Ethereum validator rewards
- APR ~45%
- Exponential Risk Rating: B
- Yield source: Curve fee sharing and re-invested CRV rewards
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Don’t degen too close to the sun. These pools have major red flags at either the chain, protocol, or asset level, with a high likelihood of being exploited or failing. If not fren, why fren-shaped? 👿
- Exponential Risk Rating: D
- Exponential Risk Rating: F
- Exponential Risk Rating: F
- Exponential Risk Rating: F
Step into the danger zone if you must.
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Binance continues to be the main character – BUSD stablecoin will slowly unwind. US regulators this week sued stablecoin issuer Paxos after determining BUSD stablecoin is an unregistered security. Paxos has subsequently ceased issuance of new BUSD on Ethereum (Binance issues all non-Ethereum BUSD). Binance previously decided in September 2022 to give preference to BUSD as a trading pair on its centralized exchange. This major shakeup of the third largest stablecoin presents an opportunity for a decentralized stablecoin to gain share.
Another DeFi protocol suffers a flashloan attack. Playtpus, a popular stableswap exchange on Avalanche, was exploited via a flashloan attack that cost the protocol $8.5M in potential losses. The exploit led the protocol’s stablecoin, Platypus USD (USP), to depeg over 50% and fall to $0.48. FWIW, we rated Playtpus a ‘Watch Out’ due to low maturity, anonymous team, and governance risks. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. 💁
DeFi keeps its game face on amidst regulatory headwinds. Among the oldest German industrial conglomerates, Siemens AG is one of the first major firms to issue a fully compliant digital bond. The 60M euro bond was sold directly on-chain to three investors on the Polygon network without the need for any intermediaries. The bond proceeds were collected through traditional banking channels. Siemens highlighted multiple benefits of the move, including the ability to “execute transaction significantly faster and more efficiently.”
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