Did the Founder of Curve Finance Finally Solve Impermanent Loss Forever?Impermanent Loss is one of the biggest problems for DeFi LPs. It is the temporary value drop for DeFi liquidity providers due to price volatility and causes many LPs to miss out on upside.Yield Basis is Curve Founder Michael Egorov’s prospective solution to impermanent loss in DeFi. Here’s how it works: ...

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New Product Launch - Sushi.com introduces Blade, a no impermanent loss (IL) AMM [1] - Blade has been in development for over a year at Sushi labs [1] Call to Action - Users are encouraged to explore the new Blade pools on Katana [1] - A link to the Blade pools is provided for easy access [1]

Product Launch - Sushi Labs introduces Blade, a no impermanent loss (IL) AMM [1] - Blade has been in development for over a year [1]

10 Whys to understand Impermanent Loss (IL)Why IL? Because when you LP with 2 tokens, the AMM sells your better-performing token too early and gives you more of the weaker one when prices move.Why sell your strong token & buy the weak one? Because the pool needs to rebalance.Why rebalance? Because AMMs use XYK math (x * y = k), so the product of reserves must stay constant.Why XYK? Because it was elegant and fast to deploy at first, but flawed.Why flawed? Because it lets arbitrageurs capture profit.Why arbi ...

Core Functionality - Quanto enables Raydium Protocol Liquidity Pool (LP) tokens as collateral [1] - Users can trade across 500+ markets using LP tokens as collateral [1] - Quanto aims to expand tradable and marginable assets, tokenizing and collateralizing everything on Solana [1] Benefits for Users - Users can continue earning yield from on-chain LP positions [2] - Users can actively trade markets without missing opportunities [2] - Users can hedge against impermanent loss using their own LP tokens [2] Capital Efficiency - Quanto unlocks a new layer of capital efficiency by turning LP tokens into collateral [1]

AMM (Automated Market Maker) Analysis - AMMs rebalance into underperforming assets [1] - Fees don't reliably cover Impermanent Loss (IL) [1] - Borrowing, options, and "impermanent gain" impact the equation [1] Impermanent Loss (IL) - Ammalgam reframes IL as yield, not a silent drag [1]

Impermanent Loss (IL) Analysis - Impermanent loss is characterized as a hidden tax on liquidity providers (LPs) [1] - Automated Market Makers (AMMs) potentially lead to suboptimal outcomes for LPs compared to simply holding assets [1] Potential Solutions - Exploration of hedging strategies for impermanent loss is suggested [1] - Investigation into fairer compensation mechanisms for LPs is proposed [1]

Core Insights - Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov proposed a new protocol called Yield Basis to provide a more direct income stream for CRV token holders through governance participation [1] - The proposal includes minting $60 million of Curve's crvUSD stablecoin to support bitcoin-focused liquidity pools, with a return of 35% to 65% for veCRV holders [2] Group 1: Proposal Details - Yield Basis aims to distribute sustainable returns to CRV holders who stake tokens for governance votes, moving beyond previous airdrop models [1] - The protocol will allocate $60 million in crvUSD stablecoin, with $30 million designated for three bitcoin pools, each capped at $10 million [2] - 25% of Yield Basis tokens will be reserved for the Curve ecosystem [2] Group 2: Target Audience and Benefits - The protocol is designed to attract institutional and professional traders by offering transparent and sustainable bitcoin yields [3] - Yield Basis aims to mitigate impermanent loss, a common issue in automated market makers, enhancing the appeal for liquidity providers [4] Group 3: Financial Context - The proposal comes amid financial challenges faced by Egorov, including significant liquidations tied to leveraged CRV purchases, totaling over $140 million in June 2024 [5] - Recent liquidation events have left Curve with $10 million in bad debt, highlighting the financial risks associated with the founder's trading strategies [5]