Alongside this release, Pendle AMM swap fees have been updated to 1%.
This ensures LPs are fairly rewarded for providing liquidity + the capital efficiency of YT ensures that the fees are more in line with the notional amount being traded.
With this initiative, the future swap fees of Sushi LPs can now be traded!
Captain PePendle has also found (Pe,P) - find out more below. 👇
The 2 initial @SushiSwap pools will be live on 19th Aug GMT 00:00
1️⃣ PENDLE/ETH LP tokens
2️⃣ ETH/USDC LP tokens
As swap fees are directly impacted by trading volume, traders can now speculate on the underlying trading activity or use it as a proxy for volatility.
Locking Yield Case Study (Update)
Our first case study on hedging yield received some attention from those new to DeFi.
Credits to @AutomataEmily and @SamuelShadrach4 for the explanation on crypto inherent risks beyond price. We have updated the piece to reflect those. 👇
Pendle is a new protocol and using it assumes the risk of Pendle smart contracts.
We are built on top of other protocols such as Aave and Compound, and users assume their smart contract risk too.
Those unfamiliar with such risks should NOT use Pendle.
A Pendle user locked-in yield on $300k worth of aUSDC and cDAI, receiving a return of 54.5k USDC (18%). This USDC was immediately available in his wallet.
Risk is a nuanced topic, so let's run down the list of possible risks a user would be exposed to in our previously mentioned strategy.
Price Risk 1. Using a and c tokens as the base denomination, the user is taking 0 price risk. 2. This is what we refer to when describing the strategy as no risk. 3. Regardless of market volatility, the returns have been fixed in aUSDC and cDAI terms. There is no price risk.
Smart Contract Risk 1. User takes smart contract risk of Pendle . 2. As a holder of a and c tokens, user takes smart contract risk of the underlying protocols. 3. This applies to any future protocol integrations.
Users uncomfortable with this should NOT use the protocol.
We’re live in 12 hours! We hope you’re as excited as we are :)
To help you ease into the system, we have created 2 cheatsheets for Ownership Token (OT) and Yield Token (YT), both of which are key components of Pendle.
Deposit a yield-generating token into Pendle to mint YT and OT.