1/7 @yieldyak_ just launched a proposal to transfer voting power of veJOE, vePTP and likely other veTokens in the future to $YAK , with all the benefits that come with it. This is huge, wanna know why? Read this 🧵
2/7 The first veTokenomics was launched by @Platypusdefi with $vePTP and then followed by @traderjoe_xyz with $veJOE.
You accumulate vePTP or veJOE over time by depositing $PTP and $JOE respectively and the more you have the higher your booster when you farm on their platform
3/7 And they’ll have governance power. Protocols like @yieldyak_ started to accumulate $vePTP and $veJOE to offer these advantages to their community, getting inspired by @ConvexFinance and #CRVwars
4/7 On @ConvexFinance the governance power they accumulated by their locked $CRV is transferred to their native token, $CVX however, that is an inflationary token, so your voting power gets diluted over time..that’s where the beauty of $YAK comes in..
5/7 .. $YAK is non-inflationary and scarce (only 10k). You’ll always own the same share of veJOE and vePTP that @yieldyak_ owns. So if you’re a protocol like @Moremoneyfi you’re much better off by buying $YAK tokens and start depositing $veJOE or $vePTP the same if you’re a whale
6/7 A very simple strategy is buying $YAK tokens and then depositing $PTP or $JOE -> staking yyPTP or yyJOE and use the revenues to compound. In the meanwhile you stake your $YAK in @yieldyak_ autocompounder and your share of YAK, so voting power +/- bribes..
7/7 ..will increase overtime as well, without having to hold an inflationary token with all the risks that would come with it.
This is why you should always bet on @yieldyak_ 😉 #PTParty#JOEwars#LFJ
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1/9 Liquid staking, what is it? How does it work? What are the risks?
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2/9 The consensus mechanism of #Avalanche use a Proof of Stake mechanism to secure the network, which means that people lock their $AVAX to participating into validating transactions; in exchange they receive a certain amount of $AVAX to compensate for it.
3/9 Liquid staking allows you to lock your $AVAX, securing the network, receiving the compensation for it and still you can keep them kind of unlocked..how is it that possible? You receive a receipt token ( $sAVAX by @BenqiFinance for example) which is pegged..
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You might be wondering where is the best place for staking your $AVAX and get some nice returns. Let’s see some options using @yieldyak_
2/9 1. Delegating $AVAX on p-chain (APR 9 - 10%): The safest option which offers you 9-10% of yield if you lock them for 1yr. Bad thing obviously is that you’ve to lock them up for 1yr but you’re contributing to network’s safety 😉
3/9 2. Liquid stake half $AVAX with @BenqiFinance -> LP sAVAX/AVAX on @traderjoe_xyz -> Deposit sAVAX/AVAX JLP on @yieldyak_ for a compounded effect (APY 12.4%): you are earning 7.2% on your sAVAX + 8.9% of APY autocompounding on @yieldyak_ (7.2%*50%)+8.9%-0.06%(the IL)=12.44%..
1/7 I’ve seen that for many people it is not too clear what determines APR in #DeFi Why when you stake early you see a very high APR and then that start going down?
There are basically two things that determine shown APR: calculation method and distributed rewards
2/7 CALCULATION METHOD:
Usually APR is determined comparing $ value of farmed token to $ value of your staked asset. So if:
- $ value of your asset goes down, APR will go up even though you’re receiving same amount of $
- $ value of farmed token goes up: APR goes up because..
3/7 ..you’re actually receiving more $
- $ value of your asset goes up: APR goes down even though you’re still receiving same $ amount
- $ value of farmed token goes down: APR goes down because you’re actually getting less $
1/6 A recurring question on @yieldyak_ is regarding APY calculations
I’ll explain first the difference between APR and APY and then why sometimes, even though you’re seeing lower APY on YY you’re actually getting higher return
2/6 APR is the return without compounding (so linear return)
APY is the return when compounded (this is how you get rich usually, since it grows exponentially).
That’s it, is that simple
3/6 Now, why we might show a lower APY and still giving you a higher return? Various reasons, but basically it all comes down to different methods of calculations.
Many platforms usually calculate APR/APY based on present value of farmed token, so if it spikes than APR will be..
1/7 There are >8M$ in the boosted @traderjoe_xyz AVAX/Stable farms right now, offering an APY of ~31-65% on @yieldyak_
Why do people offer liquidity in these pools? Aren’t they gonna suffer IL?
A 🧵
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As we all know IL is called like this because it gets realised only when you take out your liquidity. We all are very bullish about $AVAX and think that will moon at some point, but do we think it’s gonna do that in this market conditions? Likely not.
3/7 Right now it’s more likely to move sideways or go down rather than mooning. If it goes sideways you’re realising 31-65% APY on your $AVAX (instead of 7% with many SA strategies) and on your stable.
Let’s analyse the outcomes of this strategy:
1/6 Many users in @yieldyak_ community every now and then ask about gas fees. Those are determined by #Avalanche network. But why sometimes are higher than the others, and why the cost to interact to different strategies differ?
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Cost of gas fees, everytime you interact with the blockchain, depends basically on two parameters:
- Gas Cost
- Gas Limit
It depends on network congestion, so how many people are using the network at the same time. On #Avalanche the minimum cost is 25 Gwei. So wait for times of less usage if this parameters is too high.