3/n In DeFi everyone knows perps such as GMX and dYdX. These are derivatives of the crypto assets, where around 1/2 of all assets are locked in DEXes.
But what about the other half of the TVL? What about the credit markets? What about derivatives for credit markets?
4/n The Interest Rate Derivatives market in DeFi is completely untapped.
IRDs bring predictability and stability for lenders and borrowers. This ultimately leads to liquidity. More capital can flow into DeFi credit markets with a liquid IRD market
8/n Long story short, as an IPOR LP the pools currently have the highest single-sided stablecoin yield in DeFi
There's no IL, and income is derived from multiple yield sources
9/n The base APR comes from protocol fees, SOAP (net PnL), and Asset management. The stablecoin on stablecoin yield has averaged over 7% since inception across USDC, USDT, and DAI pools
10/n Now the Power Token yield is a different beast. Master pwIPOR, optimize your LP
pwIPOR levels the playing field between whales, minnows, and all sizes in between.
11/n But the highest boost is being achieved by smaller players who know how the power token dynamic works
12/n LPs who have found the right balance between providing liquidity and powering up by delegating pwIPOR have achieved 2-3X multiples on APR by understanding how the boost mechanism works
13/n In fact the pwIPOR LM curve was updated even more in favor of those delegating pwIPOR
15/n An unforeseen added benefit to pwIPOR is the 50% unstaking fee. If you want to unstake pwIPOR for IPOR you can start a 14 day cooldown, or pay a 50% immediate unstake fee which returns to those who are still staking.
This is now known as 💎👐 bonus, currently 40% APR extra
16/n So what about the TVL? LPs underwrite IRDs, which allow fixed-income players to manage their rate risk. With mature credit markets and proper risk management tools this will allow larger players to enter the markets, meaning more liquidity in DeFi
17/n So what's the big deal about IPOR?
Derivatives in DeFi credit markets bring stability and help the market mature. This will benefit the entire industry. Different instruments can be built on top of the Index and IRDs. IPOR is the base of the DeFi credit markets
Right now is a good time to be level headed and think several steps into the future. What we know is that two US banks have failed- Silvergate and SIVB. Silvergate hurts crypto markets, SIVB hurts everybody.
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First let's look at the exposure to SIVB in USDC. Circle has posted that it has $3.3 billion in cash at SIVB backing USDC. That's 8.2% of the cash reserve so in case of a total loss that would mark USDC down to $0.918.
We're seeing this play out in the markets and directly following a news event you will see the highest reactivity to the event, highest slippage, information asymmetry, and fragmented liquidity. What does that mean?
Imagine you let banks lend to people who can't afford mortgages so the bankers can get bonuses, then step in to bail out those banks
Imagine you printed $25 trillion since then to stimulate economies, also giving contrarians a reason to search for alternatives
Imagine you face a pandemic with first xenophobic exceptionalism, then patchwork measures neither slowing the spread but crippling the economy and with it everyone who lives paycheck to paycheck