~$90M $ETH backing @GMX_IO long/shorts on @arbitrum alone.

If you're holding $GMX, you can also generate up to ~19% $ETH yields with no lock-ins.

With the only $GMX/$ETH lending market, you can borrow up to 70% your $GMX value on @SiloFinance.

$GMX ETH Yield Strategies ↓

1/7 ETH Carry

Earn additional ~2% ETH yields with no exchange risks.

1) Supply $GMX to @SiloFinance (+1.1%)
2) Borrow $ETH (-0.3%)
3) Supply $ETH at high supply % (avg +2%) - @aave, @compoundfinance , @SiloFinance (bonus $SILO)

Supply % consistently above Borrow %.

2/7

$2.47B: The total daily volume on @arbitrum alone.

The big brains @Contango_xyz have built one of the most intuitive on-chain leveraged trading platforms.

Users can easily loop across DeFi spot and money markets enabling:
* Long/shorts
* Levered yield plays

Here's how ↓

1/12 @Contango_xyz automated looping enabling levered exposure to token prices or interest differentials.

Example of a Long ETH/USD loop:
1) Supply $ETH to lending market
2) Borrow $USDC against collateral $ETH
3) Swap $USDC → $ETH
4) Repeat

Leverage is created on the spot.

2/12

📢 We're excited to announce that our fourth vault is now live!

Introducing the Arbitrum DeFi Index, offering single-click access to tokens from the top DeFi protocols on @arbitrum, including:

- $LODE
- $RDNT
- $TND
- $GMX
- $FCTR
- $GRAIL
- $VELA
- $GNS
- $JONES

/1 The growth of DeFi protocols on @arbitrum has been unprecedented and the innovation continues to thrive.

The Arbitrum DeFi Index offers users an effortless means of accessing a balanced DeFi token in Arbitrum, all conveniently located in one vault.

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🧵 DeFi (Decentralized Finance) can be complex for beginners, but it's revolutionizing the financial landscape.

Let's dive into DeFi front-end and the role of middleware solutions like @FactorDAO.

/1 💼 DeFi front-end isn't just about crypto wallets.

It's the user interface that makes decentralized financial services accessible, providing a bridge between users and protocols.

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📢 We're delighted to announce that our third vault is now live!

@LodestarFinance - $LODE
@RDNTCapital - $RDNT
@Tender_fi - $TND

The Arbitrum Lending Index offers users diversified, single-click access to tokens from the most prominent lending protocols on @arbitrum.

/1 The rapidly developing DeFi space has brought forward numerous innovative lending solutions, but @arbitrum stands out for diversity.

The Arbitrum Lending Index provides an easy way for users to access several blue-chip lending assets all in one convenient location.

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📊 What is Factor Vault v1?

As indices revolutionized traditional finance ETFs, @FactorDAO Vault v1 brings the power of indices to DeFi, providing a robust portfolio management and hedging tools for users.

Let's explore its features!

/1 💵In traditional finance, ETFs and indices have provided investors with diversified exposure to the market, minimizing risk and maximizing returns.

Factor Vault v1 is a decentralized, non-custodial, capital-efficient, and user-friendly indices vault.

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As the staking feature has already been launched and the first vault is on the brink of release, veFCTR will finally fulfill its true potential as the driving force behind Factor ecosystem dynamics.

This thread will explain why veFCTR is a crucial component for Factor

/1 The contents of this thread will be organized into separate sections based on the following topics:

1. veFCTR Utilities
2. How to Obtain
3. Time is Power
4. Quitting is Still an Option
5. Time Decay Dynamics
6. Governance
7. Real Yield
8. Future Utilities

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💻 Product Rollout Roadmap:

It's been a busy few weeks and now it's time to talk product.

The devs have been working hard in the background and are almost ready to roll our our mainnet phase 1 launch.

Here are the details 👇

/1 Deadlines:

We are focused on delivering on both quality and deadlines.

But we will always prioritise a perfect, secure product over rushing to meet deadlines.

There can be the occasional minor delay, which is quite normal for a tech business.

/2

📣 Announcing our integration and vault partnership with @SushiSwap.

This will give vault creators direct access to Sushi liquidity and assets, and future potential for cross chain swaps.

We'll also create custom Bento vaults in conjunction with the Sushi team.

/1 🍣 Most of you will know Sushi - a leading DEX with deep liquidity and volume on multiple Arbitrum assets.

In addition they offer a broad suite of DeFi products that open up a world of potential for Factor vault and strategy creators.

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📣 Excited to announce an integration and vault collaboration with @GMX_IO.

Factor = the infrastructure and liquidity layer for on-chain asset management!

GMX = a decentralized spot and perpetual exchange supported by a multi asset LP that earns platform fees.

Details 👇

/1 📈 GMX is a decentralized spot and perpetual exchange that supports low swap fees and zero price impact trades.

Trading is supported by a unique multi-asset LP that earns a share of trading fees.

They have blazed a trail for DeFi innovation and real yield on Arbitrum

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🗣️ We listened to community feedback! 2 important announcements:

1. POL increase, deploying 50% of funds raised
2. Ecosystem incentives now vested for 12 months

This brings initial circulating supply down to 18% with the majority in the hands of public sale participants.

/1 The purpose of this is to reduce the circulating supply at launch and put power in the hands of public sale participants.

Aside from a small treasury and ecosystem incentives allocation there all tokens will either be in POL (launch LP) or owned by public sale participants.

/2

📣 Our latest integration and vault partner is @0xOlive

Factor = the infrastructure and liquidity layer for on-chain asset management!

Olive = multi-chain composable structured products that amplify yields without exposing funds to principal/credit risks.

Details below 👇

/1 🫒 Olive offers a suite of options and structured products enabling users to outperform across all market cycles.

They are on #ETH and #MATIC and recently launched their $GLP strategy on #Arbitrum.

Check out the @0xOlive $GLP vault here: bit.ly/3lWsZsj

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📣 Announcing @SperaxUSD as our latest integration and vault partner

Factor = the infrastructure and liquidity layer for on-chain asset management!

Sperax = $USDs (a liquid staked stablecoin) and Demeter (aDEX Liquidity Manager).

Here's how we will work together 👇

/1 💰 $USDs is an Arbitrum native liquid staked stablecoin with built-in rewards - mint $USDs here: app.sperax.io/mint.

A yield baring stable also offers the potential for capital protection and we heard that capital protected products might be coming soon 👀

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🏭 Our official fair launch on @CamelotDEX is less than 24 hours away! (Monday, 6 pm UTC)

But how do you participate? What will the starting price be? Do we all get the same amount of $FCTR allocation?

All your questions and more are answered below:

🧵 👇 Factor's public sale will be held on @CamelotDEX, utilizing their fair launch model, and will stretch from the 20th to the 24th.

Their fair launch model means all participants get the same $FCTR price, regardless of when they entered.

We're proud to be among these names ↓

https://twitter.com/CamelotDEX/status/1624751338784522243

📣 Excited to announce a groundbreaking three-way partnership with @lyrafinance and @official_CVI.

This partnership showcases the power of Factor as DeFi middleware, combining Lyra and CVI assets to seamlessly create unique and innovative vault strategies. ♻️ Lyra is a crypto options trading protocol with over $1B in trading volume.

CVI is a crypto volatility index (a VIX for crypto) that enables users to mint their token to long volatility, or provide LP to hedge short volatility.

📣 Happy to announce our partnership with @relay_chain as our official bridge partner.

Over 22,000 $ETH has bridged to Arbitrum within the last week!

Ahead of our public sale we want to promote secure, liquid and affordable ways to bridge to Arbitrum. ⛓️ Relay Chain offer "Bridging-as-a-Service". They aggregate liquidity and costs across 6 different bridges.

Like a price comparison site, they find the cheapest, fastest, most liquid route for you to bridge across multiple chains.

That's what we want for future Factorians!

📣 2 big announcements to cement our partnership with our friends over at @CamelotDEX

1️⃣ The Camelot Roundtable Index, launching as our first partner vault.

2️⃣ For the added security of our public sale participants we are adding Myrddin from the Camelot team to our multi-sig. ⚔️ Camelot has done a superb job emerging as the premier native DEX on Arbitrum.

They've worked hard to bring together some of the most credible Arbitrum DeFi protocols as part of their roundtable.

As a middleware layer for DeFi Factor shares this mission.

🧵 We believe that on-chain asset management is the next narrative that will drive large-scale DeFi adoption.

But it's more than just a narrative! Asset management platforms can act as the infrastructure and liquidity hubs for DeFi!

Here is the business case for Factor 👇 😃 The opportunity:

To transform DeFi from a niche, siloed billion-dollar industry into a widely adopted trillion-dollar industry.

We can do this by providing a secure, no-code, one-click infrastructure to aggregate core DeFi products and liquidity. 2/