Jun 6, 2022How To Hedge Against Declining Interest Rates Using Uniswap v3Institutional finance players are not SIMP’s for degen plays to earn passive income and are mainly limited to LPing in the usual, i.e., Curve, Convex, Aave, and Compound. An Example of 3CRV Interest Rate Cash-Covered Call Options There are several fixed-income solutions to hedge the fluctuating returns of curve LP positions like APWine, etc, that offer fixed income products…Defi6 min readDefi6 min read
Jun 3, 2022How Polygon DAO Can Outmaneuver Other Chains With Their veDYST From DystopiaDystopia is a novel ve(3,3) dex on Polygon which has improved both protocol and technical mechanics to create the greatest ve(3,3) dex possible. Apart from fixing every known and also several unknown bugs that existed in the original Solidly codebase, the brilliant team behind Dystopia has also added new features…Defi4 min readDefi4 min read
May 30, 2022How To Buidl A Self-Sustaining Stablecoin Flywheel With Reserve Currency ProtocolsThis article is “Chapter 2” of the untapped potential of reserve currencies series and attempts to demonstrate how any reserve currency can create and sustain their own stablecoin with a self-sustaining flywheel, using VESQ, a reserve currency on the Polygon PoS chain, as a case study. …Reserve Currency5 min readReserve Currency5 min read
May 23, 2022How To Unleash The Hidden Potential Of OlympusDAO & Other Reserve CurrenciesOlympusDAO was definitely the dApp of the year in 2021, offering its users astronomical yield and building a decentralized treasury while doing so. At its peak, $OHM was valued at ~$1,400 and its market capitalization hit an all-time high of $4.4B in November. Olympus was the torchbearer for the adoption…Defi8 min readDefi8 min read
May 17, 2022How Protocols Can Sustainably Manage An Infinite Amount Of Liquid Staked WrappersIntroduction Convex has pioneered the popularity of liquid staked wrappers due to the immense success of $cvxCRV which is its liquid version of veCRV. By doing so convex has managed to gain control of more than 50% of the total veCRV, hence making $CVX a proxy dictator in the Curve wars. How does Convex ensure that $cvxCRV is “LIQUID” ? …Defi7 min readDefi7 min read
May 6, 2022Introducing vLabsvLabs is the A-team for creating, incubating, & financing the next generation of decentralised financial applications. Our dream is to create a new frictionless & open-source world in which everyone has equal opportunity & the means to achieve financial freedom & independence. Founded in 2022 by Syed, the team comprises…Incubator1 min readIncubator1 min read
