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Defi Alpha – Archive


Lighter
🚀 Lighter Yield Opportunities The decentralized perpetual futures landscape has rapidly grown, and Lighter’s Liquidity Provider Pool (LLP) has emerged as a high-yield destination. The vault has delivered a remarkable APY of over 34% on both a recent two-week and three-month timeframe, with a staggering 122% cumulative return since its inception. This sustained performance is notable given the vault’s massive growth. The Mechani…
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Earn Up to 19% APY on USDC Is Avantis Earn the Smart Yield Play
What is Avantis? Avantis is a decentralized perpetuals exchange built on Base (Coinbase’s Layer 2 chain). It combines spot-like UX with leverage trading while offering Avantis Earn, a yield product that lets users deposit USDC into automated delta-neutral vaults. These vaults generate real revenue from trader fees and funding rates, distributing yields without impermanent loss or active management. Backed by CME-licensed liquidity models, Av…
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Babylon Labs
What is Babylon Labs? Babylon Labs develops the Babylon Protocol, an innovative system that enables Bitcoin holders to stake their BTC trustlessly. This transforms BTC from a static store of value into an active security asset for Proof-of-Stake (PoS) networks. By staking, users provide finality and timestamping to Babylon’s native chain and other Bitcoin Supercharged Networks (BSNs), earning rewards while maintaining full custody in their w…
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Noon Capital
What is Noon Capital? 🚀 Noon Capital is a Web3-native protocol revolutionizing stablecoin yields through automated, delta-neutral strategies. Launched in May 2025, it powers $USN—a 1:1 USD-pegged stablecoin—and its yield-bearing counterpart, $sUSN. By intelligently allocating capital across low-risk positions, Noon aims to deliver over 90% of generated returns directly to users, abstracting away the complexities of hedging and rebalancing…
Mellow Protocol
What is Mellow Protocol? 🔍 Mellow Protocol is a permissionless DeFi platform revolutionizing active liquidity management by enabling users to create and deploy automated strategies without gatekeepers. Operating on Ethereum, Polygon zkEVM, Polygon, and Base, it simplifies complex yield farming through vaults that handle boosted positions on Uniswap V3, leveraged farming, and liquid restaking. With over $433M in TVL, Mellow abstracts away te…
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PlutusDAO's High-APR Strategies for WETH and USDC
What is PlutusDAO? PlutusDAO is a Layer-2 governance protocol built on Arbitrum, designed as a “governance blackhole” to maximize user rewards while ensuring high liquidity in the ecosystem. It offers automated yield strategies through vaults, focusing on DeFi optimization, including wrappers for governance tokens and AI-driven tools like Deep Thought for enhanced yield access. The platform emphasizes stability, cross-chain capabilities, and…
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Arrakis Finance's High-Yield ETH-ENS Pool
What is Arrakis Finance? Arrakis Finance is a trustless DeFi protocol specializing in automated liquidity management on Uniswap V3. It acts as Web3’s liquidity layer, enabling liquidity providers (LPs) to deposit into vaults that handle concentrated and dynamic positions. This optimizes fee earnings from trading volumes while reducing risks like impermanent loss through algorithmic strategies. Built for token issuers and LPs, it supports boo…
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DegenAI - the Second Brain for Yields
What is DEGENAI? DegenAI is an AI-powered trading agent built on the Virtuals protocol, specializing in perpetual futures trading on Hyperliquid. Launched nearly a year ago by founder @Daab1rD, it uses advanced AI to analyze market data, execute trades, and manage a high-performance vault. The project includes a token ($DGENAI) on Base, an upcoming terminal for chat-based trading, and automated strategies, making it a blend of AI and DeFi fo…
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Katana's Options-Based APY Strategies
What is Katana? Katana is a yield generation protocol built on the Solana blockchain. It acts as a primitive for decentralized finance (DeFi), offering users a suite of automated options strategies to generate passive income. Instead of relying on traditional liquidity mining rewards that often involve inflationary tokens, Katana focuses on sustainable yield generation derived from options premiums. This approach simplifies complex derivativ…
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Yield Hunter's Edge, Navigating Francium for Aggressive Returns on SOL-USDC 1
The decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape on Solana has been rapidly evolving, offering a plethora of opportunities for users seeking to maximize their crypto holdings. Among these platforms, Francium stands out as a specialized protocol designed for those with a higher risk tolerance, focusing on leveraged farming and on-chain trading strategies. This report delves into the yield opportunities presented by Francium, particularly focusing on t…
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