Conceptually, alpha is used to assess the excess returns of an investing strategy relative to industry standards. Alpha is constantly pursued by capital market participants but is very uncommon and difficult to reproduce consistently.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
