Since the approval, markets have seen plenty of distribution, but ETF inflows remain healthy. A huge number of airdrops have taken place, and when the on-chain degens get recapitalized, things start to get exciting. The recent $JUP airdrop put plenty of money into people’s pockets, and with the recent collapse of New York Community Bancorp stock price, are we getting closer to rate cuts? Below is the Global Liquidity Index. Is it all really this simple? VCs like Chris Burniske remain short to mid-term bearish, but the long-term plan is the same- $10 trillion plus.
More and more activity is taking place on-chain. Airdrops farmers are leaving broad digital footprints all over the ecosystem, and all activity typically tends to drive up DeFi yields, which have been substantially higher than TradFi yields for several months. Nature has healed.
Welcome to the Rainforest Stack. A guide for the intrepid into the dynamic world of DeFi yield.
Constituted of four distinct layers: undergrowth, understory, canopy, and the emergent layer. Each layer boasts a different level of risk broadly categorized in line with the Lindy effect- the longer something has survived, the more likely its continued existence becomes.
An impact with oversized ramifications in the crypto space where hundreds of new protocols live and die each quarter.
More details about the Layers of the Rainforest stack here.
Observations
GLP starting to look considerably less attractive than positions on V2.
A large percentage of $stETH will likely find its way into Restaking protocols, and the sheer volume of liquidity makes all of the up-and-comers like Ether.Fi, Kelp, Renzo, Swell, etcetera, are worth following.
Notable Mentions
Pool: USDT on Iron Bank. APY: 20.81%. TVL: $11.35m. Chain: Ethereum
Pool: USDC on Aave V3. APY: 15.10%. TVL: $35.5m. Chain: Avalanche
DeFi is still rocking scandalously high supply rates for stablecoin holders on every chain. Double-digit APYs are nothing to sniff at, and anybody holding a percentage of their portfolio in stables to add during dips can be building their stack while they wait. This is additionally a great treasury growth hack for teams.
Observations
The BNB market on GMX is on fire and has attracted over $3 million in liquidity since we featured it last week. Congratulations to any early entrants to the pool! Overall yields on GMX V2 are excellent, and anybody still holding $GLP should strongly consider making the jump.
THORSwap is back with some wickedly high yields. The $ETH & $RUNE pairing paying out triple-digit yield means that lots of people have been routing through this pool. The big question is whether they are entering or leaving (it’s not rocket science).
Notable Mentions
Pool: gDAI on Gains Trade. APY: 12.1%. TVL: $32.1m. Chain: Arbitrum
Another excellent place to put dry powder. Gains Trade pays out a sweet yield on $DAI, and if farmers expect future volatility, it is a great option.
Pool: Turbo eETH Vault on Sommelier. APY: 12%. TVL: $180m. Chain: Ethereum
Sommelier offers a great product for anybody who wants exposure to the restaking narrative with minimal input. Zap $ETH straight into the vault and start earning $SOMM tokens and Ether.Fi loyalty points. Vault provides liquidity on Uniswap and Balancer, leverages Morpho, and participates in lending on Aave.
Observations
$TAO has been absolutely flying recently, and liquidity providers have been making outrageous fees. Up nearly 50% in less than a week, everybody entering a position or seeking exposure on Ethereum has been lining the pockets of LPs.
USDC-SUI pairing on Cetus (Sui) paying solid yield. Worth paying attention to what’s happening on Sui in general. Had a TVL of less than $200 million at the start of December last year, and now it stands at nearly $600 million. Also, it is way easier to qualify for airdrops on chains that the majority are not using. Aka, Aptos instead of Solana.
Notable Mentions
Pool: ezETH Fixed Yield on Pendle. APY: 63.09% TVL: $11.34m Chain: Ethereum
Pool: eETH Fixed Yield on Pendle. APY:26.72 % TVL: $168m Chain: Ethereum
Pendle has some incredible opportunities currently. The restaking narrative is running a little hot, and as a result, markets are likely mispricing things. Anybody using Pendle’s simplified earn products gets 2X Ether.Fi points and can lock in excellent fixed yields at what is likely an above-market rate.
Observations
Regarding degenerate yields, Solana is back in the driver’s seat. But instead of the usual vaporwave meme tokens, all the action takes place with $JUP. Jupiter’s new token was recently airdropped, and anybody LPing has made a fortune in trading fees during the price discovery round.
Notable Mentions
Pool: hINJ on Hydro. APY: 15.29%. TVL: $37m. Chain: Injective
Pool: hINJ Farming on Hydro. APY: N/A. TVL: $37m. Chain: Injective
Hydro has finally gone live on mainnet. $INJ stakers have already qualified for an airdrop of $HYDRO, and anybody who deposits their $hINJ in the farm will earn points for the next four weeks, which can be exchanged at a 1:1 rate at the TGE.
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