Seamless Protocol distinguishes itself as the first decentralized, non-custodial lending and borrowing platform on the Base network, with its novel Integrated Liquidity Markets (ILMs) for undercollateralized, permissionless loans. Governed by the community via the SEAM token, it fosters a democratic, decentralized approach to DeFi, emphasizing user engagement in governance without the need for external fundraising. Governance combines offchain and onchain processes, with delegation enabling voting and proposal creation.
Value Proposition:
Seamless Protocol emerges as the Base network's decentralized, non-custodial lending and borrowing platform, quickly becoming its largest native liquidity market. Its unique Integrated Liquidity Markets (ILMs) allow for undercollateralized, permissionless loans, challenging the traditional overcollateralized lending model. By utilizing proven smart contract codes from Aave v3 and Ampleforth Geyser v2, Seamless ensures high security and reliability without altering the original contracts. As a community-governed project, it emphasizes decentralization and engages users in governance, bypassing external fundraising.
Governance:
Seamless Protocol is governed by its community through a mix of offchain and onchain mechanisms, facilitated by its native governance token, SEAM, on the Base network. Governance rights and voting power are determined by SEAM tokens once they are delegated. The governance process involves community discussions in the Seamless Governance Hub and Discord, offchain signaling votes via Snapshot Labs, and onchain votes executed through the Governor smart contract. Delegation is essential for voting, allowing SEAM holders to either self-delegate or delegate to another address, thus enabling participation in proposal creation and voting.
Tokenomics:
SEAM, Seamless Protocol's governance token, plays a central role in evolving and decentralizing the platform, key to its vision in modern DeFi. It enables community governance over the protocol and its ecosystem, with no SEAM tokens sold publicly or privately to ensure a fair launch. Based on OpenZeppelin contracts and inspired by Compound, SEAM requires delegation for voting power activation. It incentivizes positive behavior by allowing token holders to propose and vote on updates, with successful proposals automatically implemented by timelock Governor contracts.
Previous Funding:
The protocol is open-source and community-governed, and no funds were raised.
