SwapMode offers real yields from protocol-generated swap fees, and enabling transactions at significantly lower costs. Its dual-token system, involving $SMD for transactional purposes and $xSMD for staking and earning real yield, incentivizes user participation and ensures a fair value distribution within its ecosystem. Governance is democratized through $xSMD token holders, who have voting rights on key decisions, promoting a decentralized and community-driven decision-making process. Unlike many of its counterparts, SwapMode is self-bootstrapped, emphasizing its commitment to innovation, efficiency, and community engagement without relying on external funding.
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Extra Finance, a community-driven leveraged yield farming (LYF) protocol on OP Mainnet and Base. Extra Finance integrates with major DEXs like Velodrome, providing diverse farming strategies and catering to various risk profiles. The protocol uses two tokens, $EXTRA for liquidity provider rewards and $veEXTRA for governance, with $veEXTRA holders influencing decisions and enjoying benefits like higher leverage and access to exclusive pools. Governance is community-focused, with $veEXTRA token holders having significant input in the protocol's direction. Remarkably, Extra Finance is self-bootstrapped, relying on its own resources rather than external funding, showcasing its commitment to organic growth and independence in the DeFi space.
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Ma Earth produces "The Regeneration Will Be Funded," a series that delves into how regenerative finance can drive planetary health and regeneration. Through interviews and discussions, the platform sheds light on innovative approaches to finance that prioritize ecological and social well-being.
Evolving from Dopex, Stryke is a DeFi platform focused on improving options trading and liquidity provision. It introduces the SYK token, central to its ecosystem, providing various utilities and rewards. Stryke's vision is to make onchain options products user-friendly and widely accessible, driving innovation in the DeFi options market
