Maximizing Returns with UMA UMA has made a name for itself over the past year — rising into the top ranks as one of the leading DeFi protocols and synthetic issuers. But while UMA’s protocol has become increasingly used to mint synthetic assets, yield dollars, and STONKS, UMA — the…

How To Maximize Your Farming Gains with iFARM Greetings Farmers! As many of you know, a recent proposal to introduce an iFARM token was made, and has passed the Harvest governance vote with overwhelming support, passing with a near-unanimous 97% approval.

Harvest.Finance’s FARM token is on a moon mission, but it’s only just launched. FARM token has been on a tear recently, rising through the CMC rankings and breaking through the very significant $100M market cap level. So, is it time to sell? Despite FARM’s moon mission, FARM token is still…

What Are Smart Pools and Why Do They Matter? Introduction In the first installment of our educational series we provided you with a foundational understanding of Balancer and blockchain in general. We covered topics like decentralization, smart contracts, DeFi, market making, and liquidity pools. …

A Look at Harvest FARM Token. Harvest Finance is an investment platform designed to help its users maximize their Yield Farming profits. The platform consists of a series of vaults, which are essentially automated strategies that can be changed to optimize returns. …

Balancer is an investment platform that is destined to shake up the financial realm. By using a series of smart contracts, Balancer has created a powerful combination of financial tools that allow you to manage your investment portfolio, create your own index funds, and earn a passive income. In this…

Harvest 101 Yield Farming — Background The catalyst for the recent DeFi market boom was the invention of Yield Farming — a vernacular term used to describe the ROI that could be obtained by providing liquidity to a liquidity pool or lending service. DeFi applications such as COMP, AAVE, and…

Understanding Flash Loan Attacks, and How They Happen Earlier this year, DeFi protocol Aave released a new feature called “flash loans” that have taken arbitrage opportunities to the next level. Many in the community were unaware of the power that flash loans have to manipulate markets and were shocked to…

What the DVM is, and How You Can Participate What are Oracles? Blockchain oracles are specialized services that provide smart contracts with information outside of the blockchain world. As such, they are the connection point that give blockchains inputs on real world events, non-crypto asset prices, and so on. This…