Tag: Yearn Finance

DeFi Hackers Mint $11.6M in Stablecoins

by Blockchain News

A recent hack in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space allowed an attacker to mint over 1 quadrillion Yearn Tether (yUSDT) from a mere $10,000, according to blockchain security firm PeckShield. The attacker then exchanged the yUSDT for other stablecoins, taking hold of $11.6 million in the process. The stablecoins included 61,000 Pax Dollar (USDP), 1.5 million TrueUSD (TUSD), 1.79 million Binance USD (BUSD), 1.2 million Tether (USDT), 2.58 million USD Coin (USDC), and 3 million Dai (DAI).

PeckShield reported that the hacker has already transferred 1,000 Ether (ETH) to Tornado Cash, a sanctioned cryptocurrency mixer. The blockchain security firm also informed DeFi protocols Aave and Yearn.finance of the situation.

Yearn.finance released a statement after conducting an initial investigation, stating that the issue was limited to iearn, an outdated contract before vaults v1 and v2. The DeFi protocol assured its users that its current contracts and protocols are not affected by the exploit.

Similarly, Aave also confirmed that it is aware of the transaction. The liquidity protocol clarified that the hack did not impact Aave v1, v2 or v3.

While hacks still plague the DeFi space in 2023, the amount of money lost to these incidents has decreased compared with previous years. According to a quarterly report by blockchain security firm CertiK, over $320 million were lost to hacks in the first quarter of 2023. Although this amount is still substantial, it is much lower compared to the first quarter of 2022 when $1.3 billion was lost, and the fourth quarter of 2022 when $950 million was lost to hacks.

Despite the decrease in the amount lost to DeFi hacks, these incidents still serve as a reminder of the importance of security measures in the space. PeckShield’s quick detection of the recent hack and Aave and Yearn.finance’s prompt action in addressing the issue demonstrate that the DeFi space is continuously improving its security measures.

As the DeFi space grows, it is likely that there will be more attempts to exploit vulnerabilities in the system. However, with increased awareness and investment in security measures, the space can continue to thrive and offer innovative solutions to traditional finance.

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Yearn Finance Creator To Launch New AMM, What It’s All About?

by NEWSBTC

Famous for his motto “I test in prod”, Andre Cronje, inventor of Yearn Finance and other DeFi protocols, will launch a new platform. Called ve(3,3) it has been designed as an Automated Market Maker (AMM) to operate with a “protocol for protocols” architecture.

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In other words, this new AMM will be easy to integrate with other platforms to incentivize their own liquidity and without tradeoffs. The protocols that decide to add ve(3,3) won’t lose fees, volumes, or liquidity, as the creator of Yearn Finance explained in an official post.

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Cronje believes AMMs utility has undergone a change, from primarily serving as a tool for liquidity providers to serving as an addition to projects. Thus, ve(3,3) seeks to meet the demand of AMM’s new users; other protocols.

His new project, ve(3,3), will remove friction from the process of adding token incentives to a protocol’s liquidity, will make it simpler for projects to accrue fees from incentives, and will operate as a permissionless platform. The Yearn Finance developer said:

With the above in place, any protocol or project can easily incentivize their own liquidity, be it for their token, their stable coin, or even other derivatives, and while doing so, they fully accrue fees.

Cronje’s new protocol will have multiple features, including the capacity to natively support swaps between closely correlated assets, and uncorrelated assets, Uniswap v2 compatibility which will let projects deploy its interface, the possibility to permissionless create pools, gauges, and bribes.

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In addition, the protocol will operate with a 0.01% fee to be paid in base assets. Cronje’s protocol for protocols will let other platforms support delegation, increase “holdings proportional to emission”, and conduct locks with capital efficiency, amongst many other features.

Yearn Finance Inventor To Take AMM Utility To Its Next Phase?

As an additional incentive for projects to implement Cronje’s protocol, the platform will reward them with ve(3,3) tokens. Those projects that occupy the top 20 by total value locked (TVL) will receive these rewards two weeks after the protocol launches.

The launch could take place next week, as Cronje announced via Twitter. By the end of next week, the platform will take a snapshot to determine the projects that will receive a percentage of the 2,000,000 ve(3,3) available for rewards. Cronje added:

It is up to them (the selected projects) to decide what they will incentivize, be it their own token, stable coin, or other liquidity. The timeline for this will thus be 2 weeks post protocol launch until distribution starts.

As of press time, Yearn Finance native token YFI trades at $32,139 with a 2.7% profit in 24-hours.

Related Reading | Yearn Finance Launches New Vault, While YFI Retakes Bullish Momemtum

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YFI moving sideways in the 4-hour chart. Source: YFIUSDT Tradingview

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Yearn Finance risks pullback after YFI price gains 100% in less than 3 weeks

by Cointelegraph

Yearn Finance (YFI) looks poised for a price correction after rising five days in a row to approach $42,000. Notably, an absence of enough buying volume coupled with overbought risks is behind the bearish outlook.

The YFI price rally so far

YFI price surged by a little over 47% in five days to $41,970 as traders rotated capital out of “top-cap” cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) and looked for short-term opportunities in the altcoin market.

Yearn Finance was among the beneficiaries of the so-called capital migration, given its value against BTC and ETH rose almost 47% and 41.50% in just five days. Meanwhile, at the core of traders’ sudden buying interest in the YFI markets was a token buyback program.

YFI/ETH and YFI/BTC daily price performance after token buyback program announcement. Source: TradingView

On Dec. 16, the Yearn Finance team announced that they had purchased more than $7.5 million worth of YFI tokens from the open market at an average price of $26,651 per unit. They also revealed $45 million extra cash in their Treasury that they would use to continue their YFI buyback spree.

Additionally, the Yearn Finance community also proposed that the YFI treasury direct a portion of the token buyback to reward YFI holders who actively participate in Yearn Governance. The proposal (full details here) is currently in its voting phase.

YFI price surged by more than 100% against the U.S. dollar after the token buyback announcement.

YFI price correction risks

However, YFI trading volume fell despite the rall, suggesting the low conviction among traders in its upward movement.

YFI/USD daily price chart featuring price-volume divergence. Source: TradingView

Typically, a bearish divergence between price and volume leads to either correction or consolidation till conviction increases. As a result, the likelihood of YFI at least pausing its ongoing price rally is high, with its daily relative strength index (RSI) also entering its overbought zone above 70, a sell signal.

Related: YFI price gains 46% in just four days after Yearn Finance’s $7.5M buyback

Additionally, the Yearn Finance token’s latest price rally has brought it closer to a known inflection zone near $40,000, as shown via the Fibonacci retracement graph in the chart below.

YFI/USD three-day price chart featuring Fib entry and exit levels. Source: TradingView

In detail, the 0.618 Fib line near $40,113 has been limiting YFI’s upside attempts intraday. The same level was instrumental in stopping the Yearn Finance token’s price rally between October and November, which later led the YFI price to its 12-month low near $17,000.

Nonetheless, if the bulls manage to push the YFI price above the 0.618 line decisively, they may also take the token out of its multi-month range defined by circa $25,500 as support and $40,000 as resistance. In that scenario, YFI’s next upside target may move towards the 0.5 Fib line around $51,000.

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