Balancer
Coverage of Balancer in the Nexus archive.
- half the protocols on DefiLlama right now are just CeFi with a token and we all know it
The author criticizes the current state of DeFi protocols, stating that many are not truly decentralized and can be controlled by a small group of people. They propose a test to determine if a protocol is truly DeFi, citing examples such as Uniswap V2 pools. The author argues that the term DeFi has become too broad and needs to be redefined.
- For DeFi/DApp/MEV devs
A Rust-based math repository for DeFi, DApp, and MEV developers has been released, covering DEXs like Uniswap v2/v3/v4, Kyber Elastic, Curve, and Balancer. It offers precision integer math and structured error handling, with performance benchmarks comparable to other libraries.
- 1inch Aqua is probably the most underrated piece of DeFi infra right now
1inch Aqua addresses the issue of idle capital in AMMs by enabling liquidity providers (LPs) to deploy the same capital across multiple trading strategies simultaneously. Using a virtual accounting layer and the SLAC concept, Aqua allows $1K in equity to support $9K in notional liquidity exposure through leverage and strategy multiplexing, while maintaining DeFi utility like DAO voting and staking.