60% utilization rate achieved by volatile pool with concentrated liquidity

**The DAO Dilemma: Autonomy vs. Human Oversight** Curve Finance explores a fundamental question facing decentralized autonomous organizations: what role should humans play in supposedly autonomous systems? **Key Questions Raised:** - How do DAOs balance decentralization with practical governance needs? - Can smart contract-based organizations function without traditional organizational structures? - Where does human decision-making fit in automated systems? The discussion examines whether pure autonomy is achievable or if DAOs inevitably require human coordination and traditional organizational elements to function effectively. [Read the full analysis](https://news.curve.finance/dao-on-trial/)

Curve Finance's crvUSD stablecoin is now available on River, enabling users to swap crvUSD for satUSD at a 1:1 ratio. **Key Details:** - Direct 1:1 swap ratio between crvUSD and satUSD - Integration expands crvUSD's accessibility across platforms - Follows recent API3 Market integration of scrvUSD/crvUSD exchange rate This integration provides another avenue for crvUSD holders to access different stablecoin ecosystems while maintaining value parity.

Curve Finance has put forward a governance proposal to adjust how crvUSD borrow rates respond to price changes. The vote aims to make rates **less dependent on crvUSD price movements**, creating a flatter, more predictable borrowing cost structure. **Key changes:** - Reduces the steepness of rate adjustments when crvUSD price fluctuates - Follows an earlier proposal to increase fee share caps for Savings crvUSD (scrvUSD) - Part of ongoing efforts to optimize the crvUSD stablecoin mechanism This "tweak in prod" approach represents Curve's iterative refinement of its algorithmic stablecoin parameters based on real-world performance data. [Vote on proposal](https://www.curve.finance/dao/ethereum/proposals/1342-ownership/)

**Curve Finance** has published its weekly yield report for Week 49 of 2025, continuing its regular series of performance updates. The report covers: - **Current yield opportunities** across Curve's liquidity pools - Key performance metrics for the week - Pool-specific data and analytics This marks another installment in Curve's consistent weekly reporting, following their November monthly recap and previous weekly yield updates. The platform continues to provide transparency around yield farming opportunities and protocol performance through these regular data releases. [View the full Week 49 report](https://news.curve.finance/curve-best-yields-key-metrics-week-49-2025/)

**Curve Finance introduces foreign exchange trading** with its first pilot CHF/USD liquidity pool on Ethereum. The pool combines: - **$ZCHF** from Frankencoin - **crvUSD** for the USD side - **CRV emissions** offering up to 100% APR **FXSwap algorithm powers the pool**, designed specifically for efficient trading of low-volatility assets like foreign currencies. This marks Curve's expansion into **on-chain foreign exchange markets**, targeting deep liquidity for currency pairs beyond traditional crypto assets. [Access the CHF/USD pool](https://www.curve.finance/dex/ethereum/pools/factory-twocrypto-276/deposit)