Balancer DAO Weekly Recap: Gauges, Pool Migration, and Protocol Fee Handling
Balancer DAO Weekly Recap: Gauges, Pool Migration, and Protocol Fee Handling
The Balancer DAO has been shaping its ecosystem through various governance proposals. One proposal aims to discontinue old gauges and migrate pools due to a security breach. Other approved proposals include updating permissions for the zkEVM Composable Stable Pool Factory, adding more BAL to LP on Across to enhance bridging liquidity, authorizing Mimic Smart Vaults on multiple networks, and sunsetting R gauges due to a recent exploit. Stay updated with Balancer's Governance Forum for more developments.
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TreehouseFi Launches tAVAX/sAVAX Boosted Pool on Balancer V3
TreehouseFi has launched a new **tAVAX/sAVAX boosted pool** on Balancer V3, combining two liquid staking tokens for enhanced yields. **Key Features:** - **sAVAX** (BenqiFi): Tradeable staked AVAX with no lockups - **tAVAX** (TreehouseFi): Yield-optimized LST with arbitrage strategies - **StableSurge hook**: Dynamic fees that increase during imbalanced trades **Benefits for LPs:** - Simultaneous staking rewards and trading fees - Treehouse Avalanche Ascent point multipliers - Full liquidity maintained through V3's vault system - Enhanced returns beyond standard staking APY The pool offers **triple yield sources**: fee collection, staking rewards, and bonus point accumulation. Early participants receive enhanced point multipliers through the gamified Avalanche Ascent program. [Access the pool](http://balancer.fi/pools/avalanche/v3/0x832f8e068066e24205bfa59bc648055ddaa964db)
Balancer Expands to HyperEVM Ecosystem
Balancer v3 deployed on **HyperEVM**, a fast-growing ecosystem that reached $2B TVL in five months. The integration processes 200k-400k daily transactions and will connect to HyperCore for real-time pricing from Hyperliquid's $1.6T volume order books. **Key developments:** - reCLAMMs technology automatically adjusts liquidity without active management - COW/WETH reCLAMM pool captured 80% of $COW trading volume on Base - GeckoTerminal now tracks all v3 pools with real-time data **Governance milestone:** Five BIPs approved in August, including Balancer Business entity creation and new pool gauges for RZR/wstETH and TREE/WETH. veBAL currently valued at $5.88 with 31.45% voting APR, aligning economic incentives with governance participation. [Read full report](https://medium.com/balancer-protocol/the-balancer-report-august-2025-dd988b588fd2)
Balancer Office Hours: Rezerve Money's 1M ETH Strategy
**Balancer hosts weekly office hours** featuring guest speakers and product updates. This Thursday's session highlights: - **@rezervemoney presentation** on using Balancer pools for their ambitious goal - Strategy discussion around **accumulating 1 million ETH** - **Product team updates** on Balancer's latest developments The office hours format continues Balancer's regular Thursday sessions, providing community insights and platform updates. *Join the session to learn about innovative pool strategies and upcoming Balancer features.*
Balancer Hosts Office Hours: DappCon Insights and reCLAMM Updates
Balancer is hosting their weekly office hours to discuss two key developments: - Insights and impressions from DappCon Berlin - Updates on the upcoming Readjusting Concentrated Liquidity AMM (reCLAMM) The community session will provide firsthand ecosystem updates and allow participants to ask questions directly. Join the discussion on [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/638460494168064021/930442359932600380). *Previous office hours have covered Balancer V3 developments and ecosystem updates.*
Balancer Alliance Expands with Rocket Pool and Lido Joining
The Balancer Alliance program is now live, allowing protocols to earn swap fee shares by committing to long-term alignment. **Key developments**: - Rocket Pool joins, bringing deep rETH liquidity and ongoing DAO collaboration - Lido strengthens partnership, focusing core liquidity on Balancer - Protocols must convert fees to 80/20 BAL/WETH and lock as veBAL - Program connects governance rights with protocol commitment The Alliance structure emphasizes DAO-to-DAO cooperation and sustainable liquidity, particularly suited for Liquid Staking Tokens.