Beefy Finance Makes 90% of Strategies Zappable, Airdrops 10,000 OP

**Market downturn hits crypto hard** with Bitcoin dropping below $81K, but DeFi protocols maintain momentum. **Beefy stays resilient** despite market conditions: - Delivered $394K in yield at 9.2% average APY - Team participated in Multichain Day panel during Devconnect - Users now eligible for AethonSwap airdrop on Monad - Achieved WalletConnect certification While traditional markets struggled, **DeFi infrastructure continued building** and delivering consistent returns to users.

**Ethereum's biggest gathering ever** hit Buenos Aires with 14,500 attendees at Devconnect's first Ethereum Worlds Fair. **Major announcements dropped:** - Vitalik unveiled **Kohaku privacy wallets** - Pushed for **100x L1 gas limit increase** - **Bhutan launched national digital ID** on Ethereum - New **Ethereum Interoperability Layer (EIL)** unified all L2s **Real-world demos showcased:** - Tokenized S&P 500 shares - Biometric payments - Stablecoin remittances for everyday use From Aave Horizon to Centrifuge RWAs and Chainlink ACE, the week proved **Ethereum is evolving beyond crypto** into the global settlement layer for money, identity, and governance. Beefy shared how their yield architecture is adapting for the next wave of interoperability. *The question remains: Will ETH price catch up before quantum computing threatens elliptic curve cryptography?*

**Pendle is targeting the massive $140 trillion fixed-income market** by bringing traditional yield infrastructure on-chain. - Market projected to reach $200 trillion by 2030 - Aims to democratize fixed income beyond institutional access - Beefy now offers 24 Pendle single-asset vaults - **Up to 23% APY with autocompounding** The integration represents a shift from crypto-only yield to broader financial market access. Pendle has already settled $69.8 billion in yield transactions. [Read full article](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/pendle-settles-69-8-billion-in-yield-bridging-the-140t-fixed-income-market-to-crypto-1035405834) *Explore yield opportunities through simplified vault access.*

**Beefy's automated treasury strategy** made significant moves in 2024, acquiring 3,163 BIFI tokens valued at $1.07 million. The yield optimizer platform expanded its offerings with: - **11 new yield strategies** for users - **5 additional boosts** to enhance returns - New **Linea CLM strategies** for concentrated liquidity management This treasury purchase demonstrates Beefy's commitment to its native token while the platform continues growing its DeFi yield optimization services.

**Key Updates from Beefy's Weekly Report:** - Sonic introduces new earning opportunities with $beS token - LSK boost program launches with 12-week duration - SoliDex kicks off Quest Week 1 - 12 new yield strategies added to platform *Platform Growth Trends:* - Previous week showed $300M+ TVL - Over 1100 products now available - Consistent strategy expansion (9-17 new weekly) **Recent Developments:** - Sonic Labs boosted $beS with 500k $S allocation - BIFI trading campaign returns - Platform represented at ETHCC