Enzyme Celebrates 8-Year Journey from Melon Protocol to Global Tokenized Finance Infrastructure

🧬 Eight Years Later

By Enzyme Finance
Sep 29, 2025, 4:07 PM
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Enzyme marks 8 years since launching as Melon Protocol in 2017, evolving into today's global infrastructure for tokenized finance.​

Key milestones:

  • 2017: Born as Melon Protocol with $MLN token launch
  • 2018: Testnet deployment and early DAO governance framework
  • 2019: Mainnet launch enabling on-chain asset management strategies
  • 2020: Rebranded to Enzyme, launched v2 for fund managers
  • 2022: v4 release with improved speed and DeFi integrations
  • 2024: Evolved into infrastructure for institutions and businesses

The protocol now powers everything from tokenized funds to liquidity programs and RWAs, maintaining its core commitment to composable, secure, and permissionless financial systems.​

Recent partnerships include RenzoProtocol using Enzyme for $ezETH liquidity management with unified vault deployment and auto-compounding features.​

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