Gyroscope Launches Rehype Pools on Balancer and Arbitrum

Balancer V3 has officially launched on Avalanche, bringing native 100% Boosted Pools, programmable Hooks, and custom pool types. Key features include capital-efficient pools boosted by Aave, the StableSurge hook for peg protection, and deeper integration with Avalanche's growing RWA ecosystem. Launch includes three new pools: wAVAX/sAVAX/ggAVAX with Benqi and GoGoPool, USDC/USDT/AUSD for stablecoin liquidity, and sdeUSD/savUSD/upAUSD built with Elixir and partners. Incentives are now live for key stable and AVAX-native pools.

The Alliance initiative is gaining significant traction in the web3 ecosystem. Multiple protocols and DAOs have joined forces to create a collaborative framework for sustainable growth. Key developments: - Increased participation from major DeFi protocols - Focus on interoperability and shared resources - Community-driven governance structure emerging The movement has shown steady growth since early 2024, with new partnerships being formed monthly. Participating projects are working to establish common standards and best practices. *Technical integration between member protocols is underway, with several successful testnet implementations completed.*

Balancer V3 introduces a new boosted pool featuring MiCA-compliant stablecoins $USDR and $USDQ, with initial TVL of 1M. Key features: - Powered by Morpho Labs and curated by Steakhouse - 100% LP liquidity redeposited into lending markets - Enhanced yields through lending incentives - Fully compliant solution for business operations The stablecoins are issued by StablR ($USDR) and Quantoz ($USDQ), designed for both on-chain and off-chain financial solutions. Learn more: - $USDQ: [Quantoz](https://quantozpay.com/eurq-usdq/) - $USDR: [StablR](https://stablr.com/usdr)

Balancer v3 is launching a new Priority Fee Router on Base in Q1 2025, introducing a mechanism to redistribute MEV rewards to liquidity providers. - The system taxes high-priority transactions and shares fees with LPs - Creates new revenue stream for liquidity providers - Reduces sequencer MEV dominance The innovation draws inspiration from Paradigm's research on priority fees. Implementation aims to create a more equitable distribution of transaction fees in the DeFi ecosystem. [Read the full research](https://medium.com/@mikeisballin/mev-internalization-through-priority-fee-taxes-coming-to-balancer-v3-on-base-q1-2025-f20b3e1b7295)

Balancer has partnered with BackedFi to launch permissionless trading of tokenized S&P 500 index ($bCSPX) on Gnosis Chain. Key features: - Regulatory-compliant access to S&P 500 performance - ERC-20 token format for easy transfers - New liquidity pool pairing $bCSPX with $sDAI - Earning opportunities through swap fees and $GNO rewards The integration represents Balancer's first step into tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), with more developments planned.