Notional Exponent launches January 26th, offering two USDC-based leveraged yield strategies:
Strategy Options:
- mHYPER: 11.18% 7-day APY (managed by Hyperithm)
- mAPOLLO: 12.20% 7-day APY (managed by Apollo Crypto FM)
Both strategies provide transparent, leveraged exposure to vault returns, with advertised APYs exceeding 25% when leverage is applied. The vaults are managed by specialized firms that optimize yield generation, while users gain leveraged access to their performance.
The platform aims to deliver consistent, high-yield opportunities through these managed strategies, giving users a choice between two different approaches to USDC yield generation.
Excited for the launch of Notional Exponent on January 26th? Let’s dig in to the launch vaults that will power your leveraged APYs 👇
Notional Exponent goes live on January 26th with two transparent $USDC options to earn consistent and high APY leveraged yield. The choice is yours anon. Which will you choose?
mHYPER and mAPOLLO are managed by @hyperithm @ApolloCryptoFM They maximize the yield in the vaults. You get leveraged exposure to their returns. Stay tuned for a deep dive on the historical APYs of these vaults and what strategies they use to earn returns!
🎁 Notional Exponent Launches with 100,000 $NOTE Incentive Program
Notional is distributing **100,000 $NOTE tokens** to early users of its Exponent vaults over the first six weeks. **How it works:** - Deposit funds into a Notional Exponent vault - Earn $NOTE tokens proportional to your deposit size - Larger deposits = more $NOTE earned The incentive program aims to bootstrap liquidity for Notional's new Exponent product, which builds on the protocol's existing fixed-rate lending and borrowing infrastructure. [Learn more about Notional Exponent](https://notional.finance)
Notional Introduces Smart Withdrawal for Instant Position Unwinding
Notional has launched **Smart Withdrawal**, a new feature that enables users to exit leveraged positions instantly without costs, even when underlying collateral has redemption delays. **Key benefits:** - Zero-cost leverage unwinds on illiquid collateral - Eliminates need to sell collateral at a discount - Reduces redemption time from 6+ cycles to just 1 cycle - No waiting weeks to fully exit positions The innovation addresses a critical pain point in DeFi lending, where users previously faced either selling assets below market value or enduring lengthy withdrawal periods.
🚀 Notional Launches First Exponent Vault with Midas RWA

Notional has launched its first **Exponent vault** featuring **$mAPOLLO**, developed in partnership with Midas RWA and Apollo Crypto. **Key Details:** - First vault in the Notional Exponent series - Collaboration between Midas RWA and Apollo Crypto - Part of a broader expansion with more vaults planned **What's Next:** Notional indicates this is just the beginning, with plans to introduce: - Additional vaults (including $mHYPER) - More curators - Increased liquidity options - Enhanced yield opportunities The Exponent platform aims to improve leveraged yield strategies for DeFi users. The vault is now available for users to try.
Notional Exponent Launch Pushed to January 29th
Notional has announced a slight delay to its Exponent launch, now scheduled for **January 29th**. The protocol, which enables fixed-rate borrowing and lending on Ethereum, is preparing to release its latest version after previously setting a November 17th launch date for the beta. **Key Details:** - New launch date: January 29th, 2026 - Follows previous delay from November 2025 target - Exponent represents next iteration of the protocol Notional currently supports lending and borrowing of USDC, DAI (up to 1 year) and ETH, WBTC (up to 6 months) through on-chain liquidity pools.