Path of The Panda Winners Announced with $10,000 in Rewards
Path of The Panda Winners Announced with $10,000 in Rewards
🐼 Content Kings Crowned

The Path of the Panda content competition by Balancer has concluded, with winners sharing $10,000 in rewards. Top prizes went to @iamcapote and @RaqPawel ($3,000 each) for creating a developer guide dashboard and liquidity visualization tool. @0xAnon0602 earned $1,750 for a Dune analytics dashboard, while @Spyros_Zikos and @0xkurufaza received $1,250 and $1,000 for educational content. The competition showcased community talent in explaining Balancer v3's features through various creative formats.
The BalancerDAO is streamlining liquidity for 2025! What's Changing? • Deactivating inactive v2 gauges for simpler veBAL voting. • Activating v3 gauges to support $30M+ TVL growth. • Boosting incentives for top-performing pools. Go Vote! snapshot.box/#/s:balancer.e…
1/ Coming Q1 2025: Balancer v3 on @base will feature the Priority Fee Router - a new mechanism that redistributes MEV rewards to liquidity providers. ⬇️ 🧵 medium.com/@mikeisballin/…
Turn up the Base! From launching an innovative priority fee mechanism, enhanced liquidity opportunities with 100% Boosted Pools to @GyroStable boosted ECLPs, and maximizing integrations with protocols like @Aave - Balancer v3 is primed to thrive on @Coinbase's L2 ecosystem.
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.