UMA Protocol Shares News on Index Coop's New Incentive Program
UMA Protocol Shares News on Index Coop's New Incentive Program
馃敟 New DeFi Incentive Unveiled
UMA Protocol retweeted news from Index Coop about their upcoming 'Product Revenue Tokens' (PRTs) incentive program. This new incentive will be trialed on a new product called hyETH, which combines strategies from various DeFi protocols including Mantle, Pendle, KelpDAO, Ether.fi, Instadapp, Across Protocol, and UMA Protocol itself. The hyETH product aims to provide exposure to Ethereum-based yield strategies.
ICYMI @indexcoop is unveiling a new incentive called 'Product Revenue Tokens' (PRTs). See 馃Уbelow. PRTs will be trialed on a new product: hyETH, which holds strategies from @0xMantle @pendle_fi @KelpDAO @ether_fi @Instadapp @AcrossProtocol @UMAprotocol.
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