Aura

QuantAMM has introduced two Blockchain Traded Funds (BTFs) on Aura, built using Balancer v3 technology: - **Safe Haven BTF**: A dynamic pool of BTC, USDC, and PAXG with automated daily weight adjustments. Currently weighted heavily toward gold at 94% exposure. - **Bull BTF**: A new offering focused on capturing upward market momentum. These BTFs function like enhanced ETFs, automatically adjusting asset weights on-chain to optimize for market momentum and volatility management while generating additional yields. Access the pools: - Safe Haven: [Ethereum Pool](https://app.aura.finance/#/1/pool/263) - Bull: [Base Chain Pool](https://app.aura.finance/#/8453/pool/25)

vlAURA lockers earned $108,000 in vote incentives during the latest two-week period through HiddenHand and Paladin vote marketplaces. The program demonstrated strong efficiency, with protocols receiving $1.58 in emissions for every $1 invested. This marks an improvement from the previous epoch which generated $97,000 in rewards and achieved a return ratio of $1.44 per dollar invested. - Current epoch rewards: $108,000 - Return on investment: 1.58x - Previous epoch rewards: $97,000 - Previous return ratio: 1.44x [Lock AURA tokens on Aura Finance](https://app.aura.finance/#/1/lock)

FalconStable has launched a new GHO/USDf pool on Aura Finance. USDf, their synthetic dollar, is backed by delta-neutral strategies including: - Funding rate arbitrage - Basis trades - Altcoin inventory flows The pool has already accumulated over **$500M in Total Value Locked (TVL)**. This follows earlier GHO integrations on Aura, where GHO-USDC-USDT pools on Arbitrum and Ethereum are earning 17% and 14% APY respectively. [View pool on Aura Finance](https://app.aura.finance/#/1/pool/262)

Portals.fi has introduced a new feature enabling users to deposit any asset into Aura pools through their platform. The integration includes: - Direct zapping functionality for seamless pool entry - Historical token data tracking via Portals Explorer dashboard - Real-time pool performance monitoring The update builds on Aura's recent launch of boosted pools, including the GHO/USDC/USDT v3 pool with additional AAVE yields. *Check out the new features at* [Portals Explorer](https://explorer.portals.fi/yield/ethereum%3A0x815d1efecb9cf5cb88b924b60de35ff34d15c9c8)

Frax Finance expands its DeFi presence with four new v3 Boosted Pools on Optimism, implemented through Beethoven X: - sfrxUSD/USDC pool offering 11.4% APR - sfrxUSD/WETH pool with 17.1% APR - sfrxETH/WETH pool yielding 9.8% APR - sfrxETH/wstETH/WETH pool at 9.8% APR These pools build on Frax's previous successful launches, including the sfrxETH-sFRAX pool which achieved 45% vAPR on Optimism. Access these pools via [Aura Finance](https://app.aura.finance/#/)

Lido Finance has joined the Balancer Alliance, marking a significant development in DeFi collaboration. Key points: - Lido will receive 17.5% of their pools protocol fees in veBAL - This grants them governance power and emissions influence - Partnership strengthens liquidity for wstETH The announcement follows the recent launch of wETH/wstETH Boosted Pool on Balancer v3, featuring: - Integration with Aave lending markets - 100% ETH exposure - Dual rewards system (BAL + wstETH) - Enhanced liquidity efficiency through Boosted Pools technology Learn more about the pool: [Balancer Medium](https://medium.com/balancer-protocol/100-boosted-pools-powered-by-aave-v3-53fe5b9208333)

GyroStable has launched their new Dynamic E-CLPs (Enhanced Concentrated Liquidity Pools) on Base and Optimism networks. Key features: - Enables increased trading fees through concentrated liquidity - No manual liquidity range management required - Integration with Aura platform expected soon This follows their successful deployment of five incentivized pools on Aura in late 2024, marking continued expansion of their automated liquidity solutions.

**Parallel Money** has made a strategic move in DeFi governance by: - Purchasing and locking 420,000 AURA tokens - Securing voting power to direct emissions to their stablecoin ecosystem pools - Targeting multiple stablecoin pairs including paUSD, waUSDn, and various EUR-denominated pairs This follows Mimo Labs' earlier commitment of 980k vlAURA and Parallel's Insurance Fund addition of $480k worth of AURA, demonstrating a coordinated effort to enhance liquidity control. Learn more at [Aura Finance](http://app.Aura.finance)

Loop Finance's slpETH, a restaking-powered ETH receipt token designed for auto-leveraged yield, has formed a new partnership with Gauntlet's gtWETHe in a boosted Balancer pool. The pool is now live on Aura Finance offering a 22% variable APR for liquidity providers. - Pool combines two innovative ETH receipt tokens - Available on [Aura Finance](https://app.aura.finance/#/1/pool/256) - Current vAPR: 22% This launch expands the ecosystem of automated yield strategies on Balancer, following successful implementations like Tokemak's Autopilot.

A new liquidity pool combining GHO and EURC stablecoins has launched on Base, offering 12% APR. - GHO: Backed by Aave, a leading DeFi lending protocol - EURC: Circle-issued, same team behind USDC - Platform: Available on Aura Finance - Features: Implements Balancer's StableSurge Hook for enhanced swap fees during volatility The pool provides an opportunity to earn yield while supporting euro-denominated stablecoin liquidity on Base. [Join the pool on Aura Finance](https://app.aura.finance/#/8453/pool/22)