Balancer

Balancer V3 introduces first dual-boosted pool on Avalanche featuring weETH/WETH pair with Stable Surge hook integration. Key features: - Double lending boost: weETH via Euler Finance & WETH via Aave - Triple yield sources: trading fees, AVAX incentives, lending fees - Stable Surge hook for peg defense and dynamic fee adjustment The pool offers Avalanche LPs exposure to Ethereum while maintaining high efficiency through multiple yield streams. Pool combines EtherFi's LST capabilities with Avalanche's DeFi ecosystem. [Pool details on Balancer](https://balancer.fi/pools/avalanche/v3/0xa6a20c2786bb7f79f3f4fd0a958ea1ab5658ddde)

GyroStable continues to innovate on the Balancer protocol with a new approach to 3-asset pools. Their E-CLP (Enhanced Concentrated Liquidity Pools) system has shown impressive results: - $4.1B annualized trading volume across V2 and V3 E-CLPs - Sustained growth in liquidity since TGA launch on Base - Integration with Aura Finance and Aave boosted pools The platform combines stable and volatile pools, offering unique opportunities through their programmable liquidity management system. Weekly new pool deployments demonstrate continued expansion of their ecosystem.

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.*

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.

Balancer has unveiled a redesigned veBAL interface aligned with Balancer V3's visual identity. The update focuses on improving the user experience for $BAL token holders who participate in governance. Key features: - Streamlined process for locking $BAL tokens - Simplified gauge voting interface - Enhanced pool incentives visibility - Calendar integration for vote tracking The new interface maintains core governance functionality while reducing friction points. Users can access all veBAL features at [balancer.fi/vebal](https://balancer.fi/vebal). This update follows recent DAO initiatives to optimize liquidity, including deactivating inactive v2 gauges and boosting incentives for high-performing pools.

Balancer V3 launches MEV-Cap Hook, a new feature that redirects Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) back to liquidity providers. The system works by dynamically adjusting pool fees based on priority fees paid by MEV bots on OP Stack chains like Base and Optimism. Key features: - Higher priority fees trigger higher dynamic pool fees - Captured value stays within the pool - Works across all pool types, not just ETH pairs The mechanism allows MEV bots to operate while ensuring value flows back to LPs instead of leaking out. Currently live on Base, with plans to expand MEV protection offerings through collaboration with CoW Protocol.

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.

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.