Balancer

GyroStable, a launch partner for Balancer V3, is expanding its concentrated liquidity pools (E-CLPs) across the ecosystem. The integration offers LPs more efficient passive exposure through concentrated swap fees and range liquidity. Since launching on Base, GyroStable has driven sustained liquidity growth with new incentivized E-CLPs. Their liquidity management system has processed $4.1B annualized volume across V2 and V3 E-CLPs. The protocol maintains strong ecosystem connections with Aura Finance opportunities and Aave boosted pools on V3.

The GHO/USDC 100% Boosted pool on Base has reached $13M in Total Value Locked (TVL) after 2 months of operation. Key features: - One of the largest GHO pools on Base - Triple yield mechanism combining Aave lending rates, swap fees, and rewards - StableSurge Hook technology providing peg protection - 100% of LP liquidity utilized in Aave markets The pool represents a significant development for both Aave's ecosystem and GHO liquidity, offering enhanced yields while maintaining stability through dynamic peg protection mechanisms. [View pool on Balancer](https://balancer.fi/pools/base/v3/0x7ab124ec4029316c2a42f713828ddf2a192b36db)

Balancer V3 has introduced a new WETH/orbETH liquidity pool offering potential yields up to 16%. Key features: - TVL reached $750K and growing - Powered by LayerZero and RedStone - Utilizes Aave's lending rates plus swap fees - Implements StableSurge hook for peg protection - Offers MEV protection for LPs The pool is part of Balancer's expanding Arbitrum ecosystem, which recently added several eBTC pools with similar yield-generating mechanisms. [View Pool Details](https://balancer.fi/pools/arbitrum/v3/0x2ece6781bace5e37386adef7a3d45d0bb05f8fce)

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.

Following Balancer v3's launch, the protocol outlines three key objectives for the next two quarters: - Supporting Partners: Creating an environment for partners to innovate with v3, fostering collaboration and new use cases - Building on v3: Prototyping and demonstrating unique applications to showcase platform capabilities and inspire developers - Driving v3 Integrations: Prioritizing integration with major DeFi primitives like aggregators, wallets, and dashboards through standard conventions and robust tooling The initiative aims to establish Balancer v3 as a foundational DeFi layer.

Balancer has completed a security competition in partnership with Cantina to strengthen the v3 protocol's security measures. This follows the public release of Balancer v3's codebase earlier this year. Key developments: - Security competition successfully concluded with Cantina - Community participation helped enhance code security - Part of ongoing security measures before Q4 launch - Follows public codebase release milestone The initiative reinforces Balancer's commitment to maintaining robust security standards as they prepare for the v3 launch.

Balancer v3 has gone live on Ethereum and Gnosis Chain with adoption from 20+ established DeFi protocols. Key integrations include Aave's 100% Boosted Pools allowing users to earn lending rates plus swap fees, Chainlink's data feeds for rate updates, and ParaSwap's day-one integration. The launch features E-CLPs from Gyroscope, MEV protection from CoW Swap, and BTFs from QuantAMM. The upgrade introduces hooks for customizable pool behavior and a refined fee model benefiting both LPs and veBAL stakers. Security audits were completed by Trail of Bits, Spearbit and Certora.