Balancer

Balancer V3 has officially launched on Avalanche, bringing native 100% Boosted Pools, programmable Hooks, and custom pool types. Key features include capital-efficient pools boosted by Aave, the StableSurge hook for peg protection, and deeper integration with Avalanche's growing RWA ecosystem. Launch includes three new pools: wAVAX/sAVAX/ggAVAX with Benqi and GoGoPool, USDC/USDT/AUSD for stablecoin liquidity, and sdeUSD/savUSD/upAUSD built with Elixir and partners. Incentives are now live for key stable and AVAX-native pools.

The Alliance initiative is gaining significant traction in the web3 ecosystem. Multiple protocols and DAOs have joined forces to create a collaborative framework for sustainable growth. Key developments: - Increased participation from major DeFi protocols - Focus on interoperability and shared resources - Community-driven governance structure emerging The movement has shown steady growth since early 2024, with new partnerships being formed monthly. Participating projects are working to establish common standards and best practices. *Technical integration between member protocols is underway, with several successful testnet implementations completed.*

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.

Aave's decentralized stablecoin GHO has surpassed $150m in circulating supply and is expanding its DeFi presence through new liquidity pools on Balancer. Key developments include: - A Tri-StablePool on Ethereum mainnet pairing GHO with USDC and USDT, offering swap fees, GHO rewards, BAL rewards, and AURA rewards. - A new GyroStable concentrated liquidity pool on Arbitrum, combining yield-bearing waGHO (wrapped aGHO) with USDe. This pool provides access to: - GHO interest rates from Aave lending market - Concentrated swap fees - ARB, BAL, and AURA rewards - x30 Sats on Ethena Labs Users can explore all GHO opportunities on Balancer via their pool search page. For questions, the Balancer Discord is available.