Liquity

**Liquity has relaunched its community rewards program** with up to 5,000 $BOLD available for quality content creators. **Key Program Details:** - Rewards are **retroactive** - August content gets September payouts - Payouts based on **quality and reach** at Liquity's discretion - Program covers Liquity V2 innovations like user-set borrowing rates and BOLD stablecoin **Eligible Content:** - Social posts and educational content - Dashboards and analytics tools - Yield strategies and forkonomics analysis **Not Eligible:** - Price-focused content - Partnership collaborations - Podcast guest appearances The program builds on previous success, having already distributed 2,500 $BOLD to contributors including newsletter features, translations, and educational videos. **Ready to contribute?** The program is live and accepting submissions for original insights into the Liquity ecosystem.

**Liquity V2 AMA** provided insights into the protocol's upcoming developments and improvements. The session covered: - Technical upgrades and new features - Community questions and developer responses - Timeline updates for implementation This follows previous discussions about Liquity V2's enhanced capabilities and protocol improvements. *Stay tuned for more detailed coverage of the key announcements.*

Liquity has launched a **dedicated Fork page** on their website, creating a centralized hub for yield opportunities across their ecosystem. The new page provides: - **Complete overview** of all fork venues - Real-time **APR and TVL data** - **Direct access links** for easy navigation This builds on Liquity's **forkonomics strategy**, which spans 15+ ecosystems and offers exclusive rewards for BOLD holders and liquidity providers. The centralized approach makes it easier for users to discover and access yield opportunities across different chains and forks, supporting the broader BOLD ecosystem expansion. [Explore the Fork page](https://www.liquity.org/forks)

Liquity V2 has introduced a new redemption overview dashboard that tracks how debt is distributed across different interest rates. **Key findings:** - ETH debt shows wide, even distribution except for a concentration at 1.6% - rETH debt is clustered in a narrow range - Dashboard separates managed vs manual loans The new analytics tool provides transparency into borrowing patterns across Liquity's protocol. Users can now visualize debt distribution and loan management strategies. [View the dashboard](https://dune.com/liquity/liquity-v2)

sBOLD, a new yield-bearing token, has launched on Spectra Finance with several key features: - Offers leveraged exposure to 20+ potential airdrops - Provides ~7% stablecoin base rate - Can be used as collateral on Euler Finance - Supports borrowing with up to 92.5% LTV (95% LLTV) - Auto-compounds BOLD yield - Audited by Chain Security and Dedaub The token enables users to earn protocol yield while borrowing, and can be integrated across DeFi platforms and money markets. Users can deposit sBOLD (earning 6%) and borrow USDC at 4.7% rates for additional leverage opportunities.

**Key Features of BOLD & sBOLD Collateral:** - Earn protocol yield while borrowing with sBOLD - Gain multiplied exposure to potential airdrops - Access high LTV ratios up to 92.5% (LLTV 95%) **Additional Benefits:** - Auto-compounding ETH rewards via yBOLD - Exposure to 15+ Liquity fork rewards through Stability Pool - Integration with platforms like Spectra Finance and Pendle for PT/YT trading **How to Get Started:** Visit [Euler Finance](https://app.euler.finance/?market=k3-liquity-hub&network=ethereum) to use BOLD & sBOLD as collateral

Two protocols have submitted the first proposals to compete for $BOLD emissions through PIL, with $LQTY stakers as decision makers: - **SmarDex**: Introduced $USDN, a yield-generating synthetic dollar backed by delta-neutral ETH longs on their perp DEX - **EkuboProtocol**: Presents an AMM protocol featuring super-concentrated liquidity Voting hasn't started yet but proposals are expected to be finalized soon. This follows the recent activation of the bribing mechanism, which allocates 20K $BOLD weekly for V2 ecosystem expansion. [Learn more about SmarDex](https://shorturl.at/S9ePk) [Learn more about Ekubo](https://shorturl.at/DyaAh)

Liquity V2 is preparing for redeployment with frontend updates starting tomorrow. Users should take action on legacy positions before the weekend: - **Stability Pool depositors**: Withdraw deposits to minimize risk - **Borrowers**: Repay loans while $BOLD liquidity remains favorable - **BOLD holders**: Consider selling via DEX or use limit orders - **LQTY stakers**: Consider unstaking before relaunch *Important notes:* - UI disruptions expected during transition - Legacy app functionality may be limited - Position closures will remain possible post-redeployment - Redemptions available but may include dynamic fees Take action now to ensure smooth transition to new V2 system.

Liquity has launched its V2 audit competition on Cantina, offering security researchers rewards from a $350,000 prize pool. The competition runs from March 21 to April 27, 2025. Key details: - Regular bug bounty program suspended during competition period - All findings must be submitted through Cantina platform - Competition focuses on deployment-ready codebase - Part of Q2 2025 mainnet redeployment timeline The audit competition adds extra security scrutiny before V2's immutable deployment. Teams forking Liquity V2 can proceed independently once the patched codebase is public, with access to competition results. [View competition details](https://cantina.xyz/competitions/d86632df-ab33-4448-8198-64955eae6712)

Liquity introduces Earn, a new DeFi product designed to mirror the stability of U.S. Treasury Bills without traditional finance dependencies. Key features: - Stable, secure on-chain asset - Minimal counterparty risk - Full fund custody - Sustainable yield generation The product addresses common DeFi challenges like volatile rates and counterparty risks in tokenized treasuries. Users can deposit $BOLD to access what Liquity positions as DeFi's equivalent to T-Bills. Liquity V2's architecture ensures all protocol revenue from borrower interest flows back to grow the $BOLD stablecoin, creating a self-sustaining yield mechanism.