Ignas | DeFi Research
Ignas | DeFi Research

@DefiIgnas

9 Tweets Apr 05, 2023
1/ BarnBridge V2 launched yesterday.
The goal is to offer the best fixed-rate yield in #DeFi
But how does it actuallly work?๐Ÿงต
2/ From a user's perspective, it's quite simple.
During a Subscription period anyone can deposit $DAI to the pool.
The trick is, the more DAI is deposited, the lower the fixed-yield is.
The subscription period lasts for 24 hours.
3/ Then comes the Withdrawal period.
If you think the Fixed APR dropped too much, you can remove your deposit during the 24 withdrawal window.
As depositors leave, Fixed APR increases.
4/ Finally the Epoch running period starts for a fixed period of time for a fixed interest rate.
No deposits or withdrawals are allowed.
5/ If you suddenly need your deposited money, there is a way.
When you make a deposit, you receive ERC-20 pool tokens that represent your share of the active pool.
They are transferable, but you need to find a counterparty willing to buy Proof of Liquidity tokens from you.
6/ So, where does the yield come from?
The yield from the running Epoch had been already generated from the prior epoch on Aave!
So if you deposit $DAI into the current Epoch, you are funding the yield for the next Epoch.
For the 1st Epoch BarnBridge team seeded the yield.
7/ What's more, BarnBridge v2 allows boosting your open positions for 4x leverage.
BarnBridge uses looping by borrowing $DAI from Aave with $DAI deposited during the Subscription period.
Current BB does it on user's behalf as BBV2 $DAI isn't accepted as collateral on Aave.
8/ BarnBridge V2 is currently live on #Ethereum
But soon it will launch on @optimismFND for lower gas fees.
It makes sense, as depositing and withdrawing from Epoch costs gas, which would cut down on that precious yield.
9/ At the time of writing, BarnBridge entices depositors with 22% APR on $DAI.
But I expect the APR will change just before the Subscription period ends in 11 hours.
Let the Hunger Games for high yield begin!

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