Celebratory Dance thanks to @crypto_linn

1/ We worked with the @pendle_fi team to build the risk stack for @boros_fi, the first onchain protocol for trading funding rates. This required new frameworks, including dynamic margin models, auto-deleveraging mechanics, and real-time risk monitoring.

Huge news for all funding rate traders. @pendle_fi has launched Boros @boros_fi, a new onchain platform on Arbitrum that lets users trade funding rates from CEX perps like Binance, rather than the price of assets like $BTC or $ETH. Instead of speculating on price direction, Boros introduces Yield Units (YUs, similar to YTs on Pendle), YU-ETH represents the funding yield from 1 ETH perp, allowing users to go long if they expect funding rates to rise or short if they expect them to drop. This unlocks a new layer of strategy, especially for protocols like @ethena_labs, with an almost $10B TVL, relying on positive funding rates to generate stablecoin yields and can now hedge more efficiently without complex OTC setups. Early traction is strong with $800k already deposited into Liquidity Vaults. With $10M OI caps per pair (BTC/ETH only for now), 1.2x leverage, and support expanding soon, Boros may not be retail-friendly yet, but I already plan to prepare a couple of posts on how we can hedge our positions there. Furthermore, there is no 2nd token, which makes $PENDLE even more valuable as it will be used for incentives and all trading fees acquired by the protocol. A huge milestone not just for Pendle, but for the entire crypto space. Truly excited for the team and wishing them massive success ahead.

Very significant launch by @pendle_fi. Combined with Pendle's existing PT/YT mechanism for on-chain yields, Boros now covers off-chain yields (CEX funding rates). Perps traders will be able to lock in funding rate costs. Could be very useful for @ethena_labs one day, who could potentially lock in future funding rates by longing YUs when rates are attractive. This transforms variable funding income into fixed income for specific periods. During periods of negative funding (like bear markets), Ethena could have pre-hedged by shorting YUs. This would offset losses from paying funding, stabilizing USDe's yield, and would help to stop the supply contracting during risk off periods (would stop the fudoooors). Obviously early days, and it needs to become battle tested, but think this is a big launch for crypto as a whole. There is still only one token too - $PENDLE Elite team, elite protocol.

Congrats to our Stellar @Rightsideonly and the team at @pendle_fi on the launch of Boros! Pretty wild that you can now hedge exposure or speculate on funding rates onchain. Maybe it’s time for all the DeFi builders & enjoyooors in ARC to drop a Stellars Playbook on yield farming? 👀

@pendle_fi 的 Boros 最终上线了 这是一个巨大的里程碑，我非常兴奋能尝试一下 今天稍后会有大研究，gpendle

新的 $PENDLE Boros 是一个非常有趣的产品，我认为市场仍在努力理解其重要性。 例如：在周末，BTC 被大幅做空，资金费率为 -3%。如果你认为会发生短期挤压并做多 $BTC，你可能会因为现货抛售导致价格下跌和资金费率上升而亏损。 如果你决定在 Pendle Boros 上做多 YU，你将支付 -3% 的费用，同时获得 10% 的年化收益率，并在 BTC 方面获得资本增值。 这对大型收益稳定币来说是一个重要的解锁，即使在资金费率为负的情况下，也能平滑收益。这个产品的下一步可能是增加可用的未平仓合约，以获取更多的交易费用。

Boros by @pendle_fi is live (it's next 100 billion opportunity).

this is big. pendle just launched @boros_fi a new way to trade perp funding rates directly. you don’t need to hold the perp anymore. just take a view on the funding rate itself. ➜ directional bets ➜ hedging ➜ stacking yield layers ➜ funding rate arbitrage ➜ managing exposure without leverage ➜ integrating with pendle’s existing yield markets it’s simple on the surface, but powerful under the hood. boros gives you access to a market that used to be locked behind perp positions. clean execution. real use case. pendle keeps shipping.

Huge respect to the @pendle_fi crew. Exciting times ahead with this primitive being enabled. Look forward to seeing how this becomes a pillar to onchain capital markets and more product innovation. Jobs not done as always.