Farms/ Investment Strategies:

In the Dexponent Protocol, Farms/Investment Strategies are specialised frameworks for generating returns using various DeFAI techniques. Each Farm is managed by an Institutional Farm Owner and operates with clearly defined parameters, offering structured opportunities for liquidity providers (LPs) to earn rewards.

Features

  1. Single Token Input: Each Farm accepts a specific token as input, which is locked and secured in a Vault. Returns can be issued in the same token or supplemented with additional rewards, depending on the strategy.

  2. Management and Oversight: Farm Owners create and manage Farms, defining the strategy's parameters, including the allocation of incentives and the number of Yield Yodas and Verifiers involved. To ensure fairness, Farm Owners cannot serve as the sole Verifier for their own Farms.

  3. Yield Generation: Farms deploy capital through Yield Yodas, entities responsible for implementing strategies like staking, lending pools, collateralised debt obligations (CDOs), or index fund management. Strategies are designed to optimise returns while managing risks.

  4. Transparency and Security: Verifiers oversee capital deployment and ensure alignment with the Farm’s rules. All activities and performance metrics are publicly visible on-chain for transparency.

Examples of Farms

  • Traditional Strategies: Staking and lending pools for stable yield.

  • Index Funds: Dynamic portfolios like Memecoin or DeFAI Blue-Chip Indexes.

  • AI-Driven Funds: Advanced, algorithm-managed strategies for automated optimisation.

How It Works?

  1. Investors deposit capital into their chosen Farm.

  2. Capital is secured in a Vault and allocated across Yield Yodas according to the strategy.

  3. Verifiers monitor performance and adherence to benchmarks.

  4. Returns are distributed to LPs either upon maturity or based on pre-defined terms.

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