Jul 14Ref Quarterly Update: Q2 2022Introduction Q2 was wild. $NEAR price decreased by 73% while the DeFi Pulse Index, $DPI, plunged 63% [1]. We have learned, once again, that biggy overleveraged crypto positions are as contagious as Covid when they turn sour. …Defi7 min read
Jul 5Ref Tokenomics 2.0: veTokenomics on TestnetYour LOVE gets your favourite pools boosted — Discover Ref Tokenomics 2.0 As one of the first dapps on NEAR, and a community DAO-led effort at that, Ref Finance’s mission has always been to serve the community. That is why Ref is bringing the veToken (voting escrow token) to Ref 2.0, to make sure the voice of the Refinians comes first. Popularized…Blockchain4 min read
Jun 27Rated Pools: pools designed for yield-bearing tokensUnlocking further capital efficiency — stNEAR and LiNEAR tokens have already been traded for tens of millions in USD value on Ref Finance. Rated pools have been designed to fuel the growth of yield-bearing tokens, taking them to the hundreds of millions trading volume zone, taking advantage of: Lower price impact thanks to Stableswap-like invariant …Liquidity Mining2 min read
May 19How to stake HBTC on Ref FinanceMore stablecoin pools on NEAR — HBTC has already connected with NEAR ecosystem, along with high APY FARM. Following with instruction how to proceed. 【Conversion and cross chain steps】 1. How to get HBTC Deposit/Purchase BTC at huobi.com, then withdraw BTC by using ERC20 to your Metamask wallet address, HBTC then successfully minted. To redeem your HBTC back to BTC, reverse…Stable Coin3 min read
May 9How-to access Liquidity Aggregation GuideFirst DEX in the market to offer liquidity aggregation across networks — Composability and interaction between protocols are the beauty of DeFi and its enhancement on Aurora and NEAR Ecosystem has risen significantly over the last three months with 800M+ TVL pouring into the ecosystem, kickstarting many innovative protocols building for the future of NEAR Ecosystem. As a multi-chain future is on…Liquidity3 min read
Apr 19Introducing Multi-chain Liquidity AggregationIntroduction Aurora is an EVM-compatible chain built on top of the Near protocol. Composability and liquidity on Aurora have grown significantly over the last three months. TVL has increased from $500m+ to almost a billion and DeFi is now well-established, with over twenty applications building the legos of money. Although Aurora…Near Protocol4 min read
Apr 15Ref Finance Partners with WOO Network$WOO Liquidity coming to Ref, bridging NEAR and Ethereum ecosystem. — One ecosystem has potential, but two creates impact. WOO Network and Ref Finance are partnering to keep on expanding the multi-chain world of 2022. As WOO Network wishes to partner with top layer one networks, it is a no brainer as the next one will be NEAR protocol. …Farming3 min read
Apr 6Ref Quarterly Update: Q1 2022Introduction March not only marked the first anniversary of Ref Finance [1], but also, the seventh month to have passed since the release of the second version of its core smart contract [2]. During these past seven months, Ref’s TVL has grown from 0 to $100M+, and Ref’s cumulative trading volume…Defi9 min read
Mar 30Ref Finance enables asset interoperability between ecosystemsOpening NEAR between Solana, Ethereum, Celo, Terra and many more! It isn’t every day a DEX gets to be proud of being the DeFi door opener between multiple blockchain ecosystems all at once. In under a year, Ref Finance has succeeded in building a strong path for cooperation between many…Defi2 min read
Published in NEAR Protocol·Mar 25Stake your NFTs, receive $REF rewardsWe, the Ref Finance team, have been brewing on crossing communities between DeFi and NFTs within one ecosystem, NEAR. NFT staking has been the talk of 2022, the new path for hodlers of these non-fungible tokens by enabling diversified usability, better say increase yields. What is NFT staking? The action of staking your NFT…Nft2 min read
