Episode 1 of the Build On Balancer podcast features CowSwap — the MetaDEX Aggregator — and its relationship with Balancer. — We are thrilled to share with the community that our first episode of Build On Balancer with CowSwap CEO Anna George is now live. DeFi is abundant with brilliant and talented teams using Balancer Protocol to #buidl cool sh*t. The Build on Balancer podcast series will highlight those teams and…

Balancer Multi-Token Pools offer Liquidity Providers a greater degree of control compared to traditional 50/50 Pools — Liquidity Pools have revolutionized the world of cryptocurrency trading, allowing investors to earn yields from idle funds and traders to instantly swap one asset for another. As with any new paradigm, however, first-generation Liquidity Pools and Automated Market Makers (AMMs) aren’t perfect. Ask any DeFi users, and they’ll likely admit…

Part two of our veBAL series dives into bribing, BIP19’s free bribes, and how protocols use voting incentives. — A Multilayered Incentive Economy In part one of this series, “veBAL- How to Increase your Benefits,” we saw how veBAL is a powerful tokenomics method for protocols looking to increase liquidity. We also looked at how gauge voting allows governance control over financial outcomes. For those that need a short recap, projects have two…

This post is the first of a two-part series where we will discuss Balancer’s adoption of the veModel and gauge system. — Previous articles explain Balancer’s veTokenomics, so a quick refresh is sufficient. April 2022 — Balancer adopts the veModel (vote escrowed model) The longer a user locks veBAL, the more voting rights they have in the Protocol Users get rewarded with BPT (Balancer Pool Token) for investing in the BAL/WETH 80/20…

Learn how users can earn further yields on staked ETH, benefiting both projects and the Protocol. — The Ethereum Upgrade or "Merge" is on the horizon, eliminating the need for energy-intensive mining and instead will secure the network using staked ETH. There's a surplus of coverage surrounding one of the most significant upgrades in the history of Ethereum. So a quick refresh is sufficient. Merge TL;DR

Through strategic integrations and sidechain expansions, Balancer’s tech helps mitigate ETH transaction fees — Though declining, Ethereum transaction fees still add up to eye-popping amounts over time. Throughout most of 2021, the average cost of a transaction ranged from $20–40 and peaked at a whopping $196 on May 1, 2022, amid NFT hype. You may not have to spend $100+ for a simple DEX…

Let’s dive into our base building block when it comes to pools, the abstract BasePool contract. — Full credit for this BasePool deep dive goes to Beethoven X member 0xSkly. Balancer’s strength comes from its ecosystem and those using/ building upon the Balancer technology. Now that we have talked about pool permissions and the new recovery mode, it’s time to actually start talking…

Full credit for this detailed article goes to Beethoven X member 0xSkly. Many thanks for comprehensively showcasing the extent of Balancer’s codebase and technology. Fine grained authorization mechanisms are key when protecting a complex protocol like Balancer. Another key aspect is execution transparency combined with a delay so users can…

Staking incentivizes users to maintain the integrity of the network they are participating in. Below we walk through the staking process and its benefits to Balancer. — Consensus Mechanisms — A Brief Overview Blockchain technology is the foundation upon which all cryptocurrency is built. They operate as a ledger — storing transaction data on an open-source and decentralized database. The decentralized nature of this storage model makes the blockchain secure but also requires a mechanism to ensure all network participants are in sync…