If You Can’t Explain Yield, You Are the Yield
The Illusion of Yield in DeFiAt first glance, yield in DeFi looks deceptively simple. Dashboards display attractive APYs. Interfaces offer clean “deposit → earn” flows. Returns appear effortless, almost automatic. There’s little explanation behind the numbers — just a promise of passive income. But beneath this simplicity lies a deeper truth: Yield may look straightforward on the surface, but the reality underneath is far more complex.The Gap Between Displayed and Real YieldThe number you see...
If You Can’t Explain Yield, You Are the Yield
The Illusion of Yield in DeFiAt first glance, yield in DeFi looks deceptively simple. Dashboards display attractive APYs. Interfaces offer clean “deposit → earn” flows. Returns appear effortless, almost automatic. There’s little explanation behind the numbers — just a promise of passive income. But beneath this simplicity lies a deeper truth: Yield may look straightforward on the surface, but the reality underneath is far more complex.The Gap Between Displayed and Real YieldThe number you see...
How Do Concrete Vaults Actually Work?
A Beginner’s View of Vaults: Turning Confusion Into UnderstandingYou’ve just deposited your funds into a vault. Everything goes through smoothly, and now you see a few new things on your screen: vault shares, eRate, and NAV. At this point, most users pause and wonder: What do these actually represent? It might seem technical at first, but the system behind vaults is actually quite simple. Once you understand a few key ideas, everything starts to click.Shares and eRate: Understanding Your Owne...
How Do Concrete Vaults Actually Work?
A Beginner’s View of Vaults: Turning Confusion Into UnderstandingYou’ve just deposited your funds into a vault. Everything goes through smoothly, and now you see a few new things on your screen: vault shares, eRate, and NAV. At this point, most users pause and wonder: What do these actually represent? It might seem technical at first, but the system behind vaults is actually quite simple. Once you understand a few key ideas, everything starts to click.Shares and eRate: Understanding Your Owne...
Why DeFi Needs Vault Infrastructure
Why DeFi Needs Vault Infrastructure Decentralized finance was built on the idea of open access to financial opportunities. Anyone with a wallet can supply liquidity, earn yield, or participate in complex financial strategies that were once limited to institutions. Over time, however, the ecosystem has expanded so rapidly that navigating it has become increasingly complicated. Today’s DeFi environment contains hundreds of protocols operating across multiple blockchains. Each platform introduce...
Why DeFi Needs Vault Infrastructure
Why DeFi Needs Vault Infrastructure Decentralized finance was built on the idea of open access to financial opportunities. Anyone with a wallet can supply liquidity, earn yield, or participate in complex financial strategies that were once limited to institutions. Over time, however, the ecosystem has expanded so rapidly that navigating it has become increasingly complicated. Today’s DeFi environment contains hundreds of protocols operating across multiple blockchains. Each platform introduce...
Why APY Is the Most Misunderstood Metric in DeFi
Stop Chasing APY — Start Engineering Yield In DeFi, the first instinct is simple: find the highest APY. Protocols compete by advertising bigger numbers. Dashboards rank pools by yield. Users scroll, compare, and allocate capital to whatever sits at the top. Liquidity becomes momentum-driven. The largest percentage attracts the fastest deposits. Higher APY feels like higher intelligence. But the highest APY is often the weakest foundation. APY is an annualized projection based on current varia...
Why APY Is the Most Misunderstood Metric in DeFi
Stop Chasing APY — Start Engineering Yield In DeFi, the first instinct is simple: find the highest APY. Protocols compete by advertising bigger numbers. Dashboards rank pools by yield. Users scroll, compare, and allocate capital to whatever sits at the top. Liquidity becomes momentum-driven. The largest percentage attracts the fastest deposits. Higher APY feels like higher intelligence. But the highest APY is often the weakest foundation. APY is an annualized projection based on current varia...
