# Buffer Digest #26

By [Untitled](https://paragraph.com/@0xc730fbdfeb3e9df76008a19962963ca4a2bd8de2) · 2023-09-09

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Welcome to the twenty-sixth edition of the Buffer Digest. Our goal is to keep the Buffer community up-to-date on the latest news, including partnerships, product launches, and ecosystem updates.

**TL;DR:**
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*   **Key Stats:** Protocol Growth, APR Adjustments, Airdrop & Burn
    
*   **Platform Updates:** V2.5 launch, YouTube channel & tutorials, Notable Post Launch Growth Metrics (user growth)
    
*   **Ongoing Priorities:** Risk Management (dynamic pricing), More UX Optimizations (in chart position management), User Onboarding & gamification (no loss tournaments), Coupons & Optopi NFT Revamp
    
*   **Community Engagement & Partnerships:** Community Call #3, The Rollup Unleashed Episode, Buffer Featured on Crypto Pragmatist (by Jack Niewold)
    

**Key Stats**
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![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/a2869caca6deacc6b45b1e6169c0556a27d905850f07bec2d9ee5750c98138b8.png)

### **Protocol Growth:**

*   Trading Volume: $6.8 million
    
*   Total Fees Collected: $878,704
    
*   Total Trades: 88,521
    
*   Total Traders: 1,595
    
*   Cumulative Buffer Burned: 32,225.7 $BFR
    

### **APR Adjustment for Sept. 6th:**

*   $BFR: 25.67%
    
*   $USDC Vault (uBLP): 124.6%
    
*   $ARB Vault (aBLP): 4.76%
    

Details & Staking: [**http://earn.buffer.finance**](http://earn.buffer.finance/)

### **Airdrop & Fee Burn for Sept. 6th:**

*   125 $ARB reserved for Airdrop to $BFR stakers
    
*   1,305 $BFR burned Platform Stats
    

**Platform Updates**
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### **V2.5 Launch:**

[https://twitter.com/Buffer\_Finance/status/1697258455344816297?s=20](https://twitter.com/Buffer_Finance/status/1697258455344816297?s=20)

The much-awaited V2.5 update went [live on Arbitrum](https://app.buffer.finance/#/binary/BTC-USD) on August 31st. Here’s what the V2.5 upgrade involves:

*   1 Click Trading
    
*   Limit Orders
    
*   Gasless Experience
    
*   Early Close
    
*   Commodities Pairs
    
*   Private Trading
    

For a full breakdown of the upgrade, and how it changes the game for traders, [read our V2.5 introduction article](https://mirror.xyz/0xc730FbdFEb3e9dF76008A19962963cA4A2bd8de2/9v1ATLZoGXbzjLZWQVesWKMwHB4R7yI8XNQfVsyB21o).

> _We’ve briefly halted 1-min timeframes due to some risk management tweaks. Hang tight, they'll be back in action soon!_

### **Notable** Post-launch growth metrics:

[https://twitter.com/Buffer\_Finance/status/1699721273251598536?s=20](https://twitter.com/Buffer_Finance/status/1699721273251598536?s=20)

### **Buffer’s YouTube Channel & Tutorials:**

Our first three tutorials are out on the recently launched YouTube channel:

**📹 Watch here:**

*   **How to Provide Liquidity:**
    

[![]({{DOMAIN}}/editor/youtube/play.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdhWJR-qBEU)

*   **How to Stake BFR:**
    

[![]({{DOMAIN}}/editor/youtube/play.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ67seo_RSo)

*   **How to Setup Your 1 Click Trading Account:**
    

[![]({{DOMAIN}}/editor/youtube/play.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFuvKduLsVM)

> ❤️ Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share your feedback!

### **Ongoing Priorities**

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/5e6c11a5b4799d4502b7fa903e60bcb403efed4c8b9f901f4e86a3d4faa9172f.gif)

*   **Risk Management R&D:**
    

Dynamic pricing to support better risk management for lower time frames (e.g., 1-minute options) to quench traders' need for ultimate speed.

*   **UX Optimization R&D:**
    

Features that make trading on Buffer even more seamless and convenient (e.g., in-chart position management features for market & limit orders) 👀

*   **Payout Boost Upgrade:**
    

We’ll soon be launching a new novel payout boost mechanism using special coupons and Optopi NFTs.

*   **User Onboarding & Gamification:**
    

No loss tournaments (coming very soon) 👀

**Community Engagement**
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Collaborations and community engagement also fall under ongoing priorities. Throughout August, and especially the last week, we hosted several trading sessions and community AMAs.

### **Community Call #3**:

[https://twitter.com/Buffer\_Finance/status/1699406664019898406?s=20](https://twitter.com/Buffer_Finance/status/1699406664019898406?s=20)

### **The Rollup’s Unleashed Episode** #5 - OptionsFi:

[https://twitter.com/thalesmarket/status/1699802497152430440?s=20](https://twitter.com/thalesmarket/status/1699802497152430440?s=20)

### Crypto Pragmatist dives deep into v2.5 & it’s potential to simplify on-chain options:

[https://twitter.com/JackNiewold/status/1697027340402921849](https://twitter.com/JackNiewold/status/1697027340402921849)

Let’s stay connected!
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*Originally published on [Untitled](https://paragraph.com/@0xc730fbdfeb3e9df76008a19962963ca4a2bd8de2/buffer-digest-26)*