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Epoch 1 will end on September 1st, when Epoch 2 starts. Ahead of this change, we’re releasing details for epoch 2. Remember that Frontier is designed for long term users - continued participation is needed to unlock its full potential.Epoch 1 RecapEpoch 1 of Cap’s Frontier Program was simple, bootstrap cUSD’s reserve with USDC. The market reception was tremendous, with over $65M in user deposits from a distributed set of users. Blue chip projects have already integrated cUSD and stcUSD. Pendl...
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Cap enters its third and final epoch of Frontier. Epoch 3 will begin on October 13th and last until the end of Frontier. The program may last less than the originally-intended 5 month period in the event that certain internal metrics are met.Participation boostNote that there will be a boost for users that participate in Cap consistently from earlier epochs. The longer a user participate in Frontier, the better their outcome will be. Users that leave Frontier early will not receive the full b...
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The online platform economy has enabled small startups to scale to large tech giants, based on one counterintuitive dynamic: they do not own any of the inventory that makes up their networks. The most classic examples are Uber, which does not own any of the vehicles in its fleet, and Airbnb, which does not own any of the rooms that dot the platform. Using the power of the market, these companies are able to match those offerings with those in need of a service, whether it be a ride downtown o...
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capFrontier Program: Epoch 2
Epoch 1 will end on September 1st, when Epoch 2 starts. Ahead of this change, we’re releasing details for epoch 2. Remember that Frontier is designed for long term users - continued participation is needed to unlock its full potential.Epoch 1 RecapEpoch 1 of Cap’s Frontier Program was simple, bootstrap cUSD’s reserve with USDC. The market reception was tremendous, with over $65M in user deposits from a distributed set of users. Blue chip projects have already integrated cUSD and stcUSD. Pendl...
capFrontier Program - Epoch 3
Cap enters its third and final epoch of Frontier. Epoch 3 will begin on October 13th and last until the end of Frontier. The program may last less than the originally-intended 5 month period in the event that certain internal metrics are met.Participation boostNote that there will be a boost for users that participate in Cap consistently from earlier epochs. The longer a user participate in Frontier, the better their outcome will be. Users that leave Frontier early will not receive the full b...
capWhat is CAP: A Gentle Introduction to cUSD
The online platform economy has enabled small startups to scale to large tech giants, based on one counterintuitive dynamic: they do not own any of the inventory that makes up their networks. The most classic examples are Uber, which does not own any of the vehicles in its fleet, and Airbnb, which does not own any of the rooms that dot the platform. Using the power of the market, these companies are able to match those offerings with those in need of a service, whether it be a ride downtown o...
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On August 18th, Cap will open to the public on Ethereum mainnet. All protocol functions will go live on this date. In order to track user contribution, “Caps” will be awarded for select user activity that benefit the Cap ecosystem overall.
Caps are not just points, but a tool that will be used to identify key community members that are power users of our protocol. For example, we will reach out to top Caps holders for unique perks, special events, and additional access to the team.
This period will begin Cap’s Frontier program, a name that is an ode to the initial release of Ethereum network under Ethereum Frontier. Our program will last up to 5 months, or until the protocol reaches certain internal metrics. Frontier will be split into Epoch’s to organize user activity. Participants in earlier epochs will receive more Caps than users that join later.
Frontier is structured to give the most caps to users that start early and sustain their involvement until the program concludes. Users that participate inconsistently will forgo their full potential and only earn a limited number of Caps.
We encourage “frontiersmen” to explore the wide range of activities that will be available throughout the program. At first, activities that qualify for Caps will be very simple which will allow all users to participate.
To get participants situated, Cap’s two flagship products are:
cUSD = cUSD is Cap’s digital dollar asset. It is redeemable for available collateral assets, such as blue chip stablecoins and regulated money market funds.
stcUSD = stcUSD is the yield-bearing version of cUSD. It earns yield from both the base strategies of cUSD’s collateral assets, as well as yield from Cap’s allocations to institutional yield operators.
Note: All loans/allocations to operators from Cap’s reserve are overcollateralized by ETH and BTC derivatives via EigenLayer and Symbiotic.
Users will earn points for holding cUSD and for the inaugural 2 weeks, the first cUSD minters will earn a boosted rate of Caps. During that time, earlier depositors will earn more Caps than late depositors. cUSD holders will continue to earn incentives until the end of Frontier. However, rewards to cUSD holders will decay throughout the program.
stcUSD holding will not be incentivized at this time.
Depositors on curator vaults on Morpho and Euler that lend to stcUSD markets will earn Caps per dollar lent per day. These points are uncapped. Assets that qualify are stablecoins like USDS, USDC, USDe. Additional lending markets will be added as stcUSD is integrated on new applications.
Prepare for the next epoch - Epoch 2 will involve using cUSD assets on partner protocols. These assets include stcUSD, cUSD, and their derivatives. Epoch 2 details will be released on August 25.
Tracking Caps - Cap balances will be updated daily and shown on the top right of the app page’s nav bar.
On August 18th, Cap will open to the public on Ethereum mainnet. All protocol functions will go live on this date. In order to track user contribution, “Caps” will be awarded for select user activity that benefit the Cap ecosystem overall.
Caps are not just points, but a tool that will be used to identify key community members that are power users of our protocol. For example, we will reach out to top Caps holders for unique perks, special events, and additional access to the team.
This period will begin Cap’s Frontier program, a name that is an ode to the initial release of Ethereum network under Ethereum Frontier. Our program will last up to 5 months, or until the protocol reaches certain internal metrics. Frontier will be split into Epoch’s to organize user activity. Participants in earlier epochs will receive more Caps than users that join later.
Frontier is structured to give the most caps to users that start early and sustain their involvement until the program concludes. Users that participate inconsistently will forgo their full potential and only earn a limited number of Caps.
We encourage “frontiersmen” to explore the wide range of activities that will be available throughout the program. At first, activities that qualify for Caps will be very simple which will allow all users to participate.
To get participants situated, Cap’s two flagship products are:
cUSD = cUSD is Cap’s digital dollar asset. It is redeemable for available collateral assets, such as blue chip stablecoins and regulated money market funds.
stcUSD = stcUSD is the yield-bearing version of cUSD. It earns yield from both the base strategies of cUSD’s collateral assets, as well as yield from Cap’s allocations to institutional yield operators.
Note: All loans/allocations to operators from Cap’s reserve are overcollateralized by ETH and BTC derivatives via EigenLayer and Symbiotic.
Users will earn points for holding cUSD and for the inaugural 2 weeks, the first cUSD minters will earn a boosted rate of Caps. During that time, earlier depositors will earn more Caps than late depositors. cUSD holders will continue to earn incentives until the end of Frontier. However, rewards to cUSD holders will decay throughout the program.
stcUSD holding will not be incentivized at this time.
Depositors on curator vaults on Morpho and Euler that lend to stcUSD markets will earn Caps per dollar lent per day. These points are uncapped. Assets that qualify are stablecoins like USDS, USDC, USDe. Additional lending markets will be added as stcUSD is integrated on new applications.
Prepare for the next epoch - Epoch 2 will involve using cUSD assets on partner protocols. These assets include stcUSD, cUSD, and their derivatives. Epoch 2 details will be released on August 25.
Tracking Caps - Cap balances will be updated daily and shown on the top right of the app page’s nav bar.
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