Author: Nabil Abdellaoui, Data Science Lead (@randombishop) Concrete was designed by a team with a deep blend of expertise in crypto, TradFi, credit risk management, quantitative analysis, data science and machine learning. With this powerful DNA, we approach the safety of our products through multiple lenses:TradFi and DeFi Business expertise.Classic models and math.Data and simulations.In this article, we will focus on Data and Simulations, and showcase how we implemented our Simulation Eng...

Author: Nabil Abdellaoui, Data Science Lead (@randombishop) Concrete was designed by a team with a deep blend of expertise in crypto, TradFi, credit risk management, quantitative analysis, data science and machine learning. With this powerful DNA, we approach the safety of our products through multiple lenses:TradFi and DeFi Business expertise.Classic models and math.Data and simulations.In this article, we will focus on Data and Simulations, and showcase how we implemented our Simulation Eng...

What is Concrete?The Concrete chain enables users to generate the best risk-adjusted market yields from single-sided staking, and borrow at the best rates with the option to protect themselves from liquidation. This brief article explains how to maximize returns by depositing into Concrete Vaults which function similarly to Index Funds.Concrete Earn VaultsThis post is an introduction to earning yield throughout the Concrete ecosystem and how to use the Concrete Earn Vaults, powered by ERC-462...

What is Concrete?The Concrete chain enables users to generate the best risk-adjusted market yields from single-sided staking, and borrow at the best rates with the option to protect themselves from liquidation. This brief article explains how to maximize returns by depositing into Concrete Vaults which function similarly to Index Funds.Concrete Earn VaultsThis post is an introduction to earning yield throughout the Concrete ecosystem and how to use the Concrete Earn Vaults, powered by ERC-462...

Where does the yield come from? If you can’t answer this question, you are the yield.Author: Nabil Abdellaoui, Data Science Lead (@randombishop) Have you ever wondered how real these DeFi liquidity pools are that advertise juicy and delicious APYs? 50%, 150%, even 400% for providing liquidity into a trading pool? Is it an opportunity or a poisoned gift? In this article, we will share how we answer this question and how we make decisions for Concrete capital allocation, with a case study on Tr...

Where does the yield come from? If you can’t answer this question, you are the yield.Author: Nabil Abdellaoui, Data Science Lead (@randombishop) Have you ever wondered how real these DeFi liquidity pools are that advertise juicy and delicious APYs? 50%, 150%, even 400% for providing liquidity into a trading pool? Is it an opportunity or a poisoned gift? In this article, we will share how we answer this question and how we make decisions for Concrete capital allocation, with a case study on Tr...

Authors: Nic Roberts-Huntley (@albusdumbledapp) and Dillon Liang (@dill_sl)IntroductionToday, we are thrilled to introduce Blueprint Finance and its mission to build a new foundation for on-chain credit and debt management backed by Hashed, Tribe Capital, Portal Ventures, SALT, Lightshift, Hypersphere and other leading investors. Blueprint’s flagship product is the Concrete Protocol, an appchain purpose built for on-chain debt and credit. Concrete powers higher yields, liquidation protection,...

Authors: Nic Roberts-Huntley (@albusdumbledapp) and Dillon Liang (@dill_sl)IntroductionToday, we are thrilled to introduce Blueprint Finance and its mission to build a new foundation for on-chain credit and debt management backed by Hashed, Tribe Capital, Portal Ventures, SALT, Lightshift, Hypersphere and other leading investors. Blueprint’s flagship product is the Concrete Protocol, an appchain purpose built for on-chain debt and credit. Concrete powers higher yields, liquidation protection,...

Author: Selim Adyel (@selim_adyel)IntroductionIn order to design the most comprehensive and responsive system for Concrete, we leveraged scientific, rigorous, and robust quantitative techniques. The Quantitative Framework, built from the ground up for Concrete, harnesses AI and state of the art institutional quantitative techniques and technologies to forecast digital assets prices at different horizons and it aims primarily at pricing probabilities of downside moves. The foundation of the Co...

Author: Selim Adyel (@selim_adyel)IntroductionIn order to design the most comprehensive and responsive system for Concrete, we leveraged scientific, rigorous, and robust quantitative techniques. The Quantitative Framework, built from the ground up for Concrete, harnesses AI and state of the art institutional quantitative techniques and technologies to forecast digital assets prices at different horizons and it aims primarily at pricing probabilities of downside moves. The foundation of the Co...

Author: Ryan Turner, VP Engineering (@oxgato) Through the creation of Concrete, we have developed a novel approach to protocol architecture that utilizes modular components to not only ensure scalability but also to prioritize security. This article is an introduction to some of the problems we observed in protocol design and how we devised Concrete’s modular architecture.The Challenge:The existing upgradeability patterns for smart contracts pose a significant security risk. Current upgradeab...

Author: Ryan Turner, VP Engineering (@oxgato) Through the creation of Concrete, we have developed a novel approach to protocol architecture that utilizes modular components to not only ensure scalability but also to prioritize security. This article is an introduction to some of the problems we observed in protocol design and how we devised Concrete’s modular architecture.The Challenge:The existing upgradeability patterns for smart contracts pose a significant security risk. Current upgradeab...

What is Concrete? The Concrete appchain enables users to generate the best risk-adjusted market yields with single-sided staking, and borrow at the best rates with the option to protect yourself from liquidation. This introduction is specifically an explainer for how the appchain unlocks the most efficient and rewarding borrow experience in DeFi, across any chain. Concrete’s appchain operates as a hub and spoke system, seamlessly integrating with chains and lenders across EVM and non-EVM envi...

What is Concrete? The Concrete appchain enables users to generate the best risk-adjusted market yields with single-sided staking, and borrow at the best rates with the option to protect yourself from liquidation. This introduction is specifically an explainer for how the appchain unlocks the most efficient and rewarding borrow experience in DeFi, across any chain. Concrete’s appchain operates as a hub and spoke system, seamlessly integrating with chains and lenders across EVM and non-EVM envi...