This guide is released before the migration begins, allowing APW and veAPW holders to familiarize themselves with the process and interface in advance.General informationThe migration bridge will remain open until December 15th, 2025, providing APW and veAPW holders with ample time to complete their migration. Information about the migration process and deadline will be shared throughout the year via Spectra’s official communications channels, including Twitter, Discord, and the Mirror Blog, ...

This guide is released before the migration begins, allowing APW and veAPW holders to familiarize themselves with the process and interface in advance.General informationThe migration bridge will remain open until December 15th, 2025, providing APW and veAPW holders with ample time to complete their migration. Information about the migration process and deadline will be shared throughout the year via Spectra’s official communications channels, including Twitter, Discord, and the Mirror Blog, ...

The Spectra protocol and its flagship interface are now live - setting a new standard for DeFi’s interest rate derivatives landscape. Spectra becomes DeFi’s first permissionless interest rate derivatives protocol, allowing any individual, DAO, or company to participate in the rapidly growing yield tokenization sector. With Spectra, anyone can launch a pool for yield derivatives (Principal & Yield Tokens) and unlock new financial possibilities, such as fixed rates, yield trading, or instant yi...

The Spectra protocol and its flagship interface are now live - setting a new standard for DeFi’s interest rate derivatives landscape. Spectra becomes DeFi’s first permissionless interest rate derivatives protocol, allowing any individual, DAO, or company to participate in the rapidly growing yield tokenization sector. With Spectra, anyone can launch a pool for yield derivatives (Principal & Yield Tokens) and unlock new financial possibilities, such as fixed rates, yield trading, or instant yi...

At Spectra, we’ve spent the last years building the most complete permissionless ecosystems for yield tokenization. However, despite the growth, we’ve encountered real UX challenges - some stemming from the inherent nature of fixed-term markets, others resulting from our own design choices. This piece is about how MetaVaults aim to solve some of the toughest frictions we’ve faced. But before we get into what they unlock, it’s worth being honest about what hasn’t worked and how we’re approachi...

At Spectra, we’ve spent the last years building the most complete permissionless ecosystems for yield tokenization. However, despite the growth, we’ve encountered real UX challenges - some stemming from the inherent nature of fixed-term markets, others resulting from our own design choices. This piece is about how MetaVaults aim to solve some of the toughest frictions we’ve faced. But before we get into what they unlock, it’s worth being honest about what hasn’t worked and how we’re approachi...

The Spectra DAO concluded a SIP3 vote on December 16, 2024, to migrate APW to a new ticker, $SPECTRA, update tokenomics, and deploy its governance-related contracts on the Base Network. Perspective SAS (Spectra’s DevCo) deployed the necessary infrastructure and interface for existing APW and veAPW holders, allowing for a seamless migration to SPECTRA and veSPECTRA. Open the official migration page: https://app.spectra.finance/migrate-apw The official step-by-step tutorial for APW and veAPW ho...

The Spectra DAO concluded a SIP3 vote on December 16, 2024, to migrate APW to a new ticker, $SPECTRA, update tokenomics, and deploy its governance-related contracts on the Base Network. Perspective SAS (Spectra’s DevCo) deployed the necessary infrastructure and interface for existing APW and veAPW holders, allowing for a seamless migration to SPECTRA and veSPECTRA. Open the official migration page: https://app.spectra.finance/migrate-apw The official step-by-step tutorial for APW and veAPW ho...

Spectra (formerly APWine) officially launched in June 2024, delivering DeFi’s first permissionless yield protocol alongside its flagship app. Since then, the protocol has maintained a TVL of >$20M, with more than $6M on the Base network alone. Spectra now offers the industry's top fixed-rate opportunities for stablecoins and ETH. Our pools drive growth for other projects and receive significant public interest in apps built on the Spectra protocol. This article will discuss Spectra’s nex...

Spectra (formerly APWine) officially launched in June 2024, delivering DeFi’s first permissionless yield protocol alongside its flagship app. Since then, the protocol has maintained a TVL of >$20M, with more than $6M on the Base network alone. Spectra now offers the industry's top fixed-rate opportunities for stablecoins and ETH. Our pools drive growth for other projects and receive significant public interest in apps built on the Spectra protocol. This article will discuss Spectra’s nex...

On July 23, 2024, at approximately 3:00 PM UTC, an attack targeted Spectra's router contract. The attacker managed to hijack user transactions, resulting in a loss of around 168 ETH. The attack occurred on Ethereum Mainnet, and our team’s swift reaction enabled us to limit the effects as a total of 4 wallets were impacted. The core protocol contracts remain unaffected, and the funds inside them are safe. The Spectra App (https://app.spectra.finance/) was reinstated in the morning CET hou...

On July 23, 2024, at approximately 3:00 PM UTC, an attack targeted Spectra's router contract. The attacker managed to hijack user transactions, resulting in a loss of around 168 ETH. The attack occurred on Ethereum Mainnet, and our team’s swift reaction enabled us to limit the effects as a total of 4 wallets were impacted. The core protocol contracts remain unaffected, and the funds inside them are safe. The Spectra App (https://app.spectra.finance/) was reinstated in the morning CET hou...

Welcome to the first quarterly recap under the Spectra name 👋 Most of the following report contains Q2 2023 progress and developments undertaken while operating under the APWine name. Rest assured, these advancements are fully integrated and benefit the newly minted Spectra Ecosystem. Without further ado, let’s dive into the key events. The Rebranding & Opening Beta On 10th July, Spectra was introduced as a project of dual nature - a permissionless protocol and its flagship interface. The ne...

Welcome to the first quarterly recap under the Spectra name 👋 Most of the following report contains Q2 2023 progress and developments undertaken while operating under the APWine name. Rest assured, these advancements are fully integrated and benefit the newly minted Spectra Ecosystem. Without further ado, let’s dive into the key events. The Rebranding & Opening Beta On 10th July, Spectra was introduced as a project of dual nature - a permissionless protocol and its flagship interface. The ne...

Hello everyone! Gaspard here, Co-Founder of APWine Spectra. I am proud to announce that we are entering a new era in DeFi's interest rate derivatives. Everything we've hinted at with APWine 2.0 now comes together in the bigger picture of Spectra. Below I'll dive into the why behind the rebranding, showing that APWine 1.0 was just the start of what Spectra can offer. Plus, I'll shed some light on the following milestones. Goodbye APWine, Hello Spectra It all started with th...

Hello everyone! Gaspard here, Co-Founder of APWine Spectra. I am proud to announce that we are entering a new era in DeFi's interest rate derivatives. Everything we've hinted at with APWine 2.0 now comes together in the bigger picture of Spectra. Below I'll dive into the why behind the rebranding, showing that APWine 1.0 was just the start of what Spectra can offer. Plus, I'll shed some light on the following milestones. Goodbye APWine, Hello Spectra It all started with th...

Welcome to Spectra's Q3 report! Below, you will read about the crucial Beta improvements based on user feedback, a first glance at the Yield Market UI, our steps toward ensuring top-notch security for the upcoming mainnet release, research developments, and more. Spectra Beta On August 8th, we announced that our Beta was open for everyone to explore, emphasizing that there was no need to connect a wallet anymore to look around. This approach resonated with users, as they felt more at eas...

Welcome to Spectra's Q3 report! Below, you will read about the crucial Beta improvements based on user feedback, a first glance at the Yield Market UI, our steps toward ensuring top-notch security for the upcoming mainnet release, research developments, and more. Spectra Beta On August 8th, we announced that our Beta was open for everyone to explore, emphasizing that there was no need to connect a wallet anymore to look around. This approach resonated with users, as they felt more at eas...