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The DeFi space is a jungle. High APYs flash like neon signs, enticing users with promises of riches, only for many to fall victim to impermanent loss, rug pulls, or simply unsustainable tokenomics. It's a landscape ripe with both innovation and risk. This is precisely why projects like @walrusprotocol are not just important, but essential for the long-term health and credibility of decentralized finance. For me, Walrus feels like a breath of fresh air – a focus on sustainable, capital-efficient, and user-friendly solutions.
What immediately caught my attention about Walrus is their commitment to capital efficiency and providing truly stable, yield-generating opportunities. In a world where fleeting high APYs often mask underlying risks, Walrus is building something designed for longevity. They're not chasing the latest meta; they're crafting fundamental building blocks for stable and secure DeFi interactions. The focus on a robust, multi-asset lending and borrowing platform is crucial. It’s about giving users more control over their assets, allowing them to earn yield, leverage positions, or simply access liquidity against their existing holdings in a predictable manner.
One of the biggest pain points in DeFi is dealing with price volatility, especially when it comes to borrowing and lending. Walrus aims to mitigate this through smart contract design and an emphasis on stable assets where appropriate, creating an environment where users can plan their financial strategies without constant fear of liquidation. This isn't just about offering a service; it's about fostering financial security and empowering users to make more informed decisions. The ability to utilize various assets as collateral, carefully managed to maintain protocol health, is a sophisticated approach often overlooked by simpler protocols.
The $WAL token isn't just a governance token; it's intricately linked to the protocol's success and fee structure. It rewards active participation and incentivizes the community to help maintain the protocol’s stability and growth. This creates a virtuous cycle where users benefit from the protocol's success, and the protocol, in turn, benefits from engaged users. This thoughtful tokenomics design, focusing on utility and long-term alignment, is a strong indicator of a project built for sustainability rather than short-term gains.
In a market often characterized by euphoria and fear, @Walrus 🦭/acc is carving out a niche for thoughtful, secure, and genuinely useful DeFi infrastructure. If you're looking for a platform that prioritizes capital efficiency, stability, and a user-centric approach to lending and borrowing, then $WAL and Walrus Protocol should definitely be on your radar. It's about time we saw more projects focusing on foundational strength in DeFi.
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2025 marked a pivotal year for @Haedal🦦 . What started as a focused liquid staking protocol evolved into what the team now calls “the ultimate place to stake and earn on Sui.” Rather than just minting LSTs, Haedal built a vertically integrated yield engine combining staking, trading-driven returns, automated liquidity provision, and native incentives into one cohesive system.
Here’s the full recap of how Haedal shipped, scaled, and delivered real results throughout the year.
Backed by conviction, not just capital
Haedal entered 2025 with strong institutional and strategic support from investors like Hashed, Comma3 Ventures, OKX Ventures, and Animoca Ventures. More than funding, these partners brought deep ecosystem expertise and long-term alignment around one thesis: unlocking staked liquidity is foundational for sustainable on-chain yield on Sui.

This foundation allowed the protocol to scale responsibly while pushing forward on product innovation, security architecture, and ecosystem integration.

Token launch & instant global reach

Haedal’s Token Generation Event was powered by one of the largest community airdrops in Sui history. HAEDAL launched with broad distribution from day one.

Post-TGE, the token quickly secured listings across major CeFi and DeFi exchanges, delivering strong liquidity and accessibility. HAEDAL became not just a governance/incentive asset, but a highly composable piece of Sui DeFi infrastructure.

HMM turning trading volume into real, organic yield

The launch of **Haedal Market Maker (HMM)** was one of the year’s standout innovations.

HMM captures value from high-frequency on-chain trading flows using oracle-aligned pricing and dynamic rebalancing. Upgrades like the Adaptive Fee model allow it to perform across different market regimes.

Real-world numbers speak clearly:

- **$1.5B+** in cumulative trading volume processed
- **$850K+** in yields generated — driven purely by organic flow (no heavy incentive subsidies)

These returns feed directly back into the Haedal ecosystem, boosting LST holders and creating a more sustainable yield flywheel.

Haedal Liquidity v2 — next-level on-chain LP infrastructure
What began as haeVault (automated LP vaults) evolved into **Haedal Liquidity**, a smarter, more programmable liquidity layer.

Version 2 introduced:

- Multi-pool, multi-position architecture
- “Breathing positions” that dynamically expand/contract with market conditions
- Native compatibility with DLMM (concentrated liquidity models)

The result: sophisticated LP strategies became accessible without manual complexity. Cumulative yields for liquidity providers exceeded **$2.1M** over the year.

Haedal Farm — incentives done right

Incentives weren’t an afterthought. **Haedal Farm** was built natively on top of liquidity positions and later fully merged into the Haedal Liquidity module.

Liquidity providers now earn simultaneously from:

- DEX trading fees
- Vault-level optimization & dynamic execution
- HAEDAL incentives

All layers compound without added friction.

Expanding LSTs: welcome haWAL

When Walrus Protocol launched, Haedal moved quickly — introducing haWAL, the first liquid staking token for WAL.

Today, **5M+ WAL** is actively staked via haWAL, effectively doubling the size of Haedal’s liquid staking economy and turning previously idle assets into productive DeFi collateral.

Security as a continuous system

Haedal treats security as an ongoing discipline:

- Multiple audits (CertiK, MoveBit, OtterSec)
- High test coverage at module level
- Active bug bounty program via HackenProof
- On-chain risk monitoring + Blockaid integration
- Formal verification of haSUI & haWAL smart contracts a first for liquid staking on Sui

Security scales with TVL and complexity.

2025 by the numbers

- 49M+ SUI + 5M+ WAL actively staked via haSUI & haWAL
- **2.1M+ SUI in staking rewards generated
- >85%** of minted LSTs actively circulating in Sui DeFi (high composability & capital efficiency)
- $1.5B+ trading volume via HMM → $850K+ organic yield
- $2.1M+ cumulative LP yields via Liquidity Vaults
- 960K+ unique users engaged across Haedal products

These aren’t vanity metrics they reflect real usage, productive capital, and deep embedding in the Sui ecosystem.

Looking ahead to 2026

With a battle-tested foundation, Haedal is doubling down:

- Further hardening core infrastructure
- Improving yield-capture efficiency in all market conditions
- Unlocking new on-chain return sources
- Cementing its position as the go-to place to stake and earn on Sui

2025 wasn’t about hype it was about quiet, deliberate building at scale.

2026 looks set to get much louder. $SUI $HAEDAL 🦦

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