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Exponential now operates fully under @yield, powering YO Risk. While it's closing as a standalone product, its work is not ending. Through YO Risk, Exponential will guide the yield engine to deliver a simpler and safer way to earn onchain.

The new risk graph built for YO will be published soon. Learn more at yo.xyz/risk

The end goal has always been to enable a crypto economy where anyone can easily earn reliable, transparent yield across DeFi. So the next unlock is not just showing people where yield exists. It is helping them access it intelligently, continuously, and at scale.

Exponential now operates fully under @yield, powering YO Risk. While it's closing as a standalone product, its work is not ending. Through YO Risk, Exponential will guide the yield engine to deliver a simpler and safer way to earn onchain.

Pistachio Fi x Exponential Fi Exponential built independent DeFi risk scoring. Their framework maps 1,000+ risk vectors across assets, protocols, and blockchains using what they call the Exponential DeFi Graph: a dependency map that traces how risk compounds across DeFi's interconnected layers. The output is a letter grade from A to F. No payment for favorable scores. Every vault in Pistachio Earn carries an Exponential rating visible before you deposit. You see APY and risk together, not APY alone. Welcome, @exponentialdefi.

Yield is just compensation for risk. Prioritizing risk-adjusted returns over blind APY chasing is the way to build sustainable, capital-preserving strategies.

Why did YO choose @AcrossProtocol WBTC as a yield source for yoBTC? ✅ BTC-denominated yield from real crosschain demand ✅ Fees earned via intent-based bridging ✅ Canonical rollup security with optimistic verification @ExponentialDeFi rates Across WBTC as “low risk” (B).

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Top crypto + DeFi news this week 🗞️ 🔹YO Labs raises $10M Series A led by Foundation Capital with Coinbase Ventures participating, bringing total funding to $24M for cross-chain yield optimizer 🔹Stream Finance founders sue partner alleging $93M misused to cover personal trading losses, contributing to protocol collapse and DeFi contagion 🔹Coinbase announces native Solana DEX trading inside its app, enabling on-chain token access without formal CEX listings via built-in DEX

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Top crypto + DeFi news this week 🗞️ 🔹 Yield Basis activates fee switch after $130M Bitcoin deposits, allowing eligible users to claim 17 BTC (~$1.6M) in revenue from leveraged Curve strategies 🔹 Terminal Finance shuts down after Ethena's Converge blockchain fails to launch, leaving the fully built DEX without its intended ecosystem 🔹 Polymarket users suspect insider trading after wallet 0xafEe profits $1.15M betting on Google's most-searched person d4vd at 0.2% odds

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Beyond data improvements, Fusaka delivers tangible user experience enhancements and security upgrades: • Apps can now offer "early confirmations" that feel almost instant by peeking ahead to see who will propose the next block • Wallet security gets modernized through device-native passkey support (Face ID, fingerprints, hardware-backed security) • New transaction size limits prevent oversized operations from slowing the entire network • Slightly increased block capacity gives the base layer more breathing room for daily activity

Ethereum's Fusaka upgrade is here 🚀 Our new Edge newsletter edition is out covering Ethereum's latest network upgrade. Fusaka. Here's how this upgrade changes everything for users and developers alike 🧵

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Top crypto + DeFi news this week 🗞️ 🔹 Tokenized gold shines as crypto investors search for safety. While DeFi TVL fell from $177B to $118B and BTC dropped 24% this month, tokenized commodities grew to $3.63B market cap with 167,400 holders. 🔹 Yearn's yETH vault hit by complex $9M exploit. Attacker minted "infinite yETH," drained ~$9M from Curve pools, routed 1,000 ETH through Tornado Cash before team recovered $2.4M in pxETH. 🔹 DeFi TVL drop masks steady growth under the hood. Despite 30.9% TVL fall from $178B to $123B since October, DEX volumes hit $360B in November and Aave TVL at $32B nearly doubled from last year.