Can a DeFi protocol build a sustainable business around liquidity distribution?
Turtle's Q3 report gives us something concrete to look at.
@turtledotxyz and Lunar Strategy generated $1.04M in revenue, on a cash in basis and net of intercompany transactions.
Why does this matter?
Turtle works on a problem many DeFi protocols face. They need liquidity, but finding the right users and connecting them with suitable vault opportunities takes work.
Turtle helps bridge that gap by connecting protocols with liquidity providers through curated vaults and distribution partners.
And the market is growing. Tokenized assets excluding stablecoins reached $46.1B on November 4, according to the reported market data.
As more assets move onchain, the infrastructure connecting them to capital becomes increasingly important.
$TURTLE has a separate role here. It's the single instrument tied to coordination access on Turtle. The reported business revenue should not be confused with automatic distributions to tokenholders.
For me, the real thing to watch is how Turtle grows its role in this expanding market.
Read the Q3 update 👇
Moving assets onchain is easy to talk about, but who is checking the risks behind them?
That's what caught my attention about Hare by GSR, launched alongside @turtledotxyz in October.
DeFi already evaluates smart contract and oracle risks, but Hare goes further by looking at asset risk, market risk and counterparty risk.
Think of it as a credit desk for onchain finance, assessing the risks behind an asset before capital gets involved
GSR brings its trading and liquidity expertise to this model, with $100M committed over several years
The first two products are Hare USD Earn, powered by Aave, and Hare Gold Earn, powered by Aave in partnership with Paxos Labs
Both are coming soon, with their yield sources and terms to be published when they open
For me, proper risk assessment is an important piece of bringing more capital onchain
Curious to see how Hare develops from here 🫡
What caught my attention in Turtle's Q3 numbers is the $1.04M revenue generated by @turtledotxyz and Lunar Strategy
That's a meaningful business milestone, especially while the protocol is still expanding
For tokenized assets, distribution is a huge part of the equation
Turtle is approaching this through a few different layers:
➤ Connecting issuers with creators through Creator Wire
➤ Letting projects manage their own incentives with Turtle Streams
➤ Building distribution infrastructure that external businesses can use
➤ Connecting tokenized assets with capital and potential users
The goal is to make distribution easier for projects instead of leaving every issuer to figure it out on their own
I'm keen to see how Turtle develops this side of the ecosystem
Full Q3 report 👇
WL checker is now live for @shit_capital
Mine is still under review
So far, 188 users have received WL allocations out of 1K spots.
Hope I get approved soon 🤞
Btw, it's trying something completely different in the memecoin space
The idea is to use $SHIT to build a treasury of $FGI shares, with the long-term goal of acquiring FGI Industries, a publicly listed toilet company on NASDAQ
Basically, turning internet memes into a real-world company takeover
You can still join the whitelist
Just sign in with your X account and complete the normal tasks
Good luck 👍