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The Alchemix Comeback: Vaults, Fixed Yields, 10x Looping, and Why They've Been Building V3 For Years


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Scoopy Trooples is the Founder of Alchemix.

Many DeFi protocols from 2021 are gone. But Alchemix never quit.

In this episode, Scoopy walks through the full Alchemix V3 redesign: how the new Mix-Yield Token (MYT) creates vaulted yields users can borrow against at 90% LTV, with zero interest, looping up to 10x, and how fixed-term redemptions unlock an entirely new yield primitive. Alchemix was the first protocol to use yield-bearing collateral for loans. V3 looks to be the long overdue evolution of the self-repaying loan, and we think this version can scale to be even bigger than V1.

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💎 THIS EPISODE'S SPONSORS

🔒 KPK | Best risk-adjusted yield through automated vaults

🏙 MAINSTREET | Bringing proven TradFi yield strategies to DeFi markets

🟠 APYX | The first dividend-backed stablecoin (DBS)

🏦 ALTURA | Bringing the yield institutions kept, to your wallet

🕛 NOON | The highest and safest stablecoin yield, built for the long term

👻 MANTLE | Aave V3 is live on Mantle

🐡 PUFFER INSTITUTIONAL | ETH staking solutions for scale

⚔️ KATANA | Deep liquidity & real yield

⚙️ GEARBOX PROTOCOL | Onchain lending reimagined

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Intro
1:30 - Alchemix V1 and the idea for self-repaying loans
6:57 - Lessons from V1
11:37 - Ideas leading into V3
16:19 - How Alchemix V1 worked
20:47 - V2’s weaknesses
24:17 - Overview of three pillars of Alchemix V3
31:31 - Pillar 1: Mix-Yield Token (MYT), Alchemix's own vaulted yields
34:27 - Pillar 2: Synthetic borrowing up to 90% LTV, zero interest, 10x leverage
36:39 - Pillar 3: Fixed term redemptions unlocking fixed yield
41:16 - Zero interest on debt but what do we pay?
42:26 - Liquidation risk in Alchemix V3
44:11 - Tracking where V3 strategies deploy money
45:24 - V2 to V3 migration
46:17 - A new fixed yield primitive
49:24 - The tradeoffs of looping in Alchemix V3
55:19 - Example of how a loan, looping, yield works in V3
59:07 - What’s a doomsday scenario for V3?
1:02:01 - Audits
1:06:51 - Could curators be involved in Alchemix V3?
1:08:11 - New ALCX tokenomics coming
1:13:25 - Closing

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🔗 GUEST LINKS

► Alchemix website: https://alchemix.fi/
► Alchemix on X: https://x.com/alchemixfi
► Scoopy Trooples on X: https://x.com/scupytrooples

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