Alpaca Finance is the biggest decentralized lending platform on BNB Smart Chain (BSC) and Fantom. Lenders of Alpaca Finance can deposit money into the protocol to earn yields, while borrowers are able to take out undercollateralized loans for leveraged yield farming positions.
The protocol started out with a fair-launch on BSC in 2021. That means there was no presale, no premined token, and no institutional investors at the beginning. Despite the humble beginning, it gained traction due to good DeFi products and became one of the top protocols.
Alpaca Finance offers 4 products to cater for different needs and risk appetites:
- Lending is where lenders deposit their funds into the protocol to receive high yields, while borrowers can open undercollaterized loans. Deposit fees, withdrawal fees, and default lockup are not implemented. Also, Alpaca Finance uses strict liquidation settings and does not allow loans to be taken outside the platform, so lenders can rest assured that their money is safe and they can withdraw anytime.
- Leveraged Yield Farming allows users to generate more returns by borrowing funds for yield farming.
- Automated Vaults works as a hedge fund on blockchain that generates higher APY on yield farming while minimizing exposure risks.
- AUSD, whose full name is AlpacaUSD, is a stablecoin that has the ability to earn its holders additional passive income in various ways.
ALPACA is the native token of the protocol. At the moment, there are 188,000,000 ALPACA tokens in total supply, among which 152,770,500 are in circulation.
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