Research, case studies, and news from the Yield Network team.
Citrea's $15M cap filled almost entirely through Yield Network's seed placements. The $3M extension cleared 5 minutes after announcement. Here's how the raise was structured and why it worked.
Pharos Network filled a $50M RWA vault in 8 days using a phased structure that matched how institutional capital actually deploys. A breakdown of what worked and why.
Fluent secured $50M in pre-deposits in under 48 hours ahead of its mainnet launch. A breakdown of the structure, what worked, and what the industry can do better.
Y10k Capital is onchain asset management by Yield Network. Actively managed deployment into curated yield mandates, with institutional-grade risk operations by RockawayX DeFi.
Points programs attracted billions in TVL — then most of it left. Here's why pre-deposit vaults are structurally better for chains, protocols, and LPs.
Most teams treat liquidity like marketing. That playbook is dead. Here's what a real capital formation process looks like in DeFi.
Retention Report analyzes onchain capital formation campaigns on what matters: 90-day retention, not launch-day headlines. Plasma is Report #001.
MegaETH's $250M pre-deposit bridge collapsed on launch day. A breakdown of what failed and what it reveals about capital formation infrastructure.
Stable's pre-deposit campaign hit $825M in 22 minutes — with one wallet reportedly taking 60%. Phase 2 tried to fix it. A breakdown of what happened.
A deep dive on Plasma's go-to-market, tokenomics, and how Binance Earn, Maple, Midas, and 100+ DeFi partners helped seed $2B+ TVL on day one.
A deep dive into Berachain's Boyco campaign — how it attracted $3.7B in deposits, the mechanics behind it, and why 82% of TVL vanished within 90 days.