4 days agoPart 1 — What has worked in DeFi so farWhen we started building Vyper in January 2021, the amount of activity in on-chain apps was huge. Trading was at an all-time high, pools had lots of money and rewards for liquidity mining, and the industry standard for measuring returns — APY — was double digits. Interest rates were very…Defi6 min readDefi6 min read
Mar 21Vyper $ARB Trading tutorialOk, so you have arrived on Vyper Protocol and want to trade $ARB. How does it work? Let’s distinguish between two scenarios A forward contract is a customized contract between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specified price on a future date. Both buyer and seller…Arbitrum3 min readArbitrum3 min read
Mar 21Vyper to offer ARB pre-listing contractsVyper Protocol, a major player in the world of DeFi, is set to launch $ARB trading today. The new product will provide digital asset investors with an easier and cheaper way to explore new opportunities around the Arbitrum airdrop. …Trading2 min readTrading2 min read
Mar 11Vyper to Offer USDC Option TradingVyper Protocol, a major player in the world of DeFi, is set to launch USDC (Circle USD) option trading in the near future. The new product will provide digital asset investors with a cheaper way to hedge against USDC de-peg and volatility than perpetual swaps. Options are tied and settled…Trading2 min readTrading2 min read
Mar 6Vyper to Offer Ethereum Volatility DerivativesVyper Protocol, a major player in the world of DeFi, is set to launch ethereum (ETH) volatility futures in the near future. The new product will provide digital asset investors with a simpler way to hedge against market volatility than options. The futures, which are tied to Deribit’s forward-looking bitcoin…Ethereum2 min readEthereum2 min read
Mar 5Solana, downtime and derivativesHow derivatives can be used to hedge against network downtimes and make it more robust — The Solana network has been undergoing a series of upgrades to improve its performance and scalability. While many updates resulted in increased stability and throughput, others have resulted in degraded network performance of the chain, the latest being on Feb-25th 2023, the exact causes of which are still under investigation.Solana3 min readSolana3 min read
Feb 2Vyper Bytes #5: one month in of tradingGm Snakes 🐍 In this edition of Vyper Bytes we share some thoughts into the life of the protocol after the first of month of trading. TLDR wow, you guys love our DEX (you can find about our DEX infrastructure in this previous article). As a quick reminder Vyper is…Trading3 min readTrading3 min read
Dec 5, 2022Vyper OTC: Create page now live!Gm Snakes 🐍 Today we’re proud to announce that we released the create page of Vyper OTC. Since we announced Vyper OTC a few weeks ago, we hinted at the possibility for anyone to create new custom derivatives. From today this is now a real possibility🤑 The Create Page If you head over…3 min read3 min read
Oct 27, 2022Vyper Bytes #4: collateral management in Vyper OTCGm Snakes 🐍 In today’s edition of Vyper Bytes we provide a few insights into the workings and design rationale of collateral management within Vyper OTC (to read more about Vyper OTC check out this article). How collateral works in Vyper OTC? Currently, within Vyper OTC each contract is independent from other contracts, so that the…4 min read4 min read
Oct 7, 2022Vyper Bytes #3: introducing Vyper OTCGm Snakes 🐍 In a previous article we hinted at the release of our no-code interface allowing anyone to create custom derivatives. We are proud to announce today Vyper OTC. Vyper OTC is the first ever trustless OTC platform allowing you to trade a large number of instruments that were…7 min read7 min read
