Valantis Deep Dive: Understanding the Modular Exchange Protocol | Deven & Ali

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Sep 1, 2025

Ali and Deven dive into the future of decentralized finance, discussing the significance of tailored liquidity solutions and the introduction of hype staking. They explore the transition of DeFi towards user engagement and the innovative developments in liquid staking. The complexities of new automated market makers and their connection to lending markets are dissected, as well as Hyperliquid's potential in the crypto landscape. Furthermore, they highlight the challenges and breakthroughs in staking mechanisms that are shaping the evolving ecosystem.

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INSIGHT

Platform Pivot To Asset-Specific Products

Volantis pivoted from a developer platform to building asset-specific user products, especially for liquid staking tokens (LSTs).
Custom exchange modules let them implement LST-focused AMMs and strategies that generic DEXs can't match.

INSIGHT

Why Generic AMMs Leak LST Value

Standard AMMs sell accumulated LSTs at a discount to rebalance, leaking value to arbitrageurs.
Volantis uses staking/unstaking queues, lending, and arbitrage to keep peg and capture more value for LPs.

ADVICE

Optimize Idle Reserves Across Lenders

Combine pool reserves with lending markets and switch allocations dynamically to maximize yield.
Monitor utilization across lending venues and rebalance minute-by-minute to capture best supply rates.

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