YIELD TALKS: First Look at Boros, Pendle’s New Margin Trading for Yields

Dan is the Head of Growth at Pendle Finance.

In this Yield Talks, we explore Boros, Pendle’s highly anticipated new protocol for yield trading with margin. Discover how Boros unlocks capital-efficient opportunities for hedging and speculation by enabling leveraged trading on yields, starting with funding rates. We’ll discuss the unique use cases Boros introduces, its role in extending yield trading across DeFi and TradFi, and how it integrates with Pendle’s ecosystem. If you’re curious about the future of onchain yield trading and what this innovation means for DeFi, this episode is for you.

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro
1:42 - Why Pendle built Boros?
5:00 - Yield trading with margin explained
7:43- Example trading funding rates
11:42 - When will Boros go live and who are the target users?
15:34 - Summer.fi, RedStone Oracle, Puffer Finance mid-roll
17:58 - Will Boros rely on the points meta?
21:45 - Which networks will Boros launch on?
23:56 - Tokenomics tied to Boros
28:01 - Mantle mid-roll
28:42 - Where will Boros value accrue to?
30:34 - Details for airdrop to vePENDLE holders
32:09 - Closing

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🔗 Guest Links 🔗

► Pendle Website: https://pendle.finance
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► Dan on X/Twitter: https://x.com/DDangleDan
► Pendle blog post on Boros: https://medium.com/pendle/boros-by-pendle-yield-trading-with-margin-63d026dc7399

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