TL;DR

• A brand new Vault Dashboard with even more data 📊
• Solving the DeFi Yield Maze report & a new DeFiLlama dashboard 🦙
• The YO team in the news 🗞️
• YOligarchy 2 is here!
• Expanding the YOverse through new integrations 🪐

The month of October brought a fresh wave of transparency and analysis to YO, starting with a completely new Vault Dashboard and the release of our Solving the DeFi Yield Maze report in collaboration with DL Research. Read on as we recap the highlights from October, including YO in the news, the new edition of YOligarchy, and some new integrations. ⬇️

New Vault Dashboard

First up, we launched our new Vault Dashboard, and it’s a complete reimagining of how you explore, understand, and manage your yoVaults.

What’s new:

• Tab-based navigation
• Track your position value over time
• One-click deposits from idle assets
• Helpful quick actions
• New vault breakdowns: by pool & by chain
• Detailed risk parameters
• A brand-new Performance section
• Advanced allocation analytics
• A real-time feed of all deposits and redemptions

🔗Check out the full breakdown in our blog post here.

DL Research Report & DeFiLlama Dashboard

We collaborated with the DL Research team to create a report that unpacks the world of yield optimizers, how they've evolved over the years, and how YO stands out as a Gen 3 protocol.

From early experiments to today's multichain yield layer, "Solving the DeFi Yield Maze" covers everything YO.

🔗 Read the full report here.

And, on October 28th, we held an X Space with DL Research to talk more in-depth about the report.

🔗 Listen to the X Space here.

To top it all off, there’s now a custom LlamaPro dashboard where you can view everything from YO TVL to Base yield flows to vault APYs.

🔗 Check it out here.

YO In The Media

This month, YO’s co-founders met with the press to spread the word of YO to new audiences.

Co-founder and CEO, Driss Benamour, appeared on the Crypto Hipster podcast to discuss the challenges in DeFi and how YO is working to combat them.

You can listen to the episode on 🔗Spotify or 🔗Apple Podcasts.

Mehdi Lebbar, co-founder and Chief Investment Officer, was featured in a FinanceFeeds article titled “From Wall Street to Web3: Why Blockchain Is Reshaping Global Finance.” He spoke about what drove him to leave TradFi and build something completely new in DeFi

🔗 Read the full article here.

A quote from Mehdi in FinanceFeeds:

“My motivation came from the opportunity to build something new for the world; a system that actually makes sense. Traditional finance is built around counterparty risk, and that creates information asymmetry and incentives for bankers to act in self-interest. DeFi allows us to build verifiable, transparent systems where value creation can be shared and validated on-chain.”

YOligarchy 2

On October 20th, we introduced the next phase of YOligarchy. This edition improves on our pilot ambassador program for creators who want to grow with YO.

How It Works

Every week, we're rewarding our top contributors with either yoTokens or points:

🥇1st Place: $300 of a yoToken of your choice

🥈2nd Place: 2,000 points

🥉3rd Place: 1,000 points

Each week, winners will be announced on X (@yield) and rewards will be sent to their linked wallet. Participants can only win twice. Campaigns will begin every Monday and end on the following Monday at 23:59 UTC.

👑 YOnqueror of the Month 👑

As part of the second edition of YOligarchy, we introduced a monthly competition called YOnqueror of the Month. The YOnqueror of the Month is the referral champion. At the end of each month, we’re awarding the user who brings in the most referred TVL in a month with additional rewards! The winner will receive $500 + 5,000 points.

Getting Started

Here's how to join:

1. Fill out the ambassador form to get started
2. Follow @yield and @yield_intern on X. If you stop following the accounts, the content won’t be taken into account.
3. Create content that explains YO's value and helps users understand yield optimization. Content needs to tag/mention @yield.
4. Share your referral link to bring users into YO
5. Be part of our community for the long term

New Integrations

The YOverse continues to expand, and this month we added a couple of new integrations to give you even more ways to interact with YO.

First, we welcomed DeFi heavy hitter, Velora, a DEX aggregator that scans hundreds of liquidity sources, optimises routes, and secures the best rates, all in a single gas-efficient transaction.

Second, we brought on Veera, the consumer crypto super app. Now, you can earn top-performing yield through a mobile-first consumer crypto wallet. 

YOvember Starts Now

November has already been off to an eventful start, but YO has proven that it can withstand even the strongest storms. In moments of change and uncertainty, the design matters. That’s why YO’s approach remains consistent: allocate into what’s verifiable, risk-rated, and fully onchain.

The building continues, and YO has plenty of exciting developments on the horizon.