The Algorand Foundation is committed to accelerating the development of a next generation DeFi ecosystem, built on the only scalable and decentralized layer 1 blockchain, Algorand. The Algorand Foundation is committed to enabling a new generation of innovators and developers who have a vision of outstanding DeFi without limitations of legacy technology.
The Algorand Foundation announced the 150M Algo Viridis Fund to support and incentivize the creation of the world's most efficient, scalable, and micro-fee DeFi ecosystem.
Algorand is the most powerful, decentralized blockchain platform available to DeFi innovators today. Its unique combination of global scalability, high performance and ironclad cryptographic security makes it a platform that DeFi developers can confidently look to build on today, tomorrow and long into the future.
Building a long term DeFi application requires a significant commitment in terms of software development, engineering and ecosystem building. A DeFi developer needs to be confident that the platform they are choosing to build on, is one that will allow them to scale and grow, to never have downtime and to be built for the long term. The Algorand blockchain is exactly this - a platform being built for the very long term with the robustness and reliability to ensure that your DeFi application will be live, every second, of every day.
To achieve this, the Algorand protocol is built around a number of critical features and performance metrics. No one metric is more important than another, the key is to build a platform that has all these attributes simultaneously.
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To enable amazing applications, a DeFi ecosystem must have a number of key infrastructure elements to ensure the accurate, instant flow of information and liquidity across applications and across chains. This frictionless infrastructure is a critical element in the acceleration of adoption of DeFi on a blockchain. Key elements include:
To benefit and utilize multiple ecosystems, dApps need simple ways to use tokens that are already issued as ASAs on Algorand or exist as tokens on other chains that can be “bridged” over. Once tokens are ported to Algorand, dApps will need access to market data to manage a variety of smart contract functions.
DeFi is the most dynamic sector within the world of blockchain applications. It offers amazing opportunities for wealth creation through innovation and disruption of our existing, limited traditional financial services world. Previously impossible models are now possible with the power of smart contracts, trustless systems, tokenization and the global scale of the Algorand blockchain.
DeFi is not limited by a narrow definition of finance - instead it also embraces art and the creator community, it fuels give/get reward models, it enables micro-economies, operating at 1/1000th of cent or less, but at enormous scale. For simplicity, we have categorized DeFi into 4 sectors - but this is only the beginning.
Multi-Asset Staking
Loan Your Crypto Assets to Others and Generate a Return
Algorand Decentralized Exchanges
Algorand’s innovative design has attracted many market-leading stablecoins.
Alternative innovative community led options for would be Governors who wish to participate in Algorand Community Governance
As non-fungible tokens (NFTs) become increasingly popular, Algorand paves the way for fast and affordable options with low fees, no forking, and minimal carbon footprints. Algorand's low transaction fees, near instant transaction finality, and decentralization by design ensure a frictionless and accessible NFT experience for both buyers and sellers.
Liquidity is the key to creating vibrant and robust DeFi marketplaces. Enabling the flow of assets in and out of DeFi applications (dApps) and across chains is critical to the growth of the DeFi marketplace. The Algorand Foundation has created a $200M USD Liquidity Fund within the Viridis DeFi fund. The goal of this fund is to stimulate and support early stage liquidity in the Algorand DeFi ecosystem.
To apply for Liquidity support, please email [email protected].