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  1. Governance and Tokenomics

YieldNest DAO

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The YieldNest DAO is the governance backbone of the YieldNest ecosystem, overseeing protocol decisions, products, and subDAOs. Its goal is to create a self-sustaining, decentralized system that operates autonomously, driven by community participation and AI-enhanced decision-making.

At its core, the YieldNest DAO empowers YND token holders to shape the protocol’s evolution. Governance will progressively decentralize, transitioning from core contributor oversight to full community control. Initially, the core team will provide strategic guidance, but as the ecosystem matures, DAO participants will take full governance responsibility, ensuring true decentralization.

We believe in the inevitable rise of DeFi as a fully self-sovereign financial system. The YieldNest Protocol and its subDAOs serve as building blocks for this future, integrating with other DeFi primitives to simplify complexity, enhance security, and deliver the best risk-adjusted returns. At the same time, YieldNest strengthens the DeFi ecosystem, making it more resilient, adaptive, and antifragile.

YieldNest DAO combines hybrid human/AI governance with AI-driven strategy execution. Advanced restaking and DeFi mechanisms ensure the protocol, its products, and its ecosystem continue to thrive. This approach enables continuous evolution and strengthens its role in shaping the future of decentralized finance.

YieldNest’s governance system is built on Aragon V2, leveraging its framework to improve and harden the YieldNest DAO continuously.

YieldNest Products & subDAO’s

All products and subDAOs each have their own dynamic fee structure see below for an overview of all products and subDAOs.

MAX LRTs: Read more about MAX LRTs

  • ynETH MAX (ynETHx): ETH-based strategies

  • ynBTC MAX (ynBTCx): BTC-based strategies

  • ynUSD MAX (ynUSDx): USD-based strategies

  • ynBNB MAX (ynBNBx): BNB-based strategies

LRT Strategies: Read more about LRT Strategies

  • ynETH – Native ETH Restaking strategy (nLRT)

  • ynBTCk – BTC Restaking strategy focused on the BNB chain (LRT)

  • ynLSDe – ETH Restaking strategy for LSDs (LRT)

  • ynBNB – BNB-Based restaking strategy (LRT)

subDAOs

YieldNest and Nest AI are deeply connected, with Nest AI becoming the first SubDAO in the YieldNest ecosystem. This synergy creates immense value for both.

YieldNest DAO Token YND & veYND

A detailed description of the YND & veYND Tokenomics.

YND is the native governance token of the YieldNest DAO and can only be used for voting when staked, accumulating veYND voting power over time. Staked veYND grants holders influence over protocol decisions and a share of protocol revenue, aligning rewards with active governance participation.

More in-depth: YieldNest’s governance system is built on Aragon V2, leveraging its framework to continuously enhance and strengthen the DAO. Upon staking, users immediately start earning yield, which increases in parallel with their voting power.

Exiting veYND to reclaim YND requires a 30-day queue and a minimum deposit of 42 YND for locking.

StakeDAO's sdYND Liquid Lockers as an Alternative to veYND

For those who prefer delegated voting and auto-compounding without the exit queue, liquid lockers, developed in collaboration with StakeDAO and Convex, will provide an alternative staking solution.

We are offering sdYND liquid locker as a flexible alternative to the veYND staking. Unlike veYND, sdYND provides immediate liquidity and flexibility.

Advantages of using sdYND include:

  • Liquidity: Users receive sdYND tokens, which can be traded or utilized in DeFi protocols, ensuring funds remain accessible.

  • Flexibility: Users can merge or unmerge positions at their convenience without the extended waiting periods of traditional locking mechanisms.

  • Delegated Governance: Maintain governance rights through delegated voting, actively participating in YieldNest DAO decisions.

  • Auto-compounding Rewards: Earn compounded staking rewards automatically, enhancing yield without active management.

sdYND liquid lockers offer a seamless balance between participation in YieldNest governance and maintaining liquid capital. However keep note that delegated voting will limit direct governance participation compared to holding veYND directly.

Governance Process

Forum Discussion & Temperature Check

Before any official proposal is made, proposers can open a temperature check thread to share their ideas and discuss them in the YieldNest governance forum. This step helps voters better understand proposals and encourages active governance participation. Anyone can initiate a temperature check discussion.

AI Enhancement: AI-driven analytics can summarize discussion threads, highlight key points, and assess community sentiment to provide data-driven insights for voters. This allows for better engagement and ensures proposal improvements before moving to a formal vote.

Once the temperature check has facilitated a healthy discussion, a formal snapshot proposal and forum proposal thread can be created.


Formal DAO Proposal

The DAO proposal is then formally submitted. Initially, only whitelisted veYND holders with at least 500,000 veYND can initiate formal proposals. Interested parties can analyze proposed changes, hold discussions, and gather support.


Voting Process

Once a proposal has been created, token holders vote via the YieldNest DAO platform, built in collaboration with Aragon. The voting period lasts 7 days but will be extended by 3 days if a quorum is reached right before the deadline, ensuring fair participation.


Execution

Once a DAO proposal has passed, a 3-day waiting period is initiated. Users who object to the outcome can withdraw funds or make necessary adjustments during this time. After the waiting period, the YieldNest multi-sig executes the proposal, or work begins if it’s not an on-chain action.


Incentives Allocation

Incentive allocations are voted on monthly through a weighted vote, where the percentage of votes received determines the share of incentives allocated to different initiatives. This system mimics the CRV bribing model, but instead of discretionary rewards, incentives are distributed to all eligible users to ensure long-term alignment.

veYND holders vote on where to allocate YND incentives, with options including:

  • MAX LRTs

  • LRT Strategies

  • Integrations such as LP pools

This process requires a list of potential allocation targets, which could lead to vote markets where participants bribe veYND holders for votes.


Security Council

The Security Council comprises nine members, requiring a 5-of-9 majority for emergency action. Members are elected every six months via an on-chain vote.

The Security Council is responsible for mitigating critical risks and can take emergency action without a vote if required. These emergency actions include addressing:

  • Critical security vulnerabilities that could endanger user funds

  • Threats to protocol integrity

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