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Published in Element Finance

·Dec 28, 2021

Element Year in review: 2021

2021 was spectacular. In only 12 months, we launched on mainnet, introduced more than seven different assets together with multiple terms, and raised $32M at a $320M valuation in our Series A fundraising round. …

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Element Year in review: 2021
Element Year in review: 2021
Defi

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Published in Element Finance

·Oct 19, 2021

Element Finance Raises $32M Series A at a $320M Valuation

We’re excited to announce the closing of our Series A. The round was led by Polychain Capital and includes previous investors Andreessen Horowitz, Placeholder, A_Capital, and Scalar Capital. …

Defi

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Element Finance Raises $32M Series A at a $320M Valuation
Element Finance Raises $32M Series A at a $320M Valuation
Defi

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Published in Element Finance

·Jul 6, 2021

crvTriCrypto is Live on Element!

We just launched our second asset for fixed rates on the Element Protocol! ▶ https://element.fi The crvTriCrypto underlying Yearn vault is currently netting ~28% APY. crvTriCrypto gives 1/3 exposure to ETH, 1/3 exposure to wBTC, and 1/3 exposure to USDT. If you mint and provide liquidity in the new Element…

Ethereum

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crvTriCrypto is Live on Element!
crvTriCrypto is Live on Element!
Ethereum

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Published in Element Finance

·Jun 30, 2021

Element is Live on Ethereum Mainnet!

The Element Protocol has officially been deployed to Ethereum Mainnet! ▶ https://element.fi After nearly a year of research and development and a successful testnet launch, we are beyond thrilled to announce that Element has been deployed to Ethereum mainnet and is now live! A list of the Element Protocol contract…

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Element is Live on Ethereum Mainnet!
Element is Live on Ethereum Mainnet!

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Published in Element Finance

·Jun 28, 2021

How to: Bootstrapping Liquidity on Element

This blog post provides a simple guide for walking through the process of providing liquidity for Element’s Ethereum Mainnet launch on June 30th. Element will support crvLUSD, an LP token for the LUSD+3Crv pool on Curve.Fi, as the input to our first pools…

Element Finance

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How to: Bootstrapping Liquidity on Element
How to: Bootstrapping Liquidity on Element
Element Finance

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Published in Element Finance

·Jun 25, 2021

Element Mainnet Launch Update: Asset Roll Out Strategy

Update: Element will support crvLUSD directly, please refer to this post for details: https://medium.com/element-finance/how-to-bootstrapping-liquidity-on-element-f14a6bd02044 As we approach our June 30 Ethereum Mainnet launch, we are pleased to share details of our roll out plans with the community for the initial asset deposits and what’s coming in the near future. Our…

Ethereum

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Element Mainnet Launch Update: Asset Roll Out Strategy
Element Mainnet Launch Update: Asset Roll Out Strategy
Ethereum

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Published in Element Finance

·Jun 15, 2021

De-Collateralize, an Alternative to Collateral Backed Loans

One of the main use cases of taking out a loan on Compound, AAVE, or Maker has been to maintain exposure to your asset of choice. You like ETH, and think it will rise in value, but want to access the juicy yields offered from stablecoins. Instead of missing out…

Blockchain

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De-Collateralize, an Alternative to Collateral Backed Loans
De-Collateralize, an Alternative to Collateral Backed Loans
Blockchain

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Published in Element Finance

·Apr 26, 2021

Element Finance: Road to Ethereum Mainnet

Our team has been working hard to get to Ethereum Mainnet. We are excited to share that progress has been strong. Our UI is in the final stages and our smart contract audits wrapped up last week. The following breakdown gives explicit dates and timelines for the next few weeks…

Ethereum

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Element Finance: Road to Ethereum Mainnet
Element Finance: Road to Ethereum Mainnet
Ethereum

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Published in Element Finance

·Apr 21, 2021

Unlocking Capital Efficiency: A DeFi User’s Journey Through Element

Users who are active in the DeFi space today are already depositing in their favorite yield positions, such as on Yearn or Compound. Element unlocks further paths of revenue, leverage, and capital efficiency on these positions. Let’s start by walking through the journey of one such user, Jonny. This is…

Ethereum

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Unlocking Capital Efficiency: A DeFi User’s Journey Through Element
Unlocking Capital Efficiency: A DeFi User’s Journey Through Element
Ethereum

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Published in Element Finance

·Mar 31, 2021

Element Finance Raises $4.4M to Bring Liquidity to Fixed Rate Income and Interest Markets

The Element Finance team has been focused on building and researching since we closed our seed round this past December and are excited to introduce new primitives to the decentralized finance market. We couldn’t be more excited to announce our team and share the details of our seed fundraise. Our…

Blockchain

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Element Finance Raises $4.4M to Bring Liquidity to Fixed Rate Income and Interest Markets
Element Finance Raises $4.4M to Bring Liquidity to Fixed Rate Income and Interest Markets
Blockchain

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