Metcalfe’s law: The value of a network is proportional to the square of the number of nodes in the network. Most don’t realize it yet, but Balancer technology embodies Metcalfe’s Law perfectly. Step one — Provide builders with a flexible and seamless smart-contract development layer to fuel AMM innovation. Step…

Balancer is one of the leading DeFi protocols. As the space grows and evolves, most protocols need to adapt. Balancer is built different and it’s why it always leads the way. One of the main value propositions for DeFi has been its multichain presence and interoperability. This means that the…

Overview and timeline On June 23rd, Balancer Labs received a report through Immunefi from GothicShanon89238, indicating that some types of rate providers could be manipulated, with consequences for certain Balancer pools. Fortunately, we were able to fully mitigate this vulnerability, mainly by releasing a new version of the Composable Stable Pool in July…

Overview Balancer Labs received a report from GothicShanon89238, through the Immunefi platform, that some types of rate providers could be manipulated outside of pool joins or exits (e.g., through direct “donation” of main tokens), with consequences for certain Balancer pools. GothicShanon89238 was awarded a bounty of $130k USD for responsible disclosure…

Decentralized Finance is complex. There are a lot of concepts that impact protocol users and some of them might be difficult to understand. One of these trickier concepts is Impermanent Loss. It is important to make sure that LPs understand how it works and what implications it may have on…

We’re excited to announce that Balancer — a leading DeFi protocol and decentralized exchange — has integrated Chainlink Price Feeds on Arbitrum mainnet. By integrating the industry-leading Web3 services platform, Balancer now has access to high-quality, tamper-proof price feeds needed to help secure pricing for multiple staked ETH tokens. Specifically…

DeFi is the place to be. It has lots of opportunities and it’s fully open and transparent. It can also be dangerous and that’s why it’s important to stay safe. Scammers of all sorts work night and day to try and take advantage of users looking to manage their assets. …

Last week Balancer received a vulnerability report that meant that a number of pools were at risk. This is not something every DAO dreams of, but it’s something every DAO should be ready for. Thanks to quick internal and external coordination and LP actions, most of the funds held in…

The Balancer ecosystem has a lot of stakeholders and numerous contributors pushing the Balancer vision forward. The Balancer Maxis are one of the most active ones. The group has been around for a while and its contributions range from governance vote facilitation to contributor onboarding. This week we are learning…