LinkedIn Live: Structured Products in DeFi | 12/14 Newsletter
Inside this week’s newsletter, our LinkedIn Live with The Tie.
December 14, 2022
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LinkedIn Live: Structured Products in DeFi
While the year is gradually drawing to a close, Index Coop has a lot going on as we prepare for 2023. From new partnerships to product launches, the upcoming year is focused on delivering simple, sustainable products that benefit our holders.
Inside this week’s newsletter:
- Today’s LinkedIn Live with The Tie
- A closer look at how icETH generates yield
- A wrap-up of the Community/Index Insiders call
— The Index Coop team
Watch The Tie LinkedIn Video
Today at noon Eastern/5 pm UTC, our head of institutional business Jordan Tonani joins The Tie and Hamzah Khan from Polygon on a LinkedIn Live to discuss “Investing in Indices: Structured Products in DeFi.”
We expect them to discuss:
- How can customers & institutions gain thoughtful and safe access to DeFi products?
- How do DeFi product creators, like the Index Coop, decide which products to launch
- How can DeFi create valuable diversified products?
If you’re interested, we encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to understand better what DeFi is and what structured products look like on-chain.
icETH Questions Answered
In the simplest terms, Interest Compounding ETH Index (icETH) is an ERC-20 token that enhances ETH staking rewards (at the time of writing, icETH is generating an APY of 7.56% vs. stETH’s 4.90%). However, under the hood, it's a fairly complex product.
To help holders and potential icETH customers better understand the product, we’ve published a thorough Q&A post. Check out our helpful calculator to estimate your mainnet icETH yield.
In this Q&A, you'll get an in-depth understanding of the following:
- Where icETH's yield comes from
- How icETH works
- How yield accrues to icETH
- Why the price of icETH is sometimes less than ETH
- A calculator to estimate your icETH yield
- Security and risks associated with icETH
- The best ways to buy icETH for trades of different sizes
Read "Understanding Your icETH Yield"
Index Community/Insiders Call Wrap-Up
This past Tuesday, we hosted an open discussion with our customers and community. Community member the_emerald received an exclusive Index Insiders NFT for their contributions and feedback to our DAO.
Despite the volatility this past year, we reaffirmed our commitment to building decentralized products. Not only can all our products be self-custodied, but our product holders can view their holdings at any point with proof of collateral. We believe it’s vital to clearly and transparently acknowledge risks to give holders as much security for their assets as possible.
A brief discussion and links to resources were provided regarding icETH, our product roadmap, and a couple of new products to be launched in 2023, Diversified Staked ETH (dsETH) & Diversified Stablecoin Yield (DSY). We’re excited to share more soon.
Keep an eye out for the next live Index Community/Insiders Call. Until then, feel free to stop by our Discord.
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