Amid the thriving cryptoverse, one of the leading stars, Wintermute Trading, a heavyweight in the crypto market dealing scene, is wrestling with criticism over its endeavor to negotiate a loan of 350 YFI tokens from Yearn Finance. Yearn supporters categorize the attempt as glaringly lopsided, questioning the benefit that arrives on Yearn’s plate. In the core of this trope, Wintermute has already shown its versatility.
In the words of the founder, Evgeny Gaevnoy, it is increasingly adventurous and bold in deriving value from crypto projects, essentially by attaining YFI tokens from Yearn in order to escalate yield in its token dealmaking. However, this shrewd financial play has sparked outrage among Yearn’s supporters on grounds of it being not quite in line with Yearn’s philosophy of decentralized finance.
The bone of contention is Wintermute’s request to borrow Yearn’s governance token, an act that according to Yearn’s community member 0x7d54, undercuts the backbone of Yearn’s foundation- decentralization. Wintermute initially proposed a 0.10% interest on a 12-month loan from Yearn’s treasury, offering no crypto collateral, rather avowing upon the firm’s reliability – a proposition met with scepticism considering the recent downfalls of FTX, Alameda, Celsius among other big fishes.
As a compromise, Wintermute decided to offer CRV token as a collateral secured within their own wallet, with a level of control by Yearn. With a stash of 25 million CRV tokens after a bailout move on the troubled Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov, Wintermute stands to be a relief-provider for DeFi.
Despite negotiations, the Yearn community remains with reservations over Wintermute’s approach. The turf of discord lies in Wintermute promising to assist Yearn’s yCRV markets through liquidity provision but expressing no intention to mint new yCRV tokens, which could potentially yield long-term yield for Yearn.
Gaevnoy raised eyebrows in the Yearn community after admitting that Wintermute has already repurposed 6 million CRV tokens with competing firm Convex Finance and is ready to continue business, putting further strain on Yearn. According to recent numbers, the vote, referred to as YIP-74, leans heavily toward refusal with 94% votes against.
Both Yearn and Wintermute display their cognizance in their reputation within the community. Wintermute’s rough handling of the situation has seemingly opened up the floor for DWF Labs, another market-making firm, proposing more favorable terms to Yearn – a stark revelation of the competitiveness within the industry. The Yearn community maintains its guard against poorly balanced agreements, emphasizing fairness in the advancement of crypto relations.
Source: Coindesk
