Once a top protocol on BNB Chain, Alpaca Finance will discontinue leveraged yield farming, stablecoin services, and its perpetual exchange by December.
Alpaca Finance, a decentralized finance project known for leveraged yield farming on BNB Chain, is shutting down after four years — and while the team says it’s the “most responsible” move for the community, the market didn’t take it well, with ALPACA
ALPACA-30.13%Alpaca Finance falling nearly 30% to $0.1126.
In a blog post late Monday, the Alpaca Finance team said it had made “the incredibly difficult decision to begin sunsetting Alpaca Finance and all of its products,” citing shrinking revenue, failed acquisition talks, and the recent delisting of ALPACA from Binance as reasons behind the move.
“This choice wasn’t made lightly, but we believe it is the most responsible course of action to safeguard our community and ensure a graceful and secure wind-down.”The Alpaca Finance team
Alpaca Finance launched in early 2021 with a leveraged yield farming platform that gained traction on BNB Chain. Over time, the team introduced other products such as automated vaults, an AUSD stablecoin, and a perpetual trading platform dubbed “Alperp.”
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