When large institutions monopolize high-quality liquidity projects with their financial advantages, ordinary users suffer repeated losses in returns due to cross-chain fees and information asymmetry, while DeFi's 'inclusive original intention' is gradually becoming empty talk. Traditional protocols either exclude retail investors from high-yield thresholds or withhold profits through vague terms, leaving retail investors in a 'passive participation, allocation by others' disadvantaged position. Mitosis, with 'Ecosystem Own Liquidity (EOL)' at its core, is reconstructing the liquidity rights structure through programmable components, transforming retail investors from 'marginal participants' to 'rule makers.' This silent revolution of rights has quietly begun.
The plight of retail investors in the traditional DeFi ecosystem has long been alarming. In cross-chain scenarios, retail investors moving small assets must bear transaction fees and slippage losses of up to 10%, a cost proportion that far exceeds that of institutional investors; in terms of profit distribution, platform operators and large LPs lock in over 80% of core profits through private trades, leaving retail investors to share the remaining "scraps"; in governance, the lack of power is even more evident, as a single institution can veto all retail proposals based on its token holding advantage, reducing community voting to mere formality. The essence of these issues is the monopolization of liquidity's rights to profits, governance, and usage by a minority, severely neglecting the core rights of retail investors.
Mitosis's EOL framework directly addresses the pain points of power imbalance, allowing retail investors to form collective strength through "aggregation + tokenization". After depositing assets into Mitosis's multi-chain vault, users not only gain Vanilla assets representing the base deposit but can also convert them into miAssets with full rights. This yield-bearing token aggregates the scattered liquidity of retail investors into a unified pool, forming bargaining power that can compete with institutions—through partnerships with leading protocols like Aave and Uniswap, the Mitosis community has achieved better fee-sharing through collective negotiation, allowing retail investors to enjoy profit terms previously limited to institutions. Recently, after the launch of the Expedition event Epoch 1, over 90,000 users participated within 7 days, and the TVL surpassed $300 million, fully demonstrating the strong momentum of retail aggregation.
The design of programmable components allows retail investors to truly control the rights of asset usage and profit. As a core programmable carrier, miAssets not only automatically accumulates the profits from multi-chain liquidity distribution but also allows direct participation in various DeFi activities such as lending and staking on Mitosis L1, achieving "one asset, multiple enhancements." The maAssets under the Matrix framework open the door to structured strategies for retail investors; previously exclusive hedging and arbitrage strategies for institutions can now be accessed simply by holding the corresponding maAssets, without the need for professional financial knowledge. This design of "binding rights and assets" completely breaks the institutional monopoly on complex financial instruments.
The decentralized governance mechanism safeguards the rights of retail investors. Mitosis directly links governance rights to the holding of miAssets, allowing retail investors to vote on core issues such as liquidity direction and fee-sharing ratios, with all decision-making processes being open and transparent. Previously, the community voted to prioritize weETH liquidity allocation to high-yield pools, enhancing participant returns by 30% compared to individual staking, which is a direct reflection of the collective will of retail investors. The governance design of the native token MITO is even fairer, with no "threshold limit" on voting rights obtained from staking MITO, ensuring that the opinions of small holders can also influence the direction of the ecosystem.
The dual guarantee of safety and efficiency allows retail investors to exercise their rights without worry. Mitosis L1 relies on EigenLayer to achieve Ethereum-level security endorsement, using re-staked ETH to verify cross-chain messages, while requiring validators to stake their own assets through a PoS mechanism, reducing retail asset risk from the source. Its partnership with Hyperlane on permissionless interoperability technology allows retail investors to quickly access liquidity opportunities on emerging public chains, shortening cross-chain time to minutes and reducing costs by more than 60%. More importantly, the Vault smart contract has passed dual audits by Secure 3 and Omniscia, adding a "double insurance" for retail assets.
From market feedback, the recognition of this rights revolution by retail investors continues to rise. After the MITO token was listed on 31 exchanges, the 24-hour turnover rate reached 46.97%, reflecting the trading enthusiasm of retail investors; additionally, 45.5% of the token shares were allocated to ecological development plans, fostering retail investors' expectations for long-term returns. As more and more retail investors join governance, Mitosis is gradually building a healthy ecosystem of "retail-led, institutionally coordinated."
Mitosis aggregates the power of retail investors using the EOL framework, clearly defining rights with programmable components and ensuring fairness through decentralized governance, successfully sparking a revolution in retail rights within the DeFi space. It not only addresses the pain points of unfair liquidity distribution but also brings DeFi back to its inclusive essence. When retail investors truly hold the power of discourse, the DeFi ecosystem can achieve true fairness and prosperity. #Mitosis
