The @pendle_fi PT-AUSD | AUSD market is now live on Curvance, but what does that actually mean for users?
Let’s break down how Pendle PTs work, why they make sense as collateral, and how PT-AUSD can be used inside Curvance. 👇 (1/4)
The @pendle_fi PT-AUSD | AUSD market is now live on Curvance, but what does that actually mean for users?
Let’s break down how Pendle PTs work, why they make sense as collateral, and how PT-AUSD can be used inside Curvance. 👇 (1/4)
3/ Why does this matter for Lending?
Collateral quality comes down to one thing: how predictable its redemption is. A PT converges toward a known value on a known date, so the risk of borrowing against it is easier to reason about.
On Curvance, you deposit PT-AUSD and borrow
4/ Example: A user holds PT-AUSD, redeemable for AUSD at maturity. Deposit it, borrow against it, keep your maturity exposure intact.
→ Hold fixed-yield collateral
→ Borrow against it
→ Keep PT exposure
→ Free up liquidity before maturity
Assets that used to just sit until
Yuzu Money is adding new assets and protocols to the Yuzu Prime Asset Whitelist, now entering the activation phase with ~7 days remaining (target activation 02/07/2026).
- @SkyEcosystem (USDS / sUSDS / DAI / sDAI)
- @Curvance as lending/borrowing venue
- yzAUSD ( @withAUSD /
The Curvance Lending Optimizer Vault is live: an automated lending strategy that allocates across Curvance markets and rebalances on its own.
Starting with the High Yield AUSD Vault, the Lending Optimizer is designed to simplify the deposit experience while helping users find
Monday’s best yield opportunities, all in one place ☕️
Today's top story is the @upshift_fi earnAUSD |P AUSD market, with a max earning APY of 44.56% 🗞️
Curvance is expanding collateral support with the launch of the @pendle_fi PT-AUSD | AUSD market on @monad!
PTs represent the principal portion of a yield-bearing asset and can be redeemed 1:1 for the accounting asset at maturity. By separating the yield component, PTs offer a
Curvance benefits from being on @monad because Lending markets are only as powerful as the ecosystem around them.
Fast execution matters, but the real value is what that speed makes possible:
→ More active markets
→ Better collateral utility
→ More efficient looping
→
The power of the Loop cannot be understated.
On the left: a single deposit earns only the base supply rate.
On the right: that same deposit is recycled through a looped position (borrow, redeposit, repeat) allowing the same principal to earn across multiple layers of exposure.
In DeFi lending, risk design matters.
Curvance uses Isolated Lending Markets to help contain risk at the market level, instead of allowing one asset or strategy to create unnecessary exposure across the entire protocol.
Each market can be configured around the specific assets
The Curvance Blog is now live.
A dedicated research hub for protocol architecture, lending design, risk management, and the infrastructure powering capital-efficient DeFi.
blog.curvance.com
Before opening any position in DeFi, it's always important to know your risk level and understand exactly what can happen when the market moves.
✍️ Intern make a quick & dirty checklist to get you started: