Leaf Protocol

 

Next-generation, all-in-one DeFi Protocol

 

Our Mission

Leaf aims to improve the DeFi space by combining a number of unique features which will not only solve some of the aforementioned problems but also differentiate it from other projects.

Swap DEX

Leaf DEX is our very own swap platform built on Binance Smart Chain (BSC) with unique features which distinguish it from other popular swap platforms.

Yield Farming

The process of taking into account the collective opinion of a group

Launchzone

Fair Launch Platform for Fundraising Innovative, Decentralized, and Outstanding

Lending Platform

Whilst there have been a significantly large number of lending platforms launched in the period post DeFi Summer in 2022, we believe our lending platform is unique and different in several ways.

LEAF Stake

LEAF holders can lock their LEAF tokens to receive BUSD/USDT/BNB, Stargate’s governance token. The longer users stake their LEAF tokens, the more BUSD/USDT/BNB they will receive.

Leaf Labs

Leaf Labs is our very own project incubator where we play an active and strategic role in helping projects come to life by assisting with decisions around protocol direction, token mechanism design, project management, marketing and a range of other activities.

 

WHAT IS GOVERNANCE TOKENS

June 2020 was a pivotal point in the DeFi market as Bitcoin had recently completed a halving event and was about to enter a new bull market. At this point in time the DeFi market growth had somewhat stagnated and was in need of a fresh injection of ideas and capital. Compound would forever change the DeFi landscape by introducing the concept of $COMP governance tokens as additional rewards for liquidity providers and users of the network – this came at a time when many DeFi platforms and Ethereum dApps didn’t have a token and were primarily monetizing their platforms via fees. This would also coincide with the birth of the term “yield farming” – providing liquidity and assets in DeFi protocols in exchange for governance token rewards.

 

Once Compound released their token, several other platforms followed suit and the number of new DeFi projects coming out increased exponentially (many were simply copies of Compound or UniSwap). Invariably this also coincided with an increase in speculation with traders chasing “Total Value Locked” as well as an increase in scams via an activity which would become colloquially known as “rugpulling”.

 

Competitive Advantage

The primary value proposition of Leaf Protocol compared to other swap platforms is that we are creating an easily-accessible, all-in-one platform for DeFi products. Whilst other platforms are focused on providing highly-specialized features in their respective niches, our goal is to consolidate those products used on a daily basis by end users into one interface and make it simpler for those users to access and interact with those products, namely;

Compared to other platforms, we will also play a much more active role in projects’ end-to-end development lifecycles by providing them with a full suite of services ranging from incubation, advisory, pre-seed funding and all the way through to launchzone