Yala Monthly Update: August

August wasn't just another month for Yala—it was the month everything clicked. With $219 million TVL, 1,870 Bitcoin holders embracing yield opportunities, and the Base integration unlocking a whole new chapter, we’re moving from ideas into real, unstoppable momentum.

What started as “let’s see what’s possible with Bitcoin yield” is now becoming the standard. Across Solana, Base, Ethereum and beyond, Yala is building the rails for anyone, from retail to institutions, to put BTC to work safely and simply.

Quick August recap:

• $219M TVL & $133M YU minted → Just 3 months in, Bitcoin holders are voting with their wallets.
• Base integration live → $YU & $YALA now supported with seamless bridging + new Pendle pool.
• Pendle ecosystem mastery → Dual integrations (Penpie + Equilibria) boosting yields & simplifying governance.
• NX Finance on Solana → $YU supply & leverage strategies with extra Berries rewards.
• Community vibes → First Yetis Talk live call, Yield Madness Spaces with Pendle, and trading competitions via Aerodrome & PancakeSwap.
• Rewards unlocked → 40k $YU incentives on Kamino, 20k $YU on Euler, $7k voting rewards, and auto Berries for $YALA holders.

If you only remember three things: Base went live, Pendle integration got real, and the community is on fire.

Ecosystem and Adoption Expansion

The market appetite is undeniable. Three months in, Yala has:

• $219 million TVL
• $133.11 million in $YU
• 1,870 BTC minted

A clear proof that adoption is accelerating, with retail and institutional confidence rising across DeFi and real-world assets.

Base Integration: A Strategic Milestone

Successful Base Deployment 

August marked a major expansion for Yala with our Base integration. Both $YALA and $YU are now fully supported on Base, unlocking enhanced utility and smoother user experiences.

Bridge Integration 

We've made cross-chain yield simpler than ever with Stargate Finance integration and Yala’s own bridge tool:

• $YALA: Seamless bridging across Ethereum ↔ Base ↔ BNB Chain
• $YU: Complete liquidity flow between Ethereum ↔ Solana ↔ Base

This upgrade removes friction for users who want to optimize yields, while keeping the security and simplicity Yala is known for. With Base as the gateway, accessibility is no longer a barrier.

Enhanced Infrastructure on Base

As an open, permissionless Ethereum L2 incubated at Coinbase, Base is a critical gateway for mainstream adoption. By expanding to Base, Yala is positioned to capture growing institutional and retail demand flowing through this high-performance, low-cost infrastructure.

Key features include:

• Zero-slippage USDC ↔ $YU conversions on Base
• Seamless Ethereum ↔ Base bridging for $YU

• Dedicated Pendle Pool on Base, supporting advanced yield strategies and giving BTC-backed users new ways to diversify and optimize returns

DeFi Marketplace Expansion

Pendle Ecosystem Mastery

Penpie Integration seamlessly connects $YU with Pendle's yield optimization ecosystem. Holders can stake LP-YU tokens on Penpie to unlock boosted returns, without the hassle of vePENDLE locks or governance management. Penpie handles voting power aggregation and redirects emissions to maximize yields for $YU liquidity providers, while layering in extra Berries rewards.

On top of Penpie, we also integrated Equilibria, completing a dual-integration strategy that gives $YU holders access to liquid vePENDLE power via ePENDLE tokens. With both options in place $YU users now have multiple pathways to optimize Pendle yields, further cementing $YU as a premier asset within the broader Pendle ecosystem.

Solana-Native Lending with NX Finance

We’re extending lending utility to Solana with NX Finance, ensuring $YU delivers consistent lending functionality across major blockchain ecosystems. 

With NX Finance, you can:

• Supply $YU to earn yields
• Leverage $YU to borrow more $YU
• Earn 3x/6x boosted Berries rewards along the way

As Solana's composable yield layer, NX Finance is built for users seeking to earn, leverage, and maximize rewards without complicated DeFi gymnastics.

Explosive Growth & Market Recognition

On Aug 19, Success Cap 4 ($15M) opened and quickly filled, bringing the total $YU cap to $125 million, a clear sign of continued institutional and retail confidence in Bitcoin-backed stablecoin infrastructure.

Lite Mode Phase 3 launched with $1 million capacity at 20% fixed APR, with 2× multiplied Berries, and sold out instantly, proving once again that simple, high-yield BTC products are in massive demand.

Protocol Developments

Building the infrastructure of tomorrow required precision, innovation, and seamless execution across multiple chains. In August, Yala delivered on all fronts, advancing key technical milestones that strengthen our foundation.

Cross-Chain & Liquidity Infrastructure

Wallet Integration Enhancement  

Our multi-chain wallet, which already supported EVM and Bitcoin connections, now includes Solana support.

This enhancement allows seamless asset management across Base, Solana, Ethereum, BNB Chain and Bitcoin networks, creating a unified cross-chain experience.

Real-Time Berries & Ice Berries Tracking 

Real-time tracking for Berries and Ice Berries is now available across Base, Solana,  Ethereum and BNB Chain networks, with independent leaderboards for Base and Solana users. This not only adds transparency but also sparks fresh competition across our multi-chain rewards ecosystem.

Solana Native Protocols 

Development continued on Yala’s native minting protocol for Solana, enabling direct BTC bridging from the Bitcoin network into Solana. 

In parallel, frontend development for Solana’s native lending protocol progressed, while associated smart contracts were finalized and prepared for auditing. 

These efforts push Yala closer to unlocking seamless BTC liquidity and decentralized lending within Solana's high-speed, low-fee environment.

Global PSM Development 

We kicked off development of the Global Protocol Stability Mechanism (PSM), designed to enable flexible liquidity allocation across multiple chains. This system will ensure robust coverage, optimize capital deployment, and reinforce Yala's infrastructure for multi-chain yield strategies.

Product & Adoption

Token Airdrop 

The Season 1 token airdrop was successfully completed, ensuring fair and transparent distribution to early supporters while strengthening community engagement.

Transparency Hub Upgrade

The updated Yala Transparency Hub is now live, providing real-time tracking of key metrics including TVL, Collateralization Ratio, USDC reserves, and $YU circulation. Open-source infrastructure, audits, and multi-chain support are fully accessible, offering enhanced visibility and trust across the ecosystem.

Yay-Agent: AI-Powered Yield Guidance 

Meet Yay-Agent, your personal AI scout for optimal yield opportunities on Base. Yay-Agent delivers tailored recommendations, live stats from top Base protocols, and risk-adjusted strategies, all designed to help users identify and capture optimal yield opportunities.

Community Momentum

Community engagement leveled up in August. From live calls to industry dialogues and reward-driven programs, we’re building deeper connections and ensuring every voice in the Yala ecosystem is heard.

Yetis Talk: Episode 0

We launched Yetis Talk, Yala’s first-ever live voice call series, creating a direct two-way dialogue with our community.

• Users can ask questions, share ideas, and give feedback in real time
• Our team shares key updates and roadmaps directly
• The format lays the groundwork for future DAO governance, where community voice directly shapes protocol direction

Yala Yield Madness #01 – Pendle

We launched our new industry dialogue series, "Yield Madness", with Pendle Finance featured in our first episode. This series creates a long-term channel for engaging with diverse industry leaders and protocol innovators, sparking ongoing conversations that drive the DeFi ecosystem forward through collaborative insights and strategic partnerships.

PankeSwap AMA

Alongside Yetis Talk and the launch of Yield Madness, Yala also joined PancakeSwap’s AMA on Aug 20 to discuss Bitcoin’s untapped yield and how it can power the future of DeFi and RWAs. This AMA opened a fresh channel to connect with the broader DeFi community, expand awareness, and spark dialogue around Yala’s role in shaping yield across ecosystems.

Incentives & Rewards

At Yala, we believe success is something to be shared. Our rewards go far beyond standard DeFi yields, they’re designed to empower, engage and recognize our community members building alongside us.

Automatic Berry Rewards 

All $YALA holders now earn automatic Berries (no staking or claiming):

• Base Berry rate: 0.05 Berries/hour
• $YALA holders on Ethereum, BNB Chain, or Base: 0.5 Berries/USD/hour (10× base rate)

Governance & Voting Incentives 

We reward users for active participation in governance and yield optimization:

• $7,000 USDC incentives in the Penpie Voting Market, offering +50% APR for vlPNP voters supporting $YU pools.
• 3,000 USDC in rewards for YU boosted pool voting.
• 40,000 $YU rewards for YU-USDC LPs on Kamino Finance, and 10.70% APR.
• 20,000 $YU rewards on Yala–Euler, boosting APRs up to 20.7%, renewed monthly.

Trading Competitions 

Yala brings rewards to traders across platforms:

• Aerodrome: 200,000 $YALA prize pool for top 1,805 traders (August 20–30)
• PancakeSwap: $50,000 rewards pool for traders with $2,000+ volume (August 7–31)

Yeti Footprints & Community Engagement

In August, Yeti Footprints kept Bitcoin culture front and center.

• Yeti Yell (Phase 1) rewarded authentic voices, praise, critique, or questions, over empty noise.
• Yeti Lens (Phase 2) empowered creators to turn real knowledge into sharp, digestible visuals.
• Yeti Echo (Phase 3) amplified memes and cultural alpha that spread faster than code.

Together, these phases laid a culture-first foundation for Yala’s ecosystem. And with the Season 2 Airdrop snapshot on October 8th, we’ll continue rewarding those who shape, question, and celebrate BTC and Yala.

What's Next

September is all about refining what we’ve built, perfecting the Base integration, shipping Solana lending, and finalizing the Global PSM to make Bitcoin yield as seamless as opening a bank app. 

We’re also laying the groundwork for Yeti Card partnerships and RWA products, expanding Bitcoin yield across DeFi and RWAs.

Our mission is simple: make Bitcoin yield safe, simple and accessible, for institutions, builders and everyday holders alike.

👉 Join us, earn with us, and let’s define the Bitcoin yield standard together.

Join the Yala Community

Yala is a native Bitcoin liquidity protocol that channels BTC into yield opportunities across DeFi and RWAs. 

Bitcoin holders unlock capital through self-custodial, liquidation-free borrowing by minting $YU, a BTC-backed liquidity asset. In this process, they pay a stability fee directly to $YU depositors, effectively exchanging BTC-backed exposure for portable, capital-efficient liquidity and access to yield without giving up ownership.

Yala’s SmartVault module manages system risk and ensures efficient yield distribution.

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