Lending & borrowing for
@Hedera
DeFi 2.0 is set to make an outsized and revolutionary impact ✊
But what does that mean? Why is this functionality critical for the ecosystem? How does the landscape look across the rest of web3?
Let’s dive into answering these questions 🧵👇
Hello
@hedera
#HBAR
community! We're Bonzo Finance — the premier lending & borrowing protocol of the Hedera network 🌐
@Bonzo_Finance
took 1st at
@EthereumDenver
for the "Data-Driven DeFi" category 🎉
And we're ushering in
@hedera
's next era of DeFi 🧵
Continuing
@bonzo_finance
's DeFi Education Series — "The Role of Oracles in Decentralized Lending & Borrowing" 🔮
🎓 You'll learn:
- What oracles are & how they work
- Importance of accurate price feeds
- Oracle solutions like
@SUPRA_Labs
&
@PythNetwork
In working with the
@SUPRA_Labs
team on price feed integrations for
@bonzo_finance
— they've added support for the following HTS assets for
@hedera
🎉
$HBAR $HBARX $SAUCE $XSAUCE $CLXY $DOVU $JAM $HST $HELI
🔗 Live feeds:
🔗 Docs:
Great evening with the
@hedera
,
@swirldslabs
, and
@hbar_foundation
crews + incredible projects across the
@hedera
community!
Our Co-Founder
@bmgentile
participated in the DeFi panel (recording coming soon)🎙️
Events like these truly help push the ecosystem forward 🌐
@leemonbaird
and I had a great time at the
@Hedera
#DeFi
and
#NFT
meetup in NYC last night, meeting with the community and hearing about some of the amazing developments happening on the
#Hedera
network. Huge thanks to
@TheTieIO
for hosting, and to all of the panelists
Developer on
@hedera
& interested in oracles? 🔮
"Integrating Supra Oracle PUSH feeds into Bonzo Finance"
👨💻 You'll learn:
- Why Supra on Hedera
- How DORA consensus offers secure feeds
- Technical dive into Bonzo's SupraOracle contract implementation
Our public testnet is now up and running! 🌐
Jump in, test out the Bonzo Interface, push the limits, and let us know what you think. Let the testing begin!
🎉 Join us in welcoming Renly Smith (
@r3n__ly
) to the
@Bonzo_Finance
team!
Renly has been part of the
@Hedera
community for 3 years & known for invaluable contributions via
@TurtleMoonCC
&
@HGraphPunks
🖼️
She brings incredible community spirit & marketing skill to the team 🎨
🎉 Join us in welcoming Jason Fabritz (
@bugbytesinc
) to the
@Bonzo_Finance
team!
Jason's been a pillar of the
@Hedera
community for 4+ yrs & known for invaluable contributions, like the .NET SDK🌐
With deep expertise of Hedera, he brings a wealth of knowledge & skills 🛠️
📢 Big things happening tomorrow!
Catch us on the
@hedera
Community Call at 9AM ET
And then join us at 2PM ET for our 𝕏 Space on Bonzo NFTs: Art, Utility, & Everything You Need To Know
Links below 👇
Great overview by
@messari
of the current state of the
@hedera
$hbar DeFi ecosystem 🌐
@bonzo_finance
is excited to contribute by introducing defi lending & borrowing — adding to overall stablecoin liquidity, TVL, volume, & daily addresses/txns 📊
Curious about borrowing on Hedera? 🐵
@bmgentile
dives into a use case with $KARATE on
@thehbarbull
's show 🥋
Don't miss the full interview this Friday! 🎙️
👋 A warm welcome to our new community members!
We’re Bonzo Finance Labs - and we’re building an open-source, non-custodial lending and borrowing protocol for the Hedera DeFi ecosystem 🧵⤵️
Our Litepaper is Live! ⚡️
Jump into all the details about the Bonzo NFT Sale, $BONZO Token, and how we're bringing DeFi 2.0 to the
@hedera
network 🌐✨
Read it now:
Proud to announce
@InAMazeNFT
as our artist!! 🥳
The Emmy-winning
@InAMazeNFT
is crafting stunning hand-drawn art for our NFT collection, and we can't wait to share it with you!
Congrats to
@fatbob001
for guessing right and earning an Allow List spot!
GM Bonzos! ☀️
Our NFT sale date with
@HeadStarterOrg
is out - Monday, June 17!
Want an Allow List spot? Join our Discord, start testing, and secure your Early Tester role
Plus, catch us on the
@SaucerSwapLabs
AMA this Saturday, June 8! 👽
🎥 Video overview of the recently launched
@bonzo_finance
homepage & documentation!
As well as a walkthrough of the testnet dashboard showcasing a few of the protocol's key functionalities in action 💥
Bonzo Finance has a new profile on
@CoinMarketCap
Head over to our profile, give us a follow, and stay tuned for more updates
We’re just getting started with lots more to come!
How to join Bonzo’s Testnet and explore DeFi 2.0 on Hedera 🐵💻
Watch the video, follow the steps, and become part of the Bonzo community
Secure your allowlist spot for our NFT sale on June 17 with
@HeadStarterOrg
!
Create a testnet account on
@HashPackApp
and start lending and borrowing on the Bonzo Finance Testnet Dashboard 🌐
Let’s build the DeFi 2.0 ecosystem on
@hedera
together 🤝
Ready to secure your spot for the Bonzo NFT sale? 🐵
@bmgentile
from explains how! The sale kicks off on June 17 with
@HeadStarterOrg
Watch the video and join our Discord for all the details!
How does decentralized lending & borrowing work with
@bonzo_finance
?
Check out this recently created infographic — using the example assets of $HBAR & $SAUCE — explaining the step-by-step process 🎓
Note: Withdrawals & repayments can be made at anytime by lenders & borrowers.
Excited about the future of DeFi on Hedera? 🌟
Don’t miss
@bmgentile
's interview with The Alt Kings where he talks about Bonzo Finance’s groundbreaking protocol 🌐
Watch now:
Just had the honor of hosting
@bonzo_finance
on my podcast where we sat down with their CEO,
@bmgentile
, for an insightful conversation about the future of
#DeFi
on the Hedera network! 🌐
We dived deep into topics like lending & borrowing, the power of
#HBAR
, and how Bonzo
.
@bmgentile
of
@bonzo_finance
here 👋
i can’t scream this loud enough for the people in the back — if you believe in bonzo finance, you believe in a vibrant $hbar defi 2.0 ecosystem 🚀
everyone participating & following our journey is directly impacting this mission 🎯
🌐 Excited about the future of DeFi on Hedera? So are we! 🌱
@bonzo_finance
is building protocols that offer utility for users & contributing to the health of the
#HBAR
ecosystem is their passion!💡
Weekly Bonzo Bytes is back tomorrow at 12 PM (ET)!
Join
@bmgentile
for the latest updates on Bonzo Finance and the Hedera network 🌐
It’s been a busy week, and we’ve got a lot to cover—don’t miss it! 🐵
📣 Exciting update!
We've improved the Bonzo DAPP UI for faster performance and seamless updates. No more page refreshing needed!
Try it out on the testnet now!
For the first article of
@bonzo_finance
's DeFi education series, we explore decentralized lending & borrowing in web3🌐
🤿 Let's dive into:
- How L&B works in TradFi
- How L&B works in DeFi
- User benefits & risks
- Retail, institutional, & dev use cases
Join
@bonzo_finance
co-founders for an overview of lending & borrowing on
@hedera
and community Q&A.
⏰ Thurs, Mar 28th @ 12pm ET
Have a question you’d like answered? Drop it in the comments below!
🎉 Exciting updates from
@bonzo_finance
! Join our co-founders this Friday, May 3rd, at 12 PM ET for a live video Space.
🆕 Check out the new homepage & branding
📄 Learn about the latest documentation updates
🖥️ Experience a walkthrough of the testnet UI/UX
See you there! 🌐
If you missed today’s 𝕏 Space, here’s what you need to know:
🍌 Testing Underway: Testing has begun on the Bonzo Finance Testnet Dashboard — thanks to all who've joined & provided feedback!
🍌 Optimizations Implemented: Thanks to your input, we're enhancing dapp performance by
Next up in our technical series 👩💻
"Technical Deep-Dive: Leveraging Hedera Token Service (HTS) for Bonzo Lending & Borrowing"
🎓 You'll learn:
- HTS explained
- ERC20 vs HTS
- Adapting HTS to EVM projects
- Implementation details & example code
Excited to announce
@bmgentile
will be joining the
@orbis86_x
Founders & Funders event at NY Tech Week tomorrow! 🐵
Co-hosted by Draper University and sponsored by
@hedera
We’ll explore Web3, AI, and future innovation 🌐
The
@Bonzo_Finance
team is ushering in the next era of DeFi for the
@Hedera
ecosystem💪
As we build, we'll continue providing development updates & educational DeFi content to the community through
@x
and our mailing list.
Keep in touch by subscribing
From the weekly
@bonzo_finance
spaces from today — exciting updates for the community 🎉
Next Thursday, May 2nd we'll be launching:
🚀 Bonzo public testnet instance*
🌐 Updated website & branding
👩💻 Official documentation
*contingent on recent Hedera testnet codebase changes
Some interesting data that's been aggregated from
@DefiLlama
to share with the community 📊
Did you know that across all web3 defi ecosystems — the TVL of lending & borrowing protocols makes up over 44% of all TVL? 🌐
That's nearly 1.5x the TVL of decentralized exchanges!
Thanks for having us on,
@itsbrandond
! Awesome to try out the new video feature 📺
Catch
@bmgentile
on Hashgraph Enthusiasts discussing the latest Hedera news and how to get a Bonzo NFT Allow List spot
🐵
@bonzo_finance
&
@HGraphPunks
are teaming up for a giveaway! 🤘
Win an allowlist spot for the Bonzo NFT sale on Mon, June 17 AND a sub-2k Hashinal Hashtronaut from the HGP Seasons Collection!
To enter:
1️⃣ Follow
@bonzo_finance
&
@HGraphPunks
2️⃣ RT
3️⃣ Tag 2 friends
⏰ 24hr
Curious about the new Bonzo Finance Dashboard?
Chat with fellow users, get real-time support, and access our new testnet faucet bot for testnet tokens used by the
@SaucerSwapLabs
DEX
Jump in now 🐵
🎉 Bonzo Allowlist Giveaway! 🎉
5 Winners - 1 Allowlist spot each for the upcoming Bonzo Finance NFT sale on June 17 with
@HeadStarterOrg
To Enter:
🐵 Follow
@bonzo_finance
🐵 RT + Tag 2
🐵 ¡
@bonzo_finance
y
@HGraphPunks
se unen para un sorteo! 🤘
¡Gana un lugar en la lista de permitidos para la venta de Bonzo NFT el lunes 17 de junio Y un Hashinal Hashtronaut de menos de 2k de la colección HGP Seasons!
Entrar:
1️⃣ Sigue a
@bonzo_finance
y
@HGraphPunks
2️⃣ RT
3️⃣
🐵
@bonzo_finance
&
@HGraphPunks
are teaming up for a giveaway! 🤘
Win an allowlist spot for the Bonzo NFT sale on Mon, June 17 AND a sub-2k Hashinal Hashtronaut from the HGP Seasons Collection!
To enter:
1️⃣ Follow
@bonzo_finance
&
@HGraphPunks
2️⃣ RT
3️⃣ Tag 2 friends
⏰ 24hr
The next monthly AMA will be held on Saturday June 8 17:30 ET (21:30 UTC) on the SaucerSwap AMA stage🛸
This month there's a special guest joining us,
@bonzo_finance
!
📬 Submit your questions to the teams until Friday here:
Join the discussion over on
Get ready for today's testnet launch! 🪙
Jump into our Discord and use the testnet faucet bot to grab your testnet $SAUCE, $KARATE, $XSAUCE, $USDC, and $HBARX tokens!
We believe that lending & borrowing protocols on
@hedera
will have an outsized impact on Hedera DeFi 2.0 — ushering in an new era of greater health and adoption of the network and its ecosystems.
Set a reminder to join the
@bonzo_finance
co-founders for our weekly space tomorrow 🎙️
📆 Friday, April 26th
🕛 12:00pm ET
Lots of news this week from the
@hedera
ecosystem + broader web3 news 🌐 and exciting development updates for
@bonzo_finance
🐵
The new Hedera v0.49 update is a game-changer!
This modularization boosts flexibility and stability, paving the way for Bonzo Finance to bring even more efficient lending and borrowing solutions.
Excited for what’s next! 💯
The release of services software version v0.49 in May 2024 introduces a significant engineering update to the core code run by
#Hedera
consensus nodes.
🔗
🦧 The Protocol
In the footsteps of
@SaucerSwapLabs
' usage of Uni v2 & strong community focus:
✅ Built on Aave v2
✅ Dual-oracle approach for risk mitigation via
@SUPRA_Labs
&
@PythNetwork
✅ Focused on
@hedera
retail community & DeFi edu
✅ A fun and easy-to-use experience
Bonzo Finance is hosting their first meme contest for the chance to win 200ℏ — details are found below 👇
You must be in the “meme-contests” channel in the discord to participate!
👾 join us:
☕️ GM! We're feeling the buzz! Hbu?
The Bonzo NFT sale is happening soon!
Be an Early Tester and secure your spot on the Allow List. All the info you need is in our Discord —
Looking to read up on decentralized lending & borrowing? 📚🎓
Check out our blog 👇
• A Brief Overview of DeFi Lending & Borrowing
• The Role of Oracles in DeFi Lending & Borrowing
• Integrating
@SUPRA_Labs
oracles into Bonzo Finance on
@Hedera
🔗
.
@bonzo_finance
labs is a team of 5 — with Co-Founder / CEO
@bmgentile
having experience with
@hedera
spanning 6 years, working at
@hedera
&
@swirldslabs
The team are HBARbarians at heart & dedicated to advancing DeFi on Hedera 🌐
Meet the team 🔗
Excited for tomorrow’s discussion on
@GenfinityIO
's Space!
Join us as our Co-Founder
@bmgentile
talks about Bonzo's innovative approach to DeFi and our testnet launch on Hedera. See you there!
🔨Breaking Industry Siloes w/Multiple Ecosystems
- Nexera & Plug and Play on pillars of blockchain mass adoption $NXRA ⚡️
DeFi Across Six L1's at 1:30 PM ET:
- Aleph Zero $AZERO ⛓️Kinetic & XDFi $FLR ⛓️Bonzo $HBAR ⛓️Intrana $DAG $QNT ⛓️XSwap $XDC
Hey, Bonzo fans! Thanks for hanging in there during today’s glitchy Twitter Space
No worries, we've got a video tutorial about our testnet and updated website coming your way in about an hour! 🎥👍
Every Jedi needs training, and every trader needs guidance
Check out our new video tutorial and become a master of the Bonzo testnet 🌟
#Maythe4thBeWithYou
@hbar_to_moon
@HLiquity_
@SirioFinance
We’re ready to usher in DeFi 2.0 on
@hedera
💪
Key health metrics we’re excited to help contribute towards:
🔒 Total value locked (TVL)
👥 Active accounts
📈 Transaction volume (over/uncollateralized loans used on DEXs)
💵 Native stablecoin (hUSDC) liquidity & utilization
🎉 Throwback to a proud moment at
@EthereumDenver
2024: We clinched 1st place in the "Data-Driven DeFi" category, adapting Aave v2 for Hedera with Supra oracles
A win for us and the Hedera community! 🏆