YieldNest confirmed its Token Generation Event (TGE) will take place on June 3, 2025, officially launching its governance token, YND. The launch marks a key milestone in the protocol’s transition toward decentralized governance and deeper community alignment.
The YND token gives the YieldNest community a direct role in shaping the future of the protocol, enabling voting on yield strategies, product integrations, and the governance of its future YND token buyback and distribution model. YieldNest will also initiate a community-driven airdrop, allocating approximately ~40% of the incentives pool to early supporters and active DeFi users.
Governance will be executed using Aragon’s infrastructure, offering a clean, user-friendly interface for proposal creation and voting. These partnerships contribute to the robustness of YieldNest’s DAO framework and future-proof governance infrastructure.
YND holders will be able to stake their tokens via two distinct paths. The first allows direct staking into veYND, which grants full governance power and access to protocol revenue. The second route is via Stake DAO’s Liquid Locker system, issuing users sdYND tokens that unlock compounding rewards and simple governance participation without the complexity of managing on-chain voting directly.
The TGE comes after the successful rollout of YieldNest’s MAX Liquid Restaking Tokens (MAX LRTs). Key releases include ynETHx and ynBNBx, both designed to deliver optimized, risk-adjusted yield. These products bundle curated DeFi strategies into a single, auto-compounding asset backed by AI optimization and L1 settlement guarantees. MAX LRTs are designed to be the most efficient yield-bearing assets in DeFi, targeting users who want high returns without manual rebalancing or risk mismanagement.
“YieldNest’s launch of YND is a major milestone in fulfilling our long-term governance and decentralization roadmap,” said Amadeo Brands, Core Contributor at YieldNest. “With this launch, we give real ownership, real yield and real rewards to our community. Those who stake and stay aligned with us will directly benefit from the protocol’s growth.”
YieldNest currently manages over $500 million in Total Value Locked (TVL), with its growth driven by a globally distributed team with over a decade of DeFi experience. The protocol’s community spans more than 175,000 followers across its social platforms.
The YND token launch will set the stage for the next phase of YieldNest’s roadmap, including the release of stablecoin and Bitcoin-based MAX LRTs, Liquid Locker expansions, and the development of its own stablecoin in early 2026.
A major upcoming product is ynRWAx, a Real-World Asset-based MAX LRT designed to deliver stable, risk-adjusted returns. ynRWAx will aggregate tokenized real-world assets, such as income-generating real estate and other off-chain collateral, into a single, yield-bearing token. By fully bringing these assets on-chain, YieldNest enables transparent access to tangible value streams without sacrificing DeFi composability.
From DeFi, Restaking, and even RWAs, products can now be structured fully transparently and non-custodially. By providing the infrastructure for such products, YieldNest sets out to become one of the leading structured asset layers for on-chain finance.
With a growing ecosystem, a powerful governance model, and a proven track record, YieldNest invites builders, DeFi users, and institutions alike to join at this pivotal moment.
About YieldNest
YieldNest is a next-gen DeFi protocol that merges top DeFi, restaking & RWA strategies into high-yield assets, with its Airdrop and TGE coming soon. Powered by DeFAI, it offers simple, risk-adjusted staking through multiple MAX LRTs—YieldNest was the first LRT on BNB Chain and is part of the Binance Most Valuable Builder program. With veteran builders and top-tier audits, YieldNest is backed by DeFi royalty like Sam Kazemian (Frax), Loi Luu (Kyber), Winthorpe & C2TP (Convex), Michael Egorov (Curve), and Steve Kokinos (Algorand), and notable VCs such as Faculty Group & Backed VC. With a vision to simplify DeFi and an independent risk team (overseen by Llama Risk), YieldNest delivers secure, DeFAI-powered solutions for everyone seeking the highest risk-adjusted returns.
