Ampleforth price

$SPOT is the world’s first decentralized Low-Volatility Asset (LVA), designed as an AMPL-based financial primitive. What makes LVAs special? SPOT stands out from cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and, particularly, centralized, fiat-backed stablecoins. It achieves true decentralization, inflation resistance at the protocol level (thanks to $AMPL), and predictably lower volatility. SPOT accomplishes this all without having to rely on any peg mechanics or lenders of last resort. Can a token have predictably lower volatility without a peg or stability mechanism? Yes, and here is how: When users deposit AMPL into the Rotation Vault, it creates two new derivatives through a process called tranching. One of SPOT, the low-volatility senior tranche, and the other is stAMPL, a high-volatility junior tranche. The Vault holds the stAMPL and serves as a continuously rotating basket of collateral that backs SPOT. As an LVA, SPOT incorporates volatility-transformed supply dynamics inherent to AMPL’s daily rebases, translating volatility into controlled and predictable price behavior without the need for collateral backing or artificial pegs. Its innovative funding rate dynamically redistributes value between SPOT and stAMPL: positive funding rates reward SPOT holders during bullish market conditions. In contrast, negative rates incentivize stAMPL holders in bearish periods, naturally promoting system equilibrium. The pioneering approach above positions SPOT uniquely as a reliable store of value for risk-averse investors, DeFi treasuries seeking stable, inflation-resistant reserves, and any user desiring a consistent, dependable medium of exchange. By integrating decentralization, automated incentive mechanisms, and market-driven equilibrium, SPOT effectively defines what LVAs can and should be. It empowers Ampleforth ecosystem users to strategically manage exposure to crypto-economic volatility and stability within a fully transparent and decentralized financial framework. Learn more at and @SPOTprotocol

Update on holdings / brief thesis: - LQTY: Immutable DeFi protocol like the BTC of DeFi; generates revenue for stakers via PIL bribes, self-sustaining with no governance or VC capture; long-term hold for ETH believers. - ALD: Undervalued with 30% ownership of FXN, CLEVER, and CTR FDVs; exposure to fast-growing decentralized stable FXUSD; soon-to-launch staking for ve-weight without dilution. Cash flow monster. - TRUE: Strong project in the rapidly expanding prediction markets sector; high potential for growth. - FUEL: Advanced modular execution layer tech. Founder camp for eco dev in August, 150k tps on eigen da - CLEAR: Cash-flowing and growing DeFi protocol. First cross chain clearinghouse / essential for solver profitability in intent centric future. B2B - NFD: Unique meme ownership through BIC DAO; resilient with narrative fit potential; meme adjacent - BUNNI: Ultimate UNI V4 hooks play; parabolic TVL growth, Uniswap grant. Uniswap wants 30% of flow going through hooks; bunni is posterchild - AMPL: Resilient reflexive Ponzi with upcoming LVAs and Fragments platform; secured CB Ventures investment; cheap entry in stablecoin narrative. - FLX: Dark horse entry for decentralized stables; upcoming RAI V2 as growth story; OG clout with potential success; immutable like liquity - GYFI: Cash-flowing and growing DeFi protocol with catalysts for future revenue and expansion. Unique dynamic amm products with positive markouts for LPs (very rare) - PSM: Claim on treasury for topcut finance, new defi primitive (precision markets)

The stablecoin ecosystem continues to grow.

$AMPL is a decentralized unit of account that serves as base money for DeFi. It’s introducing a fundamentally different economic model compared to traditional cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies. Unlike fixed-supply assets, such as Bitcoin or fiat currencies, which central banks can inflate at will, AMPL features an elastic yet non-dilutive supply. E l a s t i c i t y means that the total amount of AMPL in circulation automatically adjusts in response to market demand, expanding or contracting daily through a mechanism called rebasing. Despite these supply changes, each AMPL holder maintains the same proportional ownership of the network as supply changes are evenly distributed across all holders. AMPL targets a stable purchasing power by aiming for a value of approximately one 2019 US dollar, adjusted over time to account for inflation. Rather than relying on reserves or collateral to stabilize value, AMPL translates market-driven price volatility directly into supply volatility. Building upon this innovative mechanism, the Ampleforth ecosystem provides users with the opportunity to deposit their AMPL tokens into the Rotation Vault, which splits their position into two derivative assets with distinct volatility profiles: SPOT, a low-volatility asset, and stAMPL, a high-volatility asset. Staked AMPL ( $stAMPL ) is designed specifically for users seeking amplified exposure to AMPL’s elastic rebasing dynamics. When depositing AMPL into the vault, users opting into stAMPL essentially accept all the volatility forgone by SPOT holders, resulting in enhanced exposure to rebases, typically around 1.1 x to 1.2 x the daily rebase compared to standard AMPL. The arrangement creates a distinctive dynamic: stAMPL holders may see their proportional ownership of the network change after each rebase. Specifically, in positive rebases, stAMPL holders gain additional network ownership because SPOT holders exchange volatility (and thus network exposure) for greater stability. In other words, stAMPL holders capture the volatility premium that SPOT holders willingly forgo, presenting a leveraged opportunity that is directly aligned with the growth cycles of the AMPL network. Through AMPL and stAMPL, Ampleforth provides a novel financial toolkit that enables crypto investors to manage their exposure to volatility and stability in a unique manner, all within a fully decentralized and algorithmically governed framework.

Defi things I found interesting / bought For the most part things that are cash flowing and growing.. others with catalysts that will lead to cash flow and growth $lqty $ald $clear $bunni $flx $gyfi $ampl $psm Always happy to answer questions or explain the why if you ask.