Yearn Finance vaults and governance (2020–2021)

1. iEarn launches as yield-optimizing lending tool

   Feb 1, 2020Labels: Andre Cronje, iEarn, Lending protocols

   • CoinMarketCap Academy
   • Forbes

2. YFI governance token is fair-launched

   Jul 17, 2020Labels: YFI token, Yearn Governance, Liquidity providers

   • DeFi Rate
   • Forbes
   • DefiLlama Wiki

3. Early governance focuses on security and domains

   Jul 26, 2020Labels: Yearn community, Phishing risks, Domain management

   • Yearn Gov

4. Vaults v1 introduce automated strategy “yVaults”

   Sep 1, 2020Labels: yVaults, Vault v1, Automated strategies

   • BeInCrypto

5. Governance plans v2 vault design and operations

   Nov 12, 2020Labels: Vault v2, Yearn DAO, Funding model

   • YIP 54
   • Yearn Gov Top

6. Yearn begins a wave of “mergers” with DeFi projects

   Dec 1, 2020Labels: Yearn, SushiSwap, DeFi integrations

   • CoinDesk

7. Vaults v2 roll out with multi-strategy architecture

   Jan 1, 2021Labels: Vaults v2, Multi-strategy vaults, Strategists

   • YIP Index
   • Yearn Gov

8. YIP-57 vote opens path to mint 6,666 YFI

   Feb 2, 2021Labels: YIP-57, YFI mint, Yearn governance

   • YIP 57
   • DefiLlama Wiki

9. v1 DAI vault exploit drains about $11M

   Feb 4, 2021Labels: v1 DAI, Exploit, Flash loan

   • CoinDesk
   • Nexus Mutual

10. Yearn upgrades front-end with v2 migrations

    Mar 1, 2021Labels: Front-end upgrade, v2 migrations, Zaps

    • Yearn Gov

11. “State of the Vaults” tracks rapid v2 vault growth

    Apr 10, 2021Labels: State of, Vault reports, Yearn metrics

    • Yearn SOTV

12. 2020–2021 vault governance leaves a mature model

    Dec 31, 2021Labels: Vault governance, Yearn 2021, DAO practices

    • YIP 54
    • YIP 57