> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://news.hemi.xyz/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Hemi: Your Signal Aggregator - URL: https://news.hemi.xyz/new-post-70b0/ - Published: 2025-11-10T19:32:33.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-05T21:15:15.000Z - Description: Providing Bitcoin Programmability, Productivity, and Yield-Potential - Author: Hemi Labs # In Today’s Issue: - **Need to Know DeFi Ecosystem Shifts** - **This Week in Hemi: Updates, Protocol Highlights, New Partnerships, and More** - **Predictive Signals** - **Community Spotlight** - **This Week’s Hemi Yield Opportunities** --- ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/54/c6/54c6f660-26c3-4ce3-8ea1-ea7e37a8cc90/content/images/2026/08/trivia-t-1762458300.png) Scroll to the bottom for the answer. Q: How many bitcoins will ever exist? --- ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/54/c6/54c6f660-26c3-4ce3-8ea1-ea7e37a8cc90/content/images/2026/08/ecosystem-t-1762458336-4.png) ### Balancer Exploit Triggers $128 Million Loss; Berachain Executes Emergency Hard Fork: A multichain Balancer V2 exploit drained around $128 million across Ethereum, Arbitrum, and Base. Berachain validators halted the network to deploy a fork aimed at asset recovery and containment. The incident underscores the need for rapid response mechanisms in interconnected DeFi ecosystems. ### Restaking Consolidates — EigenLayer Near $20 Billion; Babylon Leads BTC Restaking Momentum: EigenLayer TVL ≈ $19.7 billion while Babylon reports around 56,800 BTC staked (\~$6 billion). Both protocols illustrate how yield and security primitives are standardizing across chains. Hemi’s modular Bitcoin-anchored architecture sits within this broader shift toward BTC-backed economic security. ### Pendle and ETHena Lead “Productive Liquidity” Rotation: Allocators are shifting toward yield-native protocols after recent volatility. Pendle’s TVL and fee revenue remain elevated, while sUSDe yields hold steady near 5.4% percent, demonstrating sustained demand for transparent cash-flow strategies. ### Weekly DeFi Market Snapshot - **Total DeFi TVL:** ≈ $142 billion (-1.3 % week-over-week) - **Stablecoin Supply:** ≈ $307 billion (-0.4 % 7 days) Risk flows shifted from long-tail assets towardBTC-secured and fee-based yield venues following the Balancer incident. --- ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/54/c6/54c6f660-26c3-4ce3-8ea1-ea7e37a8cc90/content/images/2026/08/this-week-t-1762458359-4.png) ### $HEMI Trading Contest Wraps on Aster DEX: [$400K In Rewards](https://hemi.xyz/blog/hemi-and-aster-expand-bitcoins-reach-in-defi-with-hemi-trading-contest/?utm%5Fsource=news.hemi.xyz&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=hemi-your-signal-aggregator) Following Hemi’s spot and perpetual listings on Aster DEX, traders have generated over $134 million in cumulative volume during the campaign. Hemi now stands at the top of Aster’s token chart in terms of total volume traded. Now complete, the $400,000 reward pool, distributed based solely on trading activity, has driven steady participation and is set for distribution. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/54/c6/54c6f660-26c3-4ce3-8ea1-ea7e37a8cc90/content/images/2026/08/image-t-1762453996.png) Source: [https://coinmarketcap.com/exchanges/aster-pro/](https://coinmarketcap.com/exchanges/aster-pro/?utm%5Fsource=news.hemi.xyz&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=hemi-your-signal-aggregator) ### Protocol & Ecosystem Updates ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/54/c6/54c6f660-26c3-4ce3-8ea1-ea7e37a8cc90/content/images/2026/08/image-t-1762453996-1.png) The recently published [Hemi Economic Model](https://hemi.xyz/blog/introducing-the-hemi-economic-model/?utm%5Fsource=news.hemi.xyz&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=hemi-your-signal-aggregator) outlines the future decentralization, economic security, and incentives for the Hemi ecosystem, defined in the **H**emi **I**mprovement **P**ro**PO**sal: [HIPPO-2](https://github.com/hemilabs/hippos/blob/master/hippo-002.md?utm%5Fsource=news.hemi.xyz&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=hemi-your-signal-aggregator). ### Partner Spotlight ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/54/c6/54c6f660-26c3-4ce3-8ea1-ea7e37a8cc90/content/images/2026/08/ploutos_partnership_graphic_2x-t-1762542186.jpg) [Ploutos](https://app.ploutos.money/?marketName=proto%5Fhemi%5Fv3&utm%5Fsource=news.hemi.xyz&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=hemi-your-signal-aggregator), a new non-custodial lending protocol, has been deployed on Hemi, accompanied by an upcoming incentivization campaign and a killer UI/UX, further strengthening Hemi’s rapidly expanding DeFi ecosystem. [Learn more about the partnership.](https://hemi.xyz/blog/ploutos-deploys-on-hemi-to-expand-defi-lending-liquidity-and-yield-opportunities/?utm%5Fsource=news.hemi.xyz&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=hemi-your-signal-aggregator) --- ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/54/c6/54c6f660-26c3-4ce3-8ea1-ea7e37a8cc90/content/images/2026/08/predictive-t-1762458388.png) ## Macro and Crypto Positioning **Fed Policy Outlook** - Polymarket: For the Dec 10, 2025, FOMC, traders put \~73% odds on a 25 bp cut, \~25% on no change. That’s a clear easing bias into year-end. **Bitcoin Price Probabilities** - Polymarket “What price will Bitcoin hit in 2025?” now shows the crowd clustered in the $120k–$140k zone, with \~37% odds of tagging $120k, \~22% for $130k, \~12% for $140k, and \~8% for $150k at some point during 2025\. On the downside, traders still price \~48% odds of seeing $90k or lower before year-end. So, path risk remains elevated. (Total market volume ≈ $47.6M.) **Volatility & positioning** - Options markets (DVOL/IV dashboards) indicate elevated implied volatility vs. late-summer lows, consistent with the recent shock-and-reprice tape. **Seasonality context** - Q4 has historically been BTC’s strongest quarter, but November’s “\~42% average” is skewed by 2013; median is \~8.8%. ## Key Takeaways - **Constructive but jumpy:** Prediction markets lean bullish-tilt (rate-cut odds + mid-range BTC targets), yet nearly 50% odds of a $90k tag this year highlight path risk after the latest volatility. - **Macro Drives Near Term:** Short-term price action is being driven by economic data releases and headline risk, not long-range targets. Implied volatility remains the best indicator of market stress. --- ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/54/c6/54c6f660-26c3-4ce3-8ea1-ea7e37a8cc90/content/images/2026/08/yield-t-1762458488.png) | **Pool** | **APY** | **Asset** | **Begin Earning** | | -------------------------- | --------- | --------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | SushiSwapV3 HEMI-USDC.e | 160.19%\* | HEMI, USDC.e | [Learn More](https://app.merkl.xyz/opportunities/hemi/CLAMM/0xce6976fA615B4DF3D2c7FDC2C2c7ed47291221dA?utm%5Fsource=news.hemi.xyz&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=hemi-your-signal-aggregator) | | SushiSwapV3 WETH-VCRED | 100.1%\* | WETH, VCRED | [Learn More](https://app.merkl.xyz/opportunities/hemi/CLAMM/0xDd30ebc6E57E6912b8e9901E8a5b68e800Be3a22?utm%5Fsource=news.hemi.xyz&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=hemi-your-signal-aggregator) | | SushiSwapV3 hemiBTC-USDC.e | 79.12%\* | hemiBTC, USDC.e | [Learn More](https://app.merkl.xyz/opportunities/hemi/CLAMM/0xF5819f1B4Db39F78c2CA1758a89c70cBbaFe3Bd8?utm%5Fsource=news.hemi.xyz&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=hemi-your-signal-aggregator) | | SushiSwapV3 WETH-msETH | 49.11%\* | WETH, msETH | [Learn More](https://app.merkl.xyz/opportunities/hemi/CLAMM/0x805ac209d1f84FBC11DCdD3956040b1a1a2D4B44?utm%5Fsource=news.hemi.xyz&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=hemi-your-signal-aggregator) | | SushiSwapV3 WETH-HEMI | 23.34%\* | WETH, HEMI | [Learn More](https://app.merkl.xyz/opportunities/hemi/CLAMM/0x0222C96283754e92c859336B95f293D061675463?utm%5Fsource=news.hemi.xyz&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=hemi-your-signal-aggregator) | *\*APY varies by strategy, custody jurisdiction, and market conditions.* **Merkl connects users to reward programs across the Hemi ecosystem.** [Explore the full list of yield opportunities here.](https://app.merkl.xyz/chains/Hemi?utm%5Fsource=news.hemi.xyz&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=hemi-your-signal-aggregator) --- ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/54/c6/54c6f660-26c3-4ce3-8ea1-ea7e37a8cc90/content/images/2026/08/trivia-t-1762458465.png) A: Only 21 million bitcoin will ever be created, a number set by the immutable code configured by Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.