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About Gluon
Gluon is a modular yield protocol whose core business is converting floating DeFi yields into predictable fixed returns, while also offering AMM (automated market maker) trading functionality. Its products are split into two parts: one is a fixed-yield product (Earn) for everyday users, who deposit assets and receive stable returns without managing complex strategies; the other is a yield trading tool (Trade) for professional traders, allowing them to hedge or speculate on future yields, such as going long or short on an asset's future income.
Gluon addresses the market pain points of DeFi's uncertain yields and high operational barriers. In traditional DeFi, users must manually adjust strategies, bear impermanent loss, and face smart contract risks. Gluon lowers participation difficulty by packaging yields into standardized products through modular design. Its core competitiveness lies in the combination of "fixed yield + AMM": fixed-yield products provide certainty, while the AMM offers liquidity for yield-bearing assets, enabling users to enter and exit freely, avoiding the liquidity traps of typical lock-up products. Additionally, Gluon supports multi-chain assets via IBC (Inter-Blockchain Communication), expanding its reachable asset range.
In the past six months (March to September 2026), Gluon has primarily been in a phase of product iteration and ecosystem expansion. According to its Twitter activity, the team focused on optimizing the yield algorithm of the Earn product and plans to launch the v2 version of the Trade product in Q3, adding more hedging tools. Simultaneously, Gluon partnered with several projects in the Cosmos ecosystem to diversify its sources of fixed-yield assets. However, the project has disclosed limited specific user data and trading volumes publicly, lacking verifiable growth metrics. Moreover, Gluon's governance token has not yet been launched, community engagement is moderate, and its yield strategies' performance under extreme market conditions (e.g., liquidity crunches) remains insufficiently tested.
Gluon co-founder Bette Chen: currently co-founder of Gluon, also co-founder of Acala Network and Laminar Protocol. With over a decade of product/project management experience, she previously served as Product Manager at Centrality.ai, leading development of PoS blockchain and DeFi protocols. She holds a First Class Honours degree in Software Engineering from the University of Auckland and an MBA from Duke University.
Core executive Takeru: currently Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Gluon, responsible for operations and strategic execution. No further public resume disclosed.