CNFTJordan The CNFT Critic🚩🚩 retweeted
Five years ago, VyFi launched its ICO with a vision for what DeFi on Cardano could become.
Since then, we have watched an entire ecosystem take shape.
We have seen bull markets and bear markets. Hype cycles come and go. Projects launch, evolve and disappear. We have seen Cardano enter the smart contract era and its DeFi ecosystem grow from an idea into something real.
Through it all, VyFi kept building.
From our first vaults and farms to an on-chain DEX, stakeless liquidity provision, governance, SafeSwaps, BundleSwaps, a fully on-chain lottery and an entirely new V3 architecture.
Five years in, we are still here. Still operating. Still improving. Still committed to creating DeFi infrastructure that is useful, innovative and built to last.
Thank you to everyone who bought into the original vision, joined us somewhere along the way, provided liquidity, voted, tested products, shared feedback or simply continued to believe.
You are part of VyFi’s history, and you will be part of what comes next.
Five years down. The story is far from over. 🧡
CNFTJordan The CNFT Critic🚩🚩 retweeted
This another devastating blow!
It’s sad to see teams we’ve built alongside for so many years struggle to keep the lights on.
We have so many plans and innovations to bring to Cardano and we are still optimistic for the future of this chain
Thanks you for everything @TapTools, I hope for the sake of everyone this isn’t the end of arguably the most useful tool on Cardano
CNFTJordan The CNFT Critic🚩🚩 retweeted
I bought Ada in 2020 and all the way through the bull run, even after ATH. Bought NFTs, supported projects, rarely sold anything Cardano related to this day.
I cashed out my life savings in 2023, during the last bear lows, and put most of it in to Cardano.
I have worked to build in this ecosystem without a salary for 3 years now.
I have put my own ADA up for payrolls to ensure our employees get paid.
I have sacrificed everything to be here. I have always believed in Cardano. I have shown up every single day for the last 5 years.
That’s why I won’t sit here quietly and watch it all burn down around me. That’s why I won’t sit around and watch the people who have lived comfortably, making none of the sacrifices I did, continue to strong arm governance because their payday is running out.
Yet I see dReps and CEOs attacking the community for how they vote. Is this really what we signed up for?
Governance was supposed to be our chance as a community to have a real voice and it’s being completely diminished by propaganda and bullies. Attacking people on the timeline because of how they voted is just pathetic and not the governance I signed up for I helped conceive.
The system was finally showing signs of strength, pushing back against expenditures, forcing accountability from previous years, and ushering in a new era of Cardano, where the community fully decides.
Unfortunately that is clearly not the reality. A few dReps hold all the power, most have their hands in or around the FEs. It’s ok. I am not as mad at the centralization of voting power. I’m mad because we aren’t being listened to.
Asking for basic stuff to make an educated decision, or have fiscal clarity, is not FUD, it’s called being responsible.
We should hold everyone equally accountable at this point. There should be no varying standards. And I mean this socially as well.
I hope people really take a long look at where we are, how we got here, and what’s currently going on before they continue to vote. We have about half the NCL left, let’s make sure to use it extremely wisely. We can’t afford to miss.
Happy Sunday!
CNFTJordan The CNFT Critic🚩🚩 retweeted
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Things are changing fast, and it’s not random.
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CNFTJordan The CNFT Critic🚩🚩 retweeted
Kelp DAO's rsETH bridge exploited, nearly $300M gone.
Aave wasn't hacked, yet still had to freeze its markets.
That should tell you everything about modern DeFi risk.
Maybe it's time to focus on architectures that minimize trust assumptions.
UTXO models are a good example.
CNFTJordan The CNFT Critic🚩🚩 retweeted
Learn more about Stakeless LPs and how farming on VYFI is superior to every other DEX in crypto 👇
vyfinance.medium.com/non-cus…
CNFTJordan The CNFT Critic🚩🚩 retweeted
Whether you’re using @MinswapDEX , @CswapDEX, @SundaeSwap, @wingriderscom, @Uniswap, @PancakeSwap or ANY other DEX
…the formula has stayed the same.
Users pay for unnecessary transactions.
VYFI broke that pattern.
Stakeless LPs remove the extra steps and make DeFi simpler and cheaper.
It’s time to move past legacy design.
CNFTJordan The CNFT Critic🚩🚩 retweeted
How aren’t Stakeless LPs a bigger deal?
People constantly say DeFi needs to be simpler and cheaper to use. Well, that’s exactly what Stakeless LPs do.
No staking transactions. No extra steps. Just hold your LP and farm.
Fewer transactions = lower fees and better UX.
This is a unique Cardano solution to a problem every DeFi protocol faces.
Make the most of our tech. Try Stakeless LPs on VyFi
CNFTJordan The CNFT Critic🚩🚩 retweeted
One thing that often gets overlooked about VyFi is just how much innovation we’ve brought to Cardano DeFi.
- Stakeless LPs
- SafeSwaps (OTC)
- Lottery
- Governance
And we’re launched the first live Plutus V3 product on Cardano.
The V3 DEX overhaul is coming next
CNFTJordan The CNFT Critic🚩🚩 retweeted
No one can freeze your USDC on Cardano or prevent spending.
Will new users come to Cardano because of this? Maybe a few.
Liquidity is growing. That's cool. Now we need to reduce slippage and DeFi fees.
CNFTJordan The CNFT Critic🚩🚩 retweeted
Just sucessfully bridged USDC → USDCx from Ethereum to Cardano without using the IOG UI, just raw smart contract calls from my own code.
12 USDC in, 12 USDCx out, ~25 min, zero fees. On-chain tag itsdave_ada embedded as proof.
Firstly, I'd like to say.. credit to IOG and all involved, this shows it's completely open and anybody can do this. Secondly it took a few attempts, and thirdly, lets celebrate USDCx on Cardano, there's been a lot of drama but also it's evident a lot of hard work has gone into this.
So a post of appreciation to all involved.
Now I can sleep.
Approve
etherscan.io/tx/0xb205688e03…
Deposit (12 USDC): etherscan.io/tx/0x98cdf3b327…
Tag (itsdave_ada): etherscan.io/tx/0x5f254a8119…
Cardano Address (mainnet) where it landed.
cardanoscan.io/address/addr1…
If the fees are extortionate for the community with the USDCx integration when fees are enabled.
Providing everything is permissionless, if anybody wants to team up with me on building a new UI with reduced fees that directs the same fees back into the Cardano treasury of course with enough to facilitate it's operation. Let me know. I'm ready.
CNFTJordan The CNFT Critic🚩🚩 retweeted
Policy ID: cardanoscan.io/tokenPolicy/e…
Buy on NBX: teapawt.net/nbxcom/status/20143106…
In case you missed it: gold and silver are now live on NBX.
fGLD + fSLVR are backed by physical metal stored with @proaurum in Germany (LBMA-certified vaults).
Trade it like crypto. Hold it like metal. Redeem it when you want the real thing. @finest_tokenize
CNFTJordan The CNFT Critic🚩🚩 retweeted
Did you know that Cardano’s native assets are fundamentally different from tokens on most other blockchains?
On Cardano, assets are handled natively at the ledger level, just like ADA itself. They are not smart contracts, wrappers, or accounts backed by custom code. This is a deliberate architectural choice.
By contrast, ERC-20 tokens on Ethereum rely on user-deployed smart contracts, and SPL tokens on Solana depend on a shared on-chain program. In both cases, asset behaviour is defined by executable code. That adds complexity, additional fees, and a broader attack surface. It involves more trust too.
On Cardano, no smart contracts are required for core functions like holding, transferring, or burning assets. The ledger enforces these rules directly. This removes contract risk from basic asset operations and makes transfers simpler, cheaper, and more predictable by design.
Multiple assets can be bundled in a single UTxO and moved together in one transaction with minimal overhead. There are no wrappers, no approval flows, and no intermediaries. This significantly reduces trust assumptions and operational complexity.
Minting and supply control are handled through minting policies, which can be as simple as multi-signature requirements or time locks, or more expressive if needed. Importantly, these policies are only evaluated when minting or burning occurs, not on every transfer.
The result is a system where assets are first-class citizens of the ledger, not applications layered on top of it. This design prioritizes reliability, predictability, and user control, and it’s one of Cardano’s most under-appreciated architectural advantages, one I actually really admire.
Cardano continues to innovate in ways that make building simpler and safer at the protocol level.
CNFTJordan The CNFT Critic🚩🚩 retweeted
There is a very real chance for Cardano to break out from the rutted believe system and industry position decline it has under for years….
Suggestions:
- Put money in the hands of those who are truly capable of addressing the “NEEDS” and “WANTS”.
- Demand ROI’s from those you give money to or Defund in the future.
- Enforce accountability from those who you give money to and implement penalties for their short comings…
and for Gods sake, as a community member and social participant.… play your damn position, support the positive vibes. It doesn’t make you cool being an unqualified fuddy activist or bag biased catty Female dog.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
CNFTJordan The CNFT Critic🚩🚩 retweeted
Cardano has defi
Cardano has tech
Cardano has vibes
Cardano has speed
Cardano has builders
Cardano has products
Cardano has real users
Cardano has scalability
Cardano has innovation
Cardano has community
Cardano has institutions paying attention.
Are you still bullish?
CNFTJordan The CNFT Critic🚩🚩 retweeted
dear cardano devs,
stop thinking like a nerd and start thinking like a user
build dApps with simple UIs and a few useful features
things real people will actually use
sincerely,
everyone
CNFTJordan The CNFT Critic🚩🚩 retweeted
I transact confidently on Cardano, knowing there’s no risk of wallet draining, I personally review and verify every transaction before signing.
I’m comfortable holding ADA as a store of value in a secure, non-custodial wallet, and I also participate in liquid staking to support the blockchain. My ADA remains fully unlocked and accessible. I can spend it anytime while still earning rewards, with no queues or lock-ups.
You just can't beat it. Cardano.

























