: This marked Yearn's transition from a community experiment to a more professionalized DAO. More recently, in September 2025 , the protocol proposed further overhauls to direct 90% of revenue to stakers , moving even further away from pure scarcity toward a value-accrual model.
: YFI began with a hard cap, no pre-mine, and no founder allocation. This scarcity drove the token price to all-time highs above $90,000 in 2021. : This marked Yearn's transition from a community
: Following the vote, roughly 33% of the new tokens were allocated to contributors, while 66% went to the treasury for protocol acquisitions and development. in September 2025