Why Terra’s Anchor Protocol Changed Earn Rate To 18% APY

Anchor Protocol, one of the most popular platforms in the Terra ecosystem, rolled out a change in its Earn Rate. The latter will begin to operate in a semi-dynamic fashion rather than the previously fixed 20% annual percentage yield (APY). Related Reading | Terra Price Continues Moving North; How Soon Will It Cross $100? With a massive shift in the protocol’s reward mechanism, the new models aim at making Anchor “more sustainable”. As a result, users started earning an 18% APY as of yesterday, May 1. The earn rate will be modified each month for the foreseeable future. The team behind this Terra project said the following via their official Twitter account: The Anchor Earn rate adjusts dynamically by up to 1.5% each month based on if the yield reserve appreciated or depreciated. The floor is 15% APY & the ceiling is 20% APY. The changes in Anchor’s earn rate are triggered by the protocol’s yield reserve. A .25% modification in this element will be followed by an adjustment in the Earn Rate. This shift in the Terra protocol was approved, via Proposition 20, on March 24 this year. At the time, Anchor Protocol said: The addition of a semi-dynamic Earn rate will contribute to the long-term sustainability of Anchor & will benefit users of the protocol by enabling yield reserve growth while continuing to provide an attractive yield on UST. As seen below, the total borrowed versus total deposits on Anchor shows significa...