Our Unique Proposition
Core Tagline
"The veAERO Position That Pays You When Others Exit"
The 6 Core USPs
1. 🤖 Automated, Optimized Voting
Tagline: "Set-it-and-forget-it veAERO that never misses a beat"
What it means:
Our algorithm votes optimally across all Aerodrome pools every single epoch
ROI-maximized allocation based on bribes, fees, and strategic value
100% participation rate - never miss rewards due to forgetting to vote
User benefit:
No weekly voting hassle
Maximum returns from every epoch
Professional-grade optimization you can't do manually
Soundbite: "You sleep, we maximize. Every. Single. Week."
2. 💰 One-Click Reward Management
Tagline: "Your yield, your way - instantly"
What it means:
Convert ALL rewards to USDC with one click
Or auto-compound everything back into iAERO
No manual swapping through multiple tokens
User benefit:
Cash out to stables when you need liquidity
Maximize compounding when you're accumulating
Save time and gas fees
Soundbite: "One click. All rewards. USDC or compound. Done."
3. 🔓 True Exit Liquidity
Tagline: "Sell anytime, instantly, to the protocol"
What it means:
Protocol owns the iAERO/AERO liquidity pool
Sell your iAERO directly without searching for buyers
No 4-year lock, no waiting periods
User benefit:
Exit whenever you need capital
No price discovery issues
No dependence on DEX liquidity depth
Soundbite: "Locked veAERO? That's so 2023. Welcome to liquidity."
4. 🔥 The Exit Liquidity Flywheel (THE KILLER FEATURE)
Tagline: "Every seller makes you richer"
What it means:
When users sell iAERO, the protocol buys it back
Protocol does NOT stake the purchased iAERO
Same rewards distributed among fewer stakers
Your APR increases automatically
The Math:
User benefit:
You profit from "paper hands"
More deposits + more sellers = compounding APR
Natural churn works IN YOUR FAVOR
Already delivering substantially higher yields than standard veAERO
Soundbite: "In most protocols, dilution kills yields. Here, sellers boost them. We built it backwards."
Why this is revolutionary: This inverts the traditional liquid staking problem. Usually:
More users = rewards split more ways = lower APR ❌
With iAERO:
More users deposit → Some sell for liquidity → Protocol accumulates unstaked iAERO → Higher APR for remaining stakers ✅
5. 💎 LIQ Token Flywheel
Tagline: "The same magic, now for governance"
What it means:
LIQ tokens use identical mechanics
Sellers concentrate yields among holders
Diamond hands are rewarded structurally
User benefit:
Dual flywheel effect (iAERO + LIQ)
LIQ becomes more valuable to hold over time
Early adopters benefit most
Soundbite: "Stake LIQ, watch sellers pump your yields. It's that simple."
6. 📈 stiAERO - Borrow Against Your Yield
Tagline: "Stake once, earn twice"
What it means:
Stake iAERO → Receive stiAERO receipt token
Use stiAERO as collateral in lending protocols
Keep earning full staking rewards while borrowing
Current status:
✅ stiAERO is LIVE
🔄 Lending protocol integration coming Q1 2026
User benefit:
Capital efficiency maximized
Borrow without unstaking
Loop strategies possible (3-5x yield potential)
Access liquidity without sacrificing rewards
Advanced strategies enabled:
Leverage loop: Stake iAERO → Borrow against stiAERO → Buy more iAERO → Repeat
Delta-neutral: Borrow stables, hedge position, capture yield spread
Liquidity access: Need capital? Borrow instead of selling
Soundbite: "Your staked position just became a yield-generating credit line."
The Complete Value Stack
When you hold staked iAERO, you get:
✅ Optimized voting rewards (automated)
✅ Trading fees from voted pools
✅ Bribes from protocols
✅ LIQ emissions (bonus token)
✅ APR boosts from seller exits (unique to iAERO)
✅ Exit liquidity whenever you need it
✅ Borrowing power via stiAERO (coming soon)
No other veAERO position offers all of this.
Comparison Matrix
Lock Period
4 years
None
None
Voting
Manual weekly
Automated
Automated + ROI optimized
Exit Liquidity
Sell at discount
DEX dependent
Protocol-owned pool
Seller Impact
Neutral
Dilutes slightly
Increases your APR 🚀
Reward Management
Manual swaps
Varies
One-click USDC/compound
Leverage
Not possible
Not available
stiAERO borrowing
Typical APR
Base rate
~Base rate
Base + flywheel boost
Real Performance Data
As of 25th Nov 2025
Current iAERO staker APR: 39%
LIQ staking yield: 11.7%
Standard veAERO APR: 26% (veAERO Maxi relay)
Yield advantage: +14.67% (after normalising LIQ yield for $ relative notional)
Why This Works (The Economics)
Traditional Liquid Staking Problem:
iAERO Solution:
The Sustainable Model:
Not a ponzi - no external dependencies
Works because of natural liquidity needs
Protocol accumulates value (unstaked iAERO)
Long-term stakers rewarded structurally
More deposits = more potential yield concentration
Key Objections & Responses
"Sounds too good to be true"
Response: "It's just math. When someone sells, we don't stake what we buy back. Same rewards, fewer stakers. Check the contracts - it's all on-chain and verifiable."
"What if everyone stakes forever?"
Response: "Then you get base veAERO yields plus optimal voting - still great. But realistically, people need liquidity. We've already seen 10% of users sell, proving natural churn exists."
"How is this sustainable?"
Response: "We're not paying from reserves or printing tokens. The mechanism is: people deposit → some need exit liquidity → we provide it → their yield gets redistributed. It's concentration mechanics, not inflation."
"Why haven't others done this?"
Response: "They didn't own their liquidity pool or they stake everything they buy. We designed the tokenomics specifically to create this flywheel effect."
Last Updated: November 2025 For latest data and metrics: app.iaero.finance
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