After months of development, anticipation, and community collaboration, Dusa v2 is arriving and with it, a transformative shift in how the protocol operates, rewards, and evolves. This isn’t just an update, it’s the start of a new era: decentralized governance, full revenue sharing, and open-source foundations.

Revenue Sharing 100% for the Community

One of the most transformative features of Dusa v2 is: 100% of protocol revenue now flows directly to stakers.

Here’s how it works: as a staker, you vote to incentivize a pool and based on your voting share, you earn swap fees in that pool’s native tokens. Every swap, every fee goes straight to the people who support the platform.

With Dusa v2, rewards and participation are inseparable.

Your Voice, Your Vote

Governance isn’t theoretical anymore; it’s now live and alive (starting on the 11th). To submit a proposal, you’ll need to deposit 1,500 $DUSA, and if your proposal passes, you receive 5× your deposit back.

Proposals only pass if they gather the majority and at least 100,000 $VeDUSA in “Yes” votes, ensuring that only meaningful, community-backed initiatives move forward. This structure both safeguards against spam and incentivizes thoughtful participation.

Phasing Out v1 Pools, Building with v2

Transitioning to version 2 means introducing new pools and gradually deprecating v1 pools. Liquidity provision on v1 is blocked on the front-end, though bots and on-chain access remain for a short while. Swaps will still work via v1 for a few weeks but starting September 11, all incentives go exclusively to v2 pools. This shift ensures a smoother migration while maintaining complete continuity.

Open Sourcing the Core

Dusa isn’t just building features, it’s building trust. The entire core contract suite goes open source, paired with clear and comprehensive documentation. By doing so, Dusa opens its doors for developers, partners, and community members to inspect, validate, and even contribute to the protocol’s future.

Dynamic Staking; Aligned Incentives, Flexible Commitment

As of the v2 release, staking unlocks and introduces a new staking model: lock your $DUSA from 1 week to 4 years, with longer locks rewarding you with greater voting power. This design honors long-term believers and ensures those who lock in for the long haul have a stronger say in governance — rewarding commitment with influence.

Building the Future — Beyond v2

The rollout of v2 is only one piece of the puzzle. Several critical initiatives are progressing in parallel (like limit order, for example)…

With this new architecture, Dusa v2 is now fully governed and powered by $DUSA holders, aligning all stakeholders around protocol growth.

Revenue is no longer just captured, it’s shared. Governance is no longer centralized; it’s crowdsourced. Development is no longer opaque, it’s open. And the future isn’t just built for the community it’s built by the community.

Thank you for being part of this journey. As Dusa steps into this new chapter, every vote, every lock, every contribution matters. Let’s write the next chapter together.

Mark your calendars for Friday, July 11, 2025, at 14:00 UTC — Dusa Protocol is officially launching its Token Generation Event (TGE) for the $DUSA token. This milestone event will allow all $JELLY token holders to claim an equivalent amount of $DUSA (1:1), transforming early supporters into $DUSA holders as the protocol begins its next chapter. The TGE doesn’t just introduce a new token; it ushers in staking rewards for the first time and lays the foundation for decentralized governance of the Dusa Protocol. In this article, we outline everything you need to know about the TGE, the fair tokenomics of $DUSA, and what’s coming next for Dusa.

From $JELLY to $DUSA — A Major Milestone

For the past months, $JELLY has served as Dusa’s reward token for active users and liquidity providers. It was non-transferable and designed to bootstrap the ecosystem by rewarding early participation. Now, with the TGE, all those accumulated $JELLY rewards will seamlessly convert into $DUSA at a 1:1 ratio . This conversion ensures that early contributors are recognized and become stakeholders in Dusa’s long-term success. In other words, if you earned 1,000 $JELLY through providing liquidity or participating in Dusa’s early programs, you will be able to claim 1,000 $DUSA tomorrow.

Claim Your $DUSA 1:1 for All $JELLY Holders

This TGE marks a major milestone for Dusa Protocol. By minting and distributing the $DUSA governance token to the community, Dusa is transitioning from its bootstrap phase into a fully-fledged protocol driven by its token economics. The launch of $DUSA is the first step toward enabling revenue sharing and on-chain governance. It’s a significant moment that the Dusa team and community have been working toward as highlighted on our roadmap. The deployment of the $DUSA token and the initial Dusa DAO infrastructure is a key achievement in 2025. In short, the TGE is not just a token launch; it’s the beginning of Dusa’s community ownership era.

No Public Sale — Ensuring the Fairest Launch Possible

In a deliberate move to put the community first, Dusa has opted out of a public sale. Rather than opening up $DUSA to outside investors at launch, we have reallocated the tokens originally earmarked for public sale into our community budget. This means every token that would have gone to a handful of buyers is now dedicated to growing and rewarding our user base.

To underline this commitment, we have earmarked 10% of that amount as a staking-rewards pool for holders who choose to lock their tokens until governance goes live on September 11, 2025. By locking $DUSA through this pre-governance period, participants will earn generous rewards ahead of our on-chain DAO launch. This approach prevents large buyers from dominating the initial distribution, maximizes fairness, and ensures that those who believe in Dusa’s vision from the very start are the ones who benefit the most.

Governance on the Horizon

It’s important to note that while staking begins immediately, decentralized governance is not live yet. The contracts for the Dusa DAO (governance module) is slated to launch in September 2025. This gives a window of time for $DUSA to spread widely and for the community to familiarize itself with the token before formal governance kicks in. In the meantime, $DUSA holders can stake and earn rewards, and know that they are laying the groundwork for future votes. When September arrives, we anticipate launching governance under a robust model that empowers the community to steer Dusa’s future (more on that below). For now, think of the post-TGE phase as a “warm-up” period: the community earns rewards and gets aligned, while the team finalizes the decentralized governance framework.

Fair and Transparent Tokenomics

From day one, Dusa’s token distribution is designed to be fair, community-centric, and transparent. Only 24% of the $DUSA supply is allocated to “insiders” (such as team members, advisors, and investors), and almost none of those tokens are circulating at TGE (only 0.06% of the total supply will be unlock during the first 2 months for KOLs who invested in $DUSA private sale). All insider tokens are subject to strict cliffs and vesting schedules, meaning insiders won’t receive any $DUSA until the designated lock-up periods have passed. In fact, to reinforce our commitment to fairness, all insider addresses have been excluded from the $DUSA airdrop and any initial incentive programs. No insider will receive an airdropped token or earn staking rewards until their cliffs expire and tokens vest over time. The launch of $DUSA is for the community, not insiders.

The remaining ~76% of the $DUSA supply is allocated to the community, broadly defined. (That’s right, roughly three-quarters of Dusa’s tokens are in the hands of the community versus one-quarter to insiders.) This community allocation is distributed across several categories that ensure both wide distribution and long-term incentives for growth. Here’s a breakdown of how the community portion will be used:

• Liquidity Incentives: To bootstrap and grow Dusa’s DEX liquidity, a significant allocation is reserved for liquidity mining and incentives. These tokens will reward users who provide liquidity or participate in trading on Dusa, helping the platform attract deep liquidity and trading volume. (Pre-TGE, these roles were rewarded in $JELLY; post-TGE, $DUSA will directly incentivize liquidity providers.)
• User Airdrops: Beyond the $JELLY conversion, there will be targeted airdrops of $DUSA to certain user groups. These could include early beta testers, protocol integrators, or other community members who have added value. Insider addresses are excluded from all airdrops, ensuring only genuine users benefit.
• DAO & Ecosystem Grants: A portion of the supply will be earmarked for a community treasury or DAO fund to be used for ecosystem development, grants, and partnerships. These tokens empower the Dusa DAO (once live) to invest in growth initiatives, fund proposals, and incentivize development that benefits the protocol and its users.

By allocating approximately 75% of tokens to the community and only 24% to insiders (with strict vesting), Dusa’s tokenomics are among the most community-forward in the space. The design ensures that the people using and supporting the protocol are the primary beneficiaries of its success. It also aligns everyone’s incentives for the long run; insiders succeed only if the community and platform thrive.
Transparency is key: the exact token allocations, vesting schedules, and recipient categories will be published in detail but you can already check it here (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gAHdBZ3T8W2GbfpqixvDlxdz95IhoAmg0DXf7FhfLo0/edit?usp=sharing), so the community can verify that we practice what we preach.

Coming Soon: veDUSA Governance Model

When on-chain governance goes live on September 11, 2025, Dusa will transition to a vote-escrow (“ve”) governance model inspired by the proven frameworks of Velodrome and Aerodrome. Here’s what that means for you as a $DUSA holder:

1. Lock $DUSA, Earn veDUSA & Voting Power: You’ll lock your $DUSA for a chosen duration (anywhere from one week up to four years) and receive veDUSA, an escrowed, non-transferable token representing your voting weight. Longer locks = more veDUSA. This design rewards commitment: if you lock your tokens for the maximum period, you’ll receive the maximum voting power proportional to your stake.
2. Revenue Sharing as a Core Feature: Unlike many governance systems that separate voting from revenue, veDUSA directly entitles you to a share of Dusa’s protocol revenues. Every week, a fixed portion of fees collected by Dusa trading fees, limit-order executions, and other protocol income will be pooled and distributed pro rata to veDUSA holders who voted on how to distribute incentives. This mechanism aligns incentives: voters who drive high-value decisions (pool boosts, fee adjustments, new primitives) are financially rewarded for boosting overall protocol performance.
3. On-Chain Incentive Allocation: veDUSA holders won’t just passively collect fees. In governance proposals, you’ll vote on how future $DUSA emissions, the tokens earmarked for liquidity incentives, are allocated across various pools. By directing incentives toward the most promising pools, you help steer user activity and liquidity, thereby increasing the total fees generated (and, in turn, your own revenue share). Proposals could also cover parameters like fee splits (what percentage goes to stakers vs. treasury) or special one-off incentive campaigns for new token pairs.
4. Treasury Oversight & Grants: A dedicated DAO treasury will hold a portion of protocol fees and grant funds. veDUSA holders will vote on how to deploy these grants — whether to fund new feature development, liquidity bootstraps on partner chains, or community bounties. This extends revenue sharing beyond passive earnings: it lets you invest collectively in the protocol’s future, with the expectation that those investments generate new revenue streams.
5. Battle-Tested Model, Tuned for Dusa: Velodrome’s veVELO and Aerodrome’s veAERO have shown that combining voting rights with real fee distribution drives strong protocol alignment and user engagement. Dusa will adopt the same core principles but customized for our multi-primitive DEX on Massa.
6. Simple UX & Transparent Metrics: On launch day, the Dusa app will feature an intuitive dashboard showing your veDUSA balance, upcoming unlock dates, voting proposals in progress, and your accrued revenue-sharing rewards. You’ll be able to track exactly how much protocol revenue you’ve earned to date, and see how different pools and governance decisions impact overall fee generation.

In short, governance via veDUSA isn’t just about casting votes, it’s about directly participating in Dusa’s economics, sharing in the upside of every swap, every DCA, and every new feature you help bring to life.
When September 11 arrives, locking $DUSA becomes both your ticket to influence and your gateway to recurring revenue. Stay tuned for detailed guides on how to convert your $DUSA to veDUSA and start earning your share, because at Dusa, active governance is revenue sharing.

2025 Roadmap: What’s Next for Dusa?

The TGE is just the beginning of an exciting second half of 2025 for Dusa. We have a packed roadmap for the end of the year, bringing new features and expansion that will continue to add value to $DUSA and the Dusa community. Here are the key developments to look forward to after the token launch:

1. Launch of Limit Orders (Second Trading Primitive): Dusa’s mission is to offer advanced trading primitives in a fully decentralized manner. We introduced Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA) orders as our first on-chain trading primitive. Next up is the rollout of Limit Orders, allowing users to place orders that execute at a specific target price. This will be Dusa’s second major trading primitive available natively on our DEX. With on-chain limit orders, users can automate their trading strategies (for example, sell a token when it reaches a certain price or buy on a dip) without relying on off-chain bots or third-party services. This feature is expected to go live later in Q4 2025, enhancing Dusa’s functionality and drawing in more traders to the platform.
2. Dusa v2 Full Revenue Sharing: By the end of Q3 2025, we aim to launch Dusa v2, an upgrade to the protocol that will enable full revenue sharing with $DUSA stakers. The goal is that 100% of Dusa’s protocol revenue (trading fees and other fees) will eventually flow back to the community, either directly to veDUSA stakers or via the DAO treasury controlled by the community. Dusa v2 will also likely include various performance improvements and possibly new automated strategies, but the headline feature is that it cements $DUSA’s value capture: as Dusa’s usage grows, all of that growth will translate into rewards for the token holders. This aligns with our belief that the protocol should be owned and driven by its users.
3. Governance Launch & DAO Activation (September 11, 2025) On September 11, 2025, Dusa will fully activate its on-chain DAO, handing governance over to the community. At that moment, veDUSA goes live with our vote-escrow model, where you lock $DUSA for up to four years in exchange for non-transferable veDUSA, which grants you proportional voting power. With veDUSA, you’ll vote on everything from emission schedules and fee parameters to new feature rollouts and ecosystem partnerships. Crucially, veDUSA holders will also decide how Dusa’s protocol revenues are split, allocating a defined percentage to stakers, to the DAO treasury, or special incentive campaigns. This launch transforms passive token ownership into active stewardship: your votes directly influence which liquidity pools receive funding, how fees are shared, and which development grants the DAO awards. By empowering veDUSA holders to steer incentives and revenue distribution, Dusa ensures that its future growth is guided and rewarded by the very users driving its success.

These milestones, Limit Orders, Dusa v2 with full revenue sharing, and the Madara expansion form the core of Dusa’s roadmap through the end of 2025. Each is geared toward strengthening the protocol and adding value to the $DUSA token. We will keep the community updated as development progresses on these fronts. By early 2026, with governance fully online and these enhancements in place, Dusa will be in a strong position as a cutting-edge, community-governed DEX ecosystem.

Conclusion: A New Chapter for Dusa

The launch of $DUSA at this week’s TGE is a defining moment for DUSA Protocol. We’re incredibly excited yet measured about what it means. Excited, because this event hands the keys of the protocol to our community. Measured, because we know that this is just the start of a journey in which execution and community stewardship will determine our success. With staking rewards now live, a fair token distribution, and governance on the horizon, Dusa is entering a new era of decentralization and growth.

To all our early supporters who earned $JELLY: thank you for believing in us early on. Claim your $DUSA and join us in taking DUSA to the next level. To new community members joining via the public sale or other avenues: welcome aboard — your participation and voice will shape Dusa’s future. We have a lot to look forward to: from innovative trading features to the empowerment of veDUSA governance, and the expansion of DUSA’s reach across chains.

As we cross this milestone, the message is clear: Dusa Protocol is now truly owned by its users. The foundation for a decentralized, community-driven future is set. We can’t wait to grow this ecosystem together, step by step. Join us this Friday at 14:00 UTC for the TGE launch of $DUSA and here’s to the dawn of Dusa’s next chapter!

Dusa is proud to introduce a revolutionary on-chain Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) feature that lets users automate recurring trades with unparalleled transparency and security. By leveraging deferred smart-contract calls, our DCA system executes fixed-amount token swaps at customizable intervals — smoothing out entry prices and minimizing the impact of market turbulence. Combined with the new WBTC-USDC pool, this feature marks the first fully on-chain DCA solution in the DeFi space and will simplify DCA in BTC.

What Is Dollar Cost Averaging?

Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) is an investment strategy in which a fixed amount is invested at regular intervals, regardless of asset price fluctuations. Traditionally executed off-chain or via custodial services, DCA helps investors avoid the pitfalls of market timing by averaging their purchase price over time, reducing the emotional bias of lump-amount investing.

Why On-Chain DCA Matters

1. Transparency & Verifiability
   All order parameters, execution statuses, and trade histories are recorded on-chain. Anyone can audit a DCA order’s lifecycle, eliminating black-box risk.
2. Automation Without Custodians
   Smart-contract deferred calls handle scheduling and execution. There’s no need to trust external bots or custodial services with your funds.
3. Permissionless & Non-Custodial
   Dusa’s DCA preserves self-custody: you retain full control over your tokens and can update or cancel orders at any time.

Key Parameters

• Customizable Intervals: Choose any execution frequency from 1 hour up to 2 months.
• Flexible Swap Paths: Define routes of up to 4 tokens, always including WMAS or USDC for optimal liquidity.
• Risk Controls: Before each trade, the contract:

1- Verifies your balance and allowance

2- Queries on-chain price oracles and path-quoters

3- Check volatility against your slippage tolerance

4- Reschedules if conditions are unfavorable

Fee Mechanism

Each DCA execution includes a small fee to ensure sustainability and autonomous operation:

• Swap Fee: A 0.7% fee is automatically deducted from each swap.
• Gas Reservation: The system sets aside approximately 0.6 MAS to cover gas fees per execution per pair that the dca goes through.

For example, if the DCA is USDC->WBTC directly, it will be 0.6 MAS per dca execution; if it is MAS->USDC->WBTC, it will be 1.2 MAS per dca execution.
This amount will also double if the dca is of an important amount, as the gas cost to cover multiple bins increases.

This guarantees smooth execution and avoids disruptions due to gas insufficiency.

How to Set Up Your On-Chain DCA

1. Access the DCA Interface

Head to Dusa frontend: https://app.dusa.io/dca

2. Configure Your Order

Token In / Token Out: Select the asset you’re deploying (MAS, wrapped if starting from MAS) and the target asset.

Amount Per Trade: Specify the fixed amount to invest each interval.

Interval: Pick a cadence (1 hour–2 months).

End Time: Choose a finite stop or leave it infinite for ongoing investing.

Slippage Tolerance: Set a minimum threshold (≥ 1%) to guard against adverse price swings.

3. Review & Confirm
Ensure you’ve wrapped MAS if needed, approved the contract spending limit, and funded gas reserves. Wrapping MAS is needed if the start token of your DCA is MAS

4. Monitor Performance
Click on your active DCA to view a real-time performance graph and swap history and update or cancel it whenever you want

Launching WBTC-USDC Pool

Coinciding with our DCA rollout, Dusa will introduce a WBTC-USDC pool.

Our on-chain DCA will be the first way for systematically accumulating WBTC using USDC without off-chain intermediaries.

Benefits for Long-Term Investors

• Simplicity: Set it and forget it — once parameters are in place, no further action is required.
• Volatility Mitigation: Averaging over time reduces the risk of poor entry points during market spikes.
• Control: Full permissionless oversight, with on-chain proofs of every execution and schedule.
• Flexibility: Easily adapt to changing market forecasts or personal strategies by updating or halting orders.

Getting Started Today

1. Visit the DCA app: https://app.dusa.io/dca
2. Approve MAS wrapping if needed, and fund your wallet.
3. Launch your first on-chain DCA — whether it’s Bitcoin accumulation in USDC or ETH exposure via MAS.
4. Sit back and enjoy an automated, transparent, and trustless investing experience.

With Dusa fully on-chain DCA and the WBTC-USDC pool, systematic investing has never been simpler or more secure.

Start building your automated long-term strategy today!

• Non-Transferable Reward Token: $JELLY is exclusively distributed to active users and contributors. It cannot be traded on secondary markets.
• Initial Conversion at TGE: For all $JELLY earned pre-TGE, a 1:1 conversion of $JELLY to $DUSA will occur at the TGE.
• Dual Reward Phase:

Pre-TGE Rewards: Incentives for Liquidity Providers (LPs) and weekly activity-based distributions.

Post-TGE Rewards: Bi-annual Duser Distribution in $JELLY.

• $JELLY Allocation:

1.5% of the $DUSA supply for point-to-$JELLY conversion on December 23, 2024, at 6:00 PM.

0.5% for weekly activity-based distributions in January and February 2025.

0.35% for additional LP incentives.

17% of the total supply of $DUSA is directly allocated to the Duser distribution

What is the $JELLY Token?

The Jelly Token ($JELLY) is a reward token designed to incentivize user activity and liquidity provision in the Dusa ecosystem. Non-transferable by nature, $JELLY ensures that only genuine contributors benefit from its allocation, promoting fairness and sustained engagement.

Jelly token

$JELLY Distribution Pre-TGE

1. Conversion of Points to $JELLY

Starting December 23, 2024, at 6:00 PM, users’ accumulated points through protocol activity will be converted into $JELLY. This initial allocation uses 1.5% of the total $DUSA supply, ensuring that early adopters are rewarded for their contributions.

2. Weekly Activity-Based Rewards

Throughout January and February 2025, an additional 0.50% of the $DUSA supply will be distributed weekly as $JELLY to users. These rewards are calculated directly based on the weekly activity of each Duser compared to the overall activity on Dusa.

3. Boosted LP Incentives

A further 0.35% of the $DUSA supply is allocated to provide additional incentives for Liquidity Providers, enhancing their APR before the TGE.

Post-TGE: $JELLY Rewards and Duser Distribution

Bi-Annual Duser Distribution

After the TGE, $JELLY transitions into a bi-annual reward system known as the Duser Distribution (17% of Dusa supply allocated). Over the next five years, $JELLY will be distributed every six months to active users based on their participation (e.g., trading volume, liquidity provision). This approach ensures fairness and inclusivity, allowing early adopters and new participants to benefit actively.

Boosts for Early Users

To further incentivize early adopters, activity-based $JELLY boosts will be distributed based on:

• Activity Levels: Early trading and liquidity provision.
• Holding $MAS or $DUSA: Loyalty to the ecosystem.
• Protocol Tenure: Long-term engagement.

$JELLY-to-$DUSA Redemption

Twice a year, $JELLY holders can redeem their tokens for $DUSA. This structured conversion directly links user activity to governance participation.

$JELLY Allocation Summary

The $JELLY token draws from the overall $DUSA supply for its reward mechanisms:

• 1.5%: Pre-TGE point conversion into $JELLY.
• 0.5%: Weekly activity-based distributions in January and February 2025.
• 0.35%: Additional pre-TGE LP incentives.
• Bi-Annual Duser Distribution: A long-term allocation of 1.5% of $DUSA supply every six months post-TGE.

Conclusion

The $JELLY token is central to Dusa’s reward system, offering a balanced approach to incentivize both early adopters and new users. By combining pre-TGE liquidity and activity-based rewards with long-term distributions over five years, $JELLY fosters sustained engagement and inclusivity in the protocol.

To learn more about Dusa’s broader tokenomics and governance you can check out the first draft giving the ambition behind Dusa token & Governance

As explained in our previous article, autonomous liquidity aims to make it easier for users to provide liquidity while optimizing their returns.

In concrete terms, users deposit liquidity in an autonomous smart contract that acts as a liquidity manager, intelligently adjusting the position of users’ liquidity.

For this test phase, the smart contract is configured to take account of changes in price, changes in the width of the liquidity, and the time elapsed since the last rebalancing.

This beta testing phase represents the first step before multiplying the number of strategies available, adapting to a multitude of market conditions.

This second Phase is directly happening on the Buildnet

It’s important to note that this beta testing phase will take place on the Massa Buildnet, which will enable us to test the various components of our ecosystem in the near future.

It will be divided into three sessions:

Private Beta from Monday 3rd July to Friday 7th: This phase will be open exclusively to the first generation of Beta testers, who will be the first to supply liquidity through Autonomous Liquidity.

Community Beta from Wednesday 12th July to Sunday 16th: This phase will be open to all members of the community with a Beta tester role or any other higher role.

Public Beta from Monday 17 July.

The aim of these beta testing rounds is to gather feedback from our community and help us build the first version of Dusa, by our community and for our community.

We look forward to your participation in this crucial phase of our development and are grateful for your continued support.

Transforming DeFi through On-Chain DCA

Decentralized finance (DeFi) is a rapidly evolving sector, continuously innovating to ensure user experiences are safer, more efficient, and ultimately more profitable. One such game-changing innovation is the Dusa Protocol, an automated market maker (AMM) that leverages the power of Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) in an entirely on-chain environment. This article explores the Dusa Protocol’s innovative approach and its transformative potential in the DeFi space.

The Promise of DCA in DeFi

Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) is a well-established investment strategy in traditional finance, allowing investors to mitigate the risks associated with market volatility by spreading out their investments over time. There is however no equivalent in DeFi, current solutions use off-chain initiators which introduces a single point of failure. Bringing this strategy to DeFi can help users manage their investments more effectively, but the challenge lies in implementing this securely and in a decentralized way.

Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) and DeFi

Dollar Cost Averaging is a method where an investor allocates a fixed amount of money to buy an asset at regular intervals, regardless of its price at the time. This strategy effectively mitigates the risk of entering the market at an unfavorable time and falling prey to market volatility. Its appeal lies in its simplicity, discipline, and its proven track record in traditional finance.

Implementing DCA in DeFi poses unique challenges and opportunities. As DeFi platforms operate in a decentralized and trustless environment, they need to be secure, transparent, and resistant to manipulation. This is where Dusa comes into play.

Dusa Protocol and On-Chain DCA

The Dusa protocol has been designed to incorporate DCA functionality within DeFi, creating an on-chain DCA. This is a revolutionary move, as it eliminates the need for off-chain initiators, a common requirement in many DeFi protocols and a single point of failure.

Through the use of autonomous smart contracts, the Dusa protocol allows for the execution of DCA transactions directly on the blockchain. This ensures that all transactions are transparent and immutable, two essential features of any DeFi protocol.

Potential Benefits of On-Chain DCA

Integrating DCA functionality directly on-chain through the Dusa protocol offers a host of potential benefits:

Increased Security: By eliminating the need for off-chain initiators, the security of the protocol is significantly enhanced. All transactions are conducted and recorded on the blockchain, making them resistant to tampering or fraud.

Greater Transparency: The Dusa protocol ensures that all transactions are publicly verifiable on the blockchain. This allows users to track their investments and the overall performance of the protocol with ease.

Reduced Dependence: The Dusa protocol’s autonomous smart contracts reduce reliance on intermediaries. This helps to maintain the decentralized nature of the protocol and aligns with the core principles of DeFi.

Efficient Market Participation: With the Dusa protocol, users can effectively participate in the market without worrying about timing their investments. The protocol’s automated DCA strategy takes care of that, helping to mitigate the risks of market volatility.

Flexibility: Users have the freedom to modify their DCA plan, including changing the amount they want to invest or the frequency at any point in time. This feature is incredibly useful for investors who may want to adjust their investment strategy in response to changing market conditions.

Efficient cash management: When setting up the DCA, users authorize the smart contract to withdraw a specific amount from their account for each cycle. This means that users do not need to commit all their intended investments upfront. Instead, their funds remain in their account until each DCA cycle, offering them greater control over their funds and 6increasing security.

Conclusion

The advent of on-chain DCA, as facilitated by the Dusa protocol, is a significant development in the DeFi space. By leveraging the power of blockchain and autonomous smart contracts, the Dusa protocol is offering a secure, transparent, and efficient way to implement the time-tested DCA strategy in a decentralized environment. As with all DeFi protocols, users are encouraged to understand the underlying mechanics and potential risks associated with on-chain DCA before adopting this strategy.

Visit our website at https://dusa.io

We are happy to share with you our main updates of the last 15 days 🪼

[1/3] Dusa is live on Zealy

➡️ Join the on-chain crew

➡️ Learn more about Dusa

➡️ Become a Dusa beta tester

➡️ Become a Dusa ambassador

https://zealy.io/c/dusalabs/invite/gQrIVRgPf8h2tePR9ss4G

[2/3] Dusa has launched the private beta

The private beta testers have participated in the first sprint of the private beta. They have already done an incredible job to detect bugs! The second sprint will take place on this Wednesday.

You can get your private beta tester status by making it to the top 50 of the Zealy sprint 🪼

[3/3] Dusa has revealed the dates of the public beta

➡️ May 17th: public beta test (become a public beta tester by completing Zealy’s quests)

➡️ May 24th: open beta for everyone

The status of beta tester is important for the future!

Join the official link: https://zealy.io/c/dusalabs/invite/gQrIVRgPf8h2tePR9ss4G

Leverage Dusa’s community with Zealy

• To target on-chain users
• To educate and grow organically
• To recruit our future beta testers
• To identify our future ambassadors

Launch of the First Dusa’s Sprint

We are pleased to announce the launch of the first Dusa sprint on Zealy. It starts on 26th April (3 PM CEST time) and runs until 16th May (3 PM CEST time).

Rewards

• 🏆 For the top 10: possibility to get a Dusa’s ambassador role.
• 🥈 For the top 50 (without private beta testers): upgrade of beta tester status (public beta tester to private beta tester).
• 🪼 For users completing all the quests: get the status of public beta tester.

The more tasks you complete, the more XP you earn!

• Some tasks are automatically validated (e.g. Join Discord), and others need to be reviewed by the team, which can take some hours after you submit them.
• To check your progress, click on “Leaderboard” on Dusa’s Zealy community menu.
• The leaderboard positioning between users with the same XP is based on who has completed the tasks first.

Your quests journey

Your journey is designed for an educational approach.

1. Dusa off-chain: join off-chain social networks
2. Dusa on-chain: join on-chain social networks (gain more XP)
3. Dusa daily: quests with daily repetition, sometimes there will be special quests
4. Dusa education: learn more about Dusa
5. Dusa spread off-chain: after being educated on Dusa, you can share off-chain content about us
6. Dusa spread on-chain: after being educated on Dusa, you can share on-chain content about us
7. Dusa team: you can follow the co-founders of Dusa
8. Beta testing onboarding: be ready to become a beta tester
9. Your beta testing space: private or public
10. In the future: become a Dusa’s ambassador

Some quests require access to on-chain networks like Lens, which means that the more on-chain you are, the more likely you are to be among the sprint winners.

We’re excited to announce the private beta testing round of Dusa Protocol, the first fully decentralized Automated Market Maker on the Massa Blockchain. The private beta will open on April 26th, and it will offer users the opportunity to test and provide feedback on some of early Dusa’s features.

Private beta testers have already been selected. Another beta round restricted to Zealy users (formerly Crew3), will start on May 17th. You can still qualify for this round until May 16th, by completing all quests to obtain the beta Discord role.

The public beta, open to anyone, will start on May 24th.

We invite users to join us in this beta phase and become active members of the Dusa community. With your feedback, we can continue to improve Dusa Protocol and develop relevant features, making it the best platform for decentralized trading, liquidity provision, and portfolio management. Your feedback is precious, so we will reward engaged beta testers depending on the beta testing round you participated in.

Support for beta testing

• Follow step-by-step different quests on Zealy (ex-Crew3)
• Give your feedback on Zealy
• Report any bugs on the Discord channel [consacred] to the beta testing

During this first beta phase, users can access some features, including swaps, and liquidity providing in different forms (spot, curve, bid-ask, and wild). DCA (Dollar Cost Averaging) will be added very soon. The currencies available during this beta are WETH, MASSA, and USDC.

Quick start guide

For the private beta testing

1. Visit Dusa Protocol’s App
2. Connect Wallet
3. Get available cryptos on the faucet
4. Swap
5. Add liquidity
6. Manage liquidity between different forms of concentrated liquidity
7. Remove liquidity
8. Claim the fees generated thanks to your liquidity position

Keep in mind that Dusa Protocol is just getting started. Our team is committed to bringing additional features and functionalities to the platform in the coming months and before the mainnet release, including autonomous liquidity and advanced fully on-chain orders (limit orders, stop-loss orders, DCA, trailing stop, OCO …).

Dusa Protocol aims to democratize access to Decentralized Finance (DeFi) by creating a fully decentralized AMM that is easy to use for any user, from beginners to advanced ones. By leveraging the Massa Blockchain’s fast and scalable infrastructure, Dusa Protocol is well-positioned to be a leader in the DeFi space on Massa.

Stay tuned for more updates from the Dusa Protocol team, and let’s create a decentralized financial future together!

Key dates recap

• April 26th: first sprint of 2 days (only for private beta testers)
• May 3rd: second sprint of 2 days (only for private beta testers)
• May 5th: end of private beta testing
• May 17th: public beta testing (only for public beta testers)
• May 24th: open beta on our website (for everyone)

Automated Market Makers (AMMs) have revolutionized the way we trade cryptocurrencies by enabling decentralized and trustless exchanges. Uniswap, one of the most popular AMMs, introduced a new feature in its third version that allows liquidity providers (LPs) to concentrate their capital to smaller price intervals than the entire price range of an asset pair. This concept called concentrated liquidity, enables higher liquidity and rewards for LPs. However, it also introduced a new issue: LPs need to regularly modify their liquidity position to follow the market price when it goes out of the defined bounds.

Dusa, an AMM on the Massa Blockchain, has introduced a new concept to solve this issue: Autonomous Liquidity. In this article, we will explore what Autonomous Liquidity is, how it works, and its potential benefits for traders and LPs.

Concentrated Liquidity on Uniswap v3

Before diving into Autonomous Liquidity, let’s briefly review concentrated liquidity on Uniswap v3. In previous versions of Uniswap, LPs had a uniform distribution of their liquidity across the entire price interval (0, +∞), allowing trading across the entire range without any loss of liquidity. However, the majority of the liquidity was often never used, leading to inefficient use of capital.

Uniswap v3 introduced a new feature that allows LPs to concentrate their capital to smaller price intervals than (0, +∞). For example, in a stablecoin/stablecoin pair, an LP may choose to allocate capital solely to the 0.99–1.01 range. This results in deeper liquidity around the mid-price, and LPs earn more trading fees with their capital. LPs may have many different positions per pool, creating individualized price curves that reflect the preferences of each LP.

However, as the price of an asset rises or falls, it may exit the price bounds that LPs have set in a position. When the price exits a position’s interval, the position’s liquidity is no longer active and no longer earns fees. If the price ever reenters the interval, the liquidity becomes active again, and in-range LPs begin earning fees once more.

If you want to learn more about concentrated liquidity, you can have a look at Uniswap’s documentation: https://docs.uniswap.org/concepts/protocol/concentrated-liquidity

The issues

One of the main issues with concentrated liquidity provision is the lack of active management by liquidity providers, as it requires regular monitoring to remain effective, which can be time-consuming and difficult for less experienced users. LPs sometimes forget to update their liquidity concentration, which leads to null rewards for the provider, and lower liquidity at the asset’s current price. As a result, most LPs are now professionals since other users have abandoned this model as too complex to use.

The biggest suppliers generally use bots to monitor their concentration range, which leads to centralization, a subject we already discussed in our previous article: https://medium.com/@dusalabs/why-defi-is-not-currently-100-decentralized-eb4f9bcda7aa.

Overall, these issues can lead to inefficiencies, reduced market liquidity, and centralization.

Dusa Protocol’s Implementation

Dusa Protocol has taken the concept of concentrated liquidity a step further by introducing Autonomous Liquidity. Instead of LPs having to regularly modify their liquidity position (manually or by using bots) to follow the market price, Autonomous Liquidity uses Autonomous Smart Contracts on the Massa Blockchain to do this job at the protocol level. Autonomous Smart Contracts introduce self wake-up capabilities to smart contracts, allowing them to perform arbitrary operations when specific exchange rate targets of an LP pool are met.

By using Autonomous Smart Contracts, Dusa Protocol eliminates the need for LPs to constantly monitor and adjust their liquidity positions. This brings the tools that were previously restricted to professional suppliers, such as monitoring bots, to anyone, in an improved way as it is built at the protocol level.

Although autonomous liquidity will be available to anyone, it is an optional feature. LPs can still provide liquidity on Dusa Protocol as they would do on most AMMs, or even build their own liquidity providing strategies!

Benefits of Autonomous Liquidity

Autonomous Liquidity brings several benefits for traders and LPs in addition to the several ones of concentrated liquidity introduced by Uniswap v3:

1. Provide & relax:
   LPs don’t need to worry about having to replace their liquidity when the price moves out of the specified bounds, as the Autonomous Smart Contracts will automatically adjust their liquidity position.
2. Reduces risks:
   Autonomous Liquidity limits the risks of relying on a bot to detect price changes, which are centralized points and failure points. With Autonomous Smart Contracts at the protocol level, LPs can be assured that their liquidity will always be trustlessly adjusted to market conditions without any human intervention.
3. Increases P&L:
   By making this tool available to any user, it will largely increase liquidity around the current price of the assets, reducing volatility for traders and increasing P&L (profit & loss) for the LP.

Drawbacks

While Autonomous Liquidity has many advantages, it’s important to note that it may not be suitable for all use cases. For instance, it may not be the best solution for assets with particularly high volatility, as the protocol would have to often recenter the liquidity, leading to high gas consumption.

It’s important to consider the characteristics of the assets and the trading environment before deciding to use Autonomous Liquidity. However, for assets with moderate volatility and sufficient trading volume, Autonomous Liquidity can provide a significant improvement in capital efficiency and a more user-friendly liquidity provision experience.

The introduction of Autonomous Liquidity, such as the implementation by Dusa Protocol, has the potential to significantly impact market liquidity. By allowing any liquidity providers to concentrate their capital on smaller price intervals, Autonomous Liquidity can increase the liquidity available at key price points, providing greater trading opportunities and improving overall market efficiency.