<h2 class="heading-node">About Backyard Finance</h2><p class="text-node">We are building the full-cycle Yield Manager, which lets users build yield strategies with custom allocations across stablecoins, RWA, and stocks. It solves yield fragmentation and diversification problems.</p><p class="text-node">Yield strategy LP tokens can be optionally used as collateral to borrow Backyard Dollar (stablecoin), solving the liquidity lock problem in DeFi.</p><h2 class="heading-node">Mission</h2><p class="text-node">We're inviting the Solana community to get hands-on experience with the protocol, build your personal yield strategy, and compete for $500 in rewards.</p><h2 class="heading-node">What you need to do</h2><ul class="list-node"><li><p class="text-node">Keep the strategy active until May 11, 12:00 UTC</p></li><li><p class="text-node">Post about your strategy on X, and tag @backyard_fi</p></li><li><p class="text-node">Follow @backyard_fi on X</p></li></ul><h2 class="heading-node">How to set up a strategy</h2><ul class="list-node"><li><p class="text-node">Go to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://alpha.backyard.finance/vaults">https://alpha.backyard.finance/vaults</a></p></li><li><p class="text-node">Select your desired vaults (at least 3)</p></li><li><p class="text-node">Choose your deposit asset and amount (min $10)</p></li><li><p class="text-node">Set a custom allocation across the selected vaults</p></li><li><p class="text-node">Deposit and let it earn</p></li></ul><h2 class="heading-node">How winners are picked</h2><p class="text-node">Top 5 strategies ranked by:</p><ul class="list-node"><li><p class="text-node">highest APR earned in %</p></li><li><p class="text-node">more balanced (low volatility)</p></li></ul><p class="text-node">will be chosen by May 12, 12:00 UTC.</p><h2 class="heading-node">Reward Structure</h2><ul class="list-node"><li><p class="text-node">1st Place: 200 USDC</p></li><li><p class="text-node">2nd Place: 125 USDC</p></li><li><p class="text-node">3rd Place: 75 USDC</p></li><li><p class="text-node">4th Place: 60 USDC</p></li><li><p class="text-node">5th Place: 40 USDC</p></li></ul><p class="text-node"></p><p class="text-node"><strong>To submit</strong>, share your strategy URL here, your wallet address, and a link to your X post.</p>

Build, Earn, Yield on Backyard Finance

Build, Earn, Yield on Backyard Finance

500USDC Total Prizes
200 USDC 1st 120 USDC 2nd 80 USDC 3rd 50 USDC 4th 50 USDC 5th