# Start Here

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## [How $YFI Works (Explainer Video)](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/how-yfi-works-explainer-video/651)

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**Author:** [@kermankohli](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/kermankohli)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [18 April 2024 12:19 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/how-yfi-works-explainer-video/651 "2024-04-18T12:19:59Z")

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Hey fellow farmers, I made a little video explaining how $YFI works. Would love your input and further suggestions :slight\_smile:

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## [Yearn Useful Links](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/yearn-useful-links/1769)

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**Author:** [@milkyklim](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/milkyklim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [31 July 2020 21:41 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/yearn-useful-links/1769 "2020-07-31T21:41:03Z")

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Social media: Discord: Discord Telegram: Telegram: Contact @yearnfinance Twitter: https://twitter.com/yearnfi Medium: Yearn Governance: Voting: https://ygov.finance AII YIPs: https://iearn-finance.github.io/YIPS/al…

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## [Yearn Recovery&Resolution Representative](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/yearn-recovery-resolution-representative/13011)

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**Author:** [@Cris55](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/Cris55)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [2 February 2023 16:09 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/yearn-recovery-resolution-representative/13011 "2023-02-02T16:09:20Z")

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I have worked with Yearn Recovery&Resolution Representative by the name Thomas John Sterling and Jonathan Okoye. I hed invested a lot of funds to retrive my walet from blockchain. My question to you is are this Recovery&R…

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## [Convert crvCVXETH back to Eth](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/convert-crvcvxeth-back-to-eth/12808)

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**Author:** [@LittleBastard](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/LittleBastard)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [5 December 2022 11:12 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/convert-crvcvxeth-back-to-eth/12808 "2022-12-05T11:12:17Z")

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How do you convert crvCVXETH back to Eth?

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## [Information on Yearn strategy/goals/values](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/information-on-yearn-strategy-goals-values/12410)

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**Author:** [@PJOS](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/PJOS)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [13 April 2022 15:20 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/information-on-yearn-strategy-goals-values/12410 "2022-04-13T15:20:47Z")

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Hello all, Is there a site or document that details what Yearn’s goals are? In corpo land it’d be known as a mission statement… It would typically cover why Yearn exists, what it wants to achieve, who it is for, what it…

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## [What can you do with YFI?](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/what-can-you-do-with-yfi/10622)

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**Author:** [@Dark](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/Dark)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [21 August 2021 18:58 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/what-can-you-do-with-yfi/10622 "2021-08-21T18:58:11Z")

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What can you do with YFI? In this article, we look into what one can do with their YFI to earn yield in DeFi, what risks are associated with each option, and the approximate yield you could get. All APY quotes are from…

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## [Earn interest rate vs dashboard interest rate](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/earn-interest-rate-vs-dashboard-interest-rate/10448)

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**Author:** [@hewynz](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/hewynz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 00:34 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/earn-interest-rate-vs-dashboard-interest-rate/10448 "2021-04-15T00:34:18Z")

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Hi, Could some help out and explain the interest rates on here. When looking at the earn page for TUSD is says the interest rate is 28%, however once invested it shows on the dashboard page that its weekly growth is onl…

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## [Introducing your yTeam Signers!](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/introducing-your-yteam-signers/11030)

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**Author:** [@tracheopteryx](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/tracheopteryx)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [18 June 2021 13:33 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/introducing-your-yteam-signers/11030 "2021-06-18T13:33:11Z")

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yTeam Signers In accordance with YIP-61: Governance 2.0 we are happy to announce that after much discussion and consideration we have established an initial set of yTeam signers! yTeam Powers Consensus Signers y…

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## [YFI Minting Ownership](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/yfi-minting-ownership/155)

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**Author:** [@Coopahtroopa](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/Coopahtroopa)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [12 June 2021 15:43 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/yfi-minting-ownership/155 "2021-06-12T15:43:27Z")

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Ownership of YFI minting now rests in the hands of the community. https://twitter.com/AndreCronjeTech/status/1285427748761198594?s=20 A 6/9 Gnosis Safe multisig has been granted full rights over the YFI governance cont…

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## [Yearn AMA Recap: May 28, 2021](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/yearn-ama-recap-may-28-2021/10890)

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**Author:** [@Dark](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/Dark)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [3 June 2021 16:09 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/yearn-ama-recap-may-28-2021/10890 "2021-06-03T16:09:49Z")

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The Yearn team hosted an AMA in their discord on May 28, 2021. Below are the questions and answers compiled for our readers by @cryptouf @miguel567 Has Woofy been a good boy today? Yes, Woofy is doing good and we are …

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## [Earn Feature Questions](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/earn-feature-questions/10725)

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**Author:** [@unk045](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/unk045)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [19 May 2021 04:37 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/earn-feature-questions/10725 "2021-05-19T04:37:35Z")

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Hello folks, I have some questions regarding the safety and mechanics of the earn feature specifically. Would this be a good place to ask my questions? Thanks

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## [yveCRV-ETH LP position](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/yvecrv-eth-lp-position/10450)

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**Author:** [@nygreek](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/nygreek)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [14 April 2021 11:06 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/yvecrv-eth-lp-position/10450 "2021-04-14T11:06:39Z")

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Hi guys new here Yesterday i made a deposit of 1.5 eth yet i do not see anything as deposited only i see is Available Pickle LP what am i doing wrong thanks

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## [Website Update—v2.2 is live](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/website-update-v2-2-is-live/9932)

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**Author:** [@dudesahn](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/dudesahn)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [16 March 2021 17:03 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/website-update-v2-2-is-live/9932 "2021-03-16T17:03:50Z")

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You can find our newest release of Yearn’s website now live at https://yearn.finance. Some recent updates include: ETH and WETH v2 vaults added. Zaps to migrate funds from v1 USDC, DAI, and WETH/ETH vaults to their v2…

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## [Yearn Retention Packages](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/yearn-retention-packages/9698)

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**Author:** [@tracheopteryx](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/tracheopteryx)\
**Replies:** 44\
**Last updated:** [19 February 2021 22:44 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/yearn-retention-packages/9698 "2021-02-19T22:44:37Z")

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Yearn Retention Packages As per YIP-57: Funding Yearn’s Future, a Compensation Working Group has been tasked with allocating up to 2,333 YFI (2,222 with 5% margin) to retain key contributors. Here is the relevant part o…

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## [Update on Yearn's Website— v2.1](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/update-on-yearns-website-v2-1/9579)

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**Author:** [@dudesahn](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/dudesahn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [5 February 2021 09:02 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/update-on-yearns-website-v2-1/9579 "2021-02-05T09:02:15Z")

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As some of you may have seen, we’ve been recruiting a small team (including UI and UX leads, several react devs, and a few support positions) to improve Yearn’s website. We’ve heard your criticisms and feedback (please s…

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## [crvGUSD + Yearn vault = 50% APY](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/crvgusd-yearn-vault-50-apy/9547)

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**Author:** [@elima](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/elima)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2021 18:42 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/crvgusd-yearn-vault-50-apy/9547 "2021-01-31T18:42:19Z")

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In this video tutorial, I show you how to earn 50% APY on your crvGUS LP tokens with Yearn Finance. I walk through depositing GUSD into Curve.fi pool, and then show you how to deposit your crvGUSD liquidity…

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## [Yearn V2 Vaults: How to Deposit into Vault (Hegic)](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/yearn-v2-vaults-how-to-deposit-into-vault-hegic/9498)

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**Author:** [@elima](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/elima)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [28 January 2021 16:39 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/yearn-v2-vaults-how-to-deposit-into-vault-hegic/9498 "2021-01-28T16:39:58Z")

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Thank you @dudesahn for helping me problem shoot. What other kinds of educational content would you all like to see? If no ideas, I will keep making videos I would want to see.

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## [Weekly Updates, Week Ending January 17th, 2021](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/weekly-updates-week-ending-january-17th-2021/9291)

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**Author:** [@dudesahn](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/dudesahn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [24 January 2021 14:20 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/weekly-updates-week-ending-january-17th-2021/9291 "2021-01-24T14:20:18Z")

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For an overview of everything going on in the Yearn Ecosystem, check out this week’s Yearn Finance Weekly Newsletter. Highlights this week include the launch of a collaboration between Curve and Yearn, testing of a singl…

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## [Weekly Updates, Week Ending January 10th, 2021](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/weekly-updates-week-ending-january-10th-2021/8906)

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**Author:** [@dudesahn](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/dudesahn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [18 January 2021 08:19 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/weekly-updates-week-ending-january-10th-2021/8906 "2021-01-18T08:19:27Z")

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For an overview of everything going on in the Yearn Ecosystem, check out this week’s Yearn Finance Weekly Newsletter. Highlights this week include a yVault alert bot developed in collaboration with HAL Team, and teasers …

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## [Announcement: Yearn is Growing & Grants Recipients](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/announcement-yearn-is-growing-grants-recipients/5123)

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**Author:** [@tracheopteryx](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/tracheopteryx)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [13 January 2021 12:23 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/announcement-yearn-is-growing-grants-recipients/5123 "2021-01-13T12:23:51Z")

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Frens, After YIP-41, the multisig was granted supreme authority to rule yearn with an iron . . . wait, nope, actually they were empowered to hire some talent and give out some dough to this amazing community. This post…

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## [How to Use Yearn Finance Vaults? (YouTube Video)](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/how-to-use-yearn-finance-vaults-youtube-video/8884)

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**Author:** [@elima](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/elima)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [9 January 2021 13:34 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/how-to-use-yearn-finance-vaults-youtube-video/8884 "2021-01-09T13:34:56Z")

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I made this tutorial video for newbies (like myself). More to come!

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## [Dune Analytics: Yearn Stats](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/dune-analytics-yearn-stats/217)

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**Author:** [@milkyklim](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/milkyklim)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [2 January 2021 17:37 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/dune-analytics-yearn-stats/217 "2021-01-02T17:37:31Z")

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List of useful dashboards: YFI Governance stats dashboard: includes pool 5 (YFI voting). Initial YFI distribution stats dashboard: includes pools 1 (yCRV), 2 (BPT), 3 (BPT voting) and 4 (yCRV). Enjoy!

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## [Weekly Updates, Week Ending December 20th, 2020](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/weekly-updates-week-ending-december-20th-2020/8703)

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**Author:** [@dudesahn](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/dudesahn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2020 13:04 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/weekly-updates-week-ending-december-20th-2020/8703 "2020-12-22T13:04:18Z")

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For an overview of everything going on in the Yearn Ecosystem, check out this week’s Yearn Finance Weekly Newsletter. Highlights this week include a proposal for a new ASSY :peach: token index, as well as Yearn founder @…

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## [Deep Dive video about Yearn Finance and YFI](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/deep-dive-video-about-yearn-finance-and-yfi/8652)

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**Author:** [@stellarowl12](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/stellarowl12)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [17 December 2020 00:47 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/deep-dive-video-about-yearn-finance-and-yfi/8652 "2020-12-17T00:47:11Z")

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Hey folks! I did a ton of research and made this deep dive video of the Yearn platform and the YFI token. Can you give it a watch and give me some feedback on if I missed anything or if you liked my overview/explanation …

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## [Weekly Updates, Week Ending December 13th, 2020](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/weekly-updates-week-ending-december-13th-2020/8619)

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**Author:** [@dudesahn](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/dudesahn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [14 December 2020 15:20 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/weekly-updates-week-ending-december-13th-2020/8619 "2020-12-14T15:20:04Z")

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For an overview of everything going on in the Yearn Ecosystem, check out this week’s Yearn Finance Weekly Newsletter. Highlights this week include Yearn’s integration of C.R.E.A.M. and Cover into the UI, as well as a qua…

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## [Weekly Updates, Week Ending December 6th, 2020](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/weekly-updates-week-ending-december-6th-2020/8538)

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**Author:** [@dudesahn](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/dudesahn)\
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**Last updated:** [7 December 2020 15:07 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/weekly-updates-week-ending-december-6th-2020/8538 "2020-12-07T15:07:21Z")

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For an overview of everything going on in the Yearn Ecosystem, check out this week’s Yearn Finance Weekly Newsletter. Highlights this week include Yearn’s integrations with Sushi and Akropolis and the launch of liquidity…

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## [October and November Community Grants](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/october-and-november-community-grants/8471)

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**Author:** [@dudesahn](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/dudesahn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [5 December 2020 17:18 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/october-and-november-community-grants/8471 "2020-12-05T17:18:12Z")

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As promised, below is a list of recipients of one-time grants for October and November. For a list of all recurring grants, see this post. As with recurring grants, these were sent out via yGift. Adding Your Messages & …

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## [Recurring Grants via yGift](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/recurring-grants-via-ygift/8455)

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**Author:** [@tracheopteryx](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/tracheopteryx)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [4 December 2020 10:50 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/recurring-grants-via-ygift/8455 "2020-12-04T10:50:38Z")

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Hello frens, We just sent out the October recurring grants, sorry for the delay. One-time grants are in progress. This round of grants is the first to use our new yGift system which embodies each grant as a collectible…

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## [Weekly Updates, Week Ending November 29th, 2020](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/weekly-updates-week-ending-november-29th-2020/8413)

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**Author:** [@dudesahn](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/dudesahn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [30 November 2020 17:18 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/weekly-updates-week-ending-november-29th-2020/8413 "2020-11-30T17:18:03Z")

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For an overview of everything going on in the Yearn Ecosystem, check out this week’s Yearn Finance Weekly Newsletter. Highlights this week include Yearn’s integrations with Pickle, Cream, and Cover, and the launch of yGi…

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## [Vote for YFI in Bancor's Liquidity Mining Program](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/vote-for-yfi-in-bancors-liquidity-mining-program/8304)

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**Author:** [@dudesahn](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/dudesahn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [27 November 2020 04:12 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/vote-for-yfi-in-bancors-liquidity-mining-program/8304 "2020-11-27T04:12:12Z")

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Go vote to add YFI to Bancor’s liquidity mining rewards! We’re always looking to add more on-chain liquidity, and the addition of BNT liquidity mining will be a great boost for LPs. For more information about the progra…

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