Closing the loop: Activating Resolv’s Protocol Fee
Jul 24, 2025
Resolv was designed not just as a product, but as a protocol — one that could scale sustainably, adapt across market conditions, and align incentives between users and the system itself.
Now, with the next growth phase ahead, we're making a fundamental shift:
Starting this month, Resolv will begin accruing protocol fees — directing a share of daily profits toward long-term value creation and $RESOLV stakers.
A system that earns — and adapts
Over the past year, Resolv has quietly delivered one of the most consistent performances in the market:
Over $20 million in real, onchain yield distributed to users
A 9.5% lifetime return, more than 2x higher than leading RWA benchmarks
Resilient performance across volatile market regimes — not by chasing yield, but by reallocating capital dynamically: from delta-neutral basis trades to lending, stablecoin farming, and real-world assets
The protocol’s performance wasn’t an accident. It was designed to evolve — and to do so without overexposing users to risk.
Today, Resolv isn’t a proof-of-concept. It’s a system with real usage, real integrations, and growing traction across DeFi and institutional venues.
Why activate protocol fees now?
Resolv held off on activating the fee switch until the timing — and the architecture — were right.
Three things have changed:
Real traction, not theoretical
A clear framework for value distribution
Performance with resilience
The fee mechanics
Protocol fees will activate progressively, starting this month.
Fee ramp schedule:
Week 1 → 2.5% of daily profits
Week 2 → 5.0%
Week 3 → 7.5%
Week 4 and onward → 10.0%
The protocol fee applies only when positive yield is generated. On days with zero or negative yield, no fees are collected. It’s a performance-based system — when the protocol earns, it shares. When it doesn’t, nothing is taken.
And this isn’t a yield cut. It’s a transition from 100% user payouts to a shared growth model and $RESOLV flywheel activation.
Where the revenue goes
Protocol revenue will be used to expand the value Resolv delivers to users and stakers. That includes:
Supporting new integrations across DeFi, fintech, and institutional venues
Funding ecosystem grants and product development
Driving buybacks and other token-aligned initiatives
Over time, users will be able to track revenues and their use via a dedicated transparency dashboard — giving full visibility into how protocol value is created and where it flows.
Modeling the impact
Here’s a simple breakdown of what this means at scale:
With $500M TVL and 10% APR, Resolv generates $50M in annual protocol revenue
Under the new fee structure:
$45M still goes directly to users via product yield
$5M is retained by the protocol for long-term value creation
This doesn’t undermine the user experience. It strengthens it — by turning usage into ownership, and participation into direction.
What $RESOLV stakers get
The fee switch is not the only upgrade.
It joins a broader flywheel that already includes:
Season 2 points powered by dynamic stRESOLV Boost multipliers
Partner rewards, now visible in-app — starting with sETHFI & more to come
Governance, with early discussions around integrations, tooling grants, and protocol development underway.
All of this — powered by one stake.
One position.
Four streams of value.
Expanding with every integration.
What’s next
We’re building for resilience — not just in strategy design, but in incentives, alignment, and capital flows.
The fee switch is a step toward that future. Not because it captures value, but because it redistributes it — in a way that supports protocol growth and deepens user participation.
More rewards, more visibility, and more ways to shape the future of Resolv. Just stake $RESOLV.
We’re just getting started.
Resolv was designed not just as a product, but as a protocol — one that could scale sustainably, adapt across market conditions, and align incentives between users and the system itself.
Now, with the next growth phase ahead, we're making a fundamental shift:
Starting this month, Resolv will begin accruing protocol fees — directing a share of daily profits toward long-term value creation and $RESOLV stakers.
A system that earns — and adapts
Over the past year, Resolv has quietly delivered one of the most consistent performances in the market:
Over $20 million in real, onchain yield distributed to users
A 9.5% lifetime return, more than 2x higher than leading RWA benchmarks
Resilient performance across volatile market regimes — not by chasing yield, but by reallocating capital dynamically: from delta-neutral basis trades to lending, stablecoin farming, and real-world assets
The protocol’s performance wasn’t an accident. It was designed to evolve — and to do so without overexposing users to risk.
Today, Resolv isn’t a proof-of-concept. It’s a system with real usage, real integrations, and growing traction across DeFi and institutional venues.
Why activate protocol fees now?
Resolv held off on activating the fee switch until the timing — and the architecture — were right.
Three things have changed:
Real traction, not theoretical
A clear framework for value distribution
Performance with resilience
The fee mechanics
Protocol fees will activate progressively, starting this month.
Fee ramp schedule:
Week 1 → 2.5% of daily profits
Week 2 → 5.0%
Week 3 → 7.5%
Week 4 and onward → 10.0%
The protocol fee applies only when positive yield is generated. On days with zero or negative yield, no fees are collected. It’s a performance-based system — when the protocol earns, it shares. When it doesn’t, nothing is taken.
And this isn’t a yield cut. It’s a transition from 100% user payouts to a shared growth model and $RESOLV flywheel activation.
Where the revenue goes
Protocol revenue will be used to expand the value Resolv delivers to users and stakers. That includes:
Supporting new integrations across DeFi, fintech, and institutional venues
Funding ecosystem grants and product development
Driving buybacks and other token-aligned initiatives
Over time, users will be able to track revenues and their use via a dedicated transparency dashboard — giving full visibility into how protocol value is created and where it flows.
Modeling the impact
Here’s a simple breakdown of what this means at scale:
With $500M TVL and 10% APR, Resolv generates $50M in annual protocol revenue
Under the new fee structure:
$45M still goes directly to users via product yield
$5M is retained by the protocol for long-term value creation
This doesn’t undermine the user experience. It strengthens it — by turning usage into ownership, and participation into direction.
What $RESOLV stakers get
The fee switch is not the only upgrade.
It joins a broader flywheel that already includes:
Season 2 points powered by dynamic stRESOLV Boost multipliers
Partner rewards, now visible in-app — starting with sETHFI & more to come
Governance, with early discussions around integrations, tooling grants, and protocol development underway.
All of this — powered by one stake.
One position.
Four streams of value.
Expanding with every integration.
What’s next
We’re building for resilience — not just in strategy design, but in incentives, alignment, and capital flows.
The fee switch is a step toward that future. Not because it captures value, but because it redistributes it — in a way that supports protocol growth and deepens user participation.
More rewards, more visibility, and more ways to shape the future of Resolv. Just stake $RESOLV.
We’re just getting started.