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A deep dive on Balancer

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In this issue we take a look at Balancer through the lens of traditional financial and business metrics.Note: The ‘DeFi average’ data in the charts is calculated based on all L2 projects currently listed on our site.

Market cap

What is Balancer valued at?

  • Market cap: $1,239,000,000
  • 30-day change: -38.30%

Area chart of Balancer daily market cap vs the DeFi average, July to October 2020

Price to sales ratio (P/S)

How is Balancer valued in relation to its revenues?

  • P/S: 34.03x
  • 30-day change: -27.71%

Area chart of Balancer price to sales ratio vs the DeFi average, falling from over 2,500x in mid 2020

Token trading vol. to market cap ratio (VOL/MC)

How reliable is the BAL token's price discovery?

  • VOL/MC: 1.58%
  • 30-day change: -2.93%

Area chart of BAL token trading volume to market cap ratio vs the DeFi average, July to October 2020

Gross merchandise volume (GMV)

What is the total trading volume on Balancer?

  • Past 30-day total GMV: $419,047,517
  • 30-day change: -68.51%

Area chart of Balancer daily gross merchandise volume over the past 30 days, September 22 to October 20, 2020

Stacked area chart of Balancer daily GMV by pool, such as BAL-WETH and WBTC-WETH, over the past 30 days

Bar chart of Balancer past 30-day GMV by pool, led by Other and the BAL-WETH 80/20 pool

GMV past 180 days:

  • Past 180-day total GMV: $3,053,361,205
  • 180-day compounded monthly growth rate (CMGR): +210.02%

Area chart of Balancer daily GMV from March to October 2020, peaking above $200M in late August

Stacked area chart of Balancer daily GMV by pool over the past 180 days, May to October 2020

Bar chart of Balancer past 180-day GMV by pool, led by Other, REB-WETH and BAL-WETH

Revenue

What are the total trading fees paid on Balancer?

  • Past 30-day total revenue: $2,953,651
  • 30-day change: -70.91%

Area chart of Balancer daily revenue vs the DeFi average over the past 30 days, September to October 2020

Stacked area chart of Balancer daily revenue by pool over the past 30 days, led by UNI-V2-WETH

Bar chart of Balancer past 30-day revenue by pool, with UNI-V2-WETH and Other far ahead of the rest

Revenue past 180 days:

  • Past 180-day total revenue: $17,489,567
  • 180-day compounded monthly growth rate (CMGR): +239.06%

Area chart of Balancer daily revenue vs the DeFi average, March to October 2020, peaking near $1.1M

Stacked area chart of Balancer daily revenue by pool over the past 180 days, May to October 2020

Bar chart of Balancer past 180-day revenue by pool, led by Other and the WETH-YFV 98/2 pool

Cumulative revenue:

  • Total revenue since launch: $17,496,771

Stacked area chart of Balancer cumulative revenue by pool since launch, rising to about $17M by October 2020

Bar chart of Balancer cumulative revenue since launch by pool, led by Other and WETH-YFV

Take rate

What are the trading fees on Balancer?

Stacked area chart of Balancer daily take rate by pool, August to October 2020

Bar chart of the latest Balancer take rate by pool, highest for UNI-V2-WETH and lowest for DAI-YFII

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