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WBTC Dragon

Product Details & Payoff Scenarios

Deposit WBTC and earn a high fixed yield.

Strategic Use Cases

  • You hold WBTC and want to maximize yield on your holdings

  • You want to earn yield in WBTC

  • You are comfortable selling your WBTC for USDC at a profit if the market conditions are favorable (+5%)

Conversion likelihoods are based on backtesting data (Jan 2023 - Jan 2024)

Payoff Scenarios

For each scenario below, assume the following:

Investor deposits 10 WBTC into the 'WBTC Dragon' Vault

WBTC Dragon terms:

  1. Investment duration: 27-day

  2. Underlying asset = WBTC

  3. Strike price = 105%

  4. APY = 50% (~4% yield per 27-day vault)

  5. WBTC price on Day 1 = $40,000


Scenario 1: No Currency Conversion - Deposit WBTC, Receive WBTC

Example scenario: WBTC price movements during a 27 day period

What happens in this scenario?

  • TLDR: deposit WBTC, receive WBTC

  • WBTC price on Day 1 is $40,000 and ends on Day 27 at $38,000 which is below the strike price of $42,000 (105% of Day 1 price)

  • Thus the vault trade expires and no currency conversion occurs. The full principal that was deposited by the user is returned (10 WBTC). The user earns ~4% yield paid in WBTC (same currency as deposit)

  • Deposit and yield are automatically reinvested for compounding returns into a new 27-day vault

What is the payoff for the investor?

  • Initial deposit = 10 WBTC

  • Deposit returned = 10 WBTC

  • Yield earned = 0.4 WBTC

    • APY = 50%, single 27-day vault yield = ~4%

  • Total payoff = 10.4 WBTC after 27 days (deposit + yield)


Scenario 2: Currency Conversion - Deposit WBTC, Receive USDC

Example scenario: WBTC price movements during a 27 day period

What happens in this scenario?

  • TLDR: deposit WBTC, receive USDC

  • WBTC price starts at $40,000 and upon expiry ends above the strike price of $42,000 (105% of Day 1 price). This results in a 'conversion'.

  • A conversion occurs, whereby the deposited WBTC is automatically sold for USDC at a 5% profit (at the 'strike price').

  • The user also earns ~4% yield, which is paid in the same currency (USDC).

What is the payoff for the investor?

  • Initial deposit = 10 WBTC

    • Asset value = $400,000 @$40,000 WBTC price

  • Deposit returned = $420,000 USDC

    • 10 WBTC sold for +5% profit @$42,000

  • Yield earned = $16,800 USDC

    • 10 WBTC * 4% yield = 0.4 WBTC earned and sold @$42,000

  • Total payoff = $436,800 USDC (+9.2% ROI) in 27 days

Scenario 3: Price Moves Above Strike During Trade

Example scenario: WBTC price movements during a 27 day period

What happens in this scenario?

  • TLDR: deposit WBTC, receive WBTC

  • WBTC price starts at $40,000 and moves above the strike price ($42,000) on day 10. However, the price at expiry ends below the strike price.

  • No conversion occurs because the payoff is calculated based on the prices at expiry of the 27-day vault.

  • The full principal that was deposited by the user is returned to them (10 WBTC). The user also earns ~4% yield, which is paid in the deposit currency (WBTC).

  • Deposit and yield are automatically reinvested for compounding returns into a new 27-day vault

What is the payoff for the investor?

  • Initial deposit = 10 WBTC

  • Deposit returned = 10 WBTC

  • Yield earned = 0.4 WBTC

    • APY = 50%, single 27-day vault yield = ~4%

  • Total payoff = 10.4 WBTC after 27 days (deposit + yield)

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