Вђ˜letвђ™s Not Be Bitcoinвђ™: Yearn Finance Considers... Access

The phrase refers to a pivotal 2021 governance shift within Yearn Finance (YFI), where the community moved to abandon a strict "fixed supply" model in favor of inflation to fund future growth.

: YFI began with a hard cap, no pre-mine, and no founder allocation. This scarcity drove the token price to all-time highs above $90,000 in 2021. The phrase refers to a pivotal 2021 governance

Initially celebrated for its "fair launch" and capped supply of 30,000 tokens, Yearn's leadership argued that the Bitcoin-like scarcity model was "romantic" but impractical for a high-growth DeFi startup that needed to retain developers and acquire other protocols. The Core Conflict: Scarcity vs. Growth Initially celebrated for its "fair launch" and capped

: The move was controversial. Some early investors left the project, viewing the inflation as a breach of the "social contract" of immutability. Current State of YFI (as of April 2026) Yearn Finance Considers Minting $200M in New YFI Tokens Some early investors left the project, viewing the