MaxFi Introduces Institutional-Grade, Verifiable Yield Protocol — A Practical Route to Sustainable On-Chain Returns

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Combining systematic trading rigor, on-chain proofing and multi-layer capital protection, MaxFi opens advanced arbitrage capabilities to retail and institutional investors.

SINGAPORE / TOKYO — November 1, 2025

MaxFi announced the global launch of its decentralized yield protocol. By packaging institutional-grade trading methods into auditable on-chain processes, the protocol aims to provide repeatable revenue streams for institutional and retail investors while recording every decision and outcome on-chain for independent verification and audit.

What MaxFi does

MaxFi lets users stake stablecoins (USDT/USDC) into a protocol that (1) issues token rewards, (2) allocates a portion of funds to automated trading strategies that seek low-friction arbitrage opportunities, and (3) protects capital with a dedicated on-chain risk layer. By combining these elements, the protocol aims to produce steady yield while logging every decision and results to blockchain so performance can be verified independently.

Three-layer profit & risk framework

Staking layer (Staking-as-Mining):Users stake stablecoins to earn protocol rewards paid in MAX tokens. The protocol’s dynamic reward window is targeted at a daily range (0.6%–2.0%), with funds withdrawable or reinvestable under user control.
Trading layer (Automated Execution):An automated trading engine executes cross-market and event-driven strategies—cross-pool arbitrage, new-listing capture and liquidation arbitrage—aimed at producing incremental “secondary” returns that flow back to the revenue pool.
Risk layer (Crust Protocol):An on-chain protection system composed of an Insurance Vault, Buyback Pool, Aegis Liquidity and initial RWA backing (a $30 million computing-power futures contract with BitTap), combined with DAO governance, multisig and timelock controls to mitigate extreme losses.

Tokenomics and sustainability

MAX has a fixed supply of 300,000,000 tokens allocated to support staking rewards, reserves, insurance and operations. The economic design includes an automated buyback-and-burn mechanism (ComputeBurn) that uses a portion of protocol profits for token repurchases, aiming to create a sustainable value cycle: Returns → Buyback → Deflation → Value.

Leadership & Vision

MaxFi is founded and led by Max Rowens, an Ivy League graduate with research experience at the MIT AI Lab and former Head of Quantitative Trading and Risk Management at a leading Wall Street hedge fund, where he managed systematic portfolios valued in the hundreds of millions. With a background bridging institutional trading and real-time algorithmic decision-making, Rowens aims to make high-performance trading strategies accessible beyond elite firms. “Wall Street methods shouldn’t belong to just a few,” he said. “Our goal is to deliver reliable, repeatable logic inside a transparent protocol—where every step is recorded and verifiable. We designed MaxFi to bring systematic precision and capital protection to everyday investors, backed by on-chain proof.”

Global reach and compliance posture

MaxFi is live across more than 50 markets and supports multi-chain deployment (BNB Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, etc.). The team is pursuing third-party audits and compliance alignment to support institutional access and audit readiness. All protocol actions and revenue flows are recorded on-chain to enable reproducible verification by users, auditors or regulators.

Why this matters now

With institutional and retail investors alike seeking yield in a volatile macro environment, MaxFi offers a practical alternative: an automated, evidence-based yield source that pairs systematic trading know-how with transparent blockchain accounting. The emphasis on verifiable outcomes and multi-layer protection aims to reduce asymmetric information and give participants clearer line-of-sight into how returns are generated and protected.

About MaxFi

MaxFi is a decentralized yield protocol that combines automated systematic trading with on-chain verification and layered risk controls. MaxFi aims to democratize institutional trading capabilities for broader markets. For more information, visit https://maxfi.io.

Media contact: press@maxfi.io

Website: https://maxfi.io