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By Lobster
Develops an intelligent liquidity management layer for Stellar DEXs that analyzes on-chain data to automatically position LP funds in the most profitable pools, maximizing yields while minimizing risks and impermanent loss.
Lobster Protocol will develop a smart contract aggregator specifically tailored for Stellar's liquidity pools, with three key components:
DEX Protocol Indexing: We'll build a specialized indexing system that captures data from multiple Stellar DEX protocols. This system will monitor pool metrics across the ecosystem, leveraging Stellar's transparent on-chain data to create a comprehensive view of liquidity distribution.
Data Preprocessing & Analysis: Our analysis engine will evaluate three critical metrics for each pool: liquidity attractiveness, efficiency, and profitability for LPs.
LP Guidance System: Based on our analysis, we'll deploy smart contracts that guide liquidity providers on optimal pool positioning - whether to maintain current positions or migrate to more profitable pools. This system will provide actionable intelligence for maximizing yields in Stellar's unique ecosystem.
This targeted solution addresses the specific needs of Stellar's growing DeFi landscape, where the competitive environment is less saturated than other chains. By focusing specifically pool optimization, we're building infrastructure that aligns perfectly with Stellar's current development stage, helping to establish robust liquidity foundations as the ecosystem expands.
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$109.0K
Quantitative Success:
- LP Profitability: Increase yield for liquidity providers by 20-40% through optimized positioning
- Impermanent Loss Reduction: Decrease impermanent loss by 15-25% compared to unoptimized strategies
- TVL Growth: Bring $5M+ in redirected liquidity to Stellar DEXs from our existing cross-chain community
- Volume Impact: Drive higher trading volumes through reduced spreads across partner DEXs
Ecosystem Impact:
- DeFi Advancement: Establish Stellar as a competitive DeFi ecosystem with efficient liquidity infrastructure
- Developer Innovation: Enable new applications built on top of optimized liquidity pools
- User Experience: Improve trading experience through more efficient price discovery and execution
The true measure of our success will be transforming Stellar's DEX landscape to an interconnected, efficient market that provides better outcomes for both liquidity providers and traders while strengthening the overall ecosystem.
After completion, our multi-faceted adoption strategy will leverage our established presence across blockchains:
Cross-Chain Community Leverage - Activate our existing community from Arbitrum, BNB and other chains to drive LP migration to our Stellar solution, redirecting significant liquidity to the ecosystem
DEX Partnerships - Secure 3-5 strategic partnerships with leading Stellar DEXs, applying our proven track record from other chains to quickly demonstrate efficiency improvements
Integrated Contract Network - Deploy complementary smart contracts that interact between our existing platforms and new Stellar implementation, creating a unified liquidity optimization network
Ecosystem Integration - Collaborate with native Stellar projects while introducing our existing partners to the benefits of Stellar's capabilities
Our established brand presence and technical expertise across multiple blockchains positions us uniquely to rapidly accelerate adoption within the Stellar ecosystem by bridging communities rather than building from zero.
TVL: Lobster is managing over $500K TVL with its first product, demonstrating early success in optimizing liquidity pools for DEXs.
Upcoming bigger Launch: We have signed $10M TVL for our upcoming product launch, showcasing strong demand in the market.
Integrations: We are actively working on 5+ integrations with decentralized exchanges to bring our optimization solutions to their liquidity pools.
Revenue: Lobster is already generating $2K+ per month in recurring revenue from optimized liquidity pools through our smart contracts.
Advisors & Partnerships: Lobster is backed by prominent advisors, including Nicolas Bacca (Founder of Ledger) and Arnaud Coquelin (Algorithm Expert), alongside strategic partnerships with accelerators like Hypernest and 50partners.
[Deliverable 1: Data Indexing Infrastructure]
Brief description: Develop a specialized indexer for Stellar DEXs that captures and processes data from liquidity pools through the Horizon API, including trade data, order book changes, and liquidity events with comprehensive historical data collection.
How to measure completion: Functioning indexer with demonstrable data capture from at least 3 major Stellar DEXs (ex: Soroswap, Aquarius, Phoenix), with structured data storage in our time-series database. GitHub repository with detailed documentation and API specification.
Estimated date of completion: July 15, 2025
Budget: $18,530
[Deliverable 2: Core Analytics Engine]
Brief description: Build the analytics processing layer that evaluates pool efficiency, profitability, and stability. This will include the development of algorithms specifically adapted for Stellar's pools, with advanced statistical models for trend analysis.
How to measure completion: Working analytics engine that can process indexed data and generate metrics on pool performance, including efficiency scores, profitability rankings, and stability assessments. Demonstrable through API endpoints that return calculated metrics.
Estimated date of completion: August 10, 2025
Budget: $15,470
[Deliverable 3: LP Guidance Smart Contracts]
Brief description: Develop Soroban smart contracts that provide guidance to liquidity providers based on our analytics. This will include contracts for receiving recommendations and tracking LP positions.
How to measure completion: Deployed smart contracts on Stellar testnet with full functionality for recommendation delivery and position tracking. Complete test suite and documentation of contract interactions.
Estimated date of completion: August 30, 2025
Budget: $13,980
[Deliverable 4: Integration Layer & API]
Brief description: Create the integration layer that connects our analytics engine with the smart contracts, and develop a public API for accessing liquidity optimization insights.
How to measure completion: Functioning API with endpoints for pool data, optimization recommendations, and historical performance metrics. Documentation and example integrations provided.
Estimated date of completion: September 20, 2025
Budget: $15,970
[Deliverable 5: Security Review & Optimization]
Brief description: Conduct internal security reviews of all components for optimization
How to measure completion: Completed security review report, with all critical and high issues addressed. Performance benchmarks showing optimization improvements.
Estimated date of completion: October 10, 2025
Budget: $8,020
[Deliverable 6: Mainnet Deployment]
Brief description: Taking account of the audit recommendations (from the Stellar audit bank) for infrastructure sustainability, security and general smooth running. Deploy all components to Stellar mainnet, including indexer, analytics engine, and smart contracts.
How to measure completion: Successfully deployed and functioning system on Stellar mainnet, with real-time data indexing and analytics processing.
Estimated date of completion: October 30, 2025
Budget: $12,480
[Deliverable 7: Dashboard & Developer Resources]
Brief description: Develop a web dashboard for visualizing optimization insights and create comprehensive developer resources for integration.
How to measure completion: Publicly accessible dashboard with visualization of key metrics and pool recommendations. Complete developer documentation, including integration guides, API references, and code examples.
Estimated date of completion: November 15, 2025
Budget: $15,520
[Deliverable 8: Production Stability & Monitoring]
Brief description: Implement production-grade monitoring, alerting, and scaling solutions to ensure system reliability and performance.
How to measure completion: Monitoring infrastructure deployed with alerting for system issues, automatic recovery mechanisms, and demonstrated ability to handle increased load.
Estimated date of completion: November 30, 2025
Budget: $9,030
Lobster's core team is composed of three members with complementary expertise in blockchain technology, data analysis, and algorithmic finance.
1 - Alexis Mailley (CEO) has seven years of experience in the crypto ecosystem, with a background in applied mathematics and engineering. He has positioned himself as a leader in data-driven financial innovation, combining research, strategic thinking, and hands-on execution to reshape decentralized finance.
2 - Nathan Hervier (CTO) is a senior blockchain developer with over five years of experience. He has co-founded and led several projects as CTO, participated in major hackathons such as ETH Denver and ETH Global Paris, and also mentors the next generation of blockchain innovators as a professor.
3 - Chloé Semaan (CRO) brings several years of research in data analysis applied to decentralized finance. A graduate of École Polytechnique, she specializes in designing algorithmic strategies for financial optimization and long-term growth.
In addition to the core team, Lobster works with freelance experts in algorithm development and has two additional developers — one focused on data indexing and another on smart contract integration. This structure allows Lobster to efficiently tackle the technical and mathematical challenges of liquidity pool optimization.
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