The Problem

Despite the $4 trillion crypto market, DeFi lending captures only approximately $40 billion in total value locked (1% market penetration).

Key Limitations

Isolated Markets Create Fragmented Capital

  • Users must deposit collateral for each individual borrowing position

  • Capital remains siloed across multiple protocols and markets

  • Overcollateralization requirements lock up significantly more capital than necessary

  • Manual management across multiple positions creates operational complexity

Limited Trading Strategies

  • Basic hedging strategies are impossible (e.g., long NVIDIA, short Tesla)

  • Cross-market risk management requires multiple platforms

  • No unified view of portfolio risk

  • Early liquidations due to single-asset exposure

Poor Capital Efficiency

  • Unused capital sits idle in isolated positions

  • Low utilization rates result in poor yields for lenders

  • Fragmented liquidity across markets reduces overall protocol efficiency

  • Current protocols generate $160M in profit from an average 2.6% commission, indicating significant room for growth


The Zodial Solution

Unified Portfolio Lending

Zodial replaces isolated markets with a comprehensive portfolio-based risk model. Users can:

  • Borrow and lend against their entire asset stack, not just individual tokens

  • Execute complex trading strategies including cross-asset hedging and sector-based positions

  • Maximize capital efficiency through unified collateral management

  • Diversify risk across multiple asset categories automatically

Key Benefits

For Borrowers:

  • Access more capital with the same collateral

  • Execute sophisticated trading strategies in a single protocol

  • Reduce liquidation risk through portfolio-level risk assessment

  • Lower overall borrowing costs

For Lenders:

  • Higher yields through improved capital utilization

  • Better risk diversification across asset classes

  • Access to a larger, more liquid market

  • Transparent, portfolio-based risk metrics


Competitive Landscape

Current Market Leaders

Kamino & Aave

  • Traditional isolated market approach with separate risk parameters per asset. While dominant in market share, these protocols suffer from the capital inefficiency problems outlined above.

0.xyz

  • Attempted to solve portfolio lending but implemented a flawed dual-parameter system (separate parameters for borrowing and lending sides). This approach fails to accurately map risk—for example, SOL and staked SOL have similar volatility profiles but are treated differently.

Drift

  • Focuses on perpetual futures rather than comprehensive portfolio lending.

Zodial's Competitive Advantage

Zodial is the first protocol to implement true unified portfolio risk management, enabling use cases that no competitor currently supports. Our approach combines:

  • Holistic portfolio risk assessment

  • Dynamic risk parameters based on real-time market conditions

  • Capital efficiency through unified collateral

  • Support for complex multi-asset strategies


Token Economics

Token Allocation (1 Billion Total Supply)

  • 50% Foundation Reserve: Strategic reserve for ecosystem development and future initiatives

  • 20% Liquidity Provider Incentives: Bootstrap protocol liquidity and reward early users

  • 20% Angel Investors: Early supporters funding protocol development

  • 10% Team: Core contributors and developers

Vesting Schedule

1

Angel Investors (20%)

  • Locked for one year from token launch

  • 25% unlocked quarterly after the first year

  • No dilution protection

2

Team (10%)

  • 5% unlocked immediately at launch

  • Remaining 5% locked for one year in the Foundation reserve

  • Subject to potential dilution through Foundation decisions

3

Liquidity Provider Incentives (20%)

Season 1 (January 1, 2026 - July 1, 2027)

  • 10% of total supply allocated as rewards

  • Focused on incentivizing the first 10% of deposit capacity for each asset

  • Ensures balanced pool bootstrapping across all supported assets

Season 2 (Post-July 2027)

  • 10% of total supply for ongoing incentives

  • Rewards distributed to the remaining 90% of deposit capacity

  • Long-term sustainability and growth focus

Revenue Model

100% Revenue to Token Buyback

Once the token begins trading, all protocol revenue will be directed toward token buybacks, creating sustainable value accrual for token holders.


Risk Management Framework

Asset Evaluation Criteria

Each token must meet minimum requirements before inclusion:

Liquidity Requirements

  • Minimum Total Value Locked (TVL) threshold

  • Sufficient trading volume for timely liquidations

  • Depth across multiple trading venues

Risk Parameter Calibration

  • Continuous comparison with competitor protocols

  • Dynamic adjustment based on market conditions

  • Protection against outdated risk parameters

Liquidation Mechanism

Portfolio-level health monitoring ensures that positions are liquidated efficiently while protecting user capital and protocol solvency.


Launch Strategy

Breakpoint Conference Launch

Zodial will officially launch at the Solana Breakpoint conference, leveraging the ecosystem's momentum and developer community.

Initial Incentive Program

First-Come, First-Served Model

  • The first 10% of deposit capacity in each asset pool will receive enhanced rewards, creating strong incentives for early liquidity providers while ensuring balanced growth across all supported assets.


Technology Stack

Zodial is built on Solana, leveraging:

  • High-speed transaction processing

  • Low transaction costs

  • Growing DeFi ecosystem

  • Strong developer community


Fundraising

Angel Round

  • Target Raise: $100,000

  • Structure: 5 tickets at $20,000 each

  • Lock-up Period: 1 year

Use of Funds

  • Protocol development and security audits

  • Initial marketing and community building

  • Operational expenses

  • Legal and compliance


Roadmap

1

Q4 2025

  • Protocol development completion

  • Security audits

  • Breakpoint conference launch

  • Angel round closure

2

Q1 2026

  • Season 1 liquidity incentives begin

  • Initial asset listings

  • Community building and marketing push

3

Q2–Q3 2026

  • Additional asset integrations

  • Feature expansion

  • Strategic partnerships

4

Q3 2027

  • Season 2 liquidity incentives begin

  • Full protocol maturity

  • Advanced feature rollout


Conclusion

DeFi lending represents one of crypto's most fundamental use cases, yet it currently captures only 1% of the total market. Zodial's unified portfolio approach solves the core problems holding back adoption: capital inefficiency, limited strategies, and complexity.

By enabling users to leverage their entire portfolio, execute sophisticated hedging strategies, and access capital more efficiently, Zodial is positioned to unlock the remaining 99% of the market and establish DeFi lending as the dominant use case it should be.


Contact

For investment inquiries and partnership opportunities, please reach out to the Zodial team.

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