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Yield Yak

Avalanche-origin DeFi yield optimizer with compounding vaults. On October 12, 2026 a core contributor proposed an orderly shutdown, including potential withdrawal-only vaults and distribution of the treasury, but the proposal explicitly required subsequent DAO approval and stated ordinary operations would continue in the meantime.

Also known as: YieldYak, Yak Vaults

Status
Active
Outcome
Not applicable
Confidence
High
Last verified
2026-10-15
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End—
Failure reasonUnknown
Events1
Evidence2
Products1

Case summary

What happened

The proposed plan would halt deposits in vaults and farms later in October, distribute treasury to YAK tokenholders in stages in November and December, and support the frontend at least until Q2 2027. These steps are conditional and were not recorded as adopted or completed as of October 15.

Customer result

Customer outcome

Not applicable

A shutdown and treasury-distribution proposal is pending governance discussion/vote. No approved claims process, completed disbursement, protocol loss or universal recovery rate is asserted.

Estimated recovery
Unknown
Repayment started
—
Repayment completed
—
Confidence
High

Asset treatment

Terms risk

Unknown

A conditional proposal to distribute YAK treasury balances and stop vault deposits is not a complete adjudication of individual vault depositor rights or underlying protocol liquidation terms.

Affected product
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Confidence
Medium

Source: Yield Yak proposal for an orderly protocol sunset

Known unknowns

Uncertainty

The official communication is a proposal subject to discussion and Snapshot voting, not verified approval or a settled final operational status.

Chronology

Historical record

OtherHigh impact2 sources

Yield Yak core contributor proposes orderly protocol sunset

A Yield Yak core contributor proposed a conditional sunset process, with vaults potentially moving to withdrawal-only, a YAK treasury distribution in two stages, and frontend support through at least Q2 2027. The official statement says normal operations continue while questions, discussion and a Snapshot vote are pending.

This is a governance proposal, not a successful vote or completed service termination.

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Official statementHighEvent linked

Yield Yak official DeFi vault services

Yield Yak

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Event

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Official statementHighEvent linked

Yield Yak proposal for an orderly protocol sunset

Yield Yak · 2026-10-12

First-party statement says a core contributor has proposed a conditional wind-down and expressly states protocol operations continue while governance debate and voting remain outstanding.

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