{"id":42375,"date":"2021-05-12T19:03:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T16:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=42375"},"modified":"2025-08-30T22:56:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T19:56:19","slug":"how-to-earn-from-business-loans-a-look-at-the-defi-protocol-bondappetit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/how-to-earn-from-business-loans-a-look-at-the-defi-protocol-bondappetit\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Earn from Business Loans: A Look at the DeFi Protocol BondApp\u00e9tit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In March 2021, Telegram <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/telegram-raises-1-billion-via-bond-issue\">raised<\/a> $1 billion through a bond issuance. The face value of a single security was $1,000, and the minimum lot was $500,000.<\/p>\n<p>According to the founder of the DeFi protocol <a class=\"tracking_link\" href=\"https:\/\/bondappetit.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BondApp\u00e9tit<\/a> Artem Tolkachev, issuing bonds is a fairly labour-intensive process. Document preparation takes a lot of time, and arrangers charge up to 10% in fees.<\/p>\n<p>A solution may lie in uniting the bond market with the digital-asset market, an effort pursued by the BondApp\u00e9tit team. Here is how to obtain a loan for a business through the protocol and earn from staking BondApp\u00e9tit tokens.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is BondApp\u00e9tit<\/h2>\n<p>BondApp\u00e9tit is a DeFi protocol that issues the stablecoin USDap (BondApp\u00e9tit USD) and the governance token BAG (BondApp\u00e9tit Governance). The protocol has been operating since April 5, 2021.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cBondApp\u00e9tit&#8217;s mission is to connect the crypto market with the market for traditional debt instruments and to lower borrowing costs for businesses,\u201d says Artem Tolkachev.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The protocol runs on the Ethereum blockchain. On May 7, the BondApp\u00e9tit team published a proposal to launch the protocol on Binance Smart Chain (BSC). The project will launch a liquidity pool on the decentralized exchange PancakeSwap. BondApp\u00e9tit will use the BurgerSwap gateway to integrate with BSC.<\/p>\n<p>The security of BondApp\u00e9tit&#8217;s code was tested by MixBytes, a company that specialises in decentralized software products.<\/p>\n<p>USDap has no centralized issuer. The protocol issues stablecoins only when the necessary collateral\u2014a basket of bonds\u2014is in place. The collateral&#8217;s value is regularly updated by oracles. They pull data from Bloomberg and CBonds.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Governance of the Protocol<\/h2>\n<p>Holders of BAG can vote on protocol changes and initiate votes with more than 1% of the tokens.<\/p>\n<p>The total supply of governance tokens is 100 million BAG. BondApp\u00e9tit will distribute them over two years:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>20 million \u2014 to the BondApp\u00e9tit team with a four-year lock-up;<\/li>\n<li>14 million \u2014 to the founders of BondApp\u00e9tit with an 18-month lock-up;<\/li>\n<li>1 million \u2014 to an investor who invested in the project before launch;<\/li>\n<li>65 million \u2014 to the project community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cThe community will receive 65% of BAG within two years. At the same time, 5% will be distributed in the next three months for staking on Uniswap and PancakeSwap. Users should own a majority of the tokens: truly decentralised solutions cost the most in crypto markets,\u201d emphasizes Artem Tolkachev.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The BAG governance tokens can be bought on Uniswap at market price. After the project launches on BSC, on PancakeSwap. BAG is also available <a class=\"tracking_link\" href=\"https:\/\/bondappetit.io\/governance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on the BondApp\u00e9tit site<\/a> at $2.50 per token. In addition, the protocol rewards BAG for adding liquidity to BondApp\u00e9tit&#8217;s pools on Uniswap.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/screencapture-bondappetit-io-staking-2021-05-11-12_15_52-1024x724.png\" alt=\"How to Earn from Business Loans: A Look at the DeFi Protocol BondApp\u00e9tit\" class=\"wp-image-135008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/screencapture-bondappetit-io-staking-2021-05-11-12_15_52-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/screencapture-bondappetit-io-staking-2021-05-11-12_15_52-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/screencapture-bondappetit-io-staking-2021-05-11-12_15_52-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/screencapture-bondappetit-io-staking-2021-05-11-12_15_52-1536x1087.png 1536w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/screencapture-bondappetit-io-staking-2021-05-11-12_15_52.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>BondApp\u00e9tit liquidity pools on Uniswap.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As of publication, more than $8 million was locked in the protocol. The annual percentage yield (APY) of the USDap-USDC pools is 135%, BAG-USDT \u2014 936%, BAG-USDN \u2014 724%, BAG-USD\u0421 \u2014 997%.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Team and Plans<\/h2>\n<p>BondApp\u00e9tit was developed by a public team with experience in corporate finance. It includes:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/artemtolkachev\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Artem Tolkach\u0435\u0432<\/a> \u2014 Chief Executive Officer of the project. In 2017 he led Deloitte\u2019s blockchain lab; in 2018 he founded the tokenised-securities trading platform Tokenomica;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/vkomissarov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vladislav Komissarov<\/a> \u2014 Chief Technology Officer. From 2013 to 2019 he was Director of Growth for SPARK, a counterparty-check platform. In July 2019 he became CTO of Tokenomica;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sasha35625\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alexander Ivanov<\/a> \u2014 Project Advisor, founder and CEO of the Waves blockchain platform. Ivanov supported the BondApp\u00e9tit launch and announced a joint project with Waves Enterprise \u2014 East Finance. This protocol will issue synthetic assets on Ethereum and Waves. Collateral will be WEST tokens and the USDap stablecoin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In May, the project team plans to list BAG on the Waves.Exchange trading platform.<\/p>\n<p>BondApp\u00e9tit will launch in three stages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Fundraising, from April to July 2021.<\/strong> The main objective is to create <a class=\"tracking_link\" href=\"https:\/\/bondappetit.io\/staking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USDap liquidity<\/a> on Uniswap. The protocol locks early investors\u2019 stablecoins for three months, paying rewards in BAG tokens.<\/p>\n<p>At this stage, BondApp\u00e9tit plans to raise $1.2 million through BAG on the open market.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Bond acquisition, from July 2021 to January 2023.<\/strong> The project will purchase bonds and issue USDap stablecoins.<\/p>\n<p>BondApp\u00e9tit will spend $1 million on bond purchases. The remaining $200,000 will go to support initial liquidity and the operation of the protocol.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Direct investing, from January 2023.<\/strong> The BondApp\u00e9tit team expects the protocol\u2019s market capitalization to reach $100 million. Borrowers will be able to obtain loans in USDap after providing collateral.<\/p>\n<p>The issuance of BAG will cease: BondApp\u00e9tit governance tokens will become a scarce asset.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Issuing loans through BondApp\u00e9tit<\/h2>\n<p>At present, BondApp\u00e9tit lends with the participation of the borrower, intermediary and depository.<\/p>\n<p>Intermediaries seek borrowers and handle organisational questions in loan issuance. Depositories store the debt instruments the borrower has sold or pledged.<\/p>\n<p>Intermediaries and depositories are companies approved by the BondApp\u00e9tit community. An additional condition for intermediaries is owning more than 1% BAG.<\/p>\n<p>The project offers two methods of extending funds: a loan secured by bonds and a bond purchase-and-sale.<\/p>\n<p>BondApp\u00e9tit issues a <strong>loan secured by bonds<\/strong> as follows:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The company enters into a loan agreement with a regulated broker and provides the bonds as collateral;<\/li>\n<li>The broker transfers the bonds to the depository;<\/li>\n<li>The depository transmits collateral information to the protocol via software oracles;<\/li>\n<li>Based on this data, BondApp\u00e9tit issues an equivalent amount of USDap;<\/li>\n<li>The intermediary borrows cryptocurrency from the protocol and converts it into fiat money;<\/li>\n<li>The intermediary lends the fiat funds to the borrower.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The borrower pays the intermediary the interest on the bonds. The intermediary converts the interest income to cryptocurrency and returns it to the protocol.<\/p>\n<p>A default by the company does not affect the protocol. In that case, the intermediary will take back or sell the collateral.<\/p>\n<p>BondApp\u00e9tit also provides for <strong>bond buy-sell<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The borrower enters into an agreement with the intermediary and sells bonds to him with deferred payment;<\/li>\n<li>The intermediary transfers the bonds for safekeeping to the depository, while the papers remain at the intermediary\u2019s disposal;<\/li>\n<li>The depository transmits collateral information to the protocol via software oracles;<\/li>\n<li>Based on this data, BondApp\u00e9tit issues an equivalent amount of USDap;<\/li>\n<li>The intermediary borrows cryptocurrency from the protocol and converts it into fiat money;<\/li>\n<li>The intermediary lends the fiat funds to the borrower.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The intermediary becomes the owner of the bonds and earns interest on them. He converts the interest income into cryptocurrency and sends it to the protocol.<\/p>\n<p>The project team plans to remove intermediaries and depositories from loan issuance as soon as regulation allows. BondApp\u00e9tit will borrow funds directly.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusions<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"tracking_link\" href=\"https:\/\/bondappetit.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BondApp\u00e9tit<\/a> is an ambitious project that could connect the crypto market with traditional debt instruments. In 2020, the International Capital Market Association valued the corporate-bond market at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icmagroup.org\/Regulatory-Policy-and-Market-Practice\/Secondary-Markets\/bond-market-size\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$40.8 trillion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If business interest in DeFi grows, BondApp\u00e9tit could become an alternative means of issuing bonds. A partnership with Waves will help accelerate the protocol&#8217;s user base.<\/p>\n<p>The team aims to make the protocol genuinely decentralised and actively distributes governance tokens among community members. This minimises developers&#8217; influence on BondApp\u00e9tit in the long term.<\/p>\n<p>Follow ForkLog&#8217;s bitcoin news on our Telegram \u2014 cryptocurrency news, prices and analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BondApp\u00e9tit is a DeFi protocol that issues the stablecoin USDap (BondApp\u00e9tit USD) and the governance token BAG (BondApp\u00e9tit Governance). 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