# Chakra Alignment: February 1st, 2025 By [Aura Finance](https://blog.aura.finance) · 2025-02-03 --- Welcome back for another Chakra Alignment! Let’s check in on everything that happened within the Aura ecosystem during January. TLDR: * AURA buybacks started * Record high auraBAL buybacks * Hidden Hand UX upgrade * Gyroscope's GYD & E-CLPs growing * Balancer v3 is taking over Funds from the treasury have started buying back AURA, as approved in [AIP-72](https://vote.aura.finance/#/proposal/0x75c8a57859f0e786fb5ec33392cd8db2b772aaff290f57155e4f3145222d8925). 👀 In the most recent bi-weekly epoch, over $300k in vote incentives were distributed to vlAURA holders. Although total incentives were down, efficiency for protocols was high, with each $1 spent on incentives returning $1.58 in emissions. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/4cbdb13e42043b1f3ce18195265fc5f3.png) The auraBAL compounder continues to buy back auraBAL using protocol fees. In January, a record high of $585,144 was bought back, contributing to a 36-43% vAPY for staked auraBAL. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c0fefe35869a7460d7a27bef620ad124.png) Hidden Hand released a major UX upgrade, simplifying the process for protocols to deposit incentives and enabling the redirection of unused incentives directly to the pool's gauge. [Learn more](https://x.com/HiddenHandFi/status/1876673134679687323). Gyroscope continues its impressive growth, with pools containing their stablecoin, $GYD, consistently offering great yields for LPs. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/22f5dd0d063b4d6291e617c5b7eefed1.jpg)](https://twitter.com/AuraFinance) [Aura](https://twitter.com/AuraFinance) [@AuraFinance](https://twitter.com/AuraFinance) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/AuraFinance/status/1879171962372862285) GYD is an anomaly. It’s engineered for resilience, yet yields for LPs in GYD pools are often above market rates. Built on [@Balancer](https://twitter.com/Balancer) by [@GyroStable](https://twitter.com/GyroStable) and amplified by Aura. ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1879171747938701312/pu/img/khhZmwo9Hr9visQb.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/heart.png) 37](https://twitter.com/AuraFinance/status/1879171962372862285)[ 9:21 AM • Jan 14, 2025 ](https://twitter.com/AuraFinance/status/1879171962372862285) Additionally, Gyroscope's E-CLPs provide a unique liquidity solution for stablecoin issuers, allowing more customizability than traditional AMMs. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c61b36e9aa5a2df656f40b478ce58d3d.jpg)](https://twitter.com/AuraFinance) [Aura](https://twitter.com/AuraFinance) [@AuraFinance](https://twitter.com/AuraFinance) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/AuraFinance/status/1876305786961604782) The frontier of AMM innovation is being built on [@Balancer](https://twitter.com/Balancer), with [@GyroStable](https://twitter.com/GyroStable) leading the way, and Aura serving as your gateway during this transformative era! Thanks for the great discussion [@stable\_summit](https://twitter.com/stable_summit) and [@aklamun](https://twitter.com/aklamun). ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1876303112983486468/pu/img/9Zdh2D5CtSsZRsf4.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/heart.png) 36](https://twitter.com/AuraFinance/status/1876305786961604782)[ 11:32 AM • Jan 6, 2025 ](https://twitter.com/AuraFinance/status/1876305786961604782) Meanwhile, Balancer v3 has already surpassed $100M in total swap volume, achieving this milestone in less than two months since its launch, among [other interesting stats](https://x.com/viniabussafi/status/1884715384248348847). Boosted pools expand vlAURA's utility, providing an easy way for protocols to gain deep liquidity in both lending and trading markets. Coinshift's USDC | USDL pool enables LPs to earn yield from trading, lending, T-Bills, BAL & AURA emissions, plus MORPHO and SHIFT rewards, all in a familiar LP position. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/ae3db0a9071f9e0f4847c5a87961f631.png) Votes have passed to deploy v3 on Base and Arbitrum. The deployment to Base will include a Priority Fee Router, designed to charge a priority fee for MEV taxes and distribute it to LPs. [Learn more](https://medium.com/balancer-protocol/mev-internalization-through-priority-fee-taxes-coming-to-balancer-v3-on-base-q1-2025-f20b3e1b7295). ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/704b4ab78ac124de0ebe4793b0617230.png) What's next for V3? Balancer Co-founder Fernando Martinelli published a short blog post, prioritizing three key objectives over the next two quarters. 1\. Supporting Partners 2\. Building on v3 3\. Driving v3 Integrations [Read more.](https://medium.com/balancer-protocol/scaling-balancer-v3-whats-next-b9dcfe1def5f) You can also hear Fernando talk about Balancer v3 on the recent episode of the Epicenter Podcast! [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c7c16cbec300028c8db396b391f24d7f.jpg)](https://twitter.com/epicenterbtc) [Epicenter Podcast](https://twitter.com/epicenterbtc) [@epicenterbtc](https://twitter.com/epicenterbtc) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/epicenterbtc/status/1885325363183513945) ![🚀](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f680.png) NEW EPISODE ![🚀](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f680.png) Custom AMMs and Liquidity Solutions [@tw\_tter](https://twitter.com/tw_tter) chats with [@fcmartinelli](https://twitter.com/fcmartinelli) about the evolution of AMMs (automated market makers) and how [@Balancer](https://twitter.com/Balancer) has completely redesigned AMM utility to benefit both developers and users. While AMMs represent a DeFi innovation in… ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/1885264038856126464/img/7Sc1ryPYhtCngVsq.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/heart.png) 16](https://twitter.com/epicenterbtc/status/1885325363183513945)[ 8:52 AM • Jan 31, 2025 ](https://twitter.com/epicenterbtc/status/1885325363183513945) With v3 pools now live on Aura, new chains coming soon, and countless innovations unfolding, the future is looking bright. --- *Originally published on [Aura Finance](https://blog.aura.finance/chakra-alignment-february-1-2025)*