📝 Friends, I felt quite moved when I saw @TreehouseFi announce the TGE. I started paying attention from the testing phase and did not expect it to grow from a data tool all the way to tAsset (LST 2.0) and DOR (fixed income infrastructure), creating a complete ecosystem that exceeded expectations.

Now that TREE has launched, it has gained support from mainstream exchanges like Binance, OKX, Coinbase, and Bybit, which not only facilitates trading but also endorses its fundamental strength.

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1. Why I chose to bet on TREE

After the TGE, I immediately participated in Treehouse's Pre-Deposit Vault mainly because I have great confidence in its DOR model.

This is not the traditional staking that relies on inflation to feed yields, but rather staking TREE into a Vault representing Panelists, enjoying a real yield model driven by the decentralized interest rates (DOR) provided by Treehouse. Panelists are responsible for providing market interest rate data and participating in DOR pricing consensus. After users stake TREE into a specific Vault, they can earn yields based on the accuracy of that Vault's market data. In other words, you are choosing a rate data provider that you trust.

I quite agree with this mechanism. Betting on a person is also betting on the long-term track of DeFi fixed income. For those who do not want to monitor the market daily but still want to participate in on-chain yields, this design is quite suitable.

2. Why I chose staking over cashing out airdrops

To begin with, the conclusion is that staking TREE is the most cost-effective choice. The staking APR reaches 50–75%, which is a tangible return from Panelist's predicted interest rate data.

In the early stages, projects need a group of users with faith and action to support them.

From an ecological perspective, the act of staking itself is also promoting the on-chain fixed income market created by Treehouse, just like supporting a PoS node in the early days; participation brings contribution.

In terms of token design, Treehouse is also very restrained, with an initial circulation of only 20%, of which 10% is distributed to airdrop users, and both the team and investors are locked for half a year, resulting in almost no selling pressure in the early stages and a healthy price structure.

To put it bluntly, this is not about blindly locking assets, but providing sufficient incentives and a safe structural design to ensure that every early participant can confidently engage in co-building.

3. How I see the future space for TREE

Multiple driving forces are overlapping, which may be a severely underestimated alpha. The current price is still in the early fluctuation period, but if you break it down from a valuation logic, you will discover several key points.

Treehouse is currently the only DeFi fixed income protocol (DOR model) listed on DeFiLlama, leading the entire track.

In TradFi, the fixed income market is five times the size of the stock market, and DeFi fixed income is the next key narrative; top CEXs (Binance, Coinbase, OKX, etc.) have collectively launched, and both the capital and trading circles are betting on its long-term value.

With a staking APR exceeding 50%, combined with the compound interest model, the actual annualized return is quite considerable; once the price breaks through 1U, the capital gains from shorting and staking yields will form a dual drive, creating a huge overall return space.

And don't forget, it's not a meme coin; it is a protocol with products, trading strategies, and actual on-chain asset yields.

4. The staking process is super simple, completed in three steps.

1️⃣ Go to your commonly used exchange to buy $TREE (Binance / Bybit / OKX all support)

2️⃣ Open Treehouse's dApp (https://app.treehouse.finance/stake/predeposit)

3️⃣ Choose the Panelist you are optimistic about and stake with one click.

👉 You can find the detailed process here: https://docs.treehouse.finance/protocol/tree-token/pre-deposit-vaults/user-guide

Don't just see TREE as a tool for grabbing airdrops; it is more like an opportunity in the early stages of DeFi, akin to Lido and Pendle.

My current approach is very simple: focus on the track, understand the mechanism, get on board early, and let time validate it.

You can choose not to stake, just grab some airdrops and leave; or you can bet on this protocol that is reconstructing DeFi yields and try to enjoy a whole cycle of compound interest.