Mitosis Building a Better DeFi Infrastructure
Mitosis is positioning itself as a potential infrastructure upgrade for DeFi by focusing on solving one of the biggest challenges in the multi-chain world: liquidity fragmentation.
Instead of liquidity being locked on separate chains, Mitosis aims to create a unified system.
Key Ways Mitosis Aims to Build a Better DeFi Infrastructure
Mitosis is a Layer 1 blockchain built with a modular, EVM-compatible design (using Cosmos SDK and CometBFT) that is specifically engineered for cross-chain liquidity.
1. Unified Cross-Chain Liquidity
The Problem: In traditional DeFi, assets deposited on one blockchain (like Ethereum) are stuck there. To use them on another chain (like Arbitrum), you have to go through a complex, slow, and expensive bridging process. This fragments capital.
The Mitosis Solution: When you deposit assets into a Mitosis Vault on an "origin chain," the system mints Hub Assets on the Mitosis chain. These Hub Assets are flexible, tokenized representations of your deposit that can be used across the entire Mitosis ecosystem to access yield opportunities on multiple chains simultaneously, all without manual bridging.
2. Ecosystem Owned Liquidity (EOL)
The Problem: Many DeFi protocols rely on "mercenary liquidity," which is attracted by high, temporary incentive payments (yield farming). This leads to capital quickly moving to the next highest yield, creating volatility and instability for the protocol.
The Mitosis Solution: Ecosystem Owned Liquidity (EOL) shifts the model. The protocol and its community own and control a significant portion of the liquidity. Users can deposit into EOL vaults and receive miAssets (tokens representing their pool share). This approach is designed to create a more sustainable and predictable base for the ecosystem's economic growth.
3. Accessible and Programmable Yield
The Problem: The most attractive, early-access DeFi opportunities are often reserved for large, institutional investors through private deals, leaving smaller users at a disadvantage
