Github: https://github.com/jackmielke/Aqua0
ETHGlobal: https://ethglobal.com/showcase/aqua0-u2krx
You're a liquidity provider with $1M deployed across DeFi pools on Ethereum, Base, and Arbitrum. But here's the reality: 90% of your capital sits idle at any moment. When Ethereum has trading volume, your Base capital does nothing. When Base heats up, your Arbitrum position sleeps. Single-chain AMMs force this inefficiency: one wallet, one chain, one pool. Your capital only earns 10% of the time.
Aqua0 lets the same $1M work across multiple pools simultaneously. You deposit once on Ethereum. When a trader needs liquidity on Base, we pull your capital via LayerZero, execute the swap, and return it instantly. Twenty seconds later, the same capital serves an Arbitrum swap. Same dollars, earning fees across chains.
The math is simple: Traditional LP earns $500/month (5% APY) Aqua0 LP earns $2,500-5,000/month (15-50% APY) Same capital, same risk, 5-10x earnings.
The TVL Problem
DeFi celebrates TVL (Total Value Locked) like it matters. A protocol with $100M TVL sounds impressive until you realize 90% sits idle. TVL measures deposits, not productivity. For LPs, it's a vanity metric hiding the real question: is my capital actually working?
vTVL: Virtual Total Value Locked
We measure vTVL, capital actively working across chains simultaneously. Your $10M doesn't sit in one pool. It backs strategies on Ethereum, Base, and Arbitrum at once. When Base needs liquidity, we pull from Ethereum, execute, return instantly. That capital is virtual, fluid, working everywhere.
Capital Efficiency: The Math
Traditional protocol: $10M TVL → $20M monthly volume = 2x ratio (each dollar generates $2 in trading)
Aqua0: $10M vTVL serving three chains