Introducing ClayStack — The next generation of Defi platform

4 min readJan 8, 2022

What is ClayStack?

ClayStack is a decentralized liquid staking platform that let users free your staking assets in order to use it as derivative token in Defi Ecosystem across multiple chains.

Your DeFi will be changed with Staking RedeFined.
Just try ClayStack, and you gonna love Defi more.

The main feature on ClayStack and how it works?

ClayStack is built by Staking Experts and allows users to get tradable Liquid Staking derivatives and instantly withdraw their staked assets with No Lockups.

Liquid Staking — What is it ?

Liquid staking is the main feature of ClayStack. It is an innovative solution for the Defi Ecosystem. Liquid Staking of ClayStack let users to stake their assets while keeping their liquidity with no lockups and either allow cross-chain communication.

To be more clear, users just stake $MATIC and get csMATIC as a derivative token by ClayStack. Then, users can stake, transfer and get rewards in the same time in Defi Ecosystem across multiple chains with no lockups.

Let say Liquid Staking is the answer of your Defi.

Other main features of ClayStack.

There are various features on ClayStack that make ClayStake different from other Defi platforms.

1. Flash Exit

No lock-up periods. This means you can sell or transfer your staked tokens whenever you want. Also, it allows users to withdraw their assets with no unbonding periods.

2. Fully Backed

ClayStack’s staking derivatives are backed by staked assets. Then, it is no fractional reserves and no nonsense.

3. Cross-Chain

Multi-blockchains support on CLayStack. Users can stake their derivatives across multiple chains in order to get more rewards at no extra cost. Fluid composability soon!

4. No minimum

There is no minimum or maximum for staking with ClayStack. It made for everyone no matter you are whales or planktons. ClayStack bring you the same chance on this Defi Ecosystem.

5. Yield Staking

ClayStack allow users to create DeFi money legos by using staking derivatives and earn rewards from multiple streams in Defi Ecosystem.

6. Transparent

All transactions is transparent and everything can be trackable on the blockchain.

Other feature on the site is that Liquidity providers earn incentives through CLAY tokens to make derivatives markets liquid.

ClayStack backed by well-known investors

On 13 July 2021, ClayStack closed its seed round with remarkable support from leading funds, DeFi founders, and industry thought-leaders. ClayStack has raised $5.2 million in seed funding co-led by CoinFund and ParaFi Capital, with participation from prominent funds including Coinbase Ventures, Spartan Group, Animoca Brands, LedgerPrime, Hypersphere, Hashed, Solana Foundation, Genblock Capital, Ascensive Assets, DeFiance Capital, Republic Labs, SkyVision Capital, The Lao, Hillrise Ventures, Shima Capital, and D64 Ventures.

Moreover, ClayStack has got a good support from industry leaders as:

Meltem Demirrors (Chief Strategy Officer, CoinShares)
Larry Cermak (Director of Research, The Block)
Illia Polosukhin (Co-Founder, Near Protocol)
Tegan Kline (Co-Founder, Edge & Node)
Robert Leshner (Founder, Compound Labs)
Stani Kulechov (Founder, Aave)
Kain Warwick (Founder, Synthetix)
Tarun Chitra (Founder, Gauntlet)
Richard Ma (Founder, Quantstamp)
Stefan George (Co-Founder, Gnosis)
Josh Hannah (Partner, Matrix Partners)
Tyler Scott Ward (Co-Founder, Barn Bridge)
Jack Herrick (Founder, wikiHow)
Raj Gokal (Co-Founder, Solana)
Sandeep Nailwal (Co-Founder, Polygon)
DeFi Dad (Head of Marketing, 4R Capital)
Jon Callaghan (Co-Founder, True Ventures)
Phil Black (Co-Founder, True Ventures)
Toni Schneider (Partner, True Ventures)
Kevin Rose (Partner, True Ventures)
Adam D’Augelli (Partner, True Ventures)
Jeffrey Veen (Partner, True Ventures)
Richard Li (Founder, 4K Protocol)

ClayStack Team

ClayStack have successfully developed a robust architecture and have more than 12 members in the team. All of these peoples are incredibly passionate people. The core team is responsible for building the next-generation liquid staking protocol and encouraging a community of fervent enthusiasts.

Want to be one part of us?

Let be together on the next generation of Defi. Now, ClayStack has launched the Maliwi testnet. The new experience of liquid staking and other functionality of ClayStack are coming soon on Polygon. There have some minigame and access to alpha test here.

Also, Ambassador program is opened for everyone who passionate on Defi and Staking. You can apply to join waitlist ambassador here !!