Convex Finance focuses on maximizing yields from Curve liquidity pools by boosting rewards for liquidity providers and CRV stakers. iZUMi Finance offers a Liquidity as a Service (LaaS) model, enabling projects to deploy concentrated liquidity on Uniswap V3 efficiently. Convex is best for users seeking passive yield optimization on Curve, while iZUMi suits projects and active traders needing flexible, programmable liquidity management.
| Token Price | — | — |
| 24h Change | — | — |
| Market Cap | — | — |
| TVL | $498.4MDefiLlama | $1.6MDefiLlama |
| MCap Rank | #240 | #2762 |
| Total Raised | — | $57.6M |
| Founded | 2021 | 2020 |
| Stage | — | — |
| X / Twitter | 56K | 338K |
| GitHub Stars | 185 | 35 |
| Chains | arbitrumethereumfraxtal | arbitrumaurorabase |
| Tags | Yield optimizer, DeFi, Decentralized Finance (DeFi) | DEX, Liquidity-as-a-Service, DeFi |
Convex Finance simplifies Curve boosting to maximize yields for liquidity providers and CRV stakers. It allows Curve LPs to earn boosted CRV and trading fees without locking CRV, while CRV stakers earn additional rewards. The protocol improves capital efficiency and balances incentives between LPs and stakers.
izumi Finance is a multi-chain platform that provides Liquidity as a Service (LaaS) on top of Uniswap V3, enabling liquidity providers to earn trading fees plus additional mining rewards. Its LiquidBox protocol helps projects efficiently attract liquidity by distributing incentives within specific price ranges.

