Took some much-needed time off to rest up and plan for the new year.
Now we’re back and ready to put those plans into action.
Money markets, widgets, and plenty more to look forward to.
Going to be a good year for @balanceddefi.bsky.social. 💪
12.01.2026 03:53 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Balanced: 2025 in review
Cross-chain expansion, the transition from community-owned protocol to privately-owned interface, and Balanced v2.
Cross-chain expansion, the shift from community-owned protocol to privately-owned interface, and Balanced v2.
Here’s a recap of everything that happened in 2025, and what you can look forward to in 2026.
blog.balanced.network/2025-in-review
22.12.2025 21:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Delight is in the details.
16.12.2025 21:24 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Apps optimise for their convenience, not yours.
It’s easier to split functionality across pages and let every feature sprawl.
But easier for them means harder for you, and that’s not acceptable.
A direct interface takes work. But it’s always worth it.
bsky.app/profile/bala...
08.12.2025 20:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Money markets are even less direct.
Each blockchain requires its own page, every asset pushes you to another.
You spend so long navigating the app that maximum clicks and time in app feel like the primary goal.
08.12.2025 20:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Uniswap claims to be cross-chain, but you can only swap on one at a time.
To get around it, you need to move your funds to the same chain as the asset you want to receive.
2+ transactions for a task that should only take 1.
An indirect interface wastes your time, money, and effort.
08.12.2025 20:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Most DeFi apps make you take the long way round.
Want to trade? Move your funds to another chain first.
Portfolio spread across blockchains? Check one position at a time.
Nothing is direct. Everything takes longer than it should.
Your crypto shouldn’t be this hard to manage.
08.12.2025 20:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
“Reduce time and effort” works.
When you save people time, they take the time to thank you.
06.12.2025 19:41 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The critic rushes through traffic, impatient with everything.
Distracted AF, no attention to spare.
They resent every moment wasted, so we find every opportunity to get them back to their life faster.
Design for the extremes and the middle will take care of itself.
bsky.app/profile/bala...
04.12.2025 20:39 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
It’s not how long you spend in an app that matters.
Balanced optimises for how fast you can leave it.
Gain clarity. Act with confidence. Then get back to your life.
03.12.2025 23:13 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Design for play.
Your accountant feels at home in a spreadsheet, but you struggle to make sense of the numbers in front of you.
To increase comprehension, our hallmark slider design helps you preview the consequences of your actions.
03.12.2025 23:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The Arbitrum money market with money already supplied, and onboarding text that now indicates that you're ready to "Borrow a new asset".
The Arbitrum money market with the "Borrow a new asset" button now a list of assets you can borrow so you never need to change context.
The Arbitrum money market with the SOL borrow market expanded, set to borrow and send it to a different blockchain (Solana).
An active position in the Arbitrum money market, with unobtrusive indications that there are other assets still available for you to supply and borrow.
Focus on what needs it.
Most apps aren’t opinionated. They display every possible detail and then wonder why people feel overwhelmed.
You don’t need to know everything at once, so Balanced uses progressive disclosure to help you focus on what matters in the moment.
03.12.2025 23:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The Balanced money markets design, which condenses all money market actions across multiple blockchains to a single page.
Always condense down.
The more you have to click around, the more time and effort you waste.
We design every interaction to minimise steps, combine related info, and keep actions in context.
03.12.2025 23:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Get out of the way.
Most apps slow you down with complexity, bad code, and business goals.
Balanced v2 is being built from scratch for maximum speed and clarity.
Our only goal is to help you complete yours.
03.12.2025 23:13 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
To reduce time and effort, we question every interaction.
How can we maximise understanding?
What can we eliminate?
How can we make the task faster and easier to complete?
Wherever we find friction, we remove it.
Here’s how it works in practice. 👇
03.12.2025 23:13 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Most #crypto apps hide their complexity behind an aesthetic UI.
But polish doesn’t guarantee ease of use. You still waste time hunting for information, second-guessing actions, and jumping between pages.
That’s why Balanced has one priority: reduce your time and effort.
03.12.2025 23:13 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 3
You came to DeFi to gain financial freedom.
You stay despite the friction because giving up custody has its own costs.
But you shouldn’t have to tolerate complexity just to stay in control.
You deserve control, clarity, and peace of mind.
01.12.2025 14:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Then there’s the mental overhead you can’t escape.
Weekends watching tutorials just to complete basic tasks.
Headspace occupied by positions you have to micromanage.
Sleepless nights consumed by the fear you missed something crucial.
01.12.2025 14:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Even with the right info, it’s hard not to second-guess every action.
Apps inundate you with jargon and force you to do the math on your own.
You might be able to read it, but you often can’t fully grasp the outcome.
So you just click confirm and hope for the best.
01.12.2025 14:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
And once you finally land on the right page?
Finding basic info still requires detective work.
Many apps bury what matters. The details you need to take action are obscured by the details you don’t.
If your eyes glaze over as you try to focus, that’s the app failing you.
01.12.2025 14:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Want to trade, borrow, or earn a return? Get ready to move.
Different page for every action. Your portfolio scattered across apps.
You switch context so often that you’re tempted to go all-in on a single ecosystem.
01.12.2025 14:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The real cost of DeFi isn’t transaction fees.
It’s the time and energy you waste on friction that shouldn’t exist.
Fragmented workflows. Complex interfaces. Constant second-guessing.
Not because the technology requires it, but because few do the work to make it simple.
01.12.2025 14:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1
Balanced blog
Balanced is a stablecoin and exchange crafted for simplicity.
Built on the ICON blockchain, it’s about to go cross-chain.
In our Q4 roadmap update, we share plans for Balanced’s first connection with Archway, a new blockchain in the Cosmos ecosystem.
blog.balanced.network/q4-2023/
28.10.2023 03:05 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
