: This marked Yearn's transition from a community experiment to a more professionalized DAO. More recently, in September 2025 , the protocol proposed further overhauls to direct 90% of revenue to stakers , moving even further away from pure scarcity toward a value-accrual model.
: A proposal suggested minting 6,666 new YFI tokens (worth roughly $200 million at the time) to replenish the treasury and incentivize core contributors. : This marked Yearn's transition from a community
: The move was controversial. Some early investors left the project, viewing the inflation as a breach of the "social contract" of immutability. Current State of YFI (as of April 2026) Yearn Finance Considers Minting $200M in New YFI Tokens in September 2025