Ultimate FAQ
Everything you need to know about the project's history, founders, useful links, token details and more.
What is Spectra?
A permissionless protocol for interest rate derivatives with its own flagship interface.
When was Spectra founded?
Previously known as APWine, it was founded in mid-2020 during 'DeFi Summer'. The rebrand to Spectra occurred on July 10th, 2023.
Who is the founder of Spectra?
Spectra has 4 founders:
Gaspard Peduzzi - Smart Contracts | Invented yield tokenization.
Ulysse Ramage - UX/UI / Full Stack
Antoine Mouran - Integrations & Business Development
Jean Chambras - Security, Data & Analytics
How much did Spectra (APWine) raise?
Q1 2021 Seed Round - $1M Delphi Ventures, The Spartan Group, DeFi Alliance, Decentralab | Grégoire le Jeune (Oiler) & Louis Guthmann (Starkware), Rarestone Capital, Spincrypto Capital, Ternary Capital, Harvest Finance, Jarvis Network, Ajit Tripathi, Marc Zeller (Aave), Doo Wan Nam & Gustav Arentoft (Maker Foundation), Daryl Lau (Mechanism Capital), 0xAshish, Marcos del Rio & Caleb Sheridan (ArcherDAO), Alessio Delmonti (PieDAO), Chandresh Ahawar (UniLend), TokenBrice (Tokenbrice, DeFi France, BanklessFr), Avihu Levy, Nathan Sexer (Must Cometh, Ethereum France, ETHCC), Simon Polrot (ADAN President), ManuRedPills, Dydymoon, Sajida Zouarhi, Julien Bouteloup & others
Q2 2021 Liquidity Bootstrapping - $5.1M
2022 Seed Extension Round - $2.6M Led by Greenfield Capital
Other: Lido Grant
What are the major protocol milestones?
Dec 2021: Genesis Airdrop (1.18% of total supply)
Dec 2021: Official Mainnet & Polygon Launch
Oct 2022: Introduction of 2.0 (Spectra)
Token
What is the token of the Spectra Protocol?
APW is the native token of Spectra Protocol with a max total supply of 50,000,000. The ticker remains from the APWine era, and the contract remains intact.
| Network | Token Contract |
|---|---|
Ethereum Mainnet | |
Polygon | |
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