Pendle is a DeFi protocol that facilitates yield-trading on both the Avalanche and Ethereum blockchains. Avalanche is a decentralized platform that offers open smart contract functionality. With Pendle, users can trade and tokenize future yield, which serves as collateral for various products. The protocol is currently developing a native AMM that supports tokens with reducing time value, which is expected to expand the DeFi ecosystem and token pairs.

With Pendle, lenders can lock in future yield and generate additional yield while traders can gain exposure to future yield streams. This project offers several features, including accessibility, flexibility, and full on-chain support. The platform supports multiple assets and protocols, allowing users to manage their yield on one platform seamlessly. Users can deposit and withdraw their capital as per their suitability. The smart contracts maintain and verify all the transactions, offering complete transparency between the platform and users.

According to its whitepaper, the Pendle system works on three components: Tokenization of Yield, Pendle's Automated Market Maker (AMM), and Governance. Two tokens, OT and YT, are issued to tokenize future yield. The ownership token consists of transferrable underlying assets, while the future yield token represents entitlement to the future yield. Users can deposit YT and OT in the liquidity pools to receive PENDLE tokens and swap fees in return. Liquidity pools help users trade cryptocurrencies on decentralized exchanges (DEX).

The Pendle platform uses PENDLE as its utility token for governing the system. The team enables token governance, which includes allocating liquidity incentives, creating new market pairs, and managing treasury funds. PENDLE is an ERC-20 token that rewards long-term token holders and provides liquidity through initiatives like (Pe, P) and (Pa, P). These initiatives have three main goals: increasing PENDLE's liquidity, rewarding token holders for their contributions, and providing liquidity to the protocol.

It seems that analysts are predicting a significant increase in the value of Pendle in the coming years. According to their projections, the price of Pendle is expected to rise by 236.27% and reach $2.46 by the end of 2025. The current market sentiment appears to be bullish, and while the Fear Greed Index is currently reading 18.50 (which indicates extreme fear), all technical indicators point towards positive growth.