YfDAI.finance
YfDAI.finance — a reference card for a crypto project: what the product does and how verifiable the project’s key claims are; also — alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis (DecAI Fit).
YfDAI.finance, judging by public traces, looks like a DeFi project/token on Ethereum. The public pages of the website/documentation required a login at the time of the check, so the verifiable conclusions are limited to onchain facts (the token contract) and the existence of GitHub repositories.
Disclaimer
Important: this page is a reference overview of the project. Within DecAIHub, we separately record a verification based on open sources within the AI thesis (what is real AI/onchain/why a token, and which sources this is based on).
This is not financial advice and not a recommendation to buy/sell/hold any asset. We do not assess price, returns, or entry/exit timing.
Conclusions are based on publicly available materials found as of the verification date. The absence of confirmation does not imply the absence of the technology.
TL;DR (for readers who are not into AI)
- What it is: a DeFi token/project on Ethereum (per the onchain explorer data).
- Who it’s for: DeFi users (staking/farming/pools — per the general positioning; the details require Tier‑1).
- Why onchain/token: the ERC‑20 token Yf‑DAI is confirmed; protocol onchain logic beyond the token is not established per Tier‑1.
How it works (very briefly)
- The user does: interacts with the ERC‑20 token (transfers/DEX/staking — if applicable).
- The system does: onchain records the token operations on Ethereum.
- The user gets: the token at an address and possible DeFi scenarios (the details require access to the documentation/contracts).
- Where the blockchain is: Ethereum (the ERC‑20 contract).
- Token role (if any): a Tier‑1 source for claim “the token is used for payment for the service/staking/governance” is not confirmed.
Quick links: AI thesis fit
Project passport
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Project name | YfDAI.finance |
| Also known as (aliases) | YfDAI; Yf-DAI |
| Logo (logo) | ../assets/399_yfdai-finance_logo.png |
| Token symbol (ticker) | Yf-DAI |
| Category | DeFi |
| Primary chain (chain) | Ethereum |
| Type | EVM |
| Network status | mainnet |
| Consensus (consensus) | PoS (Ethereum) |
| Launch date (launch_date) | — |
| Project status (status) | — |
| Token (standard) | ERC-20 |
| Token contract | 0xf4CD3d3Fda8d7Fd6C5a500203e38640A70Bf9577 |
| Token model (token_type) | — |
| Max supply | 21,000 |
| Issuance | — |
| Tokenomics (tokenomics, brief) | max supply is given in the explorer; the utility requires Tier‑1 confirmation |
| Governance | — |
| Admins/keys | — |
| Audit | — |
| Bug bounty | — |
| Team (team) | — |
| Funding (investors/funding) | — |
| AI component (ai_component) | — |
| Use‑case (use_case) | DeFi token |
| DecAI Fit — AI thesis fit | 0/6 — no AI reality and no AI intent (ai_score=0) |
| DecAI Fit component summary | ai_score 0 / onchain_score 1 / token_score 0 / evidence_score 1 |
| Last verified | 2026-02-11 |
Links (links_*)
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Website | https://yfdai.finance/ |
| Docs | https://docs.yfdai.finance/ |
| GitHub | https://github.com/yfdaifinance/yfdai.sol |
| Releases / Changelog | — |
| Whitepaper | https://paper.yfdai.finance/ |
| Roadmap | https://yfdaifinance.medium.com/yfdai-2022-roadmap-77c391b8315 |
| Security advisories | https://github.com/yfdaifinance/yfdai.sol/security |
| Explorer | https://etherscan.io/token/0xf4CD3d3Fda8d7Fd6C5a500203e38640A70Bf9577 |
| X | https://twitter.com/YfdaiF |
| Discord | — |
| Telegram | https://t.me/yfdaifinance |
| Medium | https://medium.com/@yfdaifinance/the-next-evolution-in-defi-yfdai-finance-d70e7af6aef2 |
| Audit report(s) | — |
| Bug bounty | — |
| CoinGecko (profile, reference) | https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/yfdai-finance |
| CoinMarketCap (profile, reference) | https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/yfdai-finance/ |
General project overview
Per the Tier‑1 observations at the time of the check, the website and docs lead to a login page, so it was not possible to extract a verifiable description of the product/token utility. Only the existence of the ERC‑20 token Yf‑DAI on Ethereum and the existence of a repository with the smart contract on GitHub are reliably confirmed.
Features/modules
- ERC‑20 token: an onchain contract on Ethereum.
- Smart contract repository: a public GitHub repository
yfdai.sol(a separate check of conformance to the deployment is required). - Documentation/whitepaper: the links require a login/were not extracted.
Typical scenarios
- Scenario 1: a user interacts with the token → transfers/trades it on a DEX/CEX (as an asset).
- Scenario 2: a researcher/developer reads the contract in the repository → checks it against onchain.
Getting started (wallet/network)
- What you need: an EVM wallet.
- Network/chain: Ethereum.
- Fees: Ethereum fees for operations with the token.
Architecture/tech (non‑AI)
- Components: the ERC‑20 contract; potential DeFi contracts/products are not confirmed by Tier‑1.
Token/economics (expanded, no forecasts)
- Onchain fact: max total supply is given in the explorer.
- Token utility: not confirmed by Tier‑1 (the documentation is unavailable without a login).
Governance
- Who makes decisions: — (not established per Tier‑1 sources).
Security and incidents
- Security advisories: there is a security page in the GitHub repository.
- Audits / bug bounty / incidents: — (not established per Tier‑1 sources).
Project status and timeline
- Current status: the token is active onchain; the web links require a login.
- Roadmap: there is a Medium post (Tier‑2).
Ecosystem/integrations
- Integrations/partners: — (not established per Tier‑1 sources).
AI component of the project
- What is real AI here? Tier‑1 confirmation of AI functionality is not established.
- What is truly onchain? an ERC‑20 token on Ethereum.
- Why is a token needed? the utility of the token is not confirmed per Tier‑1.
- Red flags (based on the information found): the docs/whitepaper links are behind a login; without Tier‑1 confirmations of AI/token utility the conclusions are limited.
DecAI Fit component summary
- DecAI Fit: 0/6 — no AI reality and no AI intent (ai_score=0)
| Component | Level | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI reality | low | 0 |
| Onchain necessity | low | 1 |
| Token necessity | low | 0 |
| Evidence | Tier‑1 present | 1 |
Details
AI reality
AI_0 — AI intent (Tier‑1 roadmap) (1/0)
- AI_0 (decision): 0
- Claim: a Tier‑1 statement/roadmap about AI is not confirmed.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
- Why sufficient / why not: there are no available Tier‑1 materials about AI on the public pages.
- Conflict note (if any): —
AI_1 — what the AI does (1/0)
- AI_1 (decision): 0
- Claim: a Tier‑1 description of AI features is absent.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
- Why sufficient / why not: without Tier‑1 sources we do not set the flag.
- Conflict note (if any): —
AI_2 — demos/examples (1/0)
- AI_2 (decision): 0
- Claim: a Tier‑1 demo/guide of the AI part is not confirmed.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
- Why sufficient / why not: the public pages require a login; “what you can touch” is not recorded.
- Conflict note (if any): —
AI_3 — metrics/quality (1/0)
- AI_3 (decision): 0
- Metrics: —
- Context (version/date/how measured): —
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
- Why sufficient / why not: no Tier‑1 AI metrics were found.
- Conflict note (if any): —
AI_4 — tech description/architecture/versions (1/0)
- AI_4 (decision): 0
- Claim: no Tier‑1 tech description of the AI component was found.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
- Why sufficient / why not: without available Tier‑1 materials we do not set the flag.
- Conflict note (if any): —
Onchain necessity
OC_1 — contracts/addresses/chain (1/0)
- OC_1 (decision): 1
- Chain: Ethereum
- Addresses/identifiers: 0xf4CD3d3Fda8d7Fd6C5a500203e38640A70Bf9577
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://etherscan.io/token/0xf4CD3d3Fda8d7Fd6C5a500203e38640A70Bf9577
- Why sufficient / why not: the explorer confirms the token address and the network.
- Conflict note (if any): —
OC_2 — onchain beyond just a token (1/0)
- OC_2 (decision): 0
- What useful logic is onchain: not established per Tier‑1 (other than the token).
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
- Why sufficient / why not: the existence of the token by itself does not prove protocol onchain logic.
- Conflict note (if any): —
OC_3 — onchain is critical (1/0)
- OC_3 (decision): 0
- “Replace the blockchain” test: not established per Tier‑1.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
- Why sufficient / why not: there is no Tier‑1 justification of the criticality of the blockchain.
- Conflict note (if any): —
Token necessity
TK_0 — no token (1/0)
- TK_0 (decision): 0
- Claim: the project has a token, Yf‑DAI (ERC‑20).
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://etherscan.io/token/0xf4CD3d3Fda8d7Fd6C5a500203e38640A70Bf9577
- Why sufficient / why not: the explorer shows the name/symbol and the parameters of the token.
- Conflict note (if any): —
TK_1..TK_4 (1/0)
TK_1 — payment for the service (1/0)
- TK_1 (decision): 0
- Claim: a Tier‑1 source on the token utility (payments for the service) is not confirmed.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
- Why sufficient / why not: there is no available Tier‑1 documentation on the rules of token use.
- Conflict note (if any): —
TK_2 — incentives/collateral/penalties (1/0)
- TK_2 (decision): 0
- Claim: Tier‑1 confirmation of incentives/collateral/penalties via the token is not established.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
- Why sufficient / why not: there are no available Tier‑1 materials.
- Conflict note (if any): —
TK_3 — governance (1/0)
- TK_3 (decision): 0
- Claim: Tier‑1 confirmation of governance use of the token is not established.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
- Why sufficient / why not: there are no available Tier‑1 materials.
- Conflict note (if any): —
TK_4 — token is replaceable (1/0)
- TK_4 (decision): 0
- Claim: a conclusion about the replaceability of the token is not established.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
- Why sufficient / why not: without Tier‑1 token utility, no strict conclusion can be drawn.
- Conflict note (if any): —
Evidence (table)
| Tier | Source | What it proves |
|---|---|---|
| Tier‑1 | https://etherscan.io/token/0xf4CD3d3Fda8d7Fd6C5a500203e38640A70Bf9577 | the Yf‑DAI token (ERC‑20): address and max total supply |
| Tier‑1 | https://github.com/yfdaifinance/yfdai.sol | public repository of the smart contract (requires a separate reconciliation with the deployment) |
| Tier‑1 | — | No Tier‑1 source for claim “the token has a confirmed utility (payments/staking/governance)” was found. |
| Tier‑2 | https://yfdaifinance.medium.com/ | publications/updates of the project |
| Tier‑2 | https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/yfdai-finance | reference profile of the token/project |
| Tier‑2 | https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/yfdai-finance/ | reference profile of the token/project |
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