Introduction

Yeet is a multifaceted crypto project on the Berachain network that blends game theory with decentralized finance (DeFi) – all wrapped in irreverent meme culture. Branded as “the premiere bonzi of Berachain,” it embraces Ponzi-like game mechanics in a tongue-in-cheek way while providing real utility. The Yeet ecosystem (or "Yeecosystem") comprises several interlinked components: an on-chain game (often called the Yeet Game or Yeet Cup), a bonding marketplace (YeetBonds), an automated yield Vault, and a collection of Yeetard NFTs. Each piece serves a purpose, and together they create a self-reinforcing cycle of liquidity and engagement.

Yeet’s goal is to turn degen antics into a sustainable system – players can have fun and potentially profit, protocols can build liquidity, and the community as a whole benefits from the network effects. In this report, we’ll explore every aspect of Yeet: its purpose, mechanisms, ecosystem benefits, and how each component works. We’ll also compare Yeet to similar projects to highlight what makes it unique. (All data and details are current as of the time of writing.)

Yeet Game: Last-Deposit Wins with a Twist

At the heart of Yeet is the Yeet Game, a fully on-chain game of chicken where participants “yeet” (deposit) $BERA (Berachain’s native token) into a growing prize pool. The rules are simple but engineered to avoid any single “dominant strategy”:

• Last Yeeter Wins: If a full hour passes with no new deposit, the game ends and the last person to yeet wins 80% of the entire pool. This incentivizes players to keep yeeting and extending the game. Every time someone yeets, a countdown resets (typically to 1 hour). If no one yeets before the timer hits zero, the last depositor can claim the jackpot. Anyone can also permissionlessly trigger a new game round once one ends.

• Random Rewards: To keep things fair (and fun), the remaining 20% of the pool is split among 10 random players from that game. Yeet uses verifiable randomness (via Pyth VRF) to choose these winners, each getting an equal 2% share of the pot. This means even if you’re not the final yeeter, you have a chance to win a slice of the prize, adding a lottery element to the game.

• Minimum Yeet & Game Progression: Each new deposit must be at least 0.5% of the current pool value. This rule forces the pool to grow and prevents tiny spam deposits from prolonging the game indefinitely – as the pot gets bigger, so does the minimum required yeet. Eventually, it becomes too expensive or risky to continue, ensuring the game will conclude in a reasonable time with a big winner.

• Yeet Tax (15%): Every time someone yeets into the pool, a 15% tax is levied on that deposit (the remaining 85% goes into the prize pool). This tax is not simply siphoned away; it’s redistributed to fuel other parts of the Yeet ecosystem: 9% of each yeet goes to Yeet stakers via the Liquidity Vault, 5% goes to the Yeet treasury, and 1% goes to BERA8 (a public goods fund on Berachain via The Honey Jar). In effect, the game’s volume generates ongoing value for stakeholders and the broader community.

• Rewards for Playing – $YEET Tokens: Perhaps the biggest twist is that everyone who participates in the game earns $YEET tokens, the native token of the protocol. Yeet has a daily emission of $YEET (distributed at midnight UTC) allocated as player rewards. These tokens are split among all players of the past day proportionally to how much they yeeted (their “yeet volume”). In other words, even if you don’t win the BERA prize pool, you “win” some $YEET just for yeeting.

• No Gas Wars – Fair Play: Yeet is built for human players, not just bots. In late-game scenarios, one might worry about block-stuffing or gas wars (where someone spams the blockchain to prevent others from beating their last deposit). To mitigate this, Yeet’s UI alerts players to increase their gas fee in final minutes if needed. By recommending higher gas (or providing tutorials for MetaMask/Rabby wallet users on how to do so), Yeet helps ensure no one can easily lock out others from yeeting.

In essence, the Yeet Game is like Ethereum’s famous Fomo3D game reimagined for Berachain, but with added layers of fairness and reward. It generates excitement through its last-man-standing premise, yet also feeds into a larger financial ecosystem. Players can profit in multiple ways – by winning the pot, by getting randomly chosen, or by farming $YEET tokens during play. This “no dominant strategy” design keeps the game unpredictable and prevents obvious exploitation. It’s a thrilling, memetic way to bootstrap liquidity.

$YEET Token and Staking Mechanics

The $YEET token is the glue that holds the Yeet ecosystem together. It is earned primarily through playing the Yeet game, but can also be bought on the market or obtained indirectly via bribes (e.g. other protocols might offer $YEET as incentives in Berachain’s governance/bribe system). $YEET has a fixed total supply of 1 billion tokens and a defined emission schedule for game rewards.

The main utility of $YEET is staking: holders can stake their $YEET tokens in the protocol to earn a share of Yeet’s revenue. When you stake $YEET, you essentially become entitled to a portion of all the value flows generated by the ecosystem – chiefly the 9% yeet tax that is deposited into the vault (in the form of yield-bearing LP tokens). Staking mechanics include:

• Staking Rewards: Every yeet deposit generates staking rewards. 9% of the taxed $BERA is funneled into the vault and distributed as yield to stakers.

• Unstaking Mechanism: Stakers must wait 10 days to withdraw their stake without penalty, or use a rage quit function that burns a portion of their tokens upon early exit.

• Yield from Vault: Staked tokens continuously accumulate vault shares, growing as more players yeet and funds flow into the ecosystem.

$YEET staking turns players into stakeholders, ensuring that those who engage in the ecosystem are also incentivized to contribute to its long-term success. The combination of game rewards, vault revenue, and staking incentives makes $YEET a central pillar of the Yeet economy.

Conclusion

Yeet has successfully transformed what might have been a simple game into a self-sustaining financial ecosystem. By integrating game mechanics with staking, liquidity vaults, and bonds, Yeet effectively gamifies DeFi participation while ensuring longevity through revenue-sharing and protocol-owned liquidity. The Yeetard NFTs further enhance user engagement and tie into the broader Berachain network.

With a unique mix of Ponzi mechanics, gamified liquidity provision, and strong community culture, Yeet is not just a DeFi experiment – it’s becoming a cornerstone of the Berachain ecosystem. If adoption continues at its current pace, Yeet could define how DeFi products integrate gaming and social engagement to drive liquidity and growth in new blockchain networks.

The future of Yeet will depend on continued user adoption, smart treasury management, and sustained game engagement. But for now, the community is shouting just one thing: YEET!