PANews reported on December 11 that Goblin Finance, the Aptos ecosystem revenue optimization protocol, announced the completion of a $1 million strategic financing round. The round was led by OKX Ventures, Gate Ventures, and BlockBooster, with participation from Aptos, Hyperion, and Avery Ching, co-founder and CEO of Aptos Labs.

Goblin Finance is described as a yield-optimized protocol built specifically for Aptos DeFi. It can automatically execute liquidity provider strategies for V3 DEXs and perpetual contracts, and provide a vault for dynamically rebalancing or centralized liquidity.