# MaiaDAO > The unified liquidity layer MaiaDAO is a decentralized organization that operates an omnichain DeFi ecosystem for swapping tokens and earning yield across multiple blockchain networks through interconnected protocols. MaiaDAO is a community-owned DeFi ecosystem focused on unifying liquidity across blockchain networks. Users can swap tokens across connected chains, provide concentrated liquidity to earn emissions, and stake governance tokens to direct yield and earn trading fees. The ecosystem includes Hermes, an omnichain AMM and yield marketplace; Talos, an automated liquidity management protocol for Uniswap V3; and Ulysses, a cross-chain liquidity layer built on LayerZero. - Type: DAO - Sector: Finance - Status: Active - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/maiadao ## Products - [Hermes Protocol](https://thegrid.id/profiles/maiadao): Hermes Protocol is a decentralized omnichain yield and liquidity marketplace deployed on Arbitrum. Users swap tokens across connected EVM chains or provide concentrated liquidity in Uniswap V3-style gauge pools. Liquidity from external chains is aggregated into Arbitrum through an integrated LayerZero-based cross-chain layer with Across as an additional bridge integration. The protocol uses b(3,3) tokenomics: HERMES holders can irreversibly burn tokens into bHERMES, an ERC-4626 vault share, to receive gauge voting rights, a yield boost of up to 2.5x on staked positions, and on-chain governance power. Gauge voters allocate weekly HERMES emissions and receive 100% of trading fees and bribes from their chosen pools. (Decentralised Exchange, Live, Main Product) - [Talos](https://thegrid.id/profiles/maiadao): Talos (Transparent Automated Liquidity Optimized Strategies) is a decentralized automated liquidity management protocol for Uniswap V3 concentrated liquidity positions on Arbitrum. Users deposit into strategy templates that automatically rebalance and rerange positions when price deviations exceed predefined tick thresholds, removing the need for manual LP management. Positions are classified as Vanilla, representing direct Uniswap V3 LP shares subject to a 20% protocol fee on generated swap income, or Staked, which links positions to Hermes gauges to earn HERMES emissions with no protocol fee on those emissions. Smart contracts are non-upgradable, permissionless, and MIT licensed. (Yield Aggregator, Live) - [Maia](https://thegrid.id/profiles/maiadao): Maia is a yield aggregation and governance module within the MaiaDAO ecosystem. Users stake MAIA tokens to receive vMAIA, which grants a proportional share of MaiaDAO's accumulated bHERMES gauge voting power over Hermes emission pools. vMAIA holders direct this voting power to specific gauges and passively earn bribes from those allocations without manually resubmitting weekly votes. Maia Boosted Strategies offer amplified HERMES rewards to liquidity providers by pooling the DAO's aggregate gauge-boost balance, with a fee portion retained by the protocol to increase the bHERMES ratio backing each vMAIA over time. (Yield Aggregator, Live) ## Assets - [Hermes (HERMES)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/maiadao): HERMES is the utility token of Hermes Protocol, a decentralized omnichain yield and liquidity marketplace on Arbitrum. It is used to acquire bHERMES by irreversibly burning tokens into an ERC-4626 vault, granting gauge voting rights, yield boost multipliers of up to 2.5x on staked liquidity positions, and on-chain governance power. The HERMES-to-bHERMES conversion rate increases with inflation, providing existing bHERMES holders with anti-dilution protection. (Utility) - [Maia (MAIA)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/maiadao): MAIA is the governance token of the Maia ecosystem, deployed on Arbitrum. Users stake MAIA to receive vMAIA, which grants a proportional share of MaiaDAO's accumulated bHERMES voting power to direct Hermes gauge emissions and earn passive bribe rewards. The bHERMES backing per MAIA increases over time as the protocol accumulates more burnt HERMES, and MAIA withdrawals from the staking contract are restricted to the first Tuesday of each month. (Governance) - [bHermes (BHERMES)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/maiadao): bHERMES is a vault token representing permanently burned HERMES deposits in Hermes Protocol on Arbitrum, implemented as ERC-4626 shares. Holders claim three utility tokens — bHermes Gauges, bHermes Boost, and bHermes Votes — to vote on weekly gauge emissions, multiply yields by up to 2.5x on staked liquidity positions, and participate in on-chain governance. The HERMES-to-bHERMES conversion ratio increases with inflation, ensuring existing holders are not diluted by new HERMES emissions. (Vault Tokens) - [vMaia (VMAIA)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/maiadao): vMAIA is the staked form of MAIA in the MaiaDAO ecosystem on Arbitrum, received when users deposit MAIA into the protocol's staking contract. It grants holders a proportional share of MaiaDAO's bHERMES voting power to direct Hermes Protocol gauge emissions and earn passive bribe rewards without resubmitting weekly votes. vMAIA is fungible and can be traded or used in liquidity pools, but the underlying MAIA can only be withdrawn on the first Tuesday of each month. 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