on october 20, @grvt_io announced its first completed buyback: 1.1m $GRVT purchased on the open market and permanently burned, not kept in a treasury. that alone, is enough reason for you to explore the platform. remember my $1 experiment yesterday? turns out there was something i could've tried without depositing a cent i found grvt's portfolio simulator, where you can test different investment allocations and see projected returns before committing real money. so i tried an imaginary $50, split between 60% Earn, 30% Opportunistic Bundle and 10% Balanced Bundle. the simulator showed a projected 5.85% blended APY. then i increased Opportunistic to 79%, reduced Earn to 11% and kept Balanced at 10%. suddenly, my projected APY jumped to 9.52%, without adding another dollar. but here's what i noticed. i'd also concentrated most of my imaginary capital in one higher-yield strategy, meaning greater exposure to its risks. that's what i actually like about the simulator. you can experiment with different allocations and understand the trade-offs before investing anything. and it makes grvt 2.0's direction easier to understand. the upcoming Earn expansion targets up to 11% APY through tokenized fixed income, while Yield as Margin is planned for november. the idea is to let eligible earning assets support trades while continuing to generate yield, all within one self-custodial platform. of course, these are simulated returns, not guarantees. i didn't actually invest that $50. and for anyone wondering how to verify the 1.1m GRVT burn, don't worry, i've saved you the stress the official dashboard with the onchain verification link is in my reply below.