TermMax caught my attention because it’s trying to solve something DeFi still hasn’t fully figured out: making borrowing and lending rates more predictable.

The idea of fixed-rate lending sounds straightforward, and the recent activity around TermMax makes it worth watching. But I’m less interested in seeing TVL move up than understanding what’s actually keeping that money there.

Are people using TermMax because they genuinely want fixed borrowing costs? Are lenders finding the yields attractive enough to return? Or is most of the activity coming from a smaller group of users taking advantage of specific markets?

That’s where things get interesting.

With a protocol like TermMax, maturity matters a lot. When positions expire, do borrowers open new ones and lenders put their capital back to work? That tells us much more about real demand than a temporary TVL spike.

I’d also want to see how evenly liquidity is spread across assets and markets, rather than just looking at the total.

For me, the next chapter for TermMax isn’t simply about getting bigger.

It’s whether users come back after their first fixed-rate position ends.

That’s the number I’d keep watching.

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