Recently, DeFi has been taking a serious hit. In April, hackers made off with over $600 million, and Kelp DAO lost nearly $300 million in this wave. Aave saw hundreds of billions in funds get drained as people rushed to exit, and now everyone is starting to fear the contagion risk in the pools.
As the market swings back and forth, many are still recklessly leveraging up, but when I checked the on-chain authorization data, it’s clear that a lot of folks don't even realize what assets their staked funds are actually tied to.
@TermMaxFi recently put out a poll asking if people check the underlying collateral when borrowing, and it turns out some only focus on APR, some glance occasionally, while many haven't even considered it at all.
Mainstream lending pools mix quality assets with junk, and just when you think you're getting stable yields, you're actually bearing the worst risks in the pool. If one asset goes belly-up, everyone suffers together, and the front end won’t give you a heads-up about this structure.
RWA has now seen $27 billion on-chain, but only a small portion has actually made its way into DeFi lending. Big money isn't keen on throwing cash into places where even they can't explain the risks, which is pretty straightforward.
TermMax's approach is much clearer. One lending pool corresponds to one collateral type, so whichever asset you choose, you're only accountable for that. No guessing or luck involved. Risk is crystal clear, and atomic orders allow funds to be executed efficiently across markets, with the safety boundaries remaining unchanged.
Right now, their activity is really about vetting people, keeping those who are willing to understand the structure, rather than just chasing superficial returns. In lending, the market will never change every bit of yield you receive; it always corresponds to a level of risk you're willing to accept.
Next time you hit confirm, take a second to ask yourself, if this yield goes south, which asset is actually taking the hit for me? If you can't answer that, then the answer is pretty clear already.
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