$XVS No todo the risk of DeFi appears in the chart.
Sometimes we talk about crypto as if it were all about buying a token, waiting for it to go up, and selling it.
But behind all that are protocols, networks, liquidity, oracles, smart contracts, and decisions that can completely change the rules of the game.
Look at what’s happening with Venus Protocol.
Venus will stop supporting opBNB, Optimism, and Unichain on October 23, 2026.
Why? Because activity on those networks no longer seems to justify the cost of maintaining them.
And this is where it becomes important for users.
If you have funds supplied or open loans on Venus on any of these networks, you’ll need to close or migrate your positions and withdraw your funds before the shutdown.
This doesn’t mean Venus will automatically liquidate everyone. In fact, the process is designed to reduce positions progressively and avoid forced liquidations.
But think about what that means:
A strategy that works today may stop being available simply because the protocol decided to stop maintaining that infrastructure.
And that’s something we often forget when talking about Web3.
DeFi also needs maintenance.
It also has costs.
It also has governance.
And it can also make decisions that directly affect people who use the protocol.
Next time you see a token moving, remember that the chart only tells part of the story.
Sometimes we talk about crypto as if it were all about buying a token, waiting for it to go up, and selling it.
But behind all that are protocols, networks, liquidity, oracles, smart contracts, and decisions that can completely change the rules of the game.
Look at what’s happening with Venus Protocol.
Venus will stop supporting opBNB, Optimism, and Unichain on October 23, 2026.
Why? Because activity on those networks no longer seems to justify the cost of maintaining them.
And this is where it becomes important for users.
If you have funds supplied or open loans on Venus on any of these networks, you’ll need to close or migrate your positions and withdraw your funds before the shutdown.
This doesn’t mean Venus will automatically liquidate everyone. In fact, the process is designed to reduce positions progressively and avoid forced liquidations.
But think about what that means:
A strategy that works today may stop being available simply because the protocol decided to stop maintaining that infrastructure.
And that’s something we often forget when talking about Web3.
DeFi also needs maintenance.
It also has costs.
It also has governance.
And it can also make decisions that directly affect people who use the protocol.
Next time you see a token moving, remember that the chart only tells part of the story.
