Projects weigh security risks, benefits of liquidity pool token collateral
Liquidity pool token-backed collateral could bolster DeFi's TVL, but can it be used securely? Multiple decentralized finance (DeFi) projects are moving forward with plans to allow liquidity provider tokens as collateral for stablecoin and lending services — though experts caution that the security considerations associated with using LP tokens in this manner can be complex. LP tokens are distributed to liquidity providers on automated market makers (AMMs) to represent a provider’s stake in a liquidity pool. Providers are incentivized with trading and protocol fees that are paid out upon....
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Liquidity pools offer passive income opportunities to investors — but how do they work? How can I join DeFi liquidity pools?The exact procedure for joining DeFi liquidity pools varies according to the platform. In general, one would need to set up an account on the platform of choice and then connect an Ethereum wallet such as MetaMask or other Web 3.0 wallets from the homepage. After that, tokens can be deposited into the relevant liquidity pool.On platforms, such as Uniswap, one would need to search for a specific pair they want to provide liquidity to and then connect the wallet. After....
Compound users can no longer use YFI, ZRX, BAT and MKR tokens as collateral for loans. Decentralized lending protocol Compound has paused the supply of four tokens as lending collateral on its platform, aiming to protect users against potential attacks involving price manipulation, similar to the recent $117 million exploit of Mango Markets, according to a proposal on Compound’s governance forum that was recently passed.With the pause, users will not be able to deposit Yearn.finance’s YFI (YFI), 0x’s ZRX, Basic Attention Token (BAT) and Maker’s MKR (MKR) as collateral to take loans.The....
DeFi Pulse and Gauntlet have released a new tool to improve users’ risk awareness of major DeFi projects. Decentralized finance (DeFi) analytics platform DeFi Pulse has launched new safety ratings in alpha to enable users to compare the risks of on-chain protocols. However, the ratings system is still in development and does not factor in all risks, such as smart contract risks. In partnership with digital asset modeling platform Gauntlet, the grading tool looks at key factors including user behaviour, collateral volatility, relative collateral liquidity, protocol parameters, and smart....
In a promising sign for the DeFi space, another project devotes itself to complete user compensation following an exploit In a blog post on Saturday night, Warp Finance — the latest decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol to suffer a smart contract exploit — announced promising strides towards recompensating users following a nearly $8 million flash loan attack. As Cointelegraph reported on Friday, the DeFi protocol, which offers stablecoin loans on liquidity pool token collateral, lost $7.7 million in USDC and DAI when an attacker used multiple flash loans to create liquidity pool tokens,....
Bancor introduced a complex but useful lending and token burn mechanic through its vBNT token. Automated market maker exchange Bancor has rolled out a new mechanism that allows users to increase their capital efficiency while providing liquidity in its pools.Called Vortex, the solution allows users providing liquidity in BNT, Bancor’s utility token, to borrow funds while continuing to obtain yield from swap fees.The Vortex mechanism reworks the existing mechanism of vBNT, a special version of the BNT token that entitles users to participate in governance. The voting token is automatically....