Liquid Restaking Risks Now Existing With $2 Billion Bet On DeFi Platforms
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Simultaneously, DeFi platforms like Pendle Finance have attracted hundreds of millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies, offering enticing returns of 30% or more. Investors are betting on high incentive payouts from these platforms.
Anil Lulla, co-founder of crypto research firm Delphi Digital, foresees a trend of rehypothecation of ETH into riskier networks as people chase higher yields in the crypto space.
EigenLayer is drawing the second-largest cryptocurrency for liquid restaking, a process inspired by Ethereum’s proof-of-stake network. Despite the growing influx of funds into Stake, a significant hurdle arises with capital being locked up. Specifically, stETH staked into EigenLayer confines users’ capital, prompting the creation of the Liquidity Restaking Protocol (LRP) to address this opportunity cost issue.
However, the development of LRPs introduces potential liquid restaking risks, including the sustainability of the model. Collateral tokens (LST) continuously used to stake and acquire additional collateral tokens (LRT) may lead to overlapping layers, posing a challenge to the system’s stability.
Additionally, liquid restaking risks associated with errors in Smart Contracts, such as inaccurate amounts of ETH in protocols for minting security tokens, raise concerns reminiscent of past cross-chain bridge failures.
The collapse of Multichain notably resulted in assets on Fantom losing peg, highlighting the fragility of such systems. Investors navigating these volatile waters must remain vigilant amid the allure of high yields and evolving protocols.
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