How DeFi Protocols Actually Fail: A Systemic Risk Framework

Описание: Most people think they understand DeFi risk. They look at TVL, audit reports, volatility charts.

And yet when protocols fail, it always feels sudden—as if the risk appeared out of nowhere.

It didn't.

Risk in DeFi lives in system mechanics under stress. This video breaks down how DeFi protocols actually break: why overcollateralization isn't safety, how liquidation becomes a chain reaction, and why speed—not volatility—is the hidden variable that determines whether systems hold or collapse.

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📌 CHAPTERS:

00:00 — Why DeFi Risk Feels Invisible
00:27 — The Only Job of a Lending Protocol
00:51 — Why Overcollateralization Is Not Safety
01:30 — Speed Is the Hidden Variable
02:04 — Liquidation Is a Chain Reaction
02:38 — Where DeFi Systems Actually Break
03:27 — Why Risk Parameters Are Behavioral Code
03:52 — Governance Latency Is a Risk Factor
04:08 — Why Price Feeds Are Not Enough
04:28 — Transparency and Hidden Risk
04:49 — The Black-Box Phase of DeFi
05:09 — The One Invariant

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📖 READ THE FULL BREAKDOWN:

This video condenses an 8,000-word deep dive into DeFi risk mechanics. If you're building in DeFi, managing positions, or researching systemic risk—the article includes:

Institutional risk evaluation frameworks
Mathematical models for stress scenarios
Position sizing guidelines
Governance design considerations

👉 Full Article: https://cryptostory.substack.com/p/th...

Want to see these concepts applied in practice? I've written a separate case study on wstETH collateral risk in Aave V3—walking through exactly how to evaluate a live position using these frameworks:

👉 wstETH/Aave V3 Analysis: https://cryptostory.substack.com/p/th...

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🔑 THE CORE INSIGHT:

DeFi protocols don't fail because risk is high.

They fail because risk becomes coupled, crowded, and amplified by automation—and when markets move faster than systems can react, insolvency isn't an accident. It's an outcome.

Risk is not a number to be measured. It's a system to be designed.

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