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“IOSG: DeFi Is at Its Most Dangerous Moment—The Real Vulnerability Isn’t in the Code” (Author: Darko)
April 2026: DeFi’s core mental model has collapsed—non-code vulnerabilities are being exposed one after another, and smart contracts are not foolproof.
Three incidents involving Drift, KelpDAO, and Wasabi reveal that the concentration of power in operational foundations such as cross-chain operations, social engineering, and private keys leads to cascading liquidations and bank runs.
OpenFi’s “decentralization” marketing conceals the risks in the trust assumptions behind multi-signature schemes, validators, oracles, and more.
The industry needs to publicly weigh operational leverage, strengthen governance and risk control, and clarify upgrade paths and the mandatory security safety nets that must be retained.
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