DeFi & Yield

What is smart contract risk in DeFi?

Smart contract risk in DeFi is the possibility that the code governing a protocol contains a bug, design flaw, or exploitable logic that leads to loss of user funds. Because DeFi applications execute automatically and often hold pooled assets, a single vulnerability can be drained before anyone intervenes, and code is generally immutable once deployed. For example, a flawed lending contract could let an attacker withdraw more collateral than allowed, affecting everyone in the pool. Audits reduce but do not remove this risk, so treat any DeFi position as carrying real and irreversible downside.

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