🦙 Curve Launches LlamaLend V2 on Optimism with OP Rewards

🦙 LlamaLend V2 drops

By Curve
Jun 22, 2026, 3:04 PM
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Curve Finance has launched LlamaLend V2 on Optimism, introducing a new lending framework built around Curve liquidity.​

Key Features:

  • Use Curve LP tokens as collateral
  • Isolated market risk management
  • Improved range-based liquidations powered by LLAMMA
  • Enhanced market security

Incentives: OP rewards are available for eligible positions, distributed through Merkl.​

Users can now borrow, lend, or loop through isolated markets on Curve's Optimism markets.​

This launch represents Curve's continued expansion as a stablecoin infrastructure provider, now offering lending services alongside its established liquidity pools.​

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