Significant Liquidations and MEV Losses on DeFi Lending Protocols

💰 MEV Losses Plague DeFi...

By UMA
Apr 18, 2024, 5:46 PM
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Over the past week, 404 liquidations occurred on the decentralized lending protocols Aave and Compound Finance, resulting in over $2.​3 million paid in liquidation incentives.​ However, a staggering 76% of these incentives were lost to Maximal Extractable Value (MEV), a form of crypto market inefficiency.​ As the bull market continues, more liquidations are expected, and the company Oval is positioning itself as a solution to capture and reclaim the MEV lost during these events.​

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