In May and June, the market witnessed Luna/UST's collapse, the liquidation of Three Arrows Capital (a large crypto fund), and insolvencies of major centralized crypto lending firms.
Excessive leverage, poor risk management and lending practices in the lending sector exacerbated the market sell-off amidst a global macro risk-off. How will the lending sector emerge from the rubble?
We discuss the crypto lending landscape, deep dive into DeFi protocols Aave and Clearpool, share insights from some institutional borrowers and come up with key lessons learned for the future.