Yearn Finance, a pioneering platform in the realm of Decentralized Finance (DeFi), has put forward a daring challenge to the global hacking community. With the brave move of disclosing its vault smart contract, the DeFi lending platform is practically daring hackers to expose any weaknesses in their system – a move described as ‘rugging.’
Testing the Resilience of the Yearn Finance v3 Vault
In a surprising twist on July 26, Yearn Finance expressed its audacious challenge via a tweet: “We invite you to attempt a hack. Yes, seriously.”
Full of confidence in their v3 vault, the Yearn Finance team announced it “has undergone extensive audits and thorough internal examinations.” The team firmly believes it’s time for a real-world test, extending the challenge to the ruthless arena of ‘Crypto Twitter.’
The Yearn Finance team left no ambiguity, stating, “If you can manage to withdraw funds from the v3 Vault and strategy below, they’re yours for the taking.”
To further emphasize its openness, Yearn Finance revealed it has “unveiled almost all permissioned functions on the vault, and shared the contract. “See, we sincerely invite you to attempt a rug on us anon,” the team boldly reiterated.
Yearn Finance’s Popular Vault: The Curve TriCryptoUSDC
Yearn Finance’s most sought-after vault, the Curve TriCryptoUSDC vault, boasts $108 million in locked assets and promises a yield of 13.94%.
Unfortunately, Yearn faced a major exploit in April due to a ‘misconfigured’ yUSDT token, resulting in an estimated loss of approximately $10 million.
A DeFi Titan Falls: Yearn’s Struggle in TVL Rankings
Once counted among the top DeFi protocols, Yearn Finance has stumbled to 24th in the total value locked (TVL) rankings. Rising fees and escalating gas costs have led to a decline in the platform’s popularity, with some depositors incurring losses on ‘yield opportunities’ before restructuring the fee framework.
As per DeFiLlama, the platform’s current TVL stands at a meager $431 million, showing negligible growth in the past year. Shockingly, TVL has plummeted 94% from its peak of nearly $7 billion in late 2021.
Yearn’s native token, YFI, hasn’t fared much better. Once the shining star of DeFi in 2021, it outperformed even Bitcoin’s peak prices.
However, currently, YFI is in a slump, languishing at 93% below its all-time high, much like several other DeFi tokens. This downtrend marks a significant setback for what was once a shining beacon in DeFi.
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