DeFi Risk Monitor Blog
Guides on DeFi risk management — Aave, Uniswap, health factors, and more.
How to Stress-Test Your DeFi Portfolio Before the Next Crash
Run -30% and -60% crash simulations on your DeFi positions with DeFi Saver and Tenderly. Find your exact liquidation price before it finds you.
Stablecoin Depeg Risk: Mechanics, On-Chain Warning Signs, and How to Monitor Your Collateral Exposure
Understand the two depeg models that destroyed $40B+ in value. Monitor five on-chain warning signs and integrate peg health into your Aave position strategy.
Aave Shield Explained: How the New Slippage Protection Works After the $50M Swap Incident
A $50M swap routed through a $74K liquidity pool cost a trader $49.66M. Aave Shield now blocks swaps exceeding 25% price impact. Here's what happened and how the protection works.
DeFi Liquidation Alerts: Stop Losing Money to Preventable Liquidations
DeFi liquidations happen without warning — the protocol doesn't notify you. A free monitoring tool sends instant alerts before your health factor hits 1.0. Set it up in 2 minutes.
Morpho Blue vs Aave V3: Lending Risk Controls, Capital Efficiency, and What Changes for Borrowers
Compare Morpho Blue and Aave V3: governance-managed risk, 97% capital efficiency, immutable markets, liquidation mechanics. Evaluate which protocol aligns with your DeFi lending strategy.
Unlimited Token Approvals: The DeFi Risk Hiding in Your Wallet
Every DeFi swap you've made may have left unlimited approvals active. One exploited contract and your tokens are gone. Audit and revoke before it's too late.
Aave V4 vs V3: What Hub & Spoke Means for Your Risk Exposure
Aave V4 scraps V3's isolated pools for a unified Hub & Spoke design. New dynamic risk premiums, dutch auction liquidations, and ERC-4626 accounting reshape risk for LPs and borrowers.
$5.7B in Flash Loan Losses: 6 Defense Layers Every Protocol Needs
Flash loans have enabled $5.7B in DeFi exploits since 2021. This six-layer defense architecture — from tamper-proof oracles to circuit breakers — shows how protocols fight back.
Sandwich Attacks on Arbitrum: Are Your DeFi Trades Really Safe?
$289M extracted via sandwich attacks in 2024. Arbitrum's private mempool blocks most — but cross-chain MEV is a growing blind spot. Here's how to protect your swaps.
Set Up DeFi Alerts in 5 Minutes: Aave, Spark & Uniswap V3
Monitor health factors, LP range status, and liquidation risk across Aave V3, Spark, and Uniswap V3. Get Telegram and Discord alerts before your positions are at risk.
Health Factor Below 1.5? How to Avoid Liquidation on Aave V3 & V4
Your Aave position gets liquidated the moment HF drops below 1.0. Calculate your risk, set up tiered alerts, and understand V3 vs V4 liquidation mechanics before it's too late.
$3.4B Lost: Why Cross-Chain Bridges Are DeFi's Weakest Link
$2.8B lost to bridge exploits in 2024 alone — signature failures, smart contract bugs, oracle manipulation. What went wrong and how to protect your cross-chain transfers.
Chainlink Oracles Explained: How Price Feeds Protect — and Sometimes Fail — Your DeFi Positions
Learn how Chainlink's three-layer architecture secures DeFi from oracle manipulation, explore real-world failure modes (deUSD incident, Mango Markets), and implement defensive strategies to protect your positions from liquidation.