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How DeFi lending and borrowing actually work: platforms, rates, collateral, and liquidations.

Aave app savings screen showing a 6.00% APY on a stablecoin balanceSep 3, 2026DeFi Lending Rates: What Sets Your APY and How to Read It Before You DepositChart of ETH price compared to Aave liquidation volume from January 2021 through January 2026, with major deleveraging events labeledSep 3, 2026DeFi Lending Risks: What $4.65 Billion in Liquidations Teaches Borrowers and Lenders
Curve LlamaLend borrow markets table showing WBTC, wstETH, weETH, tBTC, cbBTC, ETH, and sfrxETH collateral against crvUSD with borrow APRs near 1 percent and available liquidity per marketSep 3, 2026Borrow Against Crypto: How DeFi Collateralized Loans, Rates, and Liquidations Really WorkAave asset detail page showing the WETH Deposit Markets table with collateral factors for the Bluechip Prime and Main Core marketsSep 3, 2026DeFi Lending Platforms Compared: How Aave, Morpho, and Compound Actually DifferAave onchain lending scale metrics: over 3 trillion dollars cumulative deposits, over 850 billion cumulative loans, 70 billion net deposits, 60 percent lending market shareSep 3, 2026DeFi vs CeFi Lending: Which Should You Actually Use in 2026?

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Aave app savings screen showing a 6.00% APY on a stablecoin balanceSep 3, 2026DeFi Lending Rates: What Sets Your APY and How to Read It Before You DepositDeFi lending rates look simple on the surface. A protocol shows you a number, you deposit, and the number becomes your yield. But that number is not setBy Chain DeFi HubChart of ETH price compared to Aave liquidation volume from January 2021 through January 2026, with major deleveraging events labeledSep 3, 2026DeFi Lending Risks: What $4.65 Billion in Liquidations Teaches Borrowers and LendersIf you are weighing whether to lend or borrow on a DeFi protocol, the honest starting point is that the risks are not hypothetical. Aave, the largest DeFiBy Chain DeFi HubCurve LlamaLend borrow markets table showing WBTC, wstETH, weETH, tBTC, cbBTC, ETH, and sfrxETH collateral against crvUSD with borrow APRs near 1 percent and available liquidity per marketSep 3, 2026Borrow Against Crypto: How DeFi Collateralized Loans, Rates, and Liquidations Really WorkBorrowing against crypto is the one DeFi activity where the mechanics matter more than the marketing. When you deposit ETH or BTC as collateral and draw aBy Chain DeFi HubAave asset detail page showing the WETH Deposit Markets table with collateral factors for the Bluechip Prime and Main Core marketsSep 3, 2026DeFi Lending Platforms Compared: How Aave, Morpho, and Compound Actually DifferMost articles about DeFi lending platforms list ten names and rank them by a star rating that means nothing. That does not help you, because the realBy Chain DeFi HubAave onchain lending scale metrics: over 3 trillion dollars cumulative deposits, over 850 billion cumulative loans, 70 billion net deposits, 60 percent lending market shareSep 3, 2026DeFi vs CeFi Lending: Which Should You Actually Use in 2026?If you hold crypto and want to earn yield on it or borrow against it, you face one fork in the road before any other decision matters: do you use aBy Chain DeFi Hub