Yield Week in Review: May 15, 2026
Summary DeFi's lending markets entered the week with capital still rotating toward protocols perceived to have managed collateral
Summary DeFi's lending markets entered the week with capital still rotating toward protocols perceived to have managed collateral
Summary DeFi's lending markets entered the week with capital still rotating toward protocols that had tightened collateral controls
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Summary The week's defining story was the coordinated industry response to the $292 million KelpDAO bridge exploit from
AI agents are getting better at reasoning. The missing piece has been execution — the ability to move from insight to
Summary The line between traditional finance and onchain infrastructure continues to merge. Circle launched Managed Services to give institutions a
Summary Aave V4 went live on Ethereum mainnet this week, capping what has been one of the more consequential weeks
Summary Onchain yields were stress tested this week. The Resolv USR exploit rippled across DeFi lending markets, and the response
Onchain yields are maturing faster than most allocators expected. Yield structures that were considered experimental twelve months ago are now