The shutdown of DeFi lending protocol Zerolend is being read less as a shock event and more as another sign that the sector has moved from early optimism into a tougher phase of ‘reality testing’—one where weak business models are quietly removed and resilient ones consolidate. Zerolend halted operations in February after roughly three years, citing deteriorating profitability, elevated hacking risk, and the challenges of maintaining activity across ‘inactive’ chains.
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