Solend invalidates Solana whale wallet takeover plan with second governance vote
If Solend is unable to take over the account, some believe that it could cause a meltdown, driving Solana’s price to zero. Solana-based decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol Solend has created another governance vote to invalidate the recently-approved proposal that gives Solend Labs "emergency powers" to access a whale's wallet to avoid liquidation. On Sunday, the crypto lending platform launched a governance vote titled “SLND1 : Mitigate Risk From Whale.” This allows Solend to reduce the risk that the whale’s liquidation poses to the market by letting the lending platform access....
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The move reduces the utilization of USDC within the Solend platform and allows users to withdraw their assets once more. The Solana (SOL) whale that was subjected to the potential takeover by a recent Solend governance vote has gotten in touch with the lending protocol and moved $25 million worth of USD Coin (USDC) debt to Mango Markets. In a tweet, Solend shared that the whale has acted on the team's suggestion to move their position across various lending protocols. The act reduces the utilization of USDC within Solend, allowing its users to withdraw their assets once more. USDC....
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