One trade triggers $36M Morpho DeFi liquidation
August 25, 2026
A 3% dip in a Pendle principal token cascaded into $36.4 million of forced selling on Morpho, exposing the fragility of looped yield trades.
A 3% dip in a Pendle principal token cascaded into $36.4 million of forced selling on Morpho, exposing the fragility of looped yield trades.
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