{"id":38080,"date":"2025-03-28T14:54:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T12:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=38080"},"modified":"2025-12-05T06:29:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T03:29:16","slug":"what-is-curve-lend-and-how-does-its-liquidation-protection-mechanism-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/what-is-curve-lend-and-how-does-its-liquidation-protection-mechanism-work\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Curve Lend and How Does Its Anti-Liquidation Mechanism Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is Curve Lend (Llama Lend)?<\/h2>\n

Curve Lend<\/a> (or Llama Lend) is a lending platform from the creators of the decentralised exchange Curve Finance. At the time of writing, the service is fully live on Ethereum mainnet as well as Arbitrum and Fraxtal. New markets are being added on Optimism and Sonic.<\/p>\n

Curve Lend lets users borrow the stablecoin crvUSD against any token (and vice versa) using a liquidation-protection mechanism. Platform users can earn by supplying loans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Who created Curve Lend and when?<\/h2>\n

Curve Lend was developed by the creators of the decentralised protocol Curve Finance. The project\u2019s ecosystem also includes the Curve DAO (CRV) governance token, the crvUSD stablecoin and its yield-bearing version, scrvUSD.<\/p>\n

The Curve Finance team deployed<\/a> the Llama Lend smart contracts in late February 2024, and in mid-March unveiled the platform\u2019s user interface.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What is the liquidation-protection mechanism?<\/h2>\n

Liquidation protection is the process of automatically converting collateral into crvUSD as its price falls. When the price rises, the system converts back into the collateral asset.<\/p>\n

The mechanism is based on the LLAMMA<\/a> concept (Lending-Liquidating Automated Market Maker Algorithm), introduced in 2022 by Curve Finance founder Mikhail Egorov in the crvUSD white paper<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The main idea of LLAMMA<\/a> is to offer a safer way to use cryptocurrency as collateral for loans and margin trading. Unlike existing solutions where collateral may be partially or fully liquidated as the price falls, LLAMMA automatically converts it into the borrowed asset, avoiding such losses. If the collateral price rises, the process reverses and the system restores the initial position.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong> Bob deposited 1 ETH into a LLAMMA pool at an oracle<\/a> price of $2,000, evenly distributing the collateral from $1,900 to $1,801 across five steps of the liquidation range. The number of steps varies depending on the loan settings chosen by the borrower.<\/p>\n

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Data: 0xstan<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When the AMM price hits $1,900, the liquidation-protection mechanism kicks in.<\/p>\n

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Data: 0xstan<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If the oracle price falls to $1,800 within the $1,900\u2013$1,801 range, Bob\u2019s 1 ETH is converted into crvUSD.<\/p>\n

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Data: 0xstan<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When the AMM price rises above $1,801, de-liquidation occurs: crvUSD is converted back into ETH. At an oracle price of $1,991 with a $1,900\u2013$1,801 range, all of Bob\u2019s stablecoins are swapped back into collateral tokens.<\/p>\n

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Data: 0xstan<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cUnlike typical lending platforms that instantly liquidate collateral when the price falls, Curve Lend gradually sells it off and buys it back when it rises. This allows one to ride out steep drawdowns from a week to a year or longer depending on risk tolerance,\u201d commented Mikhail Egorov.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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How to borrow assets on Curve Lend<\/h2>\n

Available markets are listed on Curve Lend\u2019s home page<\/a>. They are isolated, meaning each accepts collateral and issues loans in a single asset. Anyone can launch new markets if a suitable<\/a> oracle exists.<\/p>\n

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Markets are linked to crvUSD. Data: Curve Finance<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To borrow an asset, connect your wallet by clicking Connect Wallet<\/strong> and choose a market on the Borrow<\/strong> tab, for example to borrow crvUSD against CRV.<\/p>\n

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Assets available to borrow on Curve Lend. Data: Curve Lend<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For each market, the interface shows:<\/p>\n