{"id":98238,"date":"2026-06-10T17:34:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=98238"},"modified":"2026-06-10T17:35:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:35:18","slug":"curve-launches-llamalend-v2-on-optimism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/curve-launches-llamalend-v2-on-optimism\/","title":{"rendered":"Curve Launches LlamaLend V2 on Optimism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The DeFi protocol <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-curve\">Curve Finance<\/a> has deployed the second version of its lending platform, LlamaLend, on the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-layer%e2%80%912-solution-in-blockchain\">L2<\/a> network <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-optimism-op\">Optimism<\/a>. The initiative aims to scale infrastructure ahead of its launch on the Ethereum mainnet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Introducing Llamalend v2<\/p>\n<p>A new lending framework built around Curve liquidity<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Use Curve LP tokens as collateral<br \/>\u2014 Isolated market risk<br \/>\u2014 Improved range-based liquidations powered by LLAMMA<br \/>\u2014 Better market security<\/p>\n<p>Launching first on Optimism.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6N74weKk0j\">https:\/\/t.co\/6N74weKk0j<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cO159UNE5A\">pic.twitter.com\/cO159UNE5A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curve Finance (@CurveFinance) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CurveFinance\/status\/2064703094747795679?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The launch was supported by the Optimism Foundation, which provided a grant of 250,000 OP (approximately $50,000). These funds will be used to stimulate liquidity and user activity over the next two months.<\/p>\n<p>In LlamaLend V2, developers have removed the mandatory use of the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-are-stablecoins\">stablecoin<\/a> crvUSD in lending pairs. Users can now create markets with almost any combination of assets. The protocol has also started accepting <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-are-liquidity-pools-and-how-do-they-work\">LP tokens<\/a> from Curve and <span data-descr=\"Principal Tokens \u2014 derivative assets that represent the right to the principal of a yield-bearing asset\" class=\"old_tooltip\">PT tokens<\/span> from Pendle as collateral.<\/p>\n<p>Curve founder Mikhail Egorov <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/post\/404144\/curve-launches-llamalend-v2-first-optimism-supported-250000-op-token-grant\">noted<\/a> that the update will simplify the platform&#8217;s use for major players:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;We tried to make the protocol more user-friendly. Users no longer need a PhD to use LlamaLend.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>An important change is the introduction of a market curator in the form of the LlamaRisk team. In the first version, anyone could create isolated pools, which, according to Egorov, added unnecessary complexity in risk assessment. Now, LlamaRisk will conduct qualitative assessments of collateral assets.<\/p>\n<p>At the launch stage on Optimism, a zero borrowing limit has been set\u2014currently, users can only make deposits. The full launch of lending markets and the start of reward distribution are expected on June 16, following a seven-day Curve DAO vote.<\/p>\n<p>The deployment of LlamaLend V2 on the Ethereum mainnet is planned for the second half of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Back in April, Egorov <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/curve-founder-proposes-debt-tokenization-mechanism\">introduced<\/a> a solution to the &#8220;bad&#8221; debt problem. He proposed turning deficit positions into tradable investment instruments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DeFi protocol Curve Finance has deployed the second version of its lending platform, LlamaLend, on the L2 network Optimism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":98239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Curve Finance launches LlamaLend V2 on Optimism to scale infrastructure.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1426,1362],"class_list":["post-98238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-curve-crv","tag-optimism-op"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"11","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Curve Finance launches LlamaLend V2 on Optimism to scale infrastructure.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98238"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98240,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98238\/revisions\/98240"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}