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When efficiency kills resilience: the hidden dilemma in DeFi
Why optimizing every second and every performance point can turn a protocol into its own source of fragility.
For years, efficiency was treated as an unquestionable virtue in DeFi. More speed, less friction, greater performance. Each technical improvement promised fairer, more liquid, and more accessible markets. However, as the ecosystem matures, an uncomfortable paradox emerges: the most efficient systems are not always the most resilient.
Many of the episodes of more severe stress did not occur in slow or poorly designed protocols, but in those that operated flawlessly.
For years, efficiency was treated as an unquestionable virtue in DeFi. More speed, less friction, greater performance. Each technical improvement promised fairer, more liquid, and more accessible markets. However, as the ecosystem matures, an uncomfortable paradox emerges: the most efficient systems are not always the most resilient.
Many of the episodes of more severe stress did not occur in slow or poorly designed protocols, but in those that operated flawlessly.
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