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Circuit Breakers in DeFi: Why On-Chain Chaos Defies Traditional Safeguards

Circuit Breakers in DeFi: Why On-Chain Chaos Defies Traditional Safeguards

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2025-10-18 15:22:02
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Decentralized finance faces unique challenges in implementing trading safeguards like circuit breakers, which have long stabilized traditional markets. Last Friday's $19 billion liquidation event exposed the limitations of transplanting Wall Street mechanisms to blockchain ecosystems.

"DeFi protocols remain permissionless by design," said Amanda Tuminelli of the DeFi Education Fund. Even if front-end interfaces impose restrictions, the underlying smart contracts continue operating—a fundamental divergence from centralized exchanges.

Gregory Xethalis of Multicoin Capital warned that artificial trading halts could exacerbate price dislocations. The 24/7 nature of crypto markets and composability of DeFi protocols create cascading effects that circuit breakers might unintentionally amplify.

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