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Historical pattern analysis of DeFi lending on Ethereum (Compound → Aave → Morpho) vs Solana (Solend → Kamino → JupLend). The one phase transition we can directly compare (Phase 1 → Phase 2) played out ~25% faster on Solana. Implication: the challenger moves are real, and Solana's compression suggests JupLend takes share from Kamino faster than Morpho takes from Aave.
On April 18, 2026, attackers minted 116.5K unbacked rsETH via a compromised LayerZero bridge and borrowed ~$193M from Aave V3. Carlos argues this exposes a structural weakness in Aave's monolithic pool architecture — any bad asset contaminates the whole pool. Complements Pratik Kala's tranching proposal; both are pointing at the same fundamental issue, from different angles.
The $140T global fixed-income market is moving onchain, and every major RWA issuer — Apollo ($938B AUM), BlackRock, Paxos, Strategy — converges on Pendle's PT/YT as the venue making institutional yields retail-accessible. Examples: Apollo ACRED 8.77%, Strategy STRC 11.50%, Paxos USDG 4.5%, Ethena USDe 8.5%. RWA on-chain hit $23.6B in March 2026 (+66% YTD); Pendle has settled $69.8B lifetime. Thesis: TradFi doesn't realize it needs this onchain bond market yet, and Pendle sits at the center.