According to @cas_abbe, a once-popular ETH DeFi looping trade has ended (source: @cas_abbe). The strategy staked ETH on Lido to receive stETH, used stETH as collateral on Aave to borrow ETH, restaked the borrowed ETH, and repeated to amplify yield, functioning as effectively free money while borrowing was cheap (source: @cas_abbe).

According to Cas Abbé, redeeming stETH requires waiting in the Ethereum unstaking queue, which is currently 16 days long (source: Cas Abbé on X, Aug 17, 2025). According to Cas Abbé, this wait introduces duration risk because if ETH’s price drops sharply during that period, holders are exposed and unable to reposition (source: Cas Abbé on X, Aug 17, 2025). According to Cas Abbé, this immobility is a key risk stETH holders must price in when planning redemptions and trade exits during volatile ETH conditions (source: Cas Abbé on X, Aug 17, 2025).

According to @EmberCN, the DeFi project World Liberty Financial (WLFI), supported by the Trump family, recently used 2.65 million USDT to purchase 10.8 million TRX. Additionally, they staked 5,252 ETH into Lido. Up to now, WLFI has invested a total of 222.9 million USD in seven different tokens, experiencing a current loss of 2.67 million USD.