According to @MikeSilagadze, ether.fi Liquid Vaults prioritize safety over headline APY and have kept users safe for years, positioning them as a lower-risk DeFi vault option for capital preservation and risk-adjusted returns (source: @MikeSilagadze on X, Nov 6, 2025). According to @MikeSilagadze, pursuing an extra ~5% yield is often how users get rekt, so traders evaluating DeFi yield strategies should favor safety-first vault selection and avoid marginal-yield risk traps (source: @MikeSilagadze on X, Nov 6, 2025).