🛡️ OpenCover Alpha – November 2025
Explore what we’ve been up to this month – DAS 2025, full integration with StakeDAO, our exclusive new founder video series, and more 📊
TLDR:
DAS 2025: DeFi Goes Institutional
Stake DAO x OpenCover: Full Integration is Now Live
New on OpenCover: More Ways to Protect Your Yield
Introducing Founder Alpha — A New Video Series from OpenCover
Alpha and Breaking Onchain News
DAS 2025: DeFi Goes Institutional 🌐
We spent last week at DAS 2025 with founders at the edge of institutional DeFi and hosted a private roundtable at Lloyd’s of London.
👁️ Here’s what stood out:
Institutions are already onchain. Global banks, funds, and corporates are making the most of DeFi.
Capital is chasing stablecoin yields. Morpho, Aave, and other leading protocols are now part of fundamental institutional allocation strategies.
Managing risk is key. Top players now focus as much on limiting losses as on chasing gains. They’re willing to pay for protection.
We’re still early. Risk transfer infrastructure is young, but demand is growing fast, fostering a more collaborative, resilient DeFi ecosystem.
Stake DAO x OpenCover: Full Integration is Now Live 🛡️
We’ve partnered with StakeDAO to bring one-click coverage directly where you earn. With multi-protocol protection starting at just 0.41% per month, why leave your yield exposed?
You can now secure your Curve DEX and LPs across Base, Arbitrum, and Optimism, without ever leaving the Stake DAO interface. Cover your positions against protocol hacks, oracle manipulation, liquidation failures, and governance attacks in seconds.
👉 How it Works
Deposit your Curve DEX LPs into Stake DAO 💰
Select your coverage 🛡️
Earn yield with built-in protection 🦾
New on OpenCover: More Ways to Protect Your Yield 📈
Now live on Base, Arbitrum, and Ethereum, we’re offering more ways to protect your yield and boost returns across five 🆕 OpenCover listings:
→ Safeguard your USDaf positions from just 0.23% per month, while earning up to 19.99% APY on stablecoins.
→ Choose between full YO protocol cover (all vaults) or dedicated yoETH / yoUSD cover. Protect your USD yield at 0.22% p/m and still earn a 9.6% covered APY: stay clear of black-swan risk, not just price action.
→ Secure your stablecoin yield for just 0.12% p/m on Midas, and lock in risk-adjusted returns up to 36.98% APY.
→ Protect your yield strategy from protocol failures for 0.11% p/m on Makina, the DeFi Execution Engine.
→ Aster is the next-gen perp DEX on BNBCHAIN, now backed by $1.7B TVL. Cover is available at 0.57% p/m.
🎙️ Introducing Founder Alpha — A New Video Series from OpenCover
Ever wondered how a founder actually uses their own protocol?
In our latest video series, we ask founders everything you want to know about their vision so that you can learn directly from the minds shaping DeFi.
We’re kicking off with Thomas Smits, co-founder of Arcadia: the protocol simplifying how users enter, exit, and manage DEX liquidity.
Thomas has a background in math, economics, computer science, and politics, and even built MEV bots before founding Arcadia.
Learn all about how he personally uses the protocol to manage LP positions and why it unlocks capital efficiency for everyone.
Alpha and Breaking Onchain News 🗞️
Balancer was hit by a $128 million exploit. If you have active cover for Beefy Multi Protocol, Balancer v2, the Base DeFi Pass, or Nexus Mutual Entry/Essential/Elite Covers, you can submit your claim directly on https://opencover.com/claim.
Stream Finance has suffered a loss of over $90 million. SBI Crypto was exploited for $21 million, UXLINK lost over $25 million in a hack, and Hypervault users were affected by a $3.6 million rugpull.
In other news, the most popular products on OpenCover last month were vfat, Arcadia, Avantis, and Beefy.
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