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July 31, 2025
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DeFi Didn’t Forget About Risk — It Just Pretended It Wasn’t There

Most perp DEXs built fire alarms after the fire had already started

DeFi Didn’t Ignore Risk — It Rebranded It

Crypto never lacked risk — it just gave it nicer names:

  • Liquidation bots? “Trustless security”
  • Overcollateralization? “Safety buffer”
  • Hidden haircuts? “Protocol efficiency”
  • Sudden margin spikes? “Dynamic risk logic”

Everyone knew these systems were held together by duct tape.

We just pretended it would hold.

Until it didn’t.

Where DeFi Gets Risk Wrong

Real markets demand:

  • Real-time portfolio margin
  • Transparent liquidation logic
  • Smart collateral mapping
  • Netting across positions

What most DeFi systems offer:

  • Isolated margin silos
  • Invisible triggers
  • Manual “risk ops”
  • Oracle excuse layers
These aren’t risk systems.
They’re liquidation traps dressed in DeFi buzzwords.

Risk Isn’t a Feature — It’s the Product

If you trade, you manage risk.

If you can be liquidated, you need structure.

Risk isn’t optional — it is the experience.

That’s why Jetstream built the logic first:

  • Composable trades
  • Transparent margin math
  • Deterministic liquidation
  • Offset-aware exposure

Not hype. Not gamification. Just capital structure that holds.

What Jetstream Built Instead

  • ✅ Unified, on-chain margin engine
  • ✅ Smart collateral recognition
  • ✅ Offset-aware risk calculation
  • ✅ Neutral venue logic (no internal counterparty)
  • ✅ Transparent liquidation rules
No airdrop gimmicks. No points farming.
Just real capital infrastructure for real trading.

DeFi Can’t Scale Without Risk Built In

Risk doesn’t disappear inside an LP vault.

It doesn’t vanish through governance votes.

And it can’t be avoided with vibes.

Jetstream treats risk like what it is:

The beating heart of every trade.

Ready for margin that respects your intelligence?

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