DeFi’s biggest execution loss just happened: $50M USDT → AAVE resulted in $36K.
Aave: ‘market illiquidity.’
CoW Swap: ‘legacy code + MEV bots.’
User: accepted a 99.9% price impact warning.
This isn’t just a cautionary tale it’s a systemic issue. DeFi promises autonomy, but autonomy without guardrails can mean catastrophic losses. Infrastructure fragility, liquidity gaps, and MEV exploitation are the real risks hiding behind the shiny yield numbers.