An address believed to belong to Trend Research, a subsidiary of LD Capital, has purchased an additional 6,379 ETH ($130 million) through a leveraged loan, AmberCN reported. The firm began accumulatin...

An address believed to belong to Trend Research, a subsidiary of LD Capital, has purchased an additional 6,379 ETH ($130 million) through a leveraged loan, AmberCN reported. The firm began accumulating ETH last November when the price was $3,400 and now holds a total of 580,000 ETH ($1.72 billion). This latest purchase comes despite the entity facing an unrealized loss of approximately $141 million on its holdings.

Trend Research buys 6,379 ETH despite $141M unrealized loss

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Compiled by Odaily Odaily(@OdailyChina); Translated by Azuma (@azuma_eth)
TL;DR
People's use of DeFi has become highly similar. The market and infrastructure are maturing, but users' mentality has gradually shifted from curiosity to caution. The reward mechanism has changed from "users bear the risks and rewards themselves" to "users wait to be rewarded," and participation behavior has gradually converged around incentives.
The Fading DeFi
DeFi gives people the feeling that...