Immutable Core Protocol: The base Morpho Blue protocol is a simple, non-upgradable smart contract (around 650 lines of Solidity code) that manages the core function of market creation and interest accounting. This immutability ensures predictable functionality and removes the governance risk associated with frequent protocol upgrades or changes to user funds.
Governance Minimization: Unlike other DeFi lending platforms where a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) constantly votes on hundreds of risk parameters, the Morpho Governance cannot halt market operations or manage users' funds. This minimizes "political" risk and removes governance bottlenecks.
Permissionless Market Creation: Anyone can create an isolated lending market on Morpho Blue by defining five immutable parameters: a loan asset, a collateral asset, a Liquidation Loan-to-Value (LLTV) ratio, an oracle, and an interest rate model. This flexibility allows for an unlimited number of markets with unique risk profiles.
Externalized Risk Management: Risk management, which typically involves adjusting parameters based on market conditions, is handled by separate "layers" built on top of the core protocol, such as MetaMorpho vaults.
Curated Vaults (MetaMorpho): These smart contract vaults, managed by independent third-party risk experts ("curators" like Gauntlet or Steakhouse Financial), automatically allocate liquidity to various Morpho Blue markets. This abstracts the complexity of risk for passive lenders, allowing them to opt into a curated risk-return strategy without needing to manage individual market risks themselves.
By implementing this modular design, Morpho Blue functions as an open, foundational infrastructure where users and institutions can build or select lending products that align with their specific risk tolerance and compliance needs, effectively separating the objective function of the core protocol from the subjective decisions of risk selection.
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