DeFi lending protocol Seamless Protocol announces shutdown; users must withdraw assets by June 30.

金色财经_ · 2026-04-08T00:47:10+00:00

Seamless Protocol announces it will shut down in 2026 due to leverage tokens failing to find market fit, insufficient liquidity, and diminished returns. Users need to withdraw their assets before the shutdown, and the team will propose distributing remaining assets to token holders.

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2026-04-08 00:47:10

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April 8 news: According to an official announcement from Seamless Protocol, the Base chain DeFi lending protocol Seamless Protocol, which has been operating for more than two and a half years, has announced a formal shutdown. The protocol UI will be taken offline on June 30, 2026. At that time, team support will also be discontinued. Users must withdraw all assets via the UI before this date; after the deadline, they will need to manually interact with the contract. The process is complex and there is no technical support.
The team said that the core reason for the shutdown is that leverage tokens failed to find product-market fit—there is structurally insufficient liquidity in the DeFi lending market, preventing the product from scaling. This is compounded by borrowing interest rate volatility that erodes returns, and the protocol also lacks a path to sustainable revenue.
The team also noted that DeFi market trends are shifting toward actively managed treasuries, and there is a fundamental disagreement with the protocol’s non-custodial, fully automated product positioning. In addition, the team will submit a governance proposal to distribute the remaining assets of the DAO treasury to SEAM token holders.

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