A crypto lending app tried to take over a 'whale' account to stop it from collapsing the system

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It's an unprecedented move in world of DeFi, which aims to recreate lending and other financial services without the involvement of intermediaries like banks.

StETH is meant to be worth the same as ether, but it's been trading at a widening discount to the second-biggest cryptocurrency.

The account concerned had deposited 5.7 million sol tokens into Solend, accounting for more than 95% of deposits.

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