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Vitalik Buterin Proposes Options-Based DeFi to Replace Liquidation-Driven Debt Model

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin proposed splitting 1 ETH into two paired option assets that always sum back to 1 ETH, eliminating forced liquidations and letting synthetics rely on slow, prediction-market-style oracles.

Vitalik Buterin's proposal for options-based DeFi could revolutionize how liquidations are handled in the ecosystem.

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2026-06-02·CoinDesk·Margaux Nijkerk·score 0.84

Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin is rethinking how DeFi handles market crashes

In a research post published Monday, Buterin proposed creating index-tracking assets using options contracts rather than the debt-based structures that underpin much of DeFi today.

Vitalik Buterin's research on options-based DeFi could transform how the ecosystem manages market downturns.

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