DeFi Liquidation Risk

These terms explain risk controls and automated actions used when collateralized loans become under-secured.

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Vocabulary for how lending protocols monitor and resolve risky collateral.

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Oracle Latency

Oracle latency is the delay between a market event and the time a protocol receives or applies the updated external data.

Liquidation Queue

A liquidation queue is the ordering or process a protocol uses to handle positions that fall below required collateral thresholds.

Collateral Haircut

A collateral haircut is a discount applied to an asset's market value when calculating how much borrowing power it should support.

Keeper Bot

A keeper bot monitors protocol conditions and submits transactions for routine tasks such as liquidations, rebalances, or updates.