SuilendMicro-cap
Moderate risk — dominant lending position on Sui, but the chain's thin liquidity means a sharp crash could overwhelm liquidation infrastructure
Top Risks
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Cascading liquidations during SUI price crashes could generate bad debt across lending pools due to thin on-chain liquidity
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SpringSui LST (sSUI) depeg risk creates correlated collateral exposure across the Suilend lending ecosystem
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Sui ecosystem concentration risk — protocol depends on a single L1 chain with limited DeFi infrastructure maturity
Risk Breakdown
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Suilend safe to use?
Suilend receives a B- risk grade (34/100) from Hindenrank, where lower scores indicate lower risk. Moderate risk — dominant lending position on Sui, but the chain's thin liquidity means a sharp crash could overwhelm liquidation infrastructure The largest lending protocol on Sui, where you deposit crypto to earn interest or borrow against it. It holds $630M with $6M in funding and also built SpringSui, a liquid staking system for SUI tokens. Its B- grade reflects rapid growth on a young blockchain where DeFi infrastructure is still maturing.
What are the main risks of using Suilend?
The key risks identified for Suilend are: (1) If SUI drops 40%+ in a day, mass liquidations could overwhelm the thin on-chain liquidity. Liquidation bots stop bidding when it is unprofitable, bad debt piles up, and depositors cannot withdraw (2) The sSUI liquid staking token is widely used as collateral. A bug in SpringSui could cause sSUI to lose its peg, triggering cascading liquidations that deepen the depeg in a vicious circle (3) Suilend depends entirely on the Sui blockchain. The chain is young, the DeFi ecosystem is thin, and oracle coverage for newer Sui tokens is limited. Prices could be stale or manipulated
What is Suilend's risk score breakdown?
Suilend scores 34/100 across eight risk dimensions: Mechanism Novelty: 5/15, Interaction Severity: 8/20, Oracle Surface: 3/10, Documentation Gaps: 2/10, Track Record: 2/15, Scale Exposure: 5/10, Regulatory Risk: 3/10, Vitality Risk: 6/10. The highest risk area is Vitality Risk at 6/10.
How does Suilend compare to other Lending protocols?
Among 90 rated Lending protocols on Hindenrank, Suilend ranks #41 by safety (lowest risk score = safest). Its 34/100 risk score and B- grade place it in the middle tier of Lending protocols.
Has Suilend ever been hacked or exploited?
Suilend scores 2/15 on the Track Record risk dimension, indicating some history of security incidents or exploits. Higher scores reflect more severe or frequent incidents. Review the full risk report for details.
Last scanned 2026-02-26