DeFi Saver Newsletter: July 2026

In the midst of summer, we do hope you’re spending it on yourself, soaking up some sunshine on a well-deserved vacation, completely worry-free because you know DeFi Saver is looking over your positions.

And if you happen to be looking for the perfect airport read, you’re in luck. It’s time for our monthly DFS Newsletter, where we recap everything you need to know from the past month. From the latest developments across DeFi to the new DFS features, updates, and improvements, we’ve got it all covered.

Let’s get into it.

1. Ecosystem news: MiCA has taken full effect and Glamsterdam approaching;
2. DFS news and updates: DFS reward program wrap-up, Notify live for Hyperliquid x DFS, new PT token integration;
3. DeFi Saver Stats for June.
4. Position of the month.

Ecosystem news

After months of transition periods and grace windows that gave crypto companies time to prepare, the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation is now fully in force as of July 1. From this point forward, crypto-asset service providers serving EU customers must operate under a MiCA license or begin winding down their services.

MiCA introduces a unified licensing framework for crypto service providers across the EU, requiring firms serving European customers to be authorized in an EU member state. Providers based outside the EU can no longer actively offer services to EU users without obtaining the necessary authorization. The main exception is reverse solicitation, which lets non-EU firms serve EU customers only when the customer initiates the relationship entirely.

And in other news, Ethereum's next upgrade is nearing the finish line.

Devs have entered the final testing phase for Glamsterdam, said to be Ethereum's biggest protocol upgrade since the Merge, with public testnets expected next. 

The upgrade's headline features include enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation (ePBS), which aims to reduce MEV-related risks and improve block production, and EIP-8037, which introduces smarter state pricing to support Ethereum's higher gas limits and long-term scalability.

DeFi Saver news & updates

While many are enjoying a slower summer pace, we've kept busy with new integrations and some existing feature enhancements. In short, making things work and making them work better. 

Here's what you might have missed over the past month.

DFS Rewards Season 1 wrapped up

Our first-ever DFS Rewards campaign officially came to an end, with the top 20 traders sharing a 25,000 USDC prize pool after two weeks of competition across Hyperliquid perps and integrated lending protocols.

The campaign concluded with 182 enrolled participants, out of which there were 82 qualified traders who generated over $68.47 million in trading volume. Competition at the top remained close until the very end, with the winner finishing at $5.88 million in volume, just ahead of the runner-up at $5.77 million. 

A massive congrats to the winners, and a shoutout to all of those who shot their shot. And if you missed out this time, don’t sweat it. We’re already getting ready for an equally exciting run for S2 of the DFS Rewards campaign.

P.S. Our DFS x Hyperliquid feedback bounty ends today. If you have thoughts on the UI or ideas for improvements, we'd love to hear them. 

A great chance to earn some extra USDC.👀

Notifications now live for Hyperliquid x DFS

Keeping track of your perpetual positions just got even easier. DFS Notify now supports Hyperliquid positions, allowing you to receive Telegram alerts whenever your position reaches custom price levels or gets close to liquidation.

You can now set up Telegram notifications for executed Limit Orders, Take Profit and Stop Loss orders, as well as liquidations. Better yet, notifications cover all your Hyperliquid orders, regardless of whether they were created in DeFi Saver or directly on Hyperliquid.

PT-USDG-Sept token integration

Aave has added support for PT-USDG-24SEP2026 as collateral, and it's already live on DeFi Saver with full support for 1-tx looping and 1-tx unwinding. 

The initial 15M supply cap has already been reached, but you can use Notify to receive a Telegram, email, or in-app alert as soon as the cap is increased. 

And as a reminder, all Pendle-related actions on DeFi Saver remain completely fee-free.

TradingView dashboard launch at DFS

We just launched the Trading View dashboard, giving Aave V3 users a more intuitive way to monitor leveraged positions with live charts, cleaner position data, and faster access to key actions.

Currently, Trading View is available for Aave V3 on DeFi Saver, with support for additional protocols coming soon.

DeFi Saver June stats

At the end of June, DeFi Saver Automation managed approximately $281M of collateralized assets across 867 user positions. 

Throughout the month, users executed 12,227 transactions 1,421 unique addresses.

Our first DFS Rewards campaign saw 82 traders qualify for the competition leaderboard, while 282 users enrolled by accepting the campaign terms without completing a qualifying action. Meanwhile, 401 users completed qualifying actions but never enrolled in the campaign, missing out on the chance to compete for a share of the prize pool. A good thing to keep in mind for Season 2 of the DFS Rewards program, so make sure not to miss out!

Position of the month

Unlike previous editions, this month we’re taking a closer look at a smaller position of an Aave V4 position managed through DeFi Saver.

On May 26th, the 0x5b66 user essentially went long on gold, supplying 1.10 XAUt at an entry price of $4,481, whilst borrowing 2,504.19 GHO at 1.75% borrow rate.

• May 29: Within days, GHO's borrow rate started creeping up toward 2.28%. Spotting the trend early, the user executed a debt swap into USDG, securing a lower 1.68% borrow rate. This proved to be a good call, since by June 10th, GHO rates rose to 3.86%.

• June 9: He supplied an additional 1.17 XAUt.
• June 10-July 5: However, the price of XAUt began to steadily drop to $4,190 on June 10th. To minimise liquidation risk, the user executed a payback of 700 USDG the very next day. When the market dipped even further on July 5th to $4,160.53, and the USDG borrow rate spiked to 3.21%, they trimmed their risk exposure once more with another 76.42 USDG payback.

If they were to close today, they would probably be at a slight $350-$400 loss. Certainly not ideal, but it does show why using the right tools can help take the edge off. For leveraged positions like this, turning on Aave v4 Notify triggers (Telegram or email) is a great first step. And, of course, a great way to completely remove the stress of manual execution is to set up automated Boost and Repay triggers to ensure the vault always protects its collateral from liquidations 24/7.

And that wraps up another month at DeFi Saver. 

Summer might be in full swing, but things are still moving fast across DeFi. So make sure to have your positions protected by our signature liquidation protection toolkit, and be sure to contact our support team if you come across any hiccups with your positions.

And, as always - Stay safe out there!

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