{"id":724625,"date":"2026-04-29T17:45:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andre-cronje-says-defi-is-no-longer-defi-as-builders-debate-circuit-breakers\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T17:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:45:14","slug":"andre-cronje-says-defi-is-no-longer-defi-as-builders-debate-circuit-breakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andre-cronje-says-defi-is-no-longer-defi-as-builders-debate-circuit-breakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Andre Cronje says DeFi is \u2018no longer DeFi\u2019 as builders debate circuit breakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 10px 15px;width:240px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmx1bS10cmkub3JnL2FwaS9hcnRpY2xlLWNvdmVycy9maWxlL0hJLUNvdWxkLURlRmktYmUtYS1idWJibGUyMy5qcGc\/cHJlZml4PW1lZGlhJTJGYXJ0aWNsZS1jb3ZlcnM=.jpg\" alt=\"Andre Cronje says DeFi is \u2018no longer DeFi\u2019 as builders debate circuit breakers\" class=\"type:primaryImage\"><\/p>\n<p>Flying Tulip\u2019s Andre Cronje says circuit breakers can give teams time to respond during abnormal outflows, while Curve\u2019s Michael Egorov warns they may create new human vulnerabilities. <\/p>\n<p>Andre Cronje says much of decentralized finance is \u201cno longer DeFi\u201d in the strict sense, as builders debate whether circuit breakers and other emergency controls are now necessary to protect users from exploits.<\/p>\n<p>The Flying Tulip founder told Cointelegraph in an interview that many protocols are no longer immutable public goods, but rather \u201cteams running for-profit businesses\u201d with upgradeable contracts, offchain infrastructure and operational controls.<\/p>\n<p>That shift changes the security model, he said. While early DeFi protocols were mostly defined by immutable smart contracts, newer systems often depend on proxy upgrades, multisigs, infrastructure providers, admin processes and human response teams, according to Cronje.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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