BEND

Description sourced from DeFiLlama's protocol metadata; teams submit their own copy when listing.

The codebase is forked from 4025, which means the security history of 4025 is directly relevant when assessing this protocol — known vulnerabilities and economic exploits in the upstream code can apply unless they were specifically patched in the fork.

Fork lineage and parent-protocol relationships are tracked by DeFiLlama for security and audit-history attribution; a fork inherits the upstream design but not necessarily the upstream audits or governance.

BEND is a fork — its smart-contract codebase derives from the protocols below. Forked code does not inherit audits or security guarantees from the original.

Major events flagged by the DeFiLlama community — protocol launches, exploits, governance changes, and incentive programs.

1. Oct 22, 2025
   Listed on DeFiLlama

BEND is a Lending protocol that lets users supply assets as collateral, borrow against them, and earn interest from borrowers paying variable or stable rates. It is deployed on Berachain. The codebase has been independently audited (1 report on file).

BEND is a single-chain protocol, deployed exclusively on Berachain — this concentrates execution risk but simplifies the trust model. Roughly 100% of its on-chain value sits on just three networks (Berachain, Berachain-borrowed, borrowed), so a fault on any one of them would affect a large slice of users. Only one audit report is currently listed; users should weigh that against the protocol's TVL before depositing significant amounts. The contracts are forked from 4025, which means the security history of the original codebase is relevant — but BEND has had its own deployments, parameter changes, and incidents since the fork.

Verified external resources for BEND — use these to read the source code, follow governance discussions, or cross-check on-chain data against the original team's channels.

BEND is one of 7 Lending protocols Mantapex tracks in this category. Direct peers ranked by total value locked include Aave V3, Morpho V1, JustLend, and 3 more. These peer protocols collectively secure $43.4B in deposits, giving you a frame of reference for whether BEND's own TVL is at the top, middle, or tail of the category.

Aave V3

TVL $26.2B · 24h +0.16%

Morpho V1

TVL $7B · 24h +0.57%

JustLend

TVL $3.4B · 24h +1.86%

Maple

TVL $2.4B · 24h -1.17%

SparkLend

TVL $2.2B · 24h +3.62%

Kamino Lend

TVL $2.1B · 24h -0.02%