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Aave V4 introduces a new Hub and Spoke architecture. This architecture introduces several new design paradigms to Aave, each with their own set of benefits. The contest should focus on edge cases in accounting and new features.

Powering the next era of decentralized asset management through ZIGChain, enabling fund managers to deploy on-chain strategies that unlock investment opportunities for everyone.

Rujira is building the App Layer on THORChain, providing a fully integrated suite of DeFi applications, accessible with native assets from all connected chains.

Flying Tulip is an on‑chain financial system that standardizes pricing, credit, and risk across a suite of products, spot trading, lending, perpetual futures, insurance, and a settlement rail.

VII Finance is a credit-based market-making protocol. It allows users to borrow against their Uniswap V4 Liquidity Positions while earning lending interest on top of swap fees.