Trading activity:
Reported 24-hour volume equals 1.58% of market capitalization. The local markets snapshot lists Aquarius and StellarTerm among venues with observed trading activity.
YearBull indicators:
YearBull Rank #1,269. Bull Score 77/100.
YB Market Risk Low. This relative market-volatility label is not an investment-safety assessment.
Cycle Early. Observed price change: 24h 13.48% · 7d 8.01% · 30d 40.82%.
Values are descriptive and should be read together rather than as a price forecast.
Read the YearBull methodology.
Snapshot date: 2026-10-27.Data history: 90 days available in the latest 90-day window.
Methodology responsibility:
YearBull’s analytical methodology and presentation rules are developed and maintained by
Alan Zelvin, Founder & Lead Crypto Researcher.
This note identifies responsibility for the methodology; it does not attribute authorship of this data snapshot.
What is Blend (BLND)?
Source description
“Blend is a DeFi protocol that allows any entity to create or utilize an immutable lending market that fits its needs. It's similar to Morpho, but significantly more flexible with less governance dependance. It's built on the Stellar blockchain using their Soroban Smart Contract engine. Currently there are 3 lending pools that were created with Blend, an immutable Fixed USDC:XLM lending pool that allows users to lend or borrow USDC and XLM while using the other assets as collateral, a dao-managed lending pool that supports lending and borrowing USDC, EURC, XLM, and AQUA - this pool supports cross-collateralization, and finally a fixed-forex pool which supports a CDP protocol on Stellar.”
This source-supplied description may contain old, promotional, or unverified claims and is not YearBull editorial analysis.
Official links and contract records appear in Key Facts. Project details can change, so verify current information with the project.
Blend (BLND) FAQ
How does Blend let users create lending markets tailored to specific requirements?
Blend presents itself as a DeFi protocol where entities can create or use immutable lending markets. The project says this structure is more flexible and less dependent on governance than Morpho-like designs. In practice, the stated approach is to let each market define its own supported assets and operating parameters, although Blend does not specify every configuration option or the process required to launch a market.
What assets and collateral are supported by the fixed USDC:XLM lending pool?
The project states that its immutable fixed USDC:XLM pool lets users lend or borrow USDC and XLM, with either asset serving as collateral for the other. Because the pool is described as fixed and immutable, its core configuration is not intended to change through routine governance. Blend does not specify the pool’s fee structure, liquidation parameters, or interest-rate methodology here.
How does the DAO-managed pool differ from Blend’s fixed pool?
Blend says its DAO-managed pool supports lending and borrowing for USDC, EURC, XLM, and AQUA, while also allowing cross-collateralization. That means the pool is presented as supporting collateral arrangements across multiple listed assets rather than limiting collateral to the borrowed asset pair. The project does not explain the DAO’s voting rules, membership requirements, or the specific parameters that token holders can change.
What role does the fixed-forex pool play in Blend’s ecosystem?
The project describes a fixed-forex pool that supports a collateralized debt position (CDP) protocol on Stellar. A CDP generally involves locking collateral to create a debt position, but Blend does not specify which assets can be deposited, what asset may be issued, or how positions are maintained. Accordingly, the pool’s exact mechanics and user flows remain unspecified in the project’s stated details.
Why is Blend built on Stellar’s Soroban smart-contract engine?
Blend states that it is built on the Stellar blockchain using the Soroban smart-contract engine. This deployment places the protocol’s lending pools and related CDP functionality within Stellar’s smart-contract environment. The project does not explain which Soroban-specific capabilities distinguish Blend from comparable lending systems, nor does it provide performance, security, or interoperability claims that can be assessed from the stated details.
Blend metric comparison
This comparison is a stored snapshot generated 2026-10-23 06:30 UTC from 293 daily observations available from 2025-12-30 through 2026-10-23. It is separate from the latest analytical cards above. Percentiles compare the snapshot value with that day's analytical universe; a higher percentile means a larger observed value, not necessarily a better investment characteristic.
Metric
Snapshot
30d before
90d before
Change vs 30d
Universe percentile
Price
$0.00626443
$0.00524623
$0.0414
+19.4%
n/a
Market cap
$420.6K
$352.2K
$2.78M
+19.4%
P55.3
YearBull Rank
#5,532
#9,150
#2,660
Improved 3,618
P35.2
Bull Score
59/100
15/100
49/100
+44.0 pts
P71.9
Turnover
0.93%
0.60%
0.30%
+0.3 pts
P56.0
YB Market Risk
Low
Low
Low
Unchanged
n/a
Cycle
Mid
Early
Early
Early → Mid
n/a
Median absolute daily movement 0.93%; distance from the highest local daily price -91.7%; circulating supply change +90.4%. These measurements are descriptive and do not predict future direction.
Editorial research. Identity, project facts, sources, and risks below belong to the dated editorial review. The live analytical snapshot above may be newer and is generated separately from stored market data.
Blend documents BLND as its platform/protocol token, used in the backstop module that provides first-loss capital for lending pools.
Risks and open questions
The documentation describes smart-contract, oracle, asset and Stellar-ledger risks; retain those caveats in any article.
YearBull Rank context
Most recent YearBull Rank reading for blend is #1269.
Rank timeline (last 365 days)
Rank change (nearest points).
Reading rule: smaller rank numbers are better.
7d window (2026-10-21): #7348 → #1269 (up by 6079).
30d window (2026-09-28): #8366 → #1269 (up by 7097).
YearBull Rank is an internal ordering on YearBull that positions a coin relative to the rest of the tracked universe. It is best read as relative context across time windows, not as a guarantee.
Risk framing: short bursts do not always translate into durable placement. If the curve whipsaws, treat the rank as fragile.
Cycle framing: phase changes usually leave a footprint in consistency. If the line breaks range, confirm with more than one week.
Orderflow context: deep markets usually produce smoother rank paths. If the line reacts in bursts, watch for calendar-driven liquidity.
Access context: one venue can dominate the profile in short windows. If rank can’t hold gains, it can be concentrated pressure.
Editorial note:
This analysis was prepared by the YearBull research team under the direction of
Alan Zelvin,
Founder and Lead Crypto Researcher.
The assessment follows YearBull’s internal research methodology and editorial standards.
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