Emotional Stability Audits: DeFi Protocols Now Must Prove They're Not "Too Optimistic" Before Launching
NEW YORK — In what industry insiders are calling “the strangest compliance requirement since SEC vs. Bitcoin,” decentralized finance protocols across multiple chains are now required to file quarterly “Emotional Stability Certificates” to maintain market access.
The requirement emerged after a series of “sentiment contagion incidents” — including a high-yield lending protocol that became “too optimistic about market recovery” and a governance proposal that failed to demonstrate “sufficient melancholy” per the newly formed Department of Financial Atmosphere Compliance (DFAC).