Venus Protocol
AuditedVerifiedBlue ChipVenus Protocol is BNB Chain's leading decentralized lending and stablecoin protocol, combining Compound-style money markets with Maker-style CDP issuance (VAI), with ~$1.21B TVL across Core Pool, eight isolated pools, and seven supported chains.
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The Problem
BNB Chain users historically lacked a fully on-chain money market with a native stablecoin under one application; siloed lending and minting added friction and trust requirements.
The Solution
Venus combines Compound-style algorithmic lending with Maker-style VAI minting in one dApp, plus isolated pools for risk segmentation and a per-pool Risk Fund for shortfall coverage.
Why it Matters
Largest lending market on BNB Chain (~$1.18B BSC TVL), multi-chain expansion (Ethereum, Arbitrum, zkSync, Base, Unichain, Optimism, opBNB), native CDP stablecoin (VAI), three-tier timelock governance with three scoped Guardian multisigs, and Chaos Labs-managed Risk Stewards.
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What is Venus Protocol?+
Venus Protocol is a Lending protocol operating on BNB Chain, Ethereum, Arbitrum, zkSync Era, Base, Unichain, Optimism, opBNB. Venus Protocol is BNB Chain's leading decentralized lending and stablecoin protocol, combining Compound-style money markets with Maker-style CDP issuance (VAI), with ~$1.21B TVL across Core Pool, eight isolated pools, and seven supported chains.
How does Venus Protocol work?+
Venus combines Compound-style algorithmic lending with Maker-style VAI minting in one dApp, plus isolated pools for risk segmentation and a per-pool Risk Fund for shortfall coverage.
Is Venus Protocol safe?+
DeFi Sentinel rates Venus Protocol AA with a safety score of 87/100, indicating very low risk. The score reflects five risk dimensions: smart contract & technical risk, economic design & market risk, governance & centralization, sustainability & competitive position, and reputation & social trust. Venus Protocol has 9 audits on record. DeFi Sentinel's analysis flagged 1 high, 3 medium, 3 low risk alerts across Smart Contract & Technical Risk, Economic Design & Market Risk, Sustainability & Competitive Position and Reputation & Social Trust. As with all DeFi protocols, residual risk remains and users should review the full risk breakdown before depositing.
What is the safety score of Venus Protocol?+
Venus Protocol has a DeFi Sentinel safety score of 87/100 (rating AA), last updated September 16, 2026. The score is computed across smart contract & technical risk (30%), economic design & market risk (25%), governance & centralization (20%), sustainability & competitive position (15%), and reputation & social trust (10%).
Which chains does Venus Protocol support?+
Venus Protocol is deployed on BNB Chain, Ethereum, Arbitrum, zkSync Era, Base, Unichain, Optimism, opBNB.
Has Venus Protocol been audited?+
Yes. Venus Protocol has 9 audit reports on record from firms including OpenZeppelin, Quantstamp, Certik. Audit reports and dates are linked under the Resources tab on this page.