For years, insurance has been hailed as one of blockchain’s most compelling use cases. The logic was simple, blockchain’s immutable ledger and smart contracts should enable transparent, efficient, and fair insurance processes. Yet, despite the promise, the reality has fallen short. That is, until now. Mike Miglio, Founder of DEIN.fi, believes his company has solved the industry’s core challenge: risk pricing. “There really hasn’t been a scalable and capital-efficient insurance solution in DeFi,” Miglio says. “But even more importantly, there hasn’t been a truly decentralized one. A lot of so-called DeFi insurance protocols are still centrally controlled, missing the very element that gives DeFi its value.” The Challenge of Risk Pricing in DeFi The Challenge of Risk Pricing in DeFi The crux of the problem, according to Miglio, is the absence of historical data to accurately price risk. Traditional insurance relies on centuries of actuarial records to assess potential losses. DeFi, on the other hand, is still in its infancy. “With life insurance or property insurance, you have centuries of data,” Miglio says. “In DeFi, we have, at best, six good years of data and it’s largely undocumented and unorganized.” Beyond data scarcity, the landscape itself is highly volatile. “The risk environment in DeFi is incredibly complex: there’s smart contract risk, oracle risk, economic manipulation, governance attacks, and even existential risks, like a stablecoin depegging,” he says. “If Tether were to depeg, it would trigger catastrophic collapses across multiple chains and protocols. The debate wouldn’t just be about the losses, but whether it was an exploit or a design failure.” Faced with such a labyrinth of unknowns, existing DeFi insurance solutions have struggled to gain traction. Many rely on centralized teams of actuaries making manual assessments, often resulting in mispriced policies and inefficient capital allocation. Others have collapsed due to flawed underwriting practices. “Take InsurAce, for example,” Miglio says. “They had their underwriting capital heavily exposed to UST, the stablecoin from Terra Luna. When UST depegged and the ecosystem collapsed, they lost a massive portion of their underwriters’ funds. That’s a clear example of human error leading to systemic failure.” How DEIN.fi Fixes the Model How DEIN.fi Fixes the Model DEIN.fi is fundamentally different. Instead of relying on centralized teams to determine risk pricing, it leverages a decentralized marketplace where risk is priced through supply and demand. “The team has no role in deciding where underwriting capital goes,” Miglio says. “Instead, we use a market-driven model. If a particular protocol is seen as risky, fewer underwriters will participate, making premiums more expensive. Conversely, safer protocols attract more underwriters, lowering costs. This dynamic pricing mechanism is what makes DEIN scalable and efficient.” Another innovation is DEIN’s omni-chain approach. “Most DeFi insurance protocols have been limited to Ethereum or other EVM-compatible chains,” he says. “DEIN will be the first mover on over 100 chains, including non-EVM chains like Solana and Hedera, covering protocols that have never had insurance before.” First, Crypto Insurance, Then the World First, Crypto Insurance, Then the World Given the regulatory hurdles in traditional insurance, DEIN is starting where blockchain-native adoption makes the most sense: crypto insurance. “The immediate use case is covering DeFi investors against hacks, exploits, and rug pulls,” Miglio says. “Right now, people are hesitant to put their money into protocols, even when they offer 30% APY, because they fear losing everything overnight. If we can offer a reasonably priced policy, say 5% per year, that eliminates that risk, then suddenly DeFi investment becomes much more attractive.” Once DEIN proves its model in crypto, the company plans to expand into traditional insurance markets. s. “Real property insurance is a natural next step,” Miglio says. “If a house burns down in a wildfire, that’s an easily verifiable event: there are satellite images, government reports, and clear evidence. With traditional insurance companies spending up to 30% of their revenue on overhead, a blockchain-based alternative could offer cheaper policies with higher returns for underwriters.” The biggest challenge, he admits, will be regulatory acceptance. “For legal reasons, mortgage providers won’t accept DeFi insurance as yet. But as our adoption grows, regulators will be forced to take notice. The best way to win them over is scale.” Building Trust in a Risky World Building Trust in a Risky World To address security concerns, DEIN is implementing multiple layers of protection, including smart contract audits, bug bounty competitions, and real-time AI-based transaction monitoring through Cube3. “If a malicious transaction is detected, it can be flagged and held for DAO approval before execution,” Miglio says. “It’s a decentralized safeguard that ensures no single entity controls the decision-making.” Another key security partner is Resonance Security, a firm specializing in DeFi protocol audits and blockchain risk mitigation. “ Resonance Security brings deep expertise in smart contract auditing and vulnerability assessments,” Miglio says. “Their approach is rigorous, combining static and dynamic analysis to identify even the most elusive weaknesses. In a space where traditional security methodologies often fall short, their cutting-edge techniques provide an additional layer of confidence for our users.” With a Q2 2025 launch in sight, DEIN is also leveraging mainstream exposure to build awareness. “We participated in ‘Crypto Knights,’ a high-budget TV show featuring industry heavyweights like Brock Pierce and Kyle Chassé,” Miglio says. “The show will help us introduce our solution to a much broader audience.” As the DeFi industry matures, so too must its risk management tools. DEIN.fi isn’t just another insurance protocol, it’s an entirely new approach to how risk is assessed, priced, and covered in the digital economy. For an industry long overdue for innovation, this may finally be the moment when blockchain insurance delivers on its early promise.

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