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What Is Lulo Finance? The Stablecoin Yield Aggregator Explained

Lulo is a non-custodial stablecoin yield service, operated by Lulo Labs Inc., that takes a deposit of USDC or another supported stablecoin and spreads it across several lending and yield protocols on Solana and Ethereum 136. Instead of picking one pool, it weights each protocol by its value locked and the rate it pays 1. Lulo's distinguishing feature is a two-tier design: Protected deposits are covered against failures in the underlying protocols, and Boost deposits earn more by absorbing those losses first 45. Coverage does not extend to Lulo's own contracts or to stablecoin depegs 5.

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At a glance

What it is
Stablecoin yield aggregator with a coverage layer 1
Operator
Lulo Labs Inc.; Terms governed by Panamanian law 6
Main app
app.lulo.fi (web); developer API for wallets and apps 11
Chains
Solana and Ethereum protocols; DefiLlama tracks its TVL on Solana 310
Integrated protocols
Morpho, Pendle, Maple, Kamino, Jupiter, Neutrl 3
Assets
Stablecoins such as USDC, USDT, PYUSD, USDS, USDG, CASH and JupUSD 11
Fee
10% of yield earned; no deposit fee 4
Withdrawals
Protected: any time; Boost: lockup period 2
Custody
Non-custodial, per the Terms 6
Token
No native token 7
Last checked
23 October 2026

How Lulo allocates deposits

Lulo works like an index for stablecoin lending. You connect a wallet, choose a product and deposit; Lulo's contracts move the funds into the protocols on its list 2. Protocols with more value locked and better rates get a bigger share, and weights shift as those numbers change 13. The contracts can only deposit into and withdraw from that whitelisted set, and Lulo says it can pause allocations if something looks wrong 9.

As of 23 October 2026, the list includes Morpho, Pendle and Maple on Ethereum and Kamino, Jupiter and Neutrl on Solana 3. Users on Solana do not need to bridge to reach the Ethereum venues themselves 7. The trade-off: your deposit inherits the risks of each of these protocols, including credit strategies such as Maple's lending to vetted borrowers and Neutrl's delta-neutral yield 3.

Wallets and apps can embed Lulo through a developer API; Lulo says it has more than 50 such integrations, naming Solflare, Fuse and Decaf 11.

Protected and Boost

The two products are two sides of one arrangement 45:

  • Protected earns the base lending yield minus a share paid to Boost depositors. If an integrated protocol suffers an exploit, an oracle failure or bad debt, Lulo's contracts compensate Protected depositors automatically, with no claim to file 5.
  • Boost earns the base yield plus "protection premiums" taken from Protected interest. The premium rises when there is less Boost capital per Protected dollar. In return, Boost capital absorbs losses first and can lose part or all of its value in a severe failure 4.

The cover is only as large as the Boost pool. Lulo says a total loss in a single integrated protocol is compensated in full "as long as the coverage pool is sufficient," and publishes the coverage ratio on-chain and on its protection dashboard 5. It is not insurance from a regulated insurer.

Fees

Lulo charges a 10% performance fee on yield and says there are no deposit fees 4. On a $1,000 deposit that earns $40 in a year, the fee would be $4, leaving $36 before network costs (illustrative; actual yields vary). Rates shown on the site change constantly, and Protected yield is lower than Boost because part of it pays for coverage 411. You also pay Solana or Ethereum network fees when you transact.

Deposits and withdrawals

Protected deposits can be withdrawn at any time with no lockup 2. Boost deposits are locked for a period because that capital must stay available to pay Protected users; Lulo's docs do not state the length, so check it in the app before depositing 24. Withdrawals also depend on liquidity in the underlying protocols, which can tighten when lending markets are heavily used.

Security, audits and what coverage excludes

Lulo lists five audits of its contracts, by Certora, Halborn, OtterSec, Offside Labs and Sec3, with reports linked but undated 8. An audit lowers but does not remove the chance of a bug. Lulo itself calls a flaw in its own contracts "the most direct risk" to deposits 9.

Coverage does not apply to 5:

  • bugs in Lulo's own contracts;
  • a stablecoin losing its peg (see stablecoin depeg);
  • Solana or Ethereum network outages;
  • regulatory or government action.

The Terms state that Lulo never holds custody of your assets, that you are responsible for your keys, that assets "may lose some or all of their value," and cap Lulo's liability at $1,000 6. They exclude users in sanctioned jurisdictions and do not publish a wider list of restricted countries 6.

Scale and history

Solana Compass dates Lulo's launch to late 2023 and records its Circle Alliance membership in July 2024, a Certora audit between November 2024 and January 2025, and an iOS app in 2025 7. DefiLlama reported about $31 million locked on 20 October 2026 10. Lulo's homepage states "$100M+" in protected capital 11; the two figures may count different things, and the company figure is undated.

Incident record

1 outcome unclear

No exploit of Lulo's contracts found in the sources reviewed, including DefiLlama's protocol page

—outcome unclear
Outcome
No hack on record as of 23 Oct 2026; absence from sources checked does not prove none occurred
Source: defillama.com

Hacks in DefiLlama’s public database are also scored as the security record on the Lulo rating page.

Questions about Lulo

Is Lulo custodial?
No. The Terms say Lulo never has custody of user assets; deposits sit in smart contracts and you control the connecting wallet.
Which blockchain does Lulo use?
Its app and TVL are on Solana, and it allocates to protocols on both Solana and Ethereum, including Morpho, Pendle and Maple.
Does Lulo have a token?
No native token is listed in the sources reviewed.
Does Protected coverage mean I cannot lose money?
No. It covers losses inside integrated protocols up to the size of the Boost pool, and excludes Lulo's own contracts, depegs and network outages.
Who runs Lulo?
Lulo Labs Inc. is the party named in the Terms of Service. Its co-founder and CEO goes by Daniel in public interviews.

See CoinPulse's rating and evidence for Lulo. Related: yield aggregators, what yield farming is, what DeFi is, self-custody.

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Sources

  1. 1[Lulo docs — Overview](), accessed 23 Oct 2026lulo.fi
  2. 2[Lulo docs — How it works](), accessed 23 Oct 2026lulo.fi
  3. 3[Lulo docs — Integrated protocols](), accessed 23 Oct 2026lulo.fi
  4. 4[Lulo docs — Boost](), accessed 23 Oct 2026lulo.fi
  5. 5[Lulo docs — What's covered](), accessed 23 Oct 2026lulo.fi
  6. 6[Lulo — Terms of Service](), updated 11 Feb 2025, accessed 23 Oct 2026lulo.fi
  7. 7[Solana Compass — Lulo project page](), accessed 23 Oct 2026solanacompass.com
  8. 8[Lulo docs — Audits](), accessed 23 Oct 2026lulo.fi
  9. 9[Lulo docs — Risk framework](), accessed 23 Oct 2026lulo.fi
  10. 10[DefiLlama — Lulo](), data 20 Oct 2026defillama.com
  11. 11[Lulo — homepage](), accessed 23 Oct 2026lulo.fi

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