Stream Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) yield protocol behind the synthetic dollar xUSD, has halted all withdrawals and deposits after disclosing that an external fund manager overseeing its assets reported a loss of approximately $93 million in Stream fund assets. The team announced on X that it is treating the event as a critical incident, suspending platform operations while it investigates what happened and works to secure remaining funds. According to public statements and subsequent reporting, Stream Finance says the loss stems from mismanagement or mishandling by an external fund manager entrusted with a substantial portion of protocol assets. In response, Stream has engaged US law firm Perkins Coie LLP to conduct an independent investigation, determine the causes of the loss, and help establish a roadmap for creditor and user recovery priorities. The protocol has stated it is actively withdrawing all remaining liquid assets from external managers and counterparties, and that pending deposits will not be processed until the situation is fully assessed. The incident has had immediate market impact: Stream’s overcollateralized stablecoin Staked Stream USD (xUSD) sharply depegged, with on‑chain data and security firm reports showing the token falling from near $1 to well below $0.50 and then further down, representing a loss of more than 70% from its intended peg. This case is adding to ongoing concerns about counterparty and operational risk in DeFi protocols that rely on off‑chain or centralized asset managers, and it is expected to draw further attention from regulators and risk analysts to governance, transparency, and due‑diligence practices in yield‑generating stablecoin and synthetic asset platforms.

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