BendDAO is a modular DeFi lending protocol that supports NFT-backed borrowing, ERC20 collateral, staking, and yield products. BendDAO's Twitter Score is 118 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #6,821 (top 5%) among 389,587 tracked accounts.
BendDAO describes itself as BendDAO V2, a protocol that allows lenders to deposit ETH and USDT into lending pools in exchange for interest and BEND token rewards. Borrowers can use blue-chip NFTs as collateral to borrow ETH or USDT, receiving a boundNFT and 24-hour repayment protection during volatile price swings. The protocol's website states it has been running safely for over 1,570 days with millions in liquidity.
BendDAO supports a range of products including lending deposits, NFT-backed borrowing, ApeStaking, a Yield Market, and BEND token staking, though staking is temporarily paused under the BIP #53 update. The protocol burned 50 million BEND tokens in Treasury burn #18 on February 5, 2026. BendDAO is also expanding beyond PFP NFTs and exploring tokenized real-world assets as collateral.
BendDAO maintains a bug bounty program with Immunefi, alongside governance through Snapshot and open development via its GitHub organization. BendDAO has been mentioned by 235 accounts a total of 396 times. BendDAO has published 2,133 posts and has 42,356 followers as of July 2026 on the platform.
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The accounts that follow BendDAO include 314 founders, 59 angel investors, 481 influencers and 10 VCs. Among them are Fred Ehrsam, Andrew Kang, Luca Netz, Loomdart, Foobar and Frank.