Yala Addresses Liquidity Crisis Amid Suspicious Activities

Key Points:* Yala experiences liquidity issues, impacting USDC and YU availability, raising market concerns.

• Suspicious borrowing affects fund utilization in Yala’s lending markets.
• Yala addresses community concerns, initiating an investigation into the market disruptions. The Yala blockchain platform announced on November 16 that it’s addressing liquidity concerns and suspicious activities involving its YU stablecoin, with an investigation currently underway.

This issue underscores vulnerabilities in DeFi protocols, raising caution about security and liquidity in the crypto markets, especially after the YU stablecoin experienced a substantial depegging.

Yala’s Liquidity Shock: Borrowing Patterns Under Scrutiny

Yala reported substantial liquidity disruption as YAM Protocol posted warnings about suspicious borrowing within the Yala market on Euler.

This included borrowing all available USDC despite high interest rates and non-repayment. The Euler team responded by setting the lending limit on Yala’s market to zero, impeding withdrawals.

“We have observed suspicious on-chain borrowing activity that led to 100% fund utilization in Yala’s USDC pool on Euler.” — YAM Protocol

Market Data and Regulatory Insights: Yala Faces Critical Challenges

Did you know? In May 2025, the stablecoin USDX faced a similar liquidity crisis due to borrowing behaviors in its markets, allowing comparisons to the current challenges faced by Yala.

Recent data from CoinMarketCap shows that Yala’s stablecoin YU holds a market price of $0.96, experiencing a 4.28% decline over the past 24 hours. The market cap stands at $85,978,165, with 24-hour trading volume increasing by 115.90% to $909,202.74. The recent trends underscore challenges in maintaining stability.

Yala(YU), daily chart, screenshot on CoinMarketCap at 06:07 UTC on November 16, 2025. Source: CoinMarketCap Insights from Coincu’s research team suggest potential regulatory scrutiny due to unresolved liquidity concerns and suspicious market activities. Historical cases imply Yala must strengthen security and governance frameworks to restore confidence and market stability.