The turning point towards automation in DeFi has arrived—LayerBank's newly launched Automated Vaults feature, touted as one-click startup and full custody, simplifies complex leveraged yield farming into foolproof operations.

At first glance, it seems like an upgrade in experience, allowing users to no longer watch the market daily or manually adjust positions.

But here’s the question: when asset management is fully taken over by algorithms, are systemic risks also hidden deeper?

Automation indeed improves efficiency and lowers the barrier to entry, enabling novices to participate in advanced strategies. However, the hidden risks behind this—smart contract vulnerabilities, flash loan attacks, cross-protocol interaction failures—become harder to detect due to the black-box nature.

Users are liberated, but are they truly ready to bear these invisible risks?