Project 0 forges DeFi’s unified margin layer in Kamino tie-up
Project 0 is introducing a new primitive to the DeFi stack with its Kamino link, creating a unified margin layer that eliminates the need for traders to constantly rebalance separate, overcollateralized accounts on different platforms.
- Project 0 integrates with Kamino to launch DeFi’s first unified margin system, enabling cross-venue collateral management.
- The move allows traders to borrow, lend, and hedge across platforms using a single pool of assets.
- Initial access is limited to Project 0’s top 5,000 users, with a full rollout expected within days.
In a press release dated Oct. 13, crypto prime broker Project 0 said its integration with Kamino establishes the first live instance of generalized cross-margin across multiple DeFi venues.
Per the statement, the move consolidates a user’s deposits and borrowing power across both platforms into a single, unified account. This allows for portfolio-wide risk assessment, meaning a user’s combined holdings on Project 0 and Kamino are now evaluated together to determine collateral health and loan capacity.
“Solving liquidity fragmentation was the driving force behind founding Project 0. By enabling cross-margin across multiple venues, users can now manage their entire portfolio under a single margin account, addressing a long-standing inefficiency in DeFi and providing clearer oversight of portfolio-wide risk,” Project 0 founder MacBrennan Peet said.
A single credit pool linking venues and strategies
The integration between Project 0 and Kamino creates a single margin environment that allows traders to move credit fluidly between both venues. Rather than locking collateral separately on each platform, users can now deploy the same pool of assets to borrow, lend, or hedge wherever rates are most favorable.
This means a trader can open a position on Kamino, identify a yield or borrowing opportunity on Project 0, and arbitrage between them using the same underlying credit, all without unwinding or duplicating collateral.
For active participants in decentralized markets, that shift allows risk and leverage to be managed in aggregate, reducing liquidation risk and freeing up idle assets for more productive use.
Access to this new system is being rolled out methodically. Starting today, Project 0’s top 5,000 users will serve as the initial test group, putting the cross-margin functionality through its paces and providing feedback. A phased public rollout is expected within three to five days, allowing developers to monitor performance and user experience before expanding access to the wider community.
