Synths - Problems, Risks, and the Future. Currently in DeFi, there are many proposed platforms for synthetic assets; these can vary per chain and all come with their risks and benefits. That said, here we will look to compare the existing options and pinpoint their current issues. We will also review how these protocols retain their stability to other assets, in other words, how they maintain the peg - the most important part of synthetic assets is their ability to maintain their peg to their...