Symbiotic stands out because it is not an "average" DeFi protocol (like a decentralized exchange, lending market, or yield farm) but rather a foundational infrastructure layer for shared security, often referred to as "restaking." While an average DeFi protocol offers a direct financial service to end-users (e.g., swapping tokens, lending assets), Symbiotic provides a "security-as-a-service" marketplace that other decentralized networks use to bootstrap their own security. Here is a detailed ...