<p><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDgvM2RiOTAxM2ItYWViNC00MWJlLTg4ZjktNzQ5OGMzNGQ1Y2I3LmpwZw==.jpg"></p><p>Lex Sokolin said that post-Merge, DeFi projects will have to compete with the returns offered by the core ETH protocol. </p>