Since 2021, the decentralized finance platform Aave has outperformed Compound significantly, with Aave's token price rising by 447% compared to Compound's 61% decline. Aave's market capitalization is now ten times that of Compound, despite both platforms having a similar fully diluted valuation (FDV) to total value locked (TVL) ratio. Compound's TVL stands at $2.6 billion, while Aave's TVL is substantially higher at $26 billion. Aave's growth has been robust, reaching all-time highs in TVL, whereas Compound's growth has stagnated. Aave's platform is noted for its ability to absorb significantly more liquidity without impacting user rates, making it attractive to institutional investors seeking reliable on-chain solutions. Additionally, Aave's native stablecoin, GHO, recently achieved a new all-time high, underscoring its resilience and decentralized nature.

Decentralised derivatives platform Hyperliquid processed about $1.57 trillion in perpetual futures volume during the 12 months to 30 June, according to data compiled by The Block and other analytics firms. The activity generated roughly $300 million in cumulative revenue, with June alone contributing $208 billion in volume, more than the combined total of other on-chain perpetual exchanges.

The platform’s dominance has translated into fee income that now rivals the largest smart-contract networks. On 7 July Hyperliquid booked $1.7 million in transaction fees over 24 hours, outstripping Ethereum, Solana and Bitcoin for the day, figures from blockchain tracker Artemis show. Analysts estimate the exchange controls roughly 70 percent of on-chain perpetual trading, underscoring growing demand for decentralised derivatives venues.

Decentralized lending platform Aave has become the single-largest holder of stablecoins, with deposits equivalent to about 5% of the entire circulating supply, according to blockchain data cited by several analytics providers on 4 July. The figure eclipses the combined share held by centralized crypto-lending firms, underscoring how quickly market activity is moving from traditional custodial services to smart-contract-based protocols.

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Total value locked in decentralized-finance lending protocols climbed to a record of roughly $55 billion, cementing the segment as the largest in DeFi, according to industry data compiled on 19 June.

Market-tracking services said established platforms Aave, Maple Finance and Morpho account for the bulk of the assets, while newer entrants such as Origami and Bluefin recorded the fastest growth in borrowing over the past 30 days.

The fresh high underscores renewed demand for on-chain credit products after last year’s market retrenchment and marks a milestone for an industry that is still navigating regulatory scrutiny and volatile crypto prices.

The Ink Foundation, a nonprofit organization backed by Kraken, is set to launch the native $INK token for its Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain network, Ink. This token launch marks a notable development as Kraken itself is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO), making it the first company to have a product-associated token at the time of its IPO. The $INK token will have a fixed total supply capped at 1 billion and is designed to power decentralized finance (DeFi) applications on the Ink network, with initial use cases integrated through the Aave protocol, including trading and lending. Early adopters of the Ink Layer 2 network will receive $INK tokens via an airdrop, although the token will not serve as a governance token for the network. Ink is built on the OP Stack and aims to offer sub-penny gas fees, currently supporting around $74 million in stablecoin total value locked (TVL). Activity on the Ink Layer 2 network has increased ahead of the token rollout, signaling growing user engagement and interest in Kraken’s DeFi ecosystem expansion.

CoinDesk and analytics firm SentoraHQ introduced CoinDesk Overnight Rates (CDOR), a set of benchmark interest rates designed for decentralized finance (DeFi) money markets. The gauges track overnight lending activity for the USDC and USDT stablecoins on Aave, one of the sector’s largest liquidity protocols.

Stani Kulechov, founder of Aave Labs, called CDOR the first "risk-free" on-chain benchmark, saying the rates will provide transparent reference points for derivatives, fixed-rate lending and other institutional-grade products. The initiative aims to replicate traditional money-market tools within DeFi, potentially widening access to 24-hour, permissionless trading of digital assets.

Decentralized lending protocol Aave has set a new benchmark for the sector, with total value locked climbing to roughly US$40 billion, surpassing the customer deposit base reported by fintech firm Revolut. Borrowing activity on the platform also reached an all-time high, while the AAVE governance token broke through the US$300 level amid continued inflows—about US$300 million in Tether and US$133 million in staked Ether—into the protocol.

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Aave DAO has launched a new on-chain slashing mechanism called Umbrella, introducing an innovative staking system designed to enhance risk management within the Aave Protocol. The Umbrella Safety Module enables users to stake aTokens, providing a method to avoid bad debt without relying on governance decisions. This system features asset-specific vaults and incorporates slashing mechanisms alongside upside-down GHO yields. Functionally, the Aave DAO operates as a capped equity tranche under this configuration, where Umbrella reserves gain higher seniority and generate significantly greater relative returns compared to standard aTokens. The protocol is shifting from using $AAVE tokens as a last-resort excess debt backstop to leveraging user-supplied aTokens through Umbrella staking to create additional value and stability.

Aave has integrated CoWSwap's technology into its user interface swap widget across multiple blockchain networks, including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, and Gnosis Chain. This partnership enables Aave users to access optimal liquidity and price quotes while benefiting from protection against Miner Extractable Value (MEV) during token swaps. The collaboration aims to enhance the trading experience by providing more efficient and secure swap functionality directly within the Aave application.

Aave, a leading decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform on the Ethereum blockchain, has seen its total value locked (TVL) surge to $30 billion, reflecting renewed strength and investor confidence in the Ethereum DeFi ecosystem. This milestone marks Aave's TVL as representing 20% of the entire DeFi market. The platform's price increased by 25% following this growth. Additionally, Aave's ecosystem on Sonic Labs has surpassed $500 million in TVL, contributing to an overall ecosystem TVL on Sonic Labs of approximately $1.3 billion, up 44% over the past two months. The upcoming Aave V4 upgrade is expected to further unlock borrowing demand by enabling innovative lending strategies through features like risk-segregated lending and Liquidity Hubs, which address liquidity fragmentation and improve market efficiency.

PowerTrade, a decentralized exchange (DEX) platform, is gaining attention for its crypto options trading, offering traders tools to manage volatility across various digital assets. The platform highlights the recent surge in ATH's price from $0.07 to $0.32, currently trading near $0.21, as an example of volatility suitable for options strategies such as calls, puts, straddles, and iron condors. PowerTrade emphasizes the benefits of options trading for decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens like AAVE, which has experienced volatility driven by innovations such as flash loans and flexible interest rates. Traders can use options on PowerTrade to hedge portfolios with puts or pursue controlled upside with call spreads.

The platform also supports options trading on a wide range of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, which recently surpassed $100,000, Ethereum following its "Pectra" upgrade, memecoins like BONK and ATH, and altcoins such as Theta. PowerTrade recently joined the CoinMarketCap Community to enhance its reach and provide updates to users. The platform promotes options trading as a way to maximize upside while limiting risk, leveraging the capital efficiency of these derivatives in the crypto market.

Several decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols have recently achieved notable growth in total value locked (TVL) and expanded their offerings on major blockchain networks. Echelon Market, operating on the Aptos blockchain, saw its TVL increase by more than 50% in April. Avant, a DeFi protocol on Avalanche (AVAX), has scaled to $43 million in TVL, providing strong yield opportunities on dollar-pegged assets. Euler Finance, which integrated with Avalanche last month, reached a new network high of $63 million in TVL, positioning Avalanche as the second largest blockchain supported by Euler after Ethereum.

This growth may indicate a rising trend in real-world asset (RWA) lending on Avalanche. Meanwhile, Pendle Finance’s eUSDe principal tokens (PTs) have been integrated as collateral on Aave, a leading DeFi lending platform. Within 24 hours of launch, over $170 million worth of eUSDe PTs were supplied on Aave, prompting an increase in the supply cap from $150 million to $250 million. The PT tokens offer some of the highest fixed-rate yield opportunities in DeFi, with an 8% fixed annual percentage yield (APY) and a 91% loan-to-value ratio in e-mode. The upcoming sUSDe July PT is set to be onboarded shortly. Additionally, Aave’s USDC supply APR has increased by 6%, and the GHO stablecoin supply reached an all-time high of $220 million. On the Aptos network, over 1.2 million APT tokens have been staked with a 7.25% APY and a 5% commission rate. These developments underscore growing institutional interest and liquidity in DeFi protocols across multiple blockchains.

Hyperliquid, a decentralized exchange (DEX) for perpetual futures, has solidified its position in the market by capturing approximately 70% of the on-chain perpetuals trading volume. The platform processed $175 billion in March and over $83 billion in the first half of April, demonstrating significant growth and market dominance. Hyperliquid's success is attributed to its rapid listing of relevant tokens, superior user experience for both users and market makers, and its $1.4 million daily buybacks. The platform's total value locked (TVL) has grown 15 times to $210 million, and it recently listed 8 new DeFi protocols.

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Aave has initiated the process to deploy its protocol on the Aptos blockchain, marking its first non-EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) deployment. The proposal, known as the ARFC (Aave Request for Comments), aims to leverage Aptos's capabilities. If approved by the Aave community, Aave V3 will launch on the Aptos mainnet, with market security provided by Chainlink Price Feeds. This deployment is part of Aave's strategy to expand beyond traditional EVM environments, enhancing its offerings and accessibility in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space.

Lens Chain, developed by Avara, the parent company of Aave, has officially launched its mainnet. The new Ethereum-based Layer 2 blockchain, known as Lens Chain, is designed to facilitate the creation of decentralized social media apps, utilizing Aave's GHO stablecoin for gas fees.

The launch involved a major data migration from Polygon to Lens Chain, with over 650,000 users, 28 million connections, and 12 million posts transferred. This migration included 125GB of data, utilizing Lens V3 and Grove storage infrastructure for enhanced scalability and efficiency.

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Aave has officially integrated Chainlink's Smart Value Recapture (SVR) on the Ethereum mainnet following a near-unanimous vote by its decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). This integration aims to recapture liquidation-related maximal extractable value (MEV) and enhance protocol revenue, marking a notable advancement in decentralized finance (DeFi) economics. Aave, recognized as the largest DeFi lending protocol by total value locked (TVL), is the first to implement Chainlink SVR, which is designed to optimize the economic sustainability of DeFi applications. The collaboration is expected to provide additional revenue for Aave while potentially lowering fees for users. The integration has been highlighted by various sources in the crypto community, emphasizing its significance in improving the economics of lending protocols.

Since 2021, the decentralized finance platform Aave has outperformed Compound significantly, with Aave's token price rising by 447% compared to Compound's 61% decline. Aave's market capitalization is now ten times that of Compound, despite both platforms having a similar fully diluted valuation (FDV) to total value locked (TVL) ratio. Compound's TVL stands at $2.6 billion, while Aave's TVL is substantially higher at $26 billion. Aave's growth has been robust, reaching all-time highs in TVL, whereas Compound's growth has stagnated. Aave's platform is noted for its ability to absorb significantly more liquidity without impacting user rates, making it attractive to institutional investors seeking reliable on-chain solutions. Additionally, Aave's native stablecoin, GHO, recently achieved a new all-time high, underscoring its resilience and decentralized nature.

Decentralised derivatives platform Hyperliquid processed about $1.57 trillion in perpetual futures volume during the 12 months to 30 June, according to data compiled by The Block and other analytics firms. The activity generated roughly $300 million in cumulative revenue, with June alone contributing $208 billion in volume, more than the combined total of other on-chain perpetual exchanges.

The platform’s dominance has translated into fee income that now rivals the largest smart-contract networks. On 7 July Hyperliquid booked $1.7 million in transaction fees over 24 hours, outstripping Ethereum, Solana and Bitcoin for the day, figures from blockchain tracker Artemis show. Analysts estimate the exchange controls roughly 70 percent of on-chain perpetual trading, underscoring growing demand for decentralised derivatives venues.

Decentralized lending platform Aave has become the single-largest holder of stablecoins, with deposits equivalent to about 5% of the entire circulating supply, according to blockchain data cited by several analytics providers on 4 July. The figure eclipses the combined share held by centralized crypto-lending firms, underscoring how quickly market activity is moving from traditional custodial services to smart-contract-based protocols.

Read more

Total value locked in decentralized-finance lending protocols climbed to a record of roughly $55 billion, cementing the segment as the largest in DeFi, according to industry data compiled on 19 June.

Market-tracking services said established platforms Aave, Maple Finance and Morpho account for the bulk of the assets, while newer entrants such as Origami and Bluefin recorded the fastest growth in borrowing over the past 30 days.

The fresh high underscores renewed demand for on-chain credit products after last year’s market retrenchment and marks a milestone for an industry that is still navigating regulatory scrutiny and volatile crypto prices.

The Ink Foundation, a nonprofit organization backed by Kraken, is set to launch the native $INK token for its Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain network, Ink. This token launch marks a notable development as Kraken itself is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO), making it the first company to have a product-associated token at the time of its IPO. The $INK token will have a fixed total supply capped at 1 billion and is designed to power decentralized finance (DeFi) applications on the Ink network, with initial use cases integrated through the Aave protocol, including trading and lending. Early adopters of the Ink Layer 2 network will receive $INK tokens via an airdrop, although the token will not serve as a governance token for the network. Ink is built on the OP Stack and aims to offer sub-penny gas fees, currently supporting around $74 million in stablecoin total value locked (TVL). Activity on the Ink Layer 2 network has increased ahead of the token rollout, signaling growing user engagement and interest in Kraken’s DeFi ecosystem expansion.

CoinDesk and analytics firm SentoraHQ introduced CoinDesk Overnight Rates (CDOR), a set of benchmark interest rates designed for decentralized finance (DeFi) money markets. The gauges track overnight lending activity for the USDC and USDT stablecoins on Aave, one of the sector’s largest liquidity protocols.

Stani Kulechov, founder of Aave Labs, called CDOR the first "risk-free" on-chain benchmark, saying the rates will provide transparent reference points for derivatives, fixed-rate lending and other institutional-grade products. The initiative aims to replicate traditional money-market tools within DeFi, potentially widening access to 24-hour, permissionless trading of digital assets.

Decentralized lending protocol Aave has set a new benchmark for the sector, with total value locked climbing to roughly US$40 billion, surpassing the customer deposit base reported by fintech firm Revolut. Borrowing activity on the platform also reached an all-time high, while the AAVE governance token broke through the US$300 level amid continued inflows—about US$300 million in Tether and US$133 million in staked Ether—into the protocol.

Read more

Aave DAO has launched a new on-chain slashing mechanism called Umbrella, introducing an innovative staking system designed to enhance risk management within the Aave Protocol. The Umbrella Safety Module enables users to stake aTokens, providing a method to avoid bad debt without relying on governance decisions. This system features asset-specific vaults and incorporates slashing mechanisms alongside upside-down GHO yields. Functionally, the Aave DAO operates as a capped equity tranche under this configuration, where Umbrella reserves gain higher seniority and generate significantly greater relative returns compared to standard aTokens. The protocol is shifting from using $AAVE tokens as a last-resort excess debt backstop to leveraging user-supplied aTokens through Umbrella staking to create additional value and stability.

Aave has integrated CoWSwap's technology into its user interface swap widget across multiple blockchain networks, including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, and Gnosis Chain. This partnership enables Aave users to access optimal liquidity and price quotes while benefiting from protection against Miner Extractable Value (MEV) during token swaps. The collaboration aims to enhance the trading experience by providing more efficient and secure swap functionality directly within the Aave application.

Aave, a leading decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform on the Ethereum blockchain, has seen its total value locked (TVL) surge to $30 billion, reflecting renewed strength and investor confidence in the Ethereum DeFi ecosystem. This milestone marks Aave's TVL as representing 20% of the entire DeFi market. The platform's price increased by 25% following this growth. Additionally, Aave's ecosystem on Sonic Labs has surpassed $500 million in TVL, contributing to an overall ecosystem TVL on Sonic Labs of approximately $1.3 billion, up 44% over the past two months. The upcoming Aave V4 upgrade is expected to further unlock borrowing demand by enabling innovative lending strategies through features like risk-segregated lending and Liquidity Hubs, which address liquidity fragmentation and improve market efficiency.

PowerTrade, a decentralized exchange (DEX) platform, is gaining attention for its crypto options trading, offering traders tools to manage volatility across various digital assets. The platform highlights the recent surge in ATH's price from $0.07 to $0.32, currently trading near $0.21, as an example of volatility suitable for options strategies such as calls, puts, straddles, and iron condors. PowerTrade emphasizes the benefits of options trading for decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens like AAVE, which has experienced volatility driven by innovations such as flash loans and flexible interest rates. Traders can use options on PowerTrade to hedge portfolios with puts or pursue controlled upside with call spreads.

The platform also supports options trading on a wide range of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, which recently surpassed $100,000, Ethereum following its "Pectra" upgrade, memecoins like BONK and ATH, and altcoins such as Theta. PowerTrade recently joined the CoinMarketCap Community to enhance its reach and provide updates to users. The platform promotes options trading as a way to maximize upside while limiting risk, leveraging the capital efficiency of these derivatives in the crypto market.

Several decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols have recently achieved notable growth in total value locked (TVL) and expanded their offerings on major blockchain networks. Echelon Market, operating on the Aptos blockchain, saw its TVL increase by more than 50% in April. Avant, a DeFi protocol on Avalanche (AVAX), has scaled to $43 million in TVL, providing strong yield opportunities on dollar-pegged assets. Euler Finance, which integrated with Avalanche last month, reached a new network high of $63 million in TVL, positioning Avalanche as the second largest blockchain supported by Euler after Ethereum.

This growth may indicate a rising trend in real-world asset (RWA) lending on Avalanche. Meanwhile, Pendle Finance’s eUSDe principal tokens (PTs) have been integrated as collateral on Aave, a leading DeFi lending platform. Within 24 hours of launch, over $170 million worth of eUSDe PTs were supplied on Aave, prompting an increase in the supply cap from $150 million to $250 million. The PT tokens offer some of the highest fixed-rate yield opportunities in DeFi, with an 8% fixed annual percentage yield (APY) and a 91% loan-to-value ratio in e-mode. The upcoming sUSDe July PT is set to be onboarded shortly. Additionally, Aave’s USDC supply APR has increased by 6%, and the GHO stablecoin supply reached an all-time high of $220 million. On the Aptos network, over 1.2 million APT tokens have been staked with a 7.25% APY and a 5% commission rate. These developments underscore growing institutional interest and liquidity in DeFi protocols across multiple blockchains.

Hyperliquid, a decentralized exchange (DEX) for perpetual futures, has solidified its position in the market by capturing approximately 70% of the on-chain perpetuals trading volume. The platform processed $175 billion in March and over $83 billion in the first half of April, demonstrating significant growth and market dominance. Hyperliquid's success is attributed to its rapid listing of relevant tokens, superior user experience for both users and market makers, and its $1.4 million daily buybacks. The platform's total value locked (TVL) has grown 15 times to $210 million, and it recently listed 8 new DeFi protocols.

Read more

Aave has initiated the process to deploy its protocol on the Aptos blockchain, marking its first non-EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) deployment. The proposal, known as the ARFC (Aave Request for Comments), aims to leverage Aptos's capabilities. If approved by the Aave community, Aave V3 will launch on the Aptos mainnet, with market security provided by Chainlink Price Feeds. This deployment is part of Aave's strategy to expand beyond traditional EVM environments, enhancing its offerings and accessibility in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space.

Lens Chain, developed by Avara, the parent company of Aave, has officially launched its mainnet. The new Ethereum-based Layer 2 blockchain, known as Lens Chain, is designed to facilitate the creation of decentralized social media apps, utilizing Aave's GHO stablecoin for gas fees.

The launch involved a major data migration from Polygon to Lens Chain, with over 650,000 users, 28 million connections, and 12 million posts transferred. This migration included 125GB of data, utilizing Lens V3 and Grove storage infrastructure for enhanced scalability and efficiency.

Read more

Aave has officially integrated Chainlink's Smart Value Recapture (SVR) on the Ethereum mainnet following a near-unanimous vote by its decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). This integration aims to recapture liquidation-related maximal extractable value (MEV) and enhance protocol revenue, marking a notable advancement in decentralized finance (DeFi) economics. Aave, recognized as the largest DeFi lending protocol by total value locked (TVL), is the first to implement Chainlink SVR, which is designed to optimize the economic sustainability of DeFi applications. The collaboration is expected to provide additional revenue for Aave while potentially lowering fees for users. The integration has been highlighted by various sources in the crypto community, emphasizing its significance in improving the economics of lending protocols.