Positive developments within AAVE's ecosystem could help the asset.
CRV is showing strong potential for a trend continuation after finding support at a major confluence zone.
DeFi lending protocol Aave has kickstarted its $1 million weekly token buybacks to reward stakers and boost token demand.
Curve DAO is experiencing a decent uptrend after continuous months of red. Investors are keen to see when this token can reclaim the $1 level again.
The platform isn't just resting on its early success. Aave has introduced new incentives to maintain its momentum.
AAVE's ecosystem upgrade could mark the beginning of a new wave of liquidity inflows.
Recent crypto whale metrics surrounding DeFi tokens have garnered immense investor optimism, suggesting that price gains for some coins are imminent despite the ongoing market uncertainty. Whale data on Thursday, April 17, indicated that large-scale investors stacked over $20 million in AAVE and UNI.
It is a clear leg up over what Europe's top fintechs and banks are offering. With the ECB taking a different path from its U.S. and U.K., this DeFi yield stands out.
This past week, Aave V3 on the Ethereum mainnet experienced its highest daily liquidations since early February, coinciding with significant market volatility. According to Galaxy Research, approximately $98.6 million in collateral was liquidated between April 6 and 7, following a similar trend earlier in the year when around $211.
Will AAVE outpace fintech giants in the yield race?
With $2 in sight and whales accumulating, could this be the beginning of a much bigger breakout?
This week the declining crypto market capitalization and large swings in Bitcoin price have influenced the picks, Hyperliquid, Curve DAO and Fartcoin. The three tokens have rallied between 25% and 100% in the past seven days.
Aave-Chan Initiative Founder Marc Zeller unpacks Aave's efforts at decentralization, buyback initiatives and the GHO stablecoin.
Aave's tokenholders approved a governance proposal to start buying back the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol's governance token, AAVE, as part of a broader tokenomics overhaul, Aave said on April 9. The proposal — which was approved by more than 99% of AAVE tokenholders — permits the protocol to purchase $4 million in AAVE (AAVE) tokens, enough for one month of buybacks.
The first AAVE buyback proposal secured 99.63% approval. The full strategy is designed to execute $1 million in weekly buybacks over six months.
The Aave DAO has overwhelmingly approved a $4 million AAVE token buyback, launching the first phase of a broader initiative to overhaul the protocol's tokenomics.
Curve Finance founder, Michael Egorov sold significant amounts of CRV tokens over the past few months. The founder's actions often have an impact on the token's price, suggests historical data.
Despite the broader crypto market correction, Curve Finance's Curve DAO Token (CRV) is up 10% with a strong 27% pump in daily trading volumes. This happens despite the fact that Michael Egorov has offloaded nearly $2 million in CRV tokens over the past two weeks.
Aave DAO members are voting on a proposal to add Pendle's Principal Tokens to its V3 Core market. The proposal, posted on the web3 voting platform Snapshot on Apr. 7, suggests listing an initial PT test asset.
It's been a mixed bag for those interested in AAVE.
Several major developments across various ecosystems are expected this week, suggesting imminent volatility for tokens within the respective niches. From Aave buybacks to Trump's reciprocal tariffs, some very interesting updates are in the pipeline.
Aavenomics, the proposal to modify Aave protocol tokenomics and introduce token buybacks, has achieved a quorum for the Aave DAO. Aave Chain Initiative (ACI) founder Marc Zeller announced this on X, noting that it marks a new era for the protocol.
DeFi's largest protocol, the Aave decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), has officially approved a $1 million token buyback initiative that will start on April 9. The proposal secured 439,000 votes in favor, well above the required 320,000 quorum, while only 2,020 votes opposed it.
Lens Chain mainnet goes live using an inexpensive Ethereum overlay blockchain designed for building decentralized social media applications.
It's been three weeks since Solana's validators failed to pass SIMD-0228, a governance proposal that aimed to shift Solana's issuance to a market-based mechanism and reduce inflation in the process. But while validators — who earn their keep partly from Solana inflation — voted the measure down, issuance still doesn't feel like a settled question.
Curve Finance, a decentralized lending protocol and exchange, notched record-breaking trading volumes of nearly $35 billion in the first quarter of 2025, a spokesperson for the protocol told Cointelegraph. Trading volumes increased more than 13% from the first quarter of 2024, largely due to a surge in transactions, from around 1.8 million to some 5.5 million in Q1 2025, Curve said.
Chainlink (LINK) was also among the underperformers, falling 4.7% from Tuesday.
The $159 level is a key support to watch for Aave (AAVE), while a break below could send prices toward $128.
AAVE is likely to establish a new high as more liquidity pours in.
Curve DAO (CRV), Bonk (BONK) and Pyth Network (PYTH) were among top losers as the cryptocurrency market witnessed sharp volatility on Friday, March 28. The altcoins saw sharp declines as Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $84k amid CME gap trades. Cryptocurrencies were also tracking downside action amid broader jitters across the risk assets market.
TL;DR Aave integrates Chainlink Smart Value Recapture (SVR) on Ethereum to recapture the MEV associated with loan liquidations in DeFi protocols. The SVR solution allows DeFi protocols to recover value lost in block building, improving the DeFi economy in a sustainable and transparent way.
The Aave community has voted to allow the adoption of Chainlink's Smart Value Recapture feature as the protocol looks to reclaim millions in maximum extractable value lost to oracles.
Decentralized finance protocol Aave has integrated Chainlink Smart Value Recapture (SVR) on the Ethereum mainnet, with this coming on the back of a community vote. The integration is an initiative of Chainlink and Aave (AAVE) ecosystem contributors BGD Labs, and Aave Chan Initiative, according to an announcement.
The Aave DAO community has formalized the integration of Chainlink Smart Value Recapture (SVR) on the Ethereum mainnet, with the goal of recovering the value extractable from oracles (Oracle Extractable Value, OEV) related to liquidations and converting it into a new source of revenue for the protocol. The decision, confirmed by an on-chain vote, marks a turning point for decentralized finance (DeFi), ushering in a sustainable model that reintegrates into the system the value technically lost during liquidation operations.
The crypto market dipped into the red over the past 24 hours as cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), registered notable declines. As a result, the crypto market cap dropped to $2.86 trillion.
Altcoins like CRV thrive when Bitcoin steadies, but with BTC at a pivotal price level, which way will the dominoes fall?
Several sectors of decentralized finance are poised for growth in 2025, including special-purpose decentralized exchanges (DEXs), stablecoins, and tokenized assets, according to Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov.Growth in decentralized exchanges will be driven by new purpose-tailored platforms, such as exchanges for stablecoins pegged to different underlying fiat currencies, thus solving the foreign exchange problem in stable tokens, Egorov said in an interview with Cointelegraph. The Curve founder added: "Exchanges between stablecoins of different denominations like the Euro, US dollar, and others are not yet properly solved.
While enthusiasts watch for potential rallies as Bitcoin eyes the $90K resistance, Curve Finance (CRV) founder attracted attention with his ongoing sell-offs. Spot on Chain data shows Michael Egorov has offloaded approximately 2.5 million tokens this week. He accumulated the stash in mid-December at $1.114 per asset. CRV trades at $0.
Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov sparked a tidal wave of speculation across the market with his recent selloff strategies. On Wednesday, March 26, Egorov again dumped nearly 2M CRV tokens, bringing his total selloffs to roughly 2.5M coins this week.
In this article, we analyze three cryptos that are experiencing interesting price movements: CRV (Curve), XRP (Ripple), and TON (Toncoin). CRV is the token of the Curve DAO.
This week, several significant events are poised to impact the crypto market. The new SEC chair ascension, developments in Ethereum's Pectra Upgrade, and new ecosystem developments have the crypto space buzzing with anticipation.
Binance Announcement Today: The cryptocurrency exchange behemoth again nabbed substantial investor attention with its latest update on six tokens. On Monday, March 24, the CEX revealed plans to update the collateral ratios for CRV, UNI, ALGO, KSM, XTZ, and XEC crypto under ‘Portfolio Margin.
AAVE could be a focal point for traders this week.
Curve token has retraced a good chunk of the gains made in November - could it be on the path to recovery now?
The crypto market dipped back into bearish territory as prominent cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), registered notable declines. BTC reached a high of $86,444 as markets rallied.
A poorly timed trade cost a crypto whale $10.9M in potential profits, even as they secured $1.8M from their transactions.
Many cryptocurrency projects such as Aave, dYdX, Jupiter, and Hyperliquid have recently announced token buyback mechanisms.
Aave Chan Initiative (ACI) founder Marc Zeller, has said that the proposal to revamp the Aave protocol tokenomics has passed the quorum. In a post on X, he noted that implementation of the Aavenomics could start this month.