Aave V3 now holds 78.6% of the $872.7 million USDT0 deposits in DeFi, reflecting its dominant position in stablecoin liquidity. Across 29 protocols, Aave V3 controls about 62.8% of the combined USDT and USDT0 total value locked, roughly $3.83 billion. The platform has seen a 57% increase in USDT deposits over 90 days, with utilization rates often exceeding 90%, prompting governance to raise supply caps. USDT0, an omnichain version of USDT launched in 2025, supports Aave's multi-chain strategy and has facilitated $85B to $100B in cross-chain volume, reinforcing Aave's leadership in DeFi lending.
Kalshi has introduced perpetual futures contracts for cryptocurrencies including BNB, Cardano (ADA), Aave (AAVE), Worldcoin (WLD), and Venice Token (VVV), broadening its regulated crypto derivatives offerings in the U.S. These contracts, which have n...
In August, Ethereum's ecosystem accelerated with significant Layer-2 network upgrades, including GnosisDAO's move to a ZK-proven Layer-2 rollup and Arbitrum's ArbOS Elara update enhancing transaction fees and smart contract capacity. Institutional ad...
Ethereum's daily active addresses have declined by about 64% from January to July 2026, dropping from over 1.5 million to roughly 544,000. Despite this, DeFi protocols on Ethereum, especially lending platforms like Aave, are seeing significant growth...
Aave's active loans jumped from $11.1 billion to $12.5 billion in August, showing strong demand for DeFi borrowing and leverage. It controls about 42-48% of the top ten active loans, far outpacing competitors whose combined loans nearly match Aave's ...
Most major cryptocurrencies saw price declines, including Bitcoin dropping 1.78% to $76,678 and Ethereum falling 3.26% to $2,378.53. Other tokens like XRP, Solana, and Zcash also experienced notable losses. A few coins showed slight gains, but overal...
