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Ethereum treasury firm BTCS sold ether at a loss to keep $64 million Aave loan healthy
BTCS sold ether at a loss to keep a $64 million Aave loan healthy; the loan could be liquidated if ether falls near $1,700.
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Aave V3.8 Goes Live With New Reentrancy Guard
Aave V3.8 adds a pool-wide reentrancy lock across 15 networks after governance approval with no opposing votes.
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Binance Hot Wallet Exploit: Aave's Response - Risk
Onchain detail of the Binance hacker's Aave V3 borrowing and Aave's pause on new deposits and borrows, with frozen-asset implications.
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LlamaRisk Proposes Aave Cap Cuts Before Markets Reopen
LlamaRisk proposes cutting Aave borrowing caps by about $3.7B on V3 and $130M on V4 before markets reopen.
Also covered by Unchained - 5
Aave Labs buys Avon team in fixed-rate lending push
Aave Labs acquired the team and technology of Avon, an onchain fixed-rate lending protocol, expanding its lending product line.
Also covered by The Defiant - 6
Babylon Advances Native Bitcoin Collateral Plan for Aave V4
Babylon proposes native Bitcoin collateral for Aave V4 that settles permissionless liquidations using WBTC. Risk settings and votes are pending.
Also covered by Cointelegraph - 7
Aave Reopens Markets but Keeps Nine Assets at Zero LTV
Aave reopened markets but keeps nine assets at zero LTV, with separate rules for V3 and V4 positions.
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Chainlink adds weekend pricing for tokenized assets, with Aave as launch partner
Chainlink now provides weekend reference prices for tokenized assets using perpetual futures quotes, with Aave as launch partner.
Also covered by The Defiant - 9
Aave Raises USDT Borrowing Costs at High Utilization
Aave raises USDT borrowing rates at 92% utilization on Ethereum, nudging borrowers to leave liquidity for withdrawals.
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Ethena Pay Rolls Out Earn+ With Up to 12% Target Rewards
Ethena Pay's Earn+ targets up to 12% with about 11x leverage on Aave, with depositors bearing losses and a $4.5M cap.
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Chainlink and Anchorage just launched CustodySync so institutions can lend into Aave and Morpho without ever leaving custody
Chainlink and Anchorage launched CustodySync, letting custodied institutional assets earn in Aave and Morpho without self-custody.
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Aave vs. Bitso USDC Prime: What Lenders Hold and What Limits Exits
Compares a direct Aave USDC deposit with Bitso's Morpho vault, noting neither guarantees immediate withdrawals.
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Pendle Expands One-Click Looping to Yield Assets and Tokenized Stocks
Pendle added one-click looping for yield assets and tokenized stocks, with stock longs on Base using Aave loans and fees waived through Dec. 31.
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Aave V4’s Arc Markets Connect Dollar-Euro Loans to Shared Liquidity
Aave V4's Arc Markets launched Sept. 16 with four reserve assets, adding a Forex market where borrowers can pledge EURC for dollar-euro loans on shared liquidity.
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Base Introduces Earn & Borrow With Aave and Morpho
Base now lets apps embed stablecoin lending and crypto-backed loans powered by Aave and Morpho, with borrowers still exposed to protocol liquidation rules.