Aave layers up security as crypto lending climbs 55%
Aave’s lending activity moved higher in the latest update, with active loans reaching $12.6 billion after an 8.1% rise. The protocol is also pushing beyond its core lending market, while its revenue remains well below last year’s level.
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Users and lenders using Aave notice a platform that is adding new security measures while activity is rising. The update sits in the same period as a 55% climb in crypto lending, so people following the lending market see both heavier use and more emphasis on defenses.
In practice, Aave is no longer only presented as a plain DeFi lender. It is also moving into cryptocurrency-backed payments, tokenized equities, and institutional credit, while V4 deposits nearly doubled in September and protocol revenue stayed 66.6% below last year.
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Where this sits in the Aave series
| When | What happened | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 11 days ago | AAVE a 186.1 $ high | today it sits -16.8 % from there |
| 22 days ago | AAVE a 143.2 $ low | today it sits +8.2 % from there |
From what we have stored, starting 22 days ago.