ChainCatcher news, according to data from TokenTerminal, the net deposits of the lending protocol Aave and the liquid staking protocol Lido first broke through $70 billion in December (currently falling back to $67.37 billion). Among them, Aave ranks first with $34.3 billion, followed closely by Lido at $33.1 billion. The two major protocols account for 45.5% of the total deposits of the top 20 DeFi applications.In terms of Total Value Locked (TVL), Lido leads the DeFi ecosystem with $33.8 billion, while Aave ranks second with $20.6 billion. Over the past 30 days, Aave's revenue grew by 27.5% to $12.5 million, and Lido's revenue increased by 24% to $9.6 million. The total locked value in DeFi for 2024 has increased by 107% to $185 billion, briefly surpassing $212 billion on December 16. (CryptoSlate)

ChainCatcher news, DeFiance Capital founder and CEO Arthur Cheong stated on his social platform, "Despite the overall market weakness, AAVE's price is approaching its cycle high. This may be due to institutional buying behavior, aiming to claim they hold Aave in year-end reports------as one of the best-performing DeFi assets and an important representative of the financial future."

ChainCatcher message, according to a proposal in the Aave governance forum, Aave is considering integrating a new Chainlink oracle aimed at redistributing profits from front-running trades back to users of DeFi protocols.On December 23, decentralized oracle provider Chainlink released Smart Value Recovery (SVR), an oracle service specifically designed to extract profits from Maximum Extractable Value (MEV) for the benefit of DeFi protocols. On the same day, Aave proposed to integrate SVR, "to reclaim MEV from Aave liquidations and return it to the Aave ecosystem."Aave stated that Chainlink's SVR is a service that sells "repurchase rights" and liquidation profits of Chainlink price feedback oracles through MEV-Share auctions. Aave estimates that SVR can capture about 40% of MEV profits, which can be redistributed to Aave DAO for the benefit of users.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, a certain whale borrowed 6 million USDT through Aave three hours ago and deposited it into Binance, suspected of planning to buy the dip. In the past three days of decline, it has cumulatively deposited 31.52 million USDT into Binance.It is reported that this whale has made a profit of 29.93 million dollars by buying low and selling high in ETH since May 2023.

ChainCatcher message, Aave founder Stani Kulechov stated on social media, "DeFi will provide democratized financial opportunities for everyone."

ChainCatcher message, according to data from DefiLlama, on December 19th, the total value locked (TVL) in DeFi protocols across the network reached $151 billion, among which:Lido has the highest TVL at $36.1 billion, down 4.37% in the past 24 hours;AAVE ranks second at $21.3 billion, down 4.80% in the past 24 hours;EigenLayer ranks third at $16.9 billion, down 4.39% in the past 24 hours.

ChainCatcher news, according to Spot On Chain monitoring, a certain whale continues to expand its long position while AAVE's price is retracing. In the past 8 hours, this whale borrowed 3 million GHO and used a total of 3.18 million dollars in GHO and WBTC to purchase 9,702 AAVE.Since October 13, this whale has accumulated a total of 96,800 AAVE at an average price of 183.4 dollars, with a total investment of 17.8 million dollars, currently realizing a profit of 15.31 million dollars, yielding a return of 86.2%.

ChainCatcher news, according to Grayscale's disclosure on X, its cryptocurrency portfolio now covers 30 digital assets, including AAVE, AVAX, BAT, BCH, FIL, GRT, LDO, LINK, LPT, LTC, MANA, MKR, NEAR, OP, RENDER, SOL, STX, SUI, TAO, XLM, XRP, and ZEC.

ChainCatcher message, the Aave community received a proposal from Aave Chan, suggesting to withdraw its lending services from the PoS chain of Polygon. This move is a response to Polygon's proposal to use cross-chain stablecoins for yield generation.

ChainCatcher message, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, ETH band whales have continued to short BTC in the past hour: borrowing 200 WBTC from Aave and then selling it on-chain for 20.9 million USDT.Currently, the whale has borrowed a total of 420 WBTC from Aave and sold them at an average price of $103,402, with an unrealized loss of $750,000.

ChainCatcher message, according to Arkham data, the Trump crypto project World Liberty increased its holdings of AAVE worth $26,000 today at 20:13:47 (UTC+8); it increased its holdings of AAVE worth $65,000 today at 20:00:11 (UTC+8).Currently, this address:Holds 78,000 LINK, worth approximately $2.24 million;Holds 6,137 AAVE, worth approximately $2.2 million;Holds 509,900 ENA, worth approximately $586,000.

ChainCatcher news, according to data disclosed by IntoTheBlock, Aave's lending activity on Ethereum has surged, with net inflows rising to $500 million in the past week. Multiple metrics of the Aave protocol have reached new highs, and the total supply of stablecoins is significantly higher compared to 2021. According to DeFiLlama data, Aave's TVL is currently above the previous bull market period in October 2021, reaching an all-time high of $38.6 billion. The estimated annual revenue for the protocol is $117 million.

ChainCatcher news, Aave's net deposits reach $38 billion, setting a new all-time high.

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, in the past 11 hours, the Trump family's crypto project World Liberty spent 518,796 USDC to purchase 1,844 AAVE at an average price of 281 dollars. They currently hold 5,886 AAVE, worth 2.26 million dollars.

According to ChainCatcher news and IntoTheBlock data, as users extensively use WBTC and WETH as collateral to borrow stablecoins, the DeFi lending market is experiencing a new wave of enthusiasm, with lending rates exceeding 10%, and some projects reaching as high as 40%, setting a new high since the 2022 bull market. The largest lending protocol on Ethereum, Aave, saw a net inflow of funds reaching $500 million this week.