Aave Achieves Record $35 Billion In Net Deposits
Aave, the leading decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, has reached a major milestone with total net deposits reaching $35 billion. This marks Aave’s all-time high in net deposits (ATH) since 2021.
Aave reaches $35 billion in net deposits – what does the future hold?
in a announcement Made yesterday lead DeFi lending protocol Aave has revealed that its net deposits have reached a new ATH since 2021. As of this writing, Aave has $35 billion in net deposits, solidifying its position as the largest DeFi protocol.
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To put this into perspective, Aave’s net deposits were $5.5 billion at the end of 2022, rising to $10 billion by the end of 2023. The current figure stands at $35 billion at the end of 2024, a jump of more than 535% in just two years. Year.
2024 is proving to be a transformative year for Aave, with the protocol experiencing enhanced User adoption across multiple blockchains. Throughout the year, Aave added support for five new markets, including BNB Chain, Scroll, ZKsync Era, and Ether.fi.
According to the announcement, Aave is ready to expand further by adding support for six additional blockchains. These include Mantle, Sonic, Linea, BOB, Spider Chain and Aptos, which are awaiting approval from the Aave Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO).
For the uninitiated, a DAO is a blockchain-based entity governed by smart contracts and decentralized voting, where decisions are made collectively by token holders without any central authority. DAO can achieve transparent and democratic protocol management in a trustless environment.
In addition to expanding into new blockchain markets, Aave also launched its latest protocol upgrade, Aave V4. The upgrade introduces significant improvements such as enhanced modularity, reduced governance overhead, optimized capital efficiency, and innovative features such as hub and spoke liquidity architecture.
Additionally, Aave’s decentralized, over-collateralized stablecoin GHO will see greater adoption. There are plans to expand cross-chain support across various smart contract platforms, including Coinbase’s Base and Avalanche (AVAX), by early 2025.
Will DeFi make a comeback in 2025?
Following Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election in November 2024, DeFi tokens have experienced Optimism about favorable regulation of cryptocurrencies from the new administration has fueled this surge.
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Additionally, DeFi protocols are becoming increasingly secure, fostering greater user trust and leading to higher deposit volumes and greater total value locked (TVL). the latest one Report It was highlighted that DeFi exploits decreased by 40% in 2024 compared to 2023, indicating an improvement in the security of the entire ecosystem.
In addition, in the first quarter of 2025 expected Be bullish on Ethereum (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap and home to the largest DeFi ecosystem. Positive price action in ETH is expected to benefit major DeFi tokens such as AAVE, Curve (CRV), Compound (COMP), and others.
That said, the Solana (SOL) DeFi ecosystem is growing rapidly get traction and catching up to Ethereum in terms of adoption. This development could push Solana-based DeFi tokens such as Orca (ORCA) and Raydium (RAY) to new highs. At press time, ETH was trading at $3,461, up 4% in the past 24 hours.
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