{"id":88798,"date":"2024-08-06T09:46:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T13:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=88798"},"modified":"2024-08-06T09:52:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T13:52:21","slug":"aave-nets-6m-in-revenue-amid-crypto-plunge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/aave-nets-6m-in-revenue-amid-crypto-plunge\/","title":{"rendered":"Aave Nets $6m in Revenue Amid Crypto Plunge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/community-approves-for-aave-v3-on-aptos-mainnet.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"84435\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> decentralized finance protocol Aave <\/a>managed to earn over $6 million despite the sharp decline in cryptocurrency values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/croc_1722951274793-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Aave Nets $6m in Revenue Amid Crypto Plunge\" class=\"wp-image-88799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/croc_1722951274793-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/croc_1722951274793-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/croc_1722951274793-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/croc_1722951274793-860x484.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/croc_1722951274793.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aave Nets $6m in Revenue Amid Crypto Plunge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The founder of Aave, Stani Kulechov, stated in a post on X on August 5 that the revenue was secured via the DeFi protocol following the Monday drop in the <a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cryptocurrency market<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a> that left investors reeling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aave had increases in price to $117 on August 2 and lows of $79 on August 5 due to a cryptocurrency crash. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kulechov claims that while the network received $6 million in revenue, Aave secured $21 billion in value among the carnage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aave's revenue increase coincided with the widespread <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/crypto-market-losses-over-500m-in-liquidations-in-24-hours.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"33879\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">market liquidations<\/a> that occurred as altcoins fell due to Bitcoin's decline to less than $50k. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aave also witnessed a number of these transactions, one of which brought in $7.4 million in wrapped Ether (WETH) and brought in $802,000 for the DeFi protocol.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Aave Protocol withstood market stress across 14 active markets on various L1s and L2s, securing $21B worth of value,&#8221; Kulechov noted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Aave Treasury was rewarded with $6M in revenue overnight from decentralized liquidations for keeping the markets safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The Aave treasury presently has assets valued at about $119 million, according to DefiLlama data. The entire value locked on Aave has decreased by 27% in the last week to around $16.8 billion, despite declines in cryptocurrency prices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cryptocurrency Sales Exceed $1 billion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the last 24 hours, more than $1.2 billion has been liquidated by cryptocurrency traders who made large, bullish wagers on <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/derivatives-are-essential-for-a-functioning-digital-asset-market-ftx-ceo.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"8961\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">digital asset derivatives<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With $956 million, long liquidations make up most of the rekt positions, while bearish bets total $265 billion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 307,000 traders liquidated as the market mimicked stock falls, according to Coinglass statistics. The market\u2019s single largest liquidation order, $27 million, occurred on Huobi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The decentralized finance protocol Aave managed to earn over $6 million despite the sharp decline in cryptocurrency values. The founder of Aave, Stani Kulechov, stated in a post on X on August 5 that the revenue was secured via the DeFi protocol following the Monday drop in the cryptocurrency market that left investors reeling. 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