DeFi & NFT

Story: Here’s Why Aave Has Been Winning The DeFi Race And What To Expect In The Future

By Sydney TheCMO

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Lending on Aave

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Borrowing on Aave

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The role of the AAVE token

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Decentralized finance or DeFi is currently one of the fastest-growing segments in the cryptocurrency market and Aave is one of the projects that have benefited the most from the…

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Aave is a DeFi lending protocol built on the Ethereum network and it is completely decentralized thus no central authority is involved.

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Aave provides crypto holders with a method of participating as lenders by providing cryptocurrencies to smart contracts.

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Lenders also get to see the rate of returns that they get for lending on the platform in the form of an APY rate which fluctuates depending on the amount of market demand and…

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Crypto traders can collateralize their existing cryptocurrencies to borrow another cryptocurrency that they believe will gain value over time.

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The AAVE token came into existence in 2020 through a redenomination of the previous token called LEND.

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In case a black swan event takes place, 30% of the staked tokens are slashed. AAVE token holders also have the privilege of participating in the protocol's governance and…

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AAVE token is currently trading at $283.92 and is down by 6.33% in the last 24 hours and 8.39% in the last 7 days.

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AAVE traded as low as $84.65 at the start of January 2021 and peaked at $668 during the Bull run that ended in May.

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AAVE is rapidly growing into one of the top cryptos thanks to the above factors and an increase in institutional support could further fuel more growth in the future.

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