Aave created a risky DeFi feedback loop with only a $460M backstop as its lending monopoly reaches 51%,
Aave now controls 51.5% of the DeFi lending market share, the first time any protocol has crossed the 50% threshold since 2020. The milestone arrives not through competitor collapse but through steady accumulation: Aave's $33.37 billion in total value locked sits atop a $64.83 billion lending category that has consolidated around a single liquidity hub. […] The post Aave created a risky DeFi feedback loop with only a $460M backstop as its lending monopoly reaches 51%, appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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