Gate News, April 8, Aave officially stated that during the security-first growth phase, Aave V4’s deposit volume has already exceeded 10 million US dollars. As the system gradually matures, the supply and borrowing limits will be increased step by step.

Since early February, AAVE exchange reserves have been rising, while whales have continued to sell down tokens, and market sentiment has leaned bearish. On-chain data shows that both whales and mid-sized holdings are selling off; the AAVE price fell to $85.05, then rebounded to $95. Going forward, the outlook will depend on market supply and demand and whale activity.

The DeFi market continues to face persistent pressure. On April 6, AAVE fell sharply to $84, and the current price is trading in a range around $94. Technical indicators show that bearish signals are dominant, while the fundamentals bring uncertainty due to the end of a partnership. In the short term, watch the $92 support level; $100 is a key reversal signal. The overall trend is influenced by market sentiment, so the probability of a rebound is relatively low.

Aave risk-management partner Chaos Labs has announced its official exit, citing reasons including long-term losses, the departure of key personnel, and disagreements with Aave Labs on risk management philosophy. Although Aave Labs proposed a $5 million budget plan, Chaos Labs believed the amount actually needed was $8 million, and the two sides’ disagreement over risk priorities was difficult to reconcile. In response, Aave Labs CEO said that the V4 migration has no mandatory timeline and that V3 will continue to operate normally.

Gate News Message, according to the governance update, key contributor Chaos Labs has left the Aave DAO. Previously, BGD and ACI had left that DAO organization one after another.

Gate News message, Trader @thomasg_eth sold 11,409 ETH valued at $23.47 million and 13,150 AAVE valued at $1.21 million two hours ago. The total transaction value reached approximately $24.68 million.

A Bank of Canada research report states that Aave V3 on Ethereum is expected to achieve zero non-performing loans in 2024, with a total loan volume of about $6 billion. The report analyzes the effectiveness of over-collateralization and automatic liquidation mechanisms in protecting lenders, finding that leveraged loop transactions are mainly driven by large investors, liquidation activity is concentrated in a small number of assets, and it has little impact on market prices.

DeFi lending protocol Aave, after launching its V4 upgrade in 2026, despite significant technical optimizations, saw the token price fall to a 52-week low point, reflecting the market’s focus on macro liquidity and risk appetite. While Aave’s V4 upgrade strengthens its position as core infrastructure, it is difficult in the short term to translate into demand for the token, showing a disconnect between the price and the protocol’s evolution.

Gate News message. On April 2, according to on-chain analysts monitoring, a 2016 ancient ETH whale with an exceptionally low cost basis of $203.22, after sleeping for one month, woke up yesterday (April 1), then immediately made high-frequency consolidations to addresses and deposited 3,915 ETH and 24,000 AAVE to a certain CEX, suspected to be selling. The total value is approximately $10.72 million. After the deposit, only 52 ETH remained on-chain. After holding Ethereum for nearly 10 years, the whale is now nearly fully liquidated.

BlockBeats news, on March 28, according to lookonchain monitoring, a wallet related to F2Pool co-founder WangChun withdrew 9,000 ETH (approximately 17.86 million USD) from Binance 8 hours ago and has deposited it into Aave. Currently, the wallet holds a total of 79,818 ETH (approximately 158.7 million USD).