According to @stonecoldpat0, traders are asking why Aave has dominated on-chain lending; as of October 2024, Aave’s TVL was over $10B versus roughly $2B for Compound, highlighting a persistent market share gap, source: DeFiLlama. A key driver is Aave v3’s E-Mode, which raises LTVs for highly correlated assets like stETH/ETH to boost capital efficiency and borrowing activity, source: Aave v3 documentation (E-Mode). Aave’s Isolation Mode enables listing of more collateral while capping risk per asset, attracting broader integrations and deposits without compromising systemic safety, source: Aave v3 documentation (Isolation Mode). Multi-chain expansion across major L2s and the Portal feature for cross-chain liquidity have widened Aave’s liquidity funnel relative to Compound, source: Aave v3 documentation and Aave Portal documentation. Additional fee lines from flash loans and the GHO stablecoin strengthen Aave DAO revenues and liquidity stickiness, supporting utilization and market depth, source: Aave Flash Loans documentation and Aave GHO documentation. By contrast, Compound v3 concentrates each market on a single borrow asset (commonly USDC) with slimmer collateral menus, reducing strategy surface area and cross-asset leverage relative to Aave, which has limited TVL expansion despite efficiency gains, source: Compound v3 documentation. For trading, track Aave fee flows, Safety Module staking, and GHO circulation as activity proxies, and watch Compound’s USDC utilization and reserves as gauges for parameter-driven dynamics affecting COMP governance outcomes, source: Aave Safety Module documentation, Aave GHO documentation, and Compound Protocol documentation.

According to @PANewsCN, analyst JackMandin stated that in Q3 Aave generated nearly 4 million dollars in interest income from GHO lending, marking an all time high for the protocol. Source: PANews on X https://twitter.com/PANewsCN/status/1984084271271964819; JackMandin on X https://x.com/JackMandin/status/1983921534684016883 @PANewsCN reported that because Aave issues GHO, the protocol can recognize the full interest as protocol revenue. Source: PANews on X https://twitter.com/PANewsCN/status/1984084271271964819 JackMandin added that as GHO scales, it will become an increasingly important driver of Aave revenue growth. Source: JackMandin on X https://x.com/JackMandin/status/1983921534684016883; PANews on X https://twitter.com/PANewsCN/status/1984084271271964819

According to Lookonchain, two major whale wallets executed significant purchases totaling 29,739 AAVE ($7.5M) today. Wallet 0x372c borrowed $5M USDC from Aave and acquired 19,608 AAVE 11 hours ago, raising its holdings to 280,673 AAVE ($69.44M). Meanwhile, wallet 0xeBb4 borrowed $2.5M GHO to buy 10,131 AAVE, now holding 120,513 AAVE ($29.8M). These large, leveraged acquisitions highlight rising whale confidence and could trigger increased volatility and liquidity in AAVE markets, impacting short-term trading strategies and supporting bullish sentiment in the broader DeFi and crypto trading landscape (Source: Lookonchain via Twitter, June 6, 2025).

According to Ai 姨 (@ai_9684xtpa), the Ethereum Foundation's DeFi Multisig address has resumed activity after three months, making two significant moves three hours ago. The Foundation staked 50,000 RAIL tokens into Railgun, a privacy protocol frequently used by Vitalik Buterin, and borrowed 2 million GHO stablecoins from Aave. These transactions suggest renewed support for DeFi privacy solutions and stablecoin liquidity, which could boost trading interest in RAIL and GHO tokens, as well as drive increased attention to related DeFi protocols. Source: Ai 姨 (@ai_9684xtpa), Twitter, May 29, 2025.