Defi Giant Aave Rakes in $6M in Revenue as Crypto Market Plunges
The founder of decentralized finance protocol Aave said the platform generated $6 million worth of revenue during Monday’s crypto market sell-off.
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The founder of decentralized finance protocol Aave said the platform generated $6 million worth of revenue during Monday’s crypto market sell-off.
Coinbase, MicroStrategy and miners fell as equity markets declined worldwide.
Japan raised interest rates by 0.25% last week, leading to a strong Yen and a corresponding drop across risky assets including bitcoin.
A sentiment index that tracks crypto markets changed to “fear” early Monday, suggesting a possible sign of a near-term local bottom.
A wallet supposedly associated with Jump Trading moved 17,576 ETH to centralized exchanges, according to Spot On Chain.
Japan’s Nikkei fell more than another 6% early Monday, bringing that index’s three-day decline to about 15%.
Crypto bulls lost nearly $200 million in the past 24 hours as the week’s sell-off worsened over the weekend.
The company reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings on Thursday but saw a strong downtick in revenue from transaction fees, its main source of income.
Major U.S. stock indexes are suffering 2.5%-3.5% declines on Friday.
The CoinDesk 20 gains 1.2% overnight with BCH up 3.0% and ETC up 2.5%.