Aave
Why Aave is down 17.5% today
Analysis
Aave (AAVE) fell about 17.5% over the past 24 hours as market sentiment deteriorated following reports of a $294M KelpDAO hack/exploit and associated risk-off behavior. CryptoPotato reported that βwhales are bailingβ in the wake of the incident, which likely intensified selling pressure and drove the sharp decline in AAVE.
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Whales Are Bailing: Why AAVE Just Crashed 22% After the $294M KelpDAO Hack
Here's what happened after the largest security incident of 2026 to one of the used protocols.
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