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Aave = Crypto's Dark Horse

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never thought about it much but aave might be the main way crypto breaks into mainstream finance

it's the largest defi app in crypto, TVL is at all time highs and it seems like the only clear option (besides morpho?) for for lending/borrowing anywhere

i also used it for the first time recently and it feels kind of magic to be able to borrow crypto and actually use it in real life lol

tldr; bullish aave

Community strategy at @offchainlabs,  contributing to /arbitrum

Aave’s $25B+ TVL isn’t just a metric — it’s proof that decentralized credit markets are no longer theory, they’re infrastructure.

What makes Aave a "black horse" is its ability to operate like a central bank, minus borders and intermediaries. With GHO stablecoin and cross-chain lending via portals, Aave is quietly building the backbone for global permissionless finance.

If TradFi is about credit risk priced by institutions, Aave flips that: risk is priced algorithmically, liquidity is pooled, and access is universal.

In a world moving towards autonomous finance, Aave may not just be a protocol — but a precedent.