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Aave

Lending

The largest decentralized lending protocol, enabling users to lend and borrow crypto assets across multiple networks.

Highlights

  • Largest lending protocol by TVL with billions in deposits
  • Flash loans, rate switching, and isolation mode for risk management
  • V3 introduces cross-chain portals and efficiency mode (eMode)

Risk Assessment

Low Risk
Audit Status
Trail of BitsOpenZeppelinSigmaPrimeCertora
Launched2020

Supported Chains

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Links

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