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Aave Labs' V3.8 security upgrade explicitly excludes flash-loan entry points to preserve liquidation functionality. The October 21 proposal adds a Transaction-Length Lock using EIP-1153 transient storage, allowing callbacks to maintain transaction sequences while enforcing new security boundaries.
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About 1.3 billion SpaceX shares worth roughly $194.3 billion become eligible for sale on Oct. 22, just days after Aave Labs proposed accepting tokenized SpaceX shares (SPCXc) as collateral on its V4 Equities Hub on Base.
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Bitcoin climbed 0.8% to $82,700 after China's GDP exceeded forecasts and Nasdaq futures rebounded. The CoinDesk 80 index rose 1.3% with DeFi tokens leading altcoin gains.
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Babylon Labs is moving forward with a proposal to allow native Bitcoin to be used as collateral within Aave V4, bypassing wrapped BTC and custodial solutions. The plan is currently under governance review.
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Two Aave V3 Ethereum Umbrella stakes designed to back stablecoins experienced a combined $12.4 million drawdown as annualized reward rates remained elevated near $2 million. The stakes saw a 9.7% decrease.
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Babylon’s proposal to enable native Bitcoin as collateral within the Aave V4 protocol has progressed to a new governance phase. The integration still requires additional votes and security audits.
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Over half of Ethena’s synthetic dollar USDe is allocated to DeFi and institutional lending (51.2%), according to LlamaRisk. Access to redemption liquidity, either directly or via secondary markets, is now a critical test for the stablecoin.
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Aave’s proposed rollover of its USDG positions may not be profitable for borrowers, as current yields on the replacement collateral are lower than prevailing borrowing rates for USDT, USDC, and USDG. The viability hinges on leverage and potential rewards.
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A $6 million crypto vault on Base was drained on Oct. 4, with security firms tracing 1,783 wstETH to an anonymous seven‑signer Safe. The owners remain unidentified, and no breach of Base or Aave contracts was detected.
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