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May 18, 2026Single-day social intelligence recap and verified catalyst posts · ← Back to $AAVE Profile · Market Rankings
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67 source posts analyzed· 2026-05-18T17:48:56+00:00
· 2026-05-18T21:50:17+00:00Bullish for multiple assets: $ONDO $CFG $PENDLE $HYPE ... Also lending markets that accept tokenized collateral: $AAVE $MORPHO $FLUID ... And I bet xStocks and Securitize private sale investors are happy with this. But it benefits all crypto.
· 2026-05-18T14:55:00+00:00Savings @GHO has been upgraded to a new vault with an Aave Savings Rate of 4.25% APR. Rewards on legacy savings GHO (i.e. stkGHO) will end in seven weeks, so users must manually migrate to continue earning.
· 2026-05-18T00:40:16+00:00UPDATE: Aave confirms WETH LTVs have been restored to pre-incident levels across all affected V3 deployments following the rsETH technical recovery plan.
· 2026-05-18T15:02:57+00:00Aave Savings Rate sGHO has been upgraded to 4.25% APR. No cooldown, no slashing, no lending out.
· 2026-05-18T10:45:00+00:00LATEST: AAVE RESTORES WETH COLLATERAL LIMITS AFTER KELPDAO EXPLOIT Aave has restored WETH loan-to-value ratios across six V3 markets, reversing emergency limits imposed after Kelp DAO’s rsETH exploit." "WETH now operates as normal," per Aave.
· 2026-05-18T17:11:11+00:00NO Bullshit Serious question who does the next 10x $ONDO $TAO $PUMP $UNI $AAVE $DOT $ADA $SHIB $INJ $JUP $VIRTUAL $VVV $KITE / $POD Let me know if I missed any ?
· 2026-05-18T00:43:30+00:00138,260,885 $USDC (138,276,338 USD) transferred from Unknown Whale 1 to #Aave whale-alert.io/tx/ethereum/0x …
· 2026-05-18T16:35:51+00:00People do not realize how deep this really goes. If I borrowed $100,000 on Aave V3, I pay around $4,000 a year in borrow fees. Compound V3 runs roughly $5,000. Sky charges up to $6,000 on an ETH-backed position. @LiquityProtocol V2 with rETH collateral? $500. Same $100,000.
· 2026-05-18T16:08:22+00:00The new and improved Savings @GHO is live. Instant deposit and withdrawals with a 4.25% Aave Savings rate. One of the better stablecoin rates in the industry.
· 2026-05-18T13:15:46+00:00The @aave V4 critical bounty ceiling is now $2.5M on Sherlock. Aave is putting serious resources behind V4 security, and top researchers now have a major incentive to help defend it. Start hunting: audits.sherlock.xyz/bug-bounties/3 …
· 2026-05-18T14:00:07+00:00Introducing Divigent — yield infrastructure for AI agents, live on Base. Agents hold USDC. That capital sits idle between payments. Divigent puts it to work non-custodially, with an adaptive reserve that keeps payment liquidity instant. Built on Base. Routes onchain across Aave
· 2026-05-18T00:27:59+00:00Aave Founder Stani Kulechov: WETH LTV Has Returned to Pre-Incident Levels Users can now once again borrow against WETH collateral on Aave, including through collateral and debt swap operations. This recovery involves deployments on six networks: V3 Ethereum Core, Ethereum Prime,
· 2026-05-18T14:55:01+00:00The upgrade also introduces GhoRouter, which lets users move between USDC, GHO, and savings GHO in a single transaction. Find the migrate or deposit page here:
· 2026-05-18T14:55:19+00:00
· 2026-05-18T15:42:02+00:00~30,766 ETH frozen. ~$71M at stake. The Arbitrum Security Council stepped in. In the final part of our LayerZero × KelpDAO series, @rabizzzy covers the aftermath: Aave's response, the Arbitrum Security Council freeze, and the joint recovery proposal that followed.
· 2026-05-18T18:42:14+00:00your DeFi agent can now find the best yield across aave, morpho, compound and 1000+ vaults straight from the terminal @vaultsfyi skills, now live on the Zerion CLI
· 2026-05-18T18:07:05+00:00In light of the recent events, we wanted to extend a special thanks to @Compound_xyz @compoundfinance , @eulerfinance , and @aave for coordinating the liquidation of the attacker's positions across DeFi. A critical step in the rsETH recovery effort.
· 2026-05-18T22:15:05+00:0020,000 $WETH (42,749,158 USD) transferred from unknown wallet to #Aave whale-alert.io/tx/ethereum/0x …
· 2026-05-18T03:25:43.082095+00:00Aave WETH LTV Restored Across Affected V3 Markets Aave has restored WETH loan-to-value ratios to their pre-incident levels across affected V3 deployments, reversing temporary restrictions that had reduced borrowing capacity for users on seve
· 2026-05-18T06:32:19+00:00Aave on MegaETH is already showing real credit demand. In less than a month, the market scaled to over $1B in deposits, with active loans reaching ~$414M. Deposits show liquidity is there. Active loans show users are actually borrowing against it. That’s what matters. New
· 2026-05-18T05:46:11.821538+00:00WETH markets return to normal operations on Aave amid rsETH recovery progress Aave users are now able to borrow against wrapped Ether on the decentralized finance protocol again, as the Kelp DAO exploit recovery plan continues to progress. Aave founder Stani Kulechov s
· 2026-05-18T18:06:06+00:00DeFi Revolution! Standard Chartered estimates that tokenized assets will reach USD $4 trillion by 2028. USD $2 trillion in stablecoins and USD $2 trillion in real-world assets are projected. Protocols like Aave and Morpho will be fundamental to institutional adoption.
· 2026-05-18T00:50:06+00:00New Bitcoin Live Member report posted for $BTC "Cryptocurrency Market Update - May 17th 2026" $ETH $ZEC $TRX $XMR $SUI $AAVE $SOL $DOGE $XAU $XAG $TRX $SUPER $XRP $BNB $SUPER $PEPE $HYPE $LINK Member link: bitcoin.live/video/sunday-c … Free report: bitcoin.live/video/cryptocu …
· 2026-05-18T06:29:46+00:00Top important DeFi news to pay attention to this week 1. @aave has restored WETH LTV to its pre-incident level. Users can now once again borrow against WETH, including through collateral and debt swaps. 2. @solsticefi will launch its token, $SLX , on May 21. 3. @trepa_io -
· 2026-05-18T13:41:44+00:00New assets, $AAVE , $WBTC , $LINK & $DAI are live on the SODAX SDK. Now available for trade to partners across 18+ blockchain networks. Applications building on SODAX pick them up automatically.
· 2026-05-18T02:04:49+00:00Yesterday added 2k, morning post indeed got a bit more traffic @TermMaxFi splits time into two portions to sell. FT is "the certain half"—interest locked in, rock-solid. GT is "the gambling half"—when rates change, you know first. While others get liquidated in AAVE by
· 2026-05-18T08:15:18+00:00claimed an NFT from @LC for supporting DeFi at the moment @aave is restored, loans in $WETH are available and everything works as usual { x.com/aave/status/20 …} if you made a donation, you are eligible for a badge from lens > if
· 2026-05-18T01:19:55+00:00Rushing headlong into things just makes it easy to hit a wall. Traditional DeFi lending platforms like Aave have interest rates that fluctuate wildly with the market, leaving you with a massive headache at the slightest movement. @TermMaxFi is different—they've taken Uniswap V3's
· 2026-05-18T13:48:29+00:00"How many people went to jail from Lehman Brothers? Zero. They collapsed the entire economy. At least in DeFi, the governance proposal that broke Aave is public. Could you see the equivalent proposal from Lehman? Definitely not." — @DanDeFiEd pushing back on the 'CeFi has
· 2026-05-18T18:27:39+00:00In March 2026, Aave liquidated roughly $26M worth of wstETH positions across 34 accounts. Now here’s the crazy part: the users weren’t hacked. ETH didn’t suddenly collapse either. The issue came from the system itself. Let me explain. Aave’s oracle infrastructure reported
· 2026-05-18T15:56:54+00:00NEW ETHConf speaker announced: @blockchainjames , Co-Founder of Fire_Eyes Fire_Eyes designed the governance and token economies behind ENS, Gitcoin, and SuperRare. Active stewards at Aave, Balancer, and Rocket Pool. June 8–10, NYC.
· 2026-05-18T07:43:35+00:00Aave restored WETH borrow limits across six chains after the April rsETH exploit recovery progressed successfully. The protocol returned LTV ratios to roughly 80–84% on networks including Ethereum, Arbitrum, and Base after previously cutting them to zero during the crisis.
· 2026-05-18T09:13:19+00:00CEX Net Inflows in the past 24 hours: #AAVE : $1,470,042 #CYBER : $348,649 #NMR : $243,890 #QNT : $230,349 #STORJ : $215,198 #PENDLE : $154,865 #CHZ : $88,578 #COTI : $87,167 #GLM : $82,896 #DUSK : $65,659
· 2026-05-18T07:30:59+00:00The Trending tab shows the tokens getting the most activity right now. Actual trade volume and search intensity from our community. Not headlines. Real behaviour. This morning: $HYPE , $ORE , $SKYAI, $BTC and $AAVE .
· 2026-05-18T08:24:36+00:00aave is the credit layer
· 2026-05-18T04:59:41+00:00Good morning afee
· 2026-05-18T17:05:40.792468+00:00Circle Mints 250 Million USDC, Boosting Stablecoin Supply and Market Liquidity BitcoinWorld Circle Mints 250 Million USDC, Boosting Stablecoin Supply and Market Liquidity In a significant on-chain event, the USDC Treasury has minted 250 million new USDC tokens, as repor
· 2026-05-18T16:15:44.710520+00:00Aave Upgrades SavingsGHO to New Vault With 4.25% APR — Migration Required Within Seven Weeks BitcoinWorld Aave Upgrades SavingsGHO to New Vault With 4.25% APR — Migration Required Within Seven Weeks Aave, the decentralized lending protocol, has announced an upgrade to its SavingsGHO
· 2026-05-18T15:35:43.203882+00:00Aave Restores WETH Borrowing Across Six Networks Aave reinstated WETH borrowing with pre-exploit loan-to-value ratios across Ethereum and L2 networks. The protocol had paused and reduced collateral settings after a $230M ETH loss linked to
· 2026-05-18T15:15:40.575664+00:00Chainlink CCIP Powers Kelp DAO rsETH Migration After $292M Bridge Exploit Kelp DAO is migrating its restaking token, rsETH, to Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) after hackers drained 116,500 rsETH from its bridge on April 18, resulting in los
· 2026-05-18T14:15:43.337394+00:00CoinEx’s crypto savings push in the age of falling DeFi yields DeFi yields on blue-chip stablecoins now trail bank cash and tokenized Treasuries, forcing CoinEx to pitch Flexible Savings as a liquidity tool, not a rate stunt. Summary DeFi lending yields
· 2026-05-18T14:05:42.787891+00:00Aave Restores WETH Loan Ratios After April rsETH Exploit Why Did Aave Restore WETH Collateral Settings? Aave has restored normal loan-to-value ratios for wrapped ether across six Aave V3 networks, reversing emergency limits introduced after April’s
· 2026-05-18T14:05:42.787853+00:00Chainlink CCIP Powers Kelp DAO rsETH Migration After $292M Bridge Exploit Kelp DAO is migrating its restaking token, rsETH, to Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) after hackers drained 116,500 rsETH from its bridge on April 18, resulting in los
· 2026-05-18T13:45:42.990447+00:00Chainlink CCIP Powers Kelp DAO rsETH Migration After $292M Bridge Exploit Kelp DAO is migrating its restaking token, rsETH, to Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) after hackers drained 116,500 rsETH from its bridge on April 18, resulting in los
· 2026-05-18T13:05:47.472270+00:00DeFi Confidence Wiped Out By KelpDAO Attack as $18 Billion Exits Major Protocols Aave’s TVL fell 44% in one month as DefiLlama data showed that 31 of the top 50 DeFi protocols posted monthly losses. Aave restored WETH borrowing limits across six V3 markets after emergency
· 2026-05-18T13:05:47.472205+00:00Aave Restores WETH Borrowing After Kelp DAO rsETH Exploit Recovery Aave restores WETH borrowing as decentralized lending markets steadily stabilize after the disruption caused by Kelp DAO’s April bridge exploit. The update enables users to resume borrowing a
· 2026-05-18T12:16:16.763812+00:00Aave Labs wants to 5x bounty payouts after April's $292M Kelp wreckage. Aave Labs has put a sweeping overhaul of the @aave DAO's bug bounty program to a governance vote, proposing to dramatically raise payout ceilings for $AAVE protocol vulnerabilities in the wak
· 2026-05-18T12:05:39.904120+00:00Aave Labs wants to 5x bounty payouts after April's $292M Kelp wreckage. Aave Labs has put a sweeping overhaul of the @aave DAO's bug bounty program to a governance vote, proposing to dramatically raise payout ceilings for $AAVE protocol vulnerabilities in the wak
· 2026-05-18T10:25:46.864821+00:00Aave Labs wants to 5x bounty payouts after April's $292M Kelp wreckage. Aave Labs has put a sweeping overhaul of the @aave DAO's bug bounty program to a governance vote, proposing to dramatically raise payout ceilings for $AAVE protocol vulnerabilities in the wak
· 2026-05-18T10:05:40.182166+00:00Aave Labs wants to 5x bounty payouts after April's $292M Kelp wreckage. Aave Labs has put a sweeping overhaul of the @aave DAO's bug bounty program to a governance vote, proposing to dramatically raise payout ceilings for $AAVE protocol vulnerabilities in the wak
· 2026-05-18T10:05:40.181994+00:00Chainlink CCIP Powers Kelp DAO rsETH Migration After $292M Bridge Exploit Kelp DAO is migrating its restaking token, rsETH, to Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) after hackers drained 116,500 rsETH from its bridge on April 18, resulting in los
· 2026-05-18T09:24:58.416911+00:00Aave Labs wants to 5x bounty payouts after April's $292M Kelp wreckage. Aave Labs has put a sweeping overhaul of the @aave DAO's bug bounty program to a governance vote, proposing to dramatically raise payout ceilings for $AAVE protocol vulnerabilities in the wak
· 2026-05-18T09:15:10.069168+00:00Aave Labs wants to 5x bounty payouts after April's $292M Kelp wreckage. Aave Labs has put a sweeping overhaul of the @aave DAO's bug bounty program to a governance vote, proposing to dramatically raise payout ceilings for $AAVE protocol vulnerabilities in the wak
· 2026-05-18T08:45:42.054988+00:00Aave’s Bold Move: WETH Rates Back to Pre-Attack Levels You can also read this news on BH NEWS: Aave’s Bold Move: WETH Rates Back to Pre-Attack Levels In a pivotal decision, Aave, a leading decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, has reinstated the
· 2026-05-18T08:45:42.054983+00:00Aave restores WETH collateral rates to pre-attack levels Lending platform Aave has reinstated the collateral rates for wrapped ether (WETH) to their previous levels on six leading blockchain networks, following an April exploit that triggered subst
· 2026-05-18T08:25:51.135422+00:00Aave Labs wants to 5x bounty payouts after April's $292M Kelp wreckage. Aave Labs has put a sweeping overhaul of the @aave DAO's bug bounty program to a governance vote, proposing to dramatically raise payout ceilings for $AAVE protocol vulnerabilities in the wak
· 2026-05-18T08:15:51.135509+00:00Aave Labs wants to 5x bounty payouts after April's $292M Kelp wreckage. Aave Labs has put a sweeping overhaul of the @aave DAO's bug bounty program to a governance vote, proposing to dramatically raise payout ceilings for $AAVE protocol vulnerabilities in the wak
· 2026-05-18T07:45:44.993960+00:00Aave Labs wants to 5x bounty payouts after April's $292M Kelp wreckage. Aave Labs has put a sweeping overhaul of the @aave DAO's bug bounty program to a governance vote, proposing to dramatically raise payout ceilings for $AAVE protocol vulnerabilities in the wak
· 2026-05-18T07:15:40.386681+00:00Aave Labs wants to 5x bounty payouts after April's $292M Kelp wreckage. Aave Labs has put a sweeping overhaul of the @aave DAO's bug bounty program to a governance vote, proposing to dramatically raise payout ceilings for $AAVE protocol vulnerabilities in the wak
· 2026-05-18T07:15:40.386446+00:00Chainlink CCIP Powers Kelp DAO rsETH Migration After $292M Bridge Exploit Kelp DAO is migrating its restaking token, rsETH, to Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) after hackers drained 116,500 rsETH from its bridge on April 18, resulting in los
· 2026-05-18T06:45:41.076530+00:00NYDIG warns Senate crypto bill could stall after midterms The U.S. Senate’s crypto market structure bill has entered a narrow legislative window that could close by August if lawmakers fail to move the measure before the midterm election cycle inten
· 2026-05-18T06:35:42.909339+00:00Aave Labs wants to 5x bounty payouts after April's $292M Kelp wreckage. Aave Labs has put a sweeping overhaul of the @aave DAO's bug bounty program to a governance vote, proposing to dramatically raise payout ceilings for $AAVE protocol vulnerabilities in the wak
· 2026-05-18T06:05:49.804933+00:00Aave restores WETH borrowing as Kelp DAO recovery moves ahead Aave has restored borrowing against wrapped Ether across affected markets as the decentralized lending protocol continues recovering from the fallout tied to Kelp DAO’s April exploit. Summary
· 2026-05-18T05:35:44.328941+00:00Aave Labs wants to 5x bounty payouts after April's $292M Kelp wreckage. Aave Labs has put a sweeping overhaul of the @aave DAO's bug bounty program to a governance vote, proposing to dramatically raise payout ceilings for $AAVE protocol vulnerabilities in the wak
· 2026-05-18T05:05:44.122385+00:00Aave Labs wants to 5x bounty payouts after April's $292M Kelp wreckage. Aave Labs has put a sweeping overhaul of the @aave DAO's bug bounty program to a governance vote, proposing to dramatically raise payout ceilings for $AAVE protocol vulnerabilities in the wak
· 2026-05-18T04:55:44.122434+00:00Aave Labs wants to 5x bounty payouts after April's $292M Kelp wreckage. Aave Labs has put a sweeping overhaul of the @aave DAO's bug bounty program to a governance vote, proposing to dramatically raise payout ceilings for $AAVE protocol vulnerabilities in the wak