“Aave Labs will deprecate V3 bro I swear”
“They don’t care bro”
Aave V3.8 + V4 FTW
Introducing Aave V3.8: governance.aave.com/t/arfc-a…
Minor security hardening improvements to strengthen the robustness and security of the protocol over the long term as securing Aave V3 remains a top priority for Aave Labs.
Q3 was big for @chainlink
200x last year.
2000x this year.
When the internal numbers show increased growth, but the "stock" doesn't, that's just an opportunity.
Anyone who studied $AMZN knows this.
Study @chainlink.
. @chainlink is moving at an exponential growth.
200x last year.
2000x this year.
When the internal numbers show increased growth, but the "stock" doesn't, that's just an opportunity.
Anyone who studied $AMZN knows this.
This is only possible thanks to @chainlink btw
Aave has generated at least $1M from 10 different revenue streams in 2026.
You can't say that about any other DeFi protocol.
As @Aave expands into tokenized equities, new collateral types, additional lending markets, and a broader consumer base, its revenue becomes less dependent on a single source.
With Aavenomics 3.0, all value will accrue to the DAO and $AAVE holders.
Data by @Token_Logic.
Absolutely correct and based post by @CatfishFishy
Absolutely correct and based post from Kamino.
If your interop protocol has no security guarantees (having a standardized security floor) like LayerZero, then the assets you move around have to be discounted via a risk premium when used as collateral.
"A modular model, where each issuer configures its own verifier set per lane and can change it at any time, is close to impossible to underwrite at scale. Without an enforced minimum security floor, the conservative assumption is that most issuers default to settings that remain highly centralized, because growth and risk management pull in opposite directions. Continuous oversight is not feasible when security depends on a bespoke setup the issuer controls and can alter without notice, and each token becomes its own audit, repeated every time settings change or a chain is added."
Bingo.
Either you use Chainlink CCIP to unlock higher borrowing limits & LTV ratios, or your tokens get pegged. Literally.
$LINK $KMNO $ZRO
P.S.
Attached my previous posts and other risk curators' announcements on the same topic below.
$LINK coded
Sometimes I have to remind myself that the hardest part of investing is not finding the right asset/stock/coin to invest in but it's holding it long enough you can reap the rewards.
Patience is an essential skill in investing.
Often we look for better opportunities and it's important to not chase pumps or try to leverage trade for bigger returns.
Not loosing money is far more important than making money.
Chainlink Intern retweeted
DTCC’s Nadine Chakar on how Chainlink enables the DTCC Collateral Appchain’s multi-chain strategy for collateral management:
“This is where our partnership is really important to us because you do help us with orchestration, you do help us with tying infrastructure together” ↓
Chainlink Intern retweeted
Stellar 🤝 Chainlink
NEW: Chainlink oracle infrastructure is now live on @StellarOrg, bringing Data Feeds and Data Streams to Stellar network’s $4B+ RWA ecosystem.
Devs gain verifiable market data powering lending, stablecoins, tokenized equities, & more.
Through the Chainlink Scale program, Stellar is making a substantial capital commitment to give its builders cost-efficient access to high-quality, institutional-grade oracle infra.
Chainlink Intern retweeted
NEW: Chainlink oracle infrastructure is now live on @StellarOrg, bringing Data Feeds and Data Streams to Stellar network’s $4B+ RWA ecosystem.
Devs gain verifiable market data powering lending, stablecoins, tokenized equities, & more.
Through the Chainlink Scale program, Stellar is making a substantial capital commitment to give its builders cost-efficient access to high-quality, institutional-grade oracle infra.
Chainlink Intern retweeted
Chainlink on NYSE TV
🚨JUST NOW! 🚨
Can @Chainlink FULCRUM unlock trapped capital?
New event on the horizon and much more incoming?
What does this mean for the retail investor?
Listen to @AndrewMcMarkets on @TakingStockLive at the @NYSE
Chainlink Intern retweeted
Another insane quote from Dan here:
"Thanks to the orchestration of CRE and CCIP this can connect any two chains together… any asset anywhere in any jurisdiction with any custodial system, any time of day, is now mobile in terms of collateral. This truly changes the game… There's roughly 80 trillion dollars worth of assets that could be used in collateral processes… This kind of system frees up 52 trillion dollars worth of assets."
Literally, trillions
Chainlink Intern retweeted
This will be one of those pivotal moments
DTCC AND CHAINLINK AT SIBOS 2026
DTCC's Dan Doney and @SergeyNazarov presented how @The_DTCC is collaborating with Chainlink to advance 24/7 collateral management.
DTCC's Collateral AppChain provides shared infrastructure near real-time collateral management across financial markets and blockchains.
“The problem being solved is the fragmentation of data, how everybody connects to move collateral and settle transactions, and the different systems that need to talk to each other but cannot do so quickly enough to allow intraday collateral movement.” - Sergey Nazarov
DTCC’s Collateral AppChain will leverage the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) for orchestration between those systems and data sources, and CCIP which enables the movement of assets, value, and liquidity to and from the AppChain.
"You finally have a reliable and legally binding ledger from the DTCC that everyone can rely on, just like they rely on the DTCC now. That's a very powerful thing that I think the capital markets have been waiting for, where they can't get that from just any chain because those guarantees with the DTCC are fundamentally different" Nazarov also added.
The DTCC Collateral AppChain is expected to launch in Q1 2027.
Presentation slides here: chn.lk/dtcc-chainlink-sibos-…
Watch the full presentation ↓
Never doubt Sergey.
Never doubt @chainlink.
Never doubt $LINK.
Chainlink Intern retweeted
economies of scale
you dont replace the worlds existing economy of scale with anything less
Actually study what Swift is. Actually study what DTCC is. Study why they were were created. You cant replace Swift. You cant replace DTCC.
But you can migrate them to protocols connected to the Chainlink Abstraction and Orchestration Layer.
$LINK
Chainlink Intern retweeted
👀 The transaction in the Chainlink Fulcrum announcement video is this exact transaction in the link below, from Ethereum to The DTCC Collateral AppChain 👀
ccip.chain.link/msg/0x753e21…
Chainlink Fees required:
CRE Orchestration Fee
CCIP Fee
Data Feeds Fee
Fees paid in $LINK
DTCC Collateral AppChain confirmed to be going live using Chainlink.
Imagine how this is gonna scale when it goes live 🚀
And then factor in all the other institutions using the Chainlink platform too.
Introducing Chainlink Fulcrum: the gateway connecting the world’s largest financial institutions to onchain financing.
As tokenized assets and financing venues expand across public and private blockchains, institutions need to mobilize collateral and access liquidity without building bespoke infrastructure for every market.
Chainlink Fulcrum solves this with an end-to-end solution that separates where financing agreements are managed from where cash & collateral settle. Counterparties define the eligible assets, financing terms, and the settlement networks through which the assets move.
For institutions, this unlocks:
• Faster collateral mobilization that enables intraday financing, including on holidays and weekends.
• 24/7 risk management through automated collateral coverage checks throughout the day, extending beyond end-of-day processes.
• Greater capital efficiency by making assets across networks available for financing, helping institutions free up balance sheet capacity.
• Lower operational complexity through reusable workflows that connect existing systems across public and private blockchains.
The solution combines multiple aspects of the Chainlink platform, including the Chainlink Runtime Environment (orchestrates transaction lifecycle), CCIP (cross-chain data and asset transfers), and Data Streams (collateral valuation data).
Chainlink Fulcrum is designed to serve all market participants, including banks, dealers, prime brokers, agent lenders, custodians, hedge funds, pension funds, insurers, sovereign wealth funds, money market funds, asset managers, tokenized fund and stablecoin issuers, and corporate treasuries.
Each can lend, borrow, or mobilize collateral on terms that fit its mandate and risk parameters.
Fulcrum is in the process of being integrated with leading TradFi environments, providing a single platform where participants can compare financing terms and route transactions to the venue of their choice, where the agreement is executed and governed.
This is a foundational step toward global financing markets, where an asset’s utility extends beyond the network on which it was issued.
🧵↓
Powered by @chainlink
GSR is committing $100M of its own capital to a new onchain credit business.
And the first products are powered by @aave.
Hare, built by GSR alongside @turtledotxyz, will launch with two vaults:
• Hare USD Earn: one vault for major USD stablecoins
• Hare Gold Earn: yield on @Paxos' tokenized gold, PAXG and PAXGy
GSR will provide the anchor liquidity, putting its own capital into the vaults before outside investors come in.
As trillions of dollars in assets start to move onchain, institutions won't just want to hold or trade them, they'll want to borrow against them, generate yield from them and deploy them across financial strategies.
GSR is now putting $100M behind that thesis, and Aave is the lending infrastructure underneath the first products.
Institutional adoption of Aave continues to accelerate.