DeFi & Staking

What Is Aave?

Key Takeaways Aave is a non-custodial DeFi protocol that lets users lend and borrow crypto through liquidity pools, with interest rates set algorithmically by supply and demand. The current major version is Aave V4, launched on Ethereum mainnet in March 2026, introducing a modular hub-and-spoke architecture with GHO as the native settlement asset. Aave is the largest decentralized lending platform, with TVL in the tens of billions of dollars and deployments across more than a dozen networks including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Polygon, Avalanche, and Base. In This Article DeFi Lending Simplified How Aave Works: Lending and Borrowing Key Features of Aave The AAVE Token: Governance and Utility From V3 to V4: How Aave Has Evolved GHO: Aave's Native Stablecoin Risks and Considerations The April 2026 Kelp DAO rsETH Incident Why Aave Matters in DeFi Cryptocurrency has brought about a transformative change in how people interact with financial systems.

4 months ago

How to Live on Your Crypto Without Selling It – The Modern Investor’s Off-Ramp

7 months ago

Liquidity on DEXs Earning in the Pools

7 months ago

What Is Liquid Staking?

Liquid staking lets you earn staking rewards while a tradeable LST keeps your tokens usable across DeFi, replacing the lock-up of traditional staking.

4 December 2025 By Maxwell Mutuma

Understanding Liquidity Providers

Liquidity providers supply assets to markets and AMM pools so trades execute with low slippage. How LPing works, how to earn, and the real risks.

26 November 2025 By Maxwell Mutuma

Crypto Masternodes Explained

Masternodes validate transactions, enable privacy, and vote on governance, earning regular crypto rewards in exchange for staked collateral and uptime.

19 October 2025 By Maxwell Mutuma

How Decentralized Are DEXs?

Not all DEXs are equally decentralized. Learn the 5 types of DEXs, from non-custodial to fully on-chain, and why Binance DEX counted as permissioned.

15 October 2025 By Maxwell Mutuma

What is DeFi (Decentralized Finance)?

A beginner-friendly look at decentralized finance (DeFi): the main use cases, why it matters, how yield farming works, and the risks involved.

25 April 2021 By Jonas Splinter

Explore decentralized finance and earning on your crypto. Our guides cover DEXs and automated market makers, providing liquidity and impermanent loss, lending and borrowing protocols like Aave, staking and liquid staking, masternodes, and how to put your assets to work on-chain.