Grayscale announced the launch of Grayscale Aave Trust, a crypto investment fund focused on the DeFi lending protocol Aave, according to an October 3 release.
Following the announcement, Aave’s token (AAVE) saw a 3% increase in the last hour, reaching $143, according to data from CryptoSlate. However, the token has declined by over 16% over the past week.
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The newly launched fund would provide accredited individual and institutional investors with direct exposure to AAVE. Grayscale said:
“The Trust is one of the first securities to invest solely in and derive value from the price of AAVE (“AAVE”), which allows investors to gain exposure to AAVE in the form of a title while avoiding purchasing, storage and conservation challenges. AAVE directly.
Currently, the Trust holds approximately $150,000 in assets, as stated on its official website.
Aave is a decentralized lending platform built on Ethereum, facilitating automated crypto loans backed by other tokens as collateral. The platform also allows users to lend their assets and earn interest.
Aave is the largest lending protocol by total value locked (TVL), with around $20 billion currently locked, according to DeFiLlama data,
Additionally, the platform is one of the most used in the DeFi sector. Over the past 24 hours, Aave has generated over $1 million in fees, surpassing major blockchain networks like Binance Smart Chain and Cardano, according to data from CryptoFees.
Rayhaneh Sharif-Askary, head of product and research at Grayscale, highlighted that the Aave Trust could reshape traditional finance. She highlighted that Aave’s decentralized model aims to improve lending and borrowing by leveraging blockchain and smart contracts, reducing intermediaries and minimizing human involvement.
She explained:
“By leveraging blockchain technology and smart contracts, Aave’s decentralized platform aims to optimize lending and borrowing while removing middlemen and reducing the need for human judgment.”
Meanwhile, this launch comes less than a month after Grayscale recently introduced its XRP Trust. The company now manages trusts for more than 20 digital assets, including Solana, Litecoin, Chainlink and ZCash.
According to CoinGlass data, the total value of Grayscale’s crypto trust assets under management is approximately $7 billion.
