{"id":57085,"date":"2025-11-06T14:46:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T14:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=57085"},"modified":"2025-11-06T14:46:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T14:46:44","slug":"after-the-xusd-crash-does-aaves-usde-hardcode-reveal-defis-fatal-flaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=57085","title":{"rendered":"After the xUSD Crash: Does Aave\u2019s USDe Hardcode Reveal DeFi\u2019s Fatal Flaw?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After the events of this week, it is safe to say DeFi will never be the same again. Yes, there are over $132Bn managed by different protocols, and Aave is the largest of them all. For years, the team has built a reputation for being conservative, and the results are evident for everyone to see.<\/span><\/p>\n

Presently, Aave manages over $32.2Bn worth of assets across 18 chains at press time. However, a big chunk of this is in Ethereum. That Aave controls more assets than Lido, a liquidity staking platform primarily helping secure Ethereum, is a massive <\/span>vote of confidence<\/span><\/a> for decentralized money markets.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Hard<\/p>\n

(Source: <\/span>DefiLlama<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Reflecting this impressive growth is the rapid expansion of AAVE crypto prices in 2025. Perched among the top 50 most valuable coins, <\/span>AAVE crypto<\/span><\/a> is more valuable than BGB, the token behind Bitget. What\u2019s more? AAVE is worth more than PYUSD, the stablecoin associated with PayPal, the payment processor.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Aave Is Shining Bright, But There is a Problem<\/span><\/h2>\n

Even with the billions under management in Aave and the protocol\u2019s resilience amid the \u201cdestructive\u201d volatility of this week, and especially of October 10, questions are being asked about the preferential treatment it has with USDe and sUSDe.<\/span><\/p>\n

You see, earlier this year, there was a <\/span>proposal<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0(which was approved) to \u201chardcode\u201d the floating price of sUSDe and USDe, the algorithmic stablecoins issued by Ethena Labs, with USDT.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the absence of an official audit of Tether\u2019s reserves, USDT has maintained its peg in recent memory.<\/span><\/p>\n