Aave’s Founder’s Proposal to Purchase $2M CRV Tokens: Boost for DeFi or Risky Gamble?

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A nighttime scene capturing the essence of the DeFi ecosystem, embodying a balance of risk and reward. The centerpiece, a golden CRV token alongside a subtly gleaming USDT, symbolizing the proposed $2M purchase. A leviathan shadow casting a veil of risk, indicative of critics' fears of potential liquidation. In the background, distinct, ethereal entities represent Aave, Curve and unknown factors, hovering over a chessboard, portraying strategic moves and intricacy of negotiations. An aloof figure, signifying the over-leveraged user, standing at the edge, watching the DeFi landscape with uncertainty. The image is stylized in a futuristic, digital-art cyberpunk theme, with neon hues casting a mystique and tension, immersing the observer into a visceral experience of the throbbing uncertainty and fluctuation in the crypto scene.

Bitcoin’s recent market fluctuations have left many investors and enthusiasts questioning the future of various cryptocurrencies. Amidst this uncertainty, an intriguing proposal has emerged from the founder of Aave Chan, Marc Zeller. Zeller has suggested that Aave Treasury should purchase $2 million worth of CRV tokens in USDT from Curve Founder Michael Egorov. This proposal, however, bears a mix of reactions from the DeFi community.

On one side, supporters of the proposal champion its potential to boost the DeFi ecosystem. Zeller pointed out that the acquisition would send a strong signal of DeFi supporting DeFi, placing Aave in a strategic position in the ongoing Curve wars and aiding Aave’s decentralized multi-collateral stablecoin, GHO’s liquidity. The proposal suggested to lock the newly acquired CRV tokens as veCRV for four years. These tokens could then be used for voting rights on the Curve platform, potentially bringing more liquidity for token pairs that involve GHO.

Simultaneously, this move could serve Egorov, the Curve Founder, who has outstanding loans of over $100 million from various lending protocols, including a $70 million loan in USDT on Aave v2, using CRV as collateral. CRV is currently trading at $0.59 and a price decline of nearly 60% would lead to liquidation, translating to CRV being sold for USDT, resulting in bad debt.

On the other side, critics raise eyebrows on the implied risk. They argue that emphasizing over CRV puts the DeFi protocol at an increased risk of CRV liquidation. Furthermore, some community members pointed that such a move would only benefit one user who perhaps over-leveraged, questioning the very essence of decentralized finance they cherish.

Nonetheless, it is not the only notable CRV move lately. Huobi’s co-founder Jun Du also purchased 10 million CRV tokens for $4 million from Curve Finance founder, opening up another aspect of the discussion – the potential of CRV in the DeFi arena.

In the face of such contrasting opinions, it is apparent that the world of crypto is intriguing and multifaceted. The final decision on this proposal will indeed be a significant pointer to the trajectory of DeFi, Aave, Curve, and the community’s ethos in general.

Source: Cointelegraph

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