Defi Doesn’t Sleep—Mystery Whale Dumps 125,000 ETH Into Aave on Christmas Day
The Head of Research at Intotheblock.com revealed that on Christmas Day, someone stashed 125,000 ETH into the decentralized finance (defi) platform Aave. The platform has been buzzing with activity throughout the last qu...
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