It’s been a remarkably resilient week for the Aave Protocol and DeFi as a whole. Over the past seven days alone, the protocol liquidated more than $450M worth of collateral across multiple networks. For a $50B+ lending protocol, this represents roughly 0.9% of total deposits at the time. At the same time, Aave has continued to accumulate additional revenue, helping offset risk while rewarding participants. What’s truly fascinating is the scale Aave has reached. No other system is able to manage resiliency at this level today. That said, lending is never a free lunch. Bad debt can occur as part of the process, and Aave has built-in mechanisms designed to handle exactly that. The system is backed by overcollateralized, liquid assets with pre-vetted risk parameters, a critical factor in any lending context. Aave’s resiliency doesn’t rely solely on its technical design, but also on the rigorous risk frameworks established by its risk service providers. This combination of engineering and risk discipline is what sets Aave apart. Pre-vetting risk parameters, performing accurate due diligence, and maintaining robust modeling are key reasons Aave has earned trust over the past five years. This resiliency is further reinforced by a broad, autonomous liquidation network that actively competes for liquidation opportunities, ensuring efficiency even during periods of stress. On rare occasions when excess debt is not fully covered by liquidations, it can be automatically absorbed by Umbrella pools, Aave’s native protection mechanism. Aave remains the only protocol with dedicated, built-in user protection of this kind that users can partake. Learn more about Umbrella here: https://aave.com/docs/aave-v3/umbrella All of this together defines Aave’s resiliency. The protocol has weathered multiple market cycles, from the FTX collapse and centralized lender failures to Black Monday, Thursday, and Friday. The takeaway is clear. DeFi wins through resiliency, transparency, and a superior cost structure. We’re also releasing a new liquidation engine for Aave V4, bringing even more flexibility and performance to the protocol. More details here: https://aave.com/blog/aave-v4-liquidations If Aave and DeFi can withstand the most volatile asset class in the world, crypto, we should apply these systems to all assets, across both crypto and TradFi. Aave will win.(Stani.eth)