Aave’s newly launched market on Monad has surpassed $100 million in deposits, reaching the milestone just two days after the decentralized lending protocol deployed its V3 version on the high-performance Layer 1 blockchain.
The rapid deposit growth was reported by The Block, which noted that the $100 million threshold was crossed within 48 hours of the V3 launch on Monad. The figure reflects total deposits into Aave’s lending and borrowing pools on the new chain. For related coverage, see Aave proposal seeks 25,000 ETH for DeFi United over Kelp DAO risks.
Aave V3 is the latest iteration of the protocol’s lending infrastructure, offering improvements in capital efficiency and risk management over earlier versions. The Monad deployment marks another step in Aave’s multi-chain expansion strategy, which has seen the protocol extend beyond Ethereum to networks including Arbitrum, Polygon, and Avalanche. For related coverage, see Tether Treasury Mints 1B USDT: ASEAN Market Impact.
V3 launch on Monad drew early liquidity
The official announcement on Monad’s blog confirmed Aave’s go-live on the network. Monad, a high-throughput EVM-compatible blockchain, has positioned itself as a destination for DeFi protocols seeking faster execution and lower transaction costs. For related coverage, see BTSE Launches Crypto Platform in Indonesia, Expands Local Market Push.
The speed at which deposits accumulated suggests strong pent-up demand from users looking to deploy capital on Monad through a trusted DeFi venue. Aave is the largest decentralized lending protocol by total value locked across all chains, giving it immediate credibility with depositors on any new network.
The $100 million figure represents deposits rather than net borrowing activity, meaning the market’s utilization rate and revenue generation will depend on how borrowing demand develops in the coming weeks.
What the milestone signals for Monad’s DeFi ecosystem
A nine-figure deposit base within days of launch positions Aave as one of the earliest large-scale DeFi applications on Monad. For the Monad ecosystem, the milestone suggests that liquidity providers are willing to bridge significant capital to the network when a well-known protocol is available.
The development also adds to a broader pattern of Aave governance activity in recent months, as the protocol has navigated both expansion decisions and risk management challenges, including discussions around bad debt from third-party exploits.
Whether the deposit momentum sustains will depend on factors including borrowing demand, yield competitiveness, and Monad’s ability to attract additional DeFi protocols that create composable use cases for Aave depositors. Early liquidity formation at this scale is a positive signal, but translating deposits into a durable lending market requires sustained user activity beyond the initial launch window.
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