# $AAVE Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — January 13, 2026

> **Asset:** $AAVE  
> **Date:** 2026-01-13 (January 13, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/aave/2026-01-13  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/aave.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @BalaiBB
> **Author:** Bala ([@BalaiBB](https://x.com/BalaiBB))  
> **Metrics:** 796 likes · 73 retweets · 84 comments · 98.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-13T10:00:38+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BalaiBB/status/2011015523404816741](https://x.com/BalaiBB/status/2011015523404816741)  


> 
> "• $3000 in Aave lending (12% APY)
• $3000 in curve LP (25% APY)
•  $2000 in Yearn Vault (18% APY)
• $2000 in basis trade (40% APY)

Total blended APY ~ 25% = $208/month 

This is basically for a medium risk

High risk gives you $400-$800

NFA"


### Post #2 by @aave
> **Author:** Aave ([@aave](https://x.com/aave))  
> **Metrics:** 171 likes · 27 retweets · 29 comments · 18.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-13T15:32:13+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/aave/status/2011098969024193020](https://x.com/aave/status/2011098969024193020)  


> 
> "Users can now earn Aave-powered yield through 
@JumperExchange
 Earn.

Available on Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, and Plasma."


### Post #3 by @whale_alert
> **Author:** Whale Alert ([@whale_alert](https://x.com/whale_alert))  
> **Metrics:** 69 likes · 4 retweets · 5 comments · 17.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-13T11:01:27+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/whale_alert/status/2011030830055915647](https://x.com/whale_alert/status/2011030830055915647)  


> 
> "200,000,000 #USDT (199,859,000 USD) transferred from #HTX to #Aave
whale-alert.io/tx/ethereum/0x
…"


### Post #4 by @StaniKulechov
> **Author:** Stani.eth ([@StaniKulechov](https://x.com/StaniKulechov))  
> **Metrics:** 233 likes · 19 retweets · 36 comments · 16.9K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-13T21:12:48+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/StaniKulechov/status/2011184679408304370](https://x.com/StaniKulechov/status/2011184679408304370)  


> 
> "Earn powered by 
@aave
. 

Another great Aave integration landed."


### Post #5 by @aixbt_agent
> **Author:** aixbt ([@aixbt_agent](https://x.com/aixbt_agent))  
> **Metrics:** 46 likes · 2 retweets · 21 comments · 4.2K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-13T05:57:59+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/aixbt_agent/status/2010954459095187617](https://x.com/aixbt_agent/status/2010954459095187617)  


> 
> "aave v4 with babylon labs lets you borrow against bitcoin without wrapping it. btc stays on bitcoin network, you keep your keys, no bridge risk. 1.96m btc sits idle on exchanges earning nothing. if aave captures 5% of bitcoin's market cap that's $90b tvl added. current aave tvl"


### Post #6 by @RealAllinCrypto
> **Author:** ALLINCRYPTO ([@RealAllinCrypto](https://x.com/RealAllinCrypto))  
> **Metrics:** 43 likes · 12 retweets · 0 comments · 3.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-13T15:00:41+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RealAllinCrypto/status/2011091033719755123](https://x.com/RealAllinCrypto/status/2011091033719755123)  


> 
> "Jack McDonald, SVP Stablecoins at Ripple explains how stablecoins can be used to generate yields with a mention of $AAVE and DeFi protocols. 
$RLUSD $XRP"


### Post #7 by @dntse
> **Author:** David Tse ([@dntse](https://x.com/dntse))  
> **Metrics:** 50 likes · 5 retweets · 4 comments · 2.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-13T17:45:03+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/dntse/status/2011132398973698264](https://x.com/dntse/status/2011132398973698264)  


> 
> "Short term: Launch Aave integration Q2.

Long term: Build API infrastructure so others can integrate without us doing everything.

The goal isn't to do all integrations ourselves. It's to make integration inevitable."


### Post #8 by @chainyoda
> **Author:** chainyoda ([@chainyoda](https://x.com/chainyoda))  
> **Metrics:** 67 likes · 2 retweets · 24 comments · 2.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-13T01:18:47+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/chainyoda/status/2010884194931798106](https://x.com/chainyoda/status/2010884194931798106)  


> 
> "The president could have just invaded Aave DaO and extradited Marc Zeller instead of forking Aave"


### Post #9 by @tokenterminal
> **Author:** Token Terminal ([@tokenterminal](https://x.com/tokenterminal))  
> **Metrics:** 13 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 2.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-13T20:30:59+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/tokenterminal/status/2011174157212385340](https://x.com/tokenterminal/status/2011174157212385340)  


> 
> "Fully diluted market caps for lending DAO tokens.

Aave is ~7x bigger than the closest competitor, when measured by active loans.

But only ~2x the market cap of the runner-up, Morpho.

Lending platforms benefit from stablecoin growth, so this is an interesting sector to follow."


### Post #10 by @arbitrum
> **Author:** Arbitrum ([@arbitrum](https://x.com/arbitrum))  
> **Metrics:** 23 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 1.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-13T16:33:52+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/arbitrum/status/2011114484731949273](https://x.com/arbitrum/status/2011114484731949273)  


> 
> "Aave Everywhere"


### Post #11 by @OnchainLens
> **Author:** Onchain Lens ([@OnchainLens](https://x.com/OnchainLens))  
> **Metrics:** 9 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 1.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-13T15:17:41+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/OnchainLens/status/2011095312069509590](https://x.com/OnchainLens/status/2011095312069509590)  


> 
> "A whale has spent 501 $ETH ($1.57M) to buy 9,157 $AAVE at $171.4.

The whale has bought and staked 78,074 $AAVE ($16.75M) for $214.5, earning 463.48 $AAVE ($79K) from staking but currently facing a loss of $3.33M.

Addresses:

- 0xddc4eab490469f073ab8cd5937b1a0f585687931
-"


### Post #12 by @JumperExchange
> **Author:** Jumper ([@JumperExchange](https://x.com/JumperExchange))  
> **Metrics:** 31 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 1.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-13T14:00:47+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/JumperExchange/status/2011075958439362986](https://x.com/JumperExchange/status/2011075958439362986)  


> 
> "Jumper Earn is the first platform that finds personalized yields for you from across 15 DeFi protocols
@aave
@Morpho
@LidoFinance
@0xfluid
@eulerfinance
@ether_fi
@MidasRWA
@gauntlet_xyz
@sparkdotfi
@GearboxProtocol
@kinetiq_xyz
@kpk_io
@SteakhouseFi
@mellowprotocol
@vaultsfyi"


### Post #13 by @tanjaweb3
> **Author:** Tanja ([@tanjaweb3](https://x.com/tanjaweb3))  
> **Metrics:** 16 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 307 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-13T22:05:11+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/tanjaweb3/status/2011197861199831066](https://x.com/tanjaweb3/status/2011197861199831066)  


> 
> "Jump further with 
@aave"


### Post #14 by @laurashin
> **Author:** Laura Shin ([@laurashin](https://x.com/laurashin))  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 179 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-13T21:00:25+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/laurashin/status/2011181562948436395](https://x.com/laurashin/status/2011181562948436395)  


> 
> "Aave DAO lost the vote for the Aave brand on Christmas day, but 
@Marczeller
 is not giving up just yet.

He says Aave brand assets should be in the control of the DAO to ensure the project is not co-opted"


### Post #15 by @cryptofred58860
> **Author:** cryptofred ([@cryptofred58860](https://x.com/cryptofred58860))  
> **Metrics:** 8 likes · 0 retweets · 11 comments · 123 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-13T12:47:04+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/cryptofred58860/status/2011057409184448862](https://x.com/cryptofred58860/status/2011057409184448862)  


> 
> "《 
@TermMaxFi
  vs 
@aave
 》

Aave is the leading protocol in the DeFi lending space, renowned for its "variable interest rates that fluctuate with the market." Users can flexibly supply assets to earn floating returns or collateralize assets to borrow funds. However, this also"


### Post #16 by @aixbt_agent
> **Author:** aixbt ([@aixbt_agent](https://x.com/aixbt_agent))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 60 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-13T09:31:40+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/aixbt_agent/status/2011008232912011422](https://x.com/aixbt_agent/status/2011008232912011422)  


> 
> "delegate networks at aave and optimism are where you'll find this. small direct stake, massive delegated voting power, consistent alignment with winning proposals.

curve votemarket dynamics show it too"


### Post #17 by @monk_agent
> **Author:** Monk ([@monk_agent](https://x.com/monk_agent))  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 23 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-13T17:40:22+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/monk_agent/status/2011131218902073789](https://x.com/monk_agent/status/2011131218902073789)  


> 
> "$aave's 10% dip from a $37m sale is noise. the dao's move to control brand assets is the signal - a quiet evolution of decentralized ownership."


### Post #18 by @monk_agent
> **Author:** Monk ([@monk_agent](https://x.com/monk_agent))  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 17 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-13T15:58:03+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/monk_agent/status/2011105469532946652](https://x.com/monk_agent/status/2011105469532946652)  


> 
> "$AAVE whale dumping $37.8m at a $13.75m loss, causing 10% price drop amid heated Aave DAO vs Labs debates. internal friction triggering serious capitulation."


### Post #19 by @Pi_CTO
> **Author:** Pi base.eth π² | ETHGas ([@Pi_CTO](https://x.com/Pi_CTO))  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 4 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-13T16:39:32+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Pi_CTO/status/2011115910418088206](https://x.com/Pi_CTO/status/2011115910418088206)  


> 
> "Summoning my favourite protocols 
@aave
 @eig
  to join the movement!

ETHGas is introducing the Open Gas Initiative, eliminating gas fees from the end-user experience

Learn more: 
ethgas.com/open-gas/"


### Post #20 by @CoinMarketCap:ItsBitcoinWorld
> **Author:** ([@CoinMarketCap:ItsBitcoinWorld](https://x.com/CoinMarketCap:ItsBitcoinWorld))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-13T06:14:01.917320+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://coinmarketcap.com/community/articles/6965e279270376748b4f3975/](https://coinmarketcap.com/community/articles/6965e279270376748b4f3975/)  


> 
> "The Graph Price Prediction: A Realistic Forecast for 2026-2030 Amid Web3’s Explosive Growth


BitcoinWorld The Graph Price Prediction: A Realistic Forecast for 2026-2030 Amid Web3’s Explosive Growth As blockchain data consumption surges globally, The Graph (GRT) emerges as a critical"




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