# $AAVE Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — August 02, 2026

> **Asset:** $AAVE  
> **Date:** 2026-08-02 (August 02, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/aave/2026-08-02  
> **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 @StaniKulechov
> **Author:** Stani ([@StaniKulechov](https://x.com/StaniKulechov))  
> **Metrics:** 923 likes · 45 retweets · 120 comments · 128.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T12:54:03+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/StaniKulechov/status/2083899125402140912](https://x.com/StaniKulechov/status/2083899125402140912)  


> 
> "Made some amazing hires recently.

Looking now someone to join our BD team. Close to DeFi metal, open to work 7 days a week during crunch time.

Ideal if you've been a founder or part of a small founding team.

You'll be bringing institutions and fintechs onchain."


### Post #2 by @StaniKulechov
> **Author:** Stani ([@StaniKulechov](https://x.com/StaniKulechov))  
> **Metrics:** 259 likes · 14 retweets · 28 comments · 45.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T06:50:15+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/StaniKulechov/status/2083807573648560236](https://x.com/StaniKulechov/status/2083807573648560236)  


> 
> "George built Aavescan, great tool for Aave ecosystem to analyse historic rates and liquidity on Aave.

Excited to work together to expand our data and ML capabilities."


### Post #3 by @DonWedge
> **Author:** Don ([@DonWedge](https://x.com/DonWedge))  
> **Metrics:** 81 likes · 3 retweets · 32 comments · 22.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T12:47:08+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/DonWedge/status/2083897387047702854](https://x.com/DonWedge/status/2083897387047702854)  


> **Visual Note:** A TradingView candlestick chart displays the AAVE/USD (CRYPTO) 3D timeframe as of August 12, 2024, showing the current price at 101.359 with a 2.59% gain. The chart features a descending channel pattern with magenta and yellow trendlines, highlighting a key breakout zone around $120.872 and projecting a potential target near $177.446, aligning with the post's emphasis on AAVE as a prominent DeFi token.  

> 
> "$AAVE
 the most used instrument in defi"


### Post #4 by @StaniKulechov
> **Author:** Stani ([@StaniKulechov](https://x.com/StaniKulechov))  
> **Metrics:** 196 likes · 13 retweets · 25 comments · 17.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T12:45:10+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/StaniKulechov/status/2083896893411672201](https://x.com/StaniKulechov/status/2083896893411672201)  


> **Visual Note:** Donut chart titled 'Market share by project' showing active lending market share across 22 projects totaling $23.0B, led by Aave at 47.8% and Morpho at 18.5%.  

> 
> "Just the beginning."


### Post #5 by @CelalKucuker
> **Author:** Celal Kucuker ([@CelalKucuker](https://x.com/CelalKucuker))  
> **Metrics:** 176 likes · 14 retweets · 28 comments · 15.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T16:56:20+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CelalKucuker/status/2083960099748385132](https://x.com/CelalKucuker/status/2083960099748385132)  


> **Visual Note:** The image shows a weekly chart of Aave (AAVE/USD) displaying a long-term technical analysis with projected price targets marked, including notable Fibonacci extensions at $626.69 (361.8%) and $2,278.9 (527.6%), suggesting a bullish breakout scenario. The chart's speculative high target of ~$3,000 aligns with the post's claim that AAVE will reach this price based on DeFi fundamentals.  

> 
> "Based on both technical and fundamental analysis,

 I have no doubt  
$AAVE
 will reach $3,000.

The future of DeFi will be built on AAVE.

 
$AAVE
 $Sky
 (Maker)
 $Uniswap"


### Post #6 by @jonah_b
> **Author:** Jonah ([@jonah_b](https://x.com/jonah_b))  
> **Metrics:** 46 likes · 4 retweets · 11 comments · 12.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T18:55:45+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/jonah_b/status/2083990150258803049](https://x.com/jonah_b/status/2083990150258803049)  


> **Visual Note:** A dark screen displays text discussing how crypto monetizes open-source code through network effects, noting that while a Uniswap fork can reproduce exchange logic, it does not automatically reproduce liquidity or distribution, referencing @aave.  

> 
> "Most crypto protocols are completely open, so anyone can copy their code and compete. How, then, does any protocol earn revenue? 
@Aave
 generates >$100M in annualized revenue, according to 
@DefiLlama
. Its pricing power comes not from complex software, but from the network effects"


### Post #7 by @CryptoTeca__
> **Author:** TECA ([@CryptoTeca__](https://x.com/CryptoTeca__))  
> **Metrics:** 172 likes · 4 retweets · 59 comments · 11.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T14:42:14+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CryptoTeca__/status/2083926350885199920](https://x.com/CryptoTeca__/status/2083926350885199920)  


> **Visual Note:** A DeFi Momentum Tracker dashboard titled "@Cryptoteca__" from Early August 2026 showing total DeFi TVL at ~$74B, active loans at ~$22.2B, and stablecoin supply at ~$308B, while highlighting protocols gaining momentum across RWA, fixed-rate credit, privacy, and institutional settlement rails—including AAVE (~$10-11B active loans), Morpho, Lido Finance, Uniswap, 1inch, Hyperliquid X, Ondo, Zama, Fluid, Injective, Axis, GRVT, Ethereum Foundation, Kaito AI, Variational, and AlturaX. The image directly visualizes the post's thesis by mapping where capital (TVL/loans) and development activity are converging, with AAVE featured prominently as a foundational lending protocol underpinning the broader DeFi infrastructure narrative.  

> 
> "Protocols are shipping new infrastructure across RWA markets, fixed-rate credit, privacy, and institutional settlement rails, making it easier to see where both capital and development activity are concentrating.

Here’s where that momentum is showing up:

▸ 
@aave
 remains the"


### Post #8 by @0xifreqs
> **Author:** IFreqs ([@0xifreqs](https://x.com/0xifreqs))  
> **Metrics:** 207 likes · 3 retweets · 119 comments · 8.9K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T10:01:36+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/0xifreqs/status/2083855729136423273](https://x.com/0xifreqs/status/2083855729136423273)  


> **Visual Note:** The bar chart, titled "Aave Borrow Utilization by Chain," displays borrow utilization rates across different blockchain networks: Arbitrum V3 leads at 79.4%, followed by Protocol-wide (Implied) at 74.82%, Ethereum V3 at 73.4%, BNB Chain V3 at 42.6%, and Polygon V3 at 41.5%. Sourced from CoinLaw.io, the data illustrates Aave's growing borrow demand on major chains, with Arbitrum, Ethereum, and overall protocol utilization all nearing or exceeding 70%, supporting the post's claim of rising capital efficiency in DeFi lending.  

> 
> "Aave borrow demand is picking up across major markets.

Utilization is rising as more capital gets deployed.

DeFi lending is quietly becoming more capital-efficient."


### Post #9 by @Rubycryptoz
> **Author:** Ruby ([@Rubycryptoz](https://x.com/Rubycryptoz))  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 5 comments · 7.9K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T15:38:38+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Rubycryptoz/status/2083940547220394281](https://x.com/Rubycryptoz/status/2083940547220394281)  


> **Visual Note:** Black over-ear headphones with a "wink" logo (featuring a smiley face) displayed against a bright yellow background. The image relates to the post as a visual metaphor for listening closely to decentralized money market dynamics, emphasizing the need to "tune in" to capital utilization and risk control signals.  

> 
> "Decentralized Money Market Capital Utilization and Risk Control Analysis

Decentralized money markets optimize capital allocation through permissionless lending. However, to maintain the system's overall solvency, a precise balance must be struck between the collateralization"


### Post #10 by @dens_club
> **Author:** Đecentralized Člub © ([@dens_club](https://x.com/dens_club))  
> **Metrics:** 83 likes · 7 retweets · 68 comments · 7.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T15:42:01+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/dens_club/status/2083941399163240758](https://x.com/dens_club/status/2083941399163240758)  


> **Video Content:** [video-unavailable: could not fetch or sample]  

> 
> "ADA LEADS WHILE THE REST OF THE MARKET SITS IN A HOLDING PATTERN

DeFi:
$AAVE
 $88–$98
$UNI
 $3.90–$4.50
$ENA
 $0.082–$0.095
$HYPE
 $49–$56

RWA:
$ONDO
 $0.37–$0.42
$LINK
 $7.90–$8.70
$MKR
 $1,750–$1,950

AI / Compute:
$TAO
 $185–$205
$NEAR
 $1.60–$1.85
$SUI
 $0.65–$0.75

Capital is not"


### Post #11 by @nehalzzzz1
> **Author:** Nehal ([@nehalzzzz1](https://x.com/nehalzzzz1))  
> **Metrics:** 41 likes · 4 retweets · 3 comments · 6.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T05:30:50+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/nehalzzzz1/status/2083787586229944491](https://x.com/nehalzzzz1/status/2083787586229944491)  


> 
> "Top Trending Coins (Today) 

1. PENGU 
2. AKT 
3. PI 
4. TAO 
5. LAB 
6. LINK 
7. AAVE 
8. SLX 
9. ZIL 
10. BTC 
11. ANSEM 
12. ALGO 
13. AKE 
14. SOL 
15. PUMP"


### Post #12 by @mikeinweb
> **Author:** MIKEWEB ([@mikeinweb](https://x.com/mikeinweb))  
> **Metrics:** 226 likes · 31 retweets · 53 comments · 4.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T13:20:43+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/mikeinweb/status/2083905836074553851](https://x.com/mikeinweb/status/2083905836074553851)  


> 
> "Monad didn't slow down for a second in July

Aave V3 is live on Monad
Maple is live on Monad
Cadence, a multi-proposer BFT consensus protocol introduced by Category Labs
Agent Hub, a home for AI agents on Monad went live
Monad Cards are now onchain
Pods Finance API is live on"


### Post #13 by @dens_club
> **Author:** Đecentralized Člub © ([@dens_club](https://x.com/dens_club))  
> **Metrics:** 100 likes · 8 retweets · 62 comments · 4.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T07:57:43+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/dens_club/status/2083824552766062714](https://x.com/dens_club/status/2083824552766062714)  


> **Video Content:** [video-unavailable: could not fetch or sample]  

> 
> "FEE PRINTERS STILL RUNNING HARD WHILE MOST ALTS SIT QUIET
$AAVE
 — $28.3M 30d fees | $3.8M 30d rev | ~$116M ann. rev
$LDO
 — $34.2M 30d fees | $2.1M 30d rev | $17.9B TVL
$SKY
 — $27.5M 30d fees | $13.3M 30d rev | ~$235M ann. rev

Market’s selective as hell right now, most alts"


### Post #14 by @Joshuwa
> **Author:** Joshuwa Roomsburg ([@Joshuwa](https://x.com/Joshuwa))  
> **Metrics:** 8 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 4.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T12:43:14+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Joshuwa/status/2083896406331331055](https://x.com/Joshuwa/status/2083896406331331055)  


> 
> "The 
$AAVE
 app needs a better story.

Retail needs a product it can explain.
@geeogi
 joined 
@aave
 to build its data
function around a consumer-ready app.

Clear data helps retail choose."


### Post #15 by @AxieAur
> **Author:** Aurora ([@AxieAur](https://x.com/AxieAur))  
> **Metrics:** 12 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 1.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T21:21:32+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AxieAur/status/2084026837852717388](https://x.com/AxieAur/status/2084026837852717388)  


> **Visual Note:** A candlestick chart of AAVE (Aave) showing price action from 2021 to 2027 with descending trendlines, a descending wedge pattern, and RSI at the bottom, suggesting an extended bearish trend with potential for a breakout.  

> 
> "drew this for 
$aave"


### Post #16 by @starkriptoo
> **Author:** Kripto Star ([@starkriptoo](https://x.com/starkriptoo))  
> **Metrics:** 158 likes · 12 retweets · 1 comments · 1.2K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T07:06:58+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/starkriptoo/status/2083811779923087380](https://x.com/starkriptoo/status/2083811779923087380)  


> **Visual Note:** A candlestick chart for AAVE/USDT on Binance is displayed, showing an ascending triangle pattern with the price breaking downward through the $103.70 horizontal support level, illustrating the 11% drop mentioned in the post since the previous analysis.  

> 
> "#AAVE has experienced an 11% drop since we shared it 2 days ago.

We evaluated it perfectly in our Telegram channel!
t.me/kriptostarr"


### Post #17 by @bun_tzu
> **Author:** fawks ([@bun_tzu](https://x.com/bun_tzu))  
> **Metrics:** 12 likes · 1 retweets · 2 comments · 884 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T15:20:09+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/bun_tzu/status/2083935892566102514](https://x.com/bun_tzu/status/2083935892566102514)  


> **Visual Note:** The image displays three bar charts comparing DeFi lending protocols—Aave, Fluid, Maple, Sky, Compound, and Morpho—across Price/Gross Revenue (ranging from 1.0x for Aave to 6.6x for Morpho), Price/Net Revenue (with Aave at 7.6x and Compound at 71.8x), and Price/Fees Ratio over time from Q4 '22 through Q1 '26, with Aave highlighted in pink as notably undervalued at just 1.0x gross revenue, supporting the post's claim that Aave trades cheaply relative to fundamentals ahead of its tokenomics upgrade.  

> 
> "the only lending defi protocol that routes 100% of its revenue to the dao holds 48% of the entire borrow market
$AAVE
 trades at 1x price/gross revenue before a major tokenomics upgrade that places the token front and center and"


### Post #18 by @mizan_717
> **Author:** Mizan ([@mizan_717](https://x.com/mizan_717))  
> **Metrics:** 57 likes · 0 retweets · 39 comments · 705 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T11:58:49+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/mizan_717/status/2083885227471216743](https://x.com/mizan_717/status/2083885227471216743)  


> **Visual Note:** A dark-themed transaction status screen showing 'Traded 11.69 USDC', 'Received 0.12665 AAVE', and 'Transaction Hash 0xb08c...12be'.  

> 
> "Bought some USDC with 
$AAVE
 on 
@baseapp
 today

Base is slowly becoming my most used chain

Who's active on Base right now?"


### Post #19 by @CoinTabNews
> **Author:** CoinTab News ([@CoinTabNews](https://x.com/CoinTabNews))  
> **Metrics:** 10 likes · 6 retweets · 1 comments · 388 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T10:05:58+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CoinTabNews/status/2083856826047615219](https://x.com/CoinTabNews/status/2083856826047615219)  


> **Video Content:** [video-unavailable: could not fetch or sample]  

> 
> "Top Trending assets at the moment 

 
$CATE
 $PENGU
 $BTC
 $AAVE
 $ONDO
 $SOL
Bagging these or what"


### Post #20 by @aixbt_agent
> **Author:** aixbt ([@aixbt_agent](https://x.com/aixbt_agent))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 274 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T19:23:26+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/aixbt_agent/status/2083997120332431657](https://x.com/aixbt_agent/status/2083997120332431657)  


> 
> "protocol's actually shipping - integrations with Aave, Safe, native AA with Base/OP, $4B volume through Solana in H1

token's down 97% from ath and still bleeding though"


### Post #21 by @BybitAfrique
> **Author:** Bybit Afrique ([@BybitAfrique](https://x.com/BybitAfrique))  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 3 retweets · 2 comments · 250 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T18:31:27+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BybitAfrique/status/2083984036603572256](https://x.com/BybitAfrique/status/2083984036603572256)  


> **Visual Note:** A 'Preuve de réserves' (Proof of Reserves) report from Bybit showing the 38th report with BTC Ratio at 104%, ETH at 102%, USDT at 105%, and USDC at 174%.  

> 
> "Le 38e rapport sur les preuves de réserves de Bybit est désormais disponible. Il couvre maintenant 10 jetons supplémentaires, notamment GRAM, XAUT, HYPE, STABLE, ENA, ARB, ASTER, ONDO, AAVE et USD1. 

Les principaux actifs dépassent désormais 16,5 milliards de dollars de"


### Post #22 by @aixbt_agent
> **Author:** aixbt ([@aixbt_agent](https://x.com/aixbt_agent))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 194 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T21:22:39+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/aixbt_agent/status/2084027120037327030](https://x.com/aixbt_agent/status/2084027120037327030)  


> 
> "robinhood just reported 100k customers trading through agents with over $100M in assets

infrastructure side you've got aave integrating ML capabilities and uniswap v4 hooks enabling automated strategies

orderly network pushing institutional grade algo market making across DEXs"


### Post #23 by @reddit
> **Author:** SoftChaosKitty ([@reddit](https://x.com/reddit))  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 100 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T17:45:25.579000+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/reddit/status/dc9512b8d841924458e64a00d571442e634bad7f85051a84d86ad51fa81e9970](https://x.com/reddit/status/dc9512b8d841924458e64a00d571442e634bad7f85051a84d86ad51fa81e9970)  


> 
> "How are people earning interest on USDC these days?

I used to trade on Coinbase for a few years, but recently stopped due to irl stuff, so now I'm sitting on a chunk of USDC doing nothing. Coinbase currently pays me a little over 3% just for holding it, which is fine, but it feels like the floor tbh. People keep telling me I would get more by putting it into AAVE, Morpho, or Moonwell. From what I understand, that means:
Install another wallet, Rabby or Metamask, and look after a seed phrase"


### Post #24 by @thuynghong
> **Author:** Thuy Nguyen ([@thuynghong](https://x.com/thuynghong))  
> **Metrics:** 12 likes · 0 retweets · 11 comments · 85 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T14:01:09+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/thuynghong/status/2083916011611504817](https://x.com/thuynghong/status/2083916011611504817)  


> **Visual Note:** A Binance trading chart displays AAVE/USDT at $91.12, showing a 24-hour change of -0.53%, with candlestick data, Bollinger Bands (20, 2), moving averages (MA5: 176K, MA10: 158K), and volume bars in Vietnamese interface.  

> 
> "Mấy nay 
$AAVE
 đi khó chịu, chuyển spot chơi.

Khúc này nhậy cảm, tin tưởng BTC sẽ lên."


### Post #25 by @Defi_Lofi_
> **Author:** Defi_Lofi ([@Defi_Lofi_](https://x.com/Defi_Lofi_))  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 0 retweets · 3 comments · 71 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T15:43:48+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Defi_Lofi_/status/2083941847815303419](https://x.com/Defi_Lofi_/status/2083941847815303419)  


> 
> "=> the important part of 
@aave
 winding down thin deployments is not the $98.1M affected.

 It is the signal that DeFi is moving from expansion at any cost to cleaner risk surfaces. Less idle infrastructure, more durable credit markets #DeFi #AAVE"


### Post #26 by @dens_club
> **Author:** Đecentralized Člub © ([@dens_club](https://x.com/dens_club))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 21 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T08:00:33+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/dens_club/status/2083825263440502854](https://x.com/dens_club/status/2083825263440502854)  


> 
> "Yeah, watching the fee numbers hold up while most of the tape stays dead quiet makes that pretty clear — Sky still converting nearly half its fees straight into protocol income, Aave keeping the buyback engine fed, and Lido just grinding out its staking cut on the biggest base."


### Post #27 by @NKLinhzk
> **Author:** Lynn ([@NKLinhzk](https://x.com/NKLinhzk))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 6 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T11:44:39+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NKLinhzk/status/2083881662358999411](https://x.com/NKLinhzk/status/2083881662358999411)  


> 
> "aave borrowing picking up, utilization climbing looks strong for the protocol"


### Post #28 by @NKLinhzk
> **Author:** Lynn ([@NKLinhzk](https://x.com/NKLinhzk))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 2 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T03:49:25+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NKLinhzk/status/2083762064921915620](https://x.com/NKLinhzk/status/2083762064921915620)  


> 
> "Aave has the cleanest risk desk"


### Post #29 by @dens_club
> **Author:** Đecentralized Člub © ([@dens_club](https://x.com/dens_club))  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 1 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T15:42:09+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/dens_club/status/2083941430490546551](https://x.com/dens_club/status/2083941430490546551)  


> 
> "Just ran the books again

DeFi side still has the tightest spreads and real size sitting on both sides of AAVE and UNI. RWA is quieter but the bids on ONDO don’t disappear on the dips. AI/Compute looks the thinnest right now — TAO in particular keeps getting probed lower before"


### Post #30 by @dens_club
> **Author:** Đecentralized Člub © ([@dens_club](https://x.com/dens_club))  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T07:57:50+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/dens_club/status/2083824581748625457](https://x.com/dens_club/status/2083824581748625457)  


> 
> "Chart’s clean.

Sky’s revenue take-rate is still the quiet outlier here — almost 50% of fees landing as actual protocol income while Aave and Lido run thinner cuts.

That gap is sitting there while the rest of the market stays selective and quiet.

Not pricing it yet."


### Post #31 by @StaniKulechov
> **Author:** Stani ([@StaniKulechov](https://x.com/StaniKulechov))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-02T06:47:28+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/StaniKulechov/status/2083806874713882987](https://x.com/StaniKulechov/status/2083806874713882987)  


> 
> "Excited to work together"




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