2025-12-30 08:20:24

An ETP fund moved a significant position recently—liquidating 8.9k AAVE tokens (roughly $1.34M in value) directly into Coinbase Prime. This institutional-scale deposit signals noteworthy movement in the AAVE market. Whether this represents a profit-taking move, rebalancing strategy, or preparation for secondary market activity remains open to interpretation. The timing and scale of such whale transactions matter: they often precede volatility shifts or indicate conviction changes among sophisticated players. Tracking these major custodial inflows provides early signals for market participants monitoring institutional behavior in the DeFi governance token space.

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BearMarketBard

· 2h ago

8.9 million AAVE dumped? Are the institutions really planning to run away this time?

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TokenSherpa

· 2h ago

actually if you examine the data on these custodial flows, there's a governance precedent here that most casual observers completely miss. let me break this down—the timing matters fundamentally. historically speaking, these coinbase prime deposits correlate with quorum requirement shifts in aave's voting dynamics. ngl though, could also just be some fund rebalancing their tokenomics framework tbh

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SellTheBounce

· 2h ago

Here they come again, the institutional players are dumping. $1.34 million isn't a lot or a little, but it depends on the timing... If there's a rebound, just run. I've seen it all before.

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GasBandit

· 2h ago

This big whale is dumping AAVE... it really looks like they're about to make a move. Selling so much into Coinbase Prime, is it to cut losses or to reposition? Who knows. The interesting thing about the market is this—when institutions move, the entire market trembles.

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