Aave draws $125M to Arc but 99.5% sits unused
Aave (AAVE)
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Eugene Serbin
bitcoinethereumnews.com reports that Aave’s new lending market on the Arc network has attracted almost $125 million in USDC. However, borrowers have taken out less than $600,000, leaving nearly all that money unused. That imbalance shows that putting money into a fresh market is not creating an actual lending business. The test for Aav
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for AAVE, measured when this story was written up on 18 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Aave is trading at $128.61 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 58.8% and a 4-hour buy ratio of 56.3%, indicating strong short-term buying pressure. This contrasts with the 24-hour buy ratio of 49.2%, suggesting that recent buying activity is outpacing the daily average. The 1-hour volume delta is positive at $76,290, while the 4-hour delta is +$298,762, showing net inflows in the immediate term. Over the last 24 hours, the volume delta is -$223,592, indicating net outflows over the longer timeframe. A positive volume delta means buyers are executing more trades than sellers, while a negative delta indicates sellers are dominating the volume.
The latest daily buy ratio of 49.8% sits at the 52nd percentile of the last 324 days, against a median of 49.8% - ordinary for this coin.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for AAVE, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the average buy ratio was 49.7%, with the latest day showing a slight dip of 0.5 points. Volume was 1.30x the average, indicating significantly higher trading activity than usual. The coin saw a price change of +6.6% over 8 days, with a total volume delta of -$1,038,045. This represents an unusual day in terms of volume, as it is 30% higher than the weekly average. The recent short-term buying pressure stands in contrast to the net outflow seen over the full week.