AAVE is the token of DeFi's biggest lending protocol — the asset that secures Aave's safety module and governs the money market that's been clearing loans continuously since ETHLend in 2017. The deployment 0x7fc66500c84a76ad7e9c93437bfc5ac33e2ddae9 is the canonical mint; our October 6, 2026 snapshot reads $12.6 million of tracked pool liquidity on this pair set — thin against a float that trades everywhere.
The honest shape: AAVE's thesis is unusually concrete for a governance token — stakers backstop protocol shortfalls with their own stake, so the token is literally collateral for the system's solvency, which ties its value to Aave's actual revenue and risk book rather than pure governance vibes. That makes it closer to a productive asset than most of this index — with the caveat that "productive" here still means "exposed to one protocol's loan book."
Figures are HostDeFi's read dated October 6, 2026; the live scan refreshes them.
Balance concentration: the 10 largest token accounts hold 43.9% of AAVE's supply as of 2026-09-27 — meaningful concentration; watch whether the large accounts are pools and lockers or free wallets. Note these are token accounts: liquidity pools, exchange wallets and lockers count among them, so read this together with liquidity, not instead of it.
Price and safety history of AAVE
Every dated snapshot we hold for AAVE — price, market structure and grade, as measured, with nothing interpolated between them.
Date
Price
Market cap
Liquidity
Holders
Grade
2026-10-16
$161.52
$2.49B
$11.59M
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B
2026-10-15
$151.52
$2.34B
$11.61M
—
B
2026-10-14
$161.19
$2.49B
$11.92M
—
B
2026-10-13
$159.92
$2.47B
$12.01M
—
B
2026-10-12
$160.92
$2.48B
$11.93M
—
B
2026-10-11
$169.29
$2.61B
$11.44M
—
B
2026-10-09
$168.90
$2.61B
$11.34M
188,683
B
2026-10-08
$175.95
$2.72B
$11.61M
188,683
B
2026-10-07
$174.62
$2.70B
$11.59M
188,683
B
2026-10-06
$180.91
$2.79B
$12.56M
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B
2026-10-05
$180.79
$2.79B
$13.08M
188,683
B
2026-10-04
$178.45
$2.75B
$13.01M
188,683
B
2026-10-03
$181.26
$2.80B
$12.79M
188,683
B
2026-10-02
$181.41
$2.80B
$19.42M
188,683
B
2026-10-01
$169.58
$2.62B
$19.86M
188,683
B
2026-09-30
$159.26
$2.46B
$20.10M
188,683
B
2026-09-29
$166.55
$2.57B
$21.60M
188,683
B
2026-09-28
$149.04
$2.30B
$26.95M
188,683
B
2026-09-27
$155.14
$2.39B
$24.98M
188,683
B
2026-09-26
$155.43
$2.49B
$23.28M
188,683
B
2026-09-21
$146.29
$2.26B
$23.28M
188,683
B
2026-09-07
$131.79
—
$3.14M
—
B
Contract
0x7fc66500c84a76ad7e9c93437bfc5ac33e2ddae9
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FAQ
Is AAVE a safe token?
As of the 2026-10-09 snapshot, AAVE scores 80/100 (grade B) on HostDeFi's on-chain read — based on a contract that has unconfirmed mint controls, has unconfirmed freeze and blacklist controls, liquidity of $12.56M. That grades contract and market structure, not price direction — a clean read is not a guarantee, so re-scan before trading, since on-chain state can change.
Can you sell AAVE, or is it a honeypot?
Our Ethereum read covers market structure, not sell-side contract behaviour like honeypots or transfer taxes, as of 2026-10-09. Before assuming you can exit freely, run the live scan above — it reads the contract directly.
Who holds most of AAVE?
Per-wallet distribution for AAVE wasn't resolved in the 2026-10-09 snapshot. Run the live scan, which reads holder concentration directly from the chain.
Can AAVE's supply be inflated?
This snapshot grades market structure only — contract-level supply controls on Ethereum aren't assessed here yet. Run the live scanner, which reads the contract in real time.
What is the AAVE contract address?
The AAVE contract address on Ethereum is 0x7fc66500c84a76ad7e9c93437bfc5ac33e2ddae9. Always verify a token by its contract address, not its name or ticker — scam clones copy tickers, but the address is unique.
Where can you buy AAVE safely?
Run the live on-chain scan at the top of this page first; if AAVE clears, you can swap it here directly. Whatever venue you use, match the contract address (0x7fc66500c84a76ad7e9c93437bfc5ac33e2ddae9) exactly before trading — copying the ticker is how clone scams catch buyers, and the address is the one field they can't fake.
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