Justin Sun, the founder of TRON blockchain, announced on Monday that TRON and its affiliated exchange HTX are teaming up with decentralized lending giant AAVE to supply $20 million in USDT liquidity for the protocol’s Core V3 market on the TRON network.
“TRON and HTX stand together with AAVE, jointly supplying $20M USDT to the AAVE Core V3 Market in a show of support to bring AAVE to TRON. DeFi United!” Sun posted on X.
AAVE founder Stani Kulechov echoed the sentiment with a simple “DeFi United,” signaling strong alignment between the projects.
The move aims to accelerate AAVE’s full integration onto TRON while supporting the DeFi United initiative, which is aimed at recovering stolen funds from the recent Kelp DAO exploit.
The collaboration aligns with perfect timing as AAVE has been preparing its V3 deployment on TRON for months, following community governance discussions that highlighted the network’s massive stablecoin supply—often exceeding $70 billion in USDT alone—and its millions of active users.
While TRON already hosts dominant local lending platforms like JustLend, which has at times surpassed AAVE in total value locked (TVL), the addition of AAVE’s sophisticated borrowing and lending features could unlock new liquidity and cross-chain opportunities.
TRON’s low fees and high throughput have made it a go-to hub for everyday stablecoin transfers, particularly in emerging markets. Bringing AAVE’s battle-tested risk management and multi-asset markets could draw more sophisticated DeFi users and institutional capital to the ecosystem.
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