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  "name": "aave",
  "description": "Aave is a decentralised non-custodial liquidity protocol where users can participate as suppliers or borrowers. Suppliers provide liquidity to the market while earning interest, and borrowers can access liquidity by providing collateral that exceeds the borrowed amount. It also offers an integration stack for building onchain financial experiences.",
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  "category": "Decentralized Lending & Borrowing Protocols",
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  "updatedAt": "2026-08-23T00:05:26.421Z",
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    "website": "https://aave.com",
    "category": "Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Protocol",
    "what_it_does": "Aave is a decentralized non-custodial liquidity protocol where users can participate as suppliers or borrowers. Suppliers provide liquidity to the market while earning interest, and borrowers can access liquidity by providing collateral that exceeds the borrowed amount. It also offers services for earning, borrowing, and swapping cryptocurrencies, and provides an integration stack for building onchain financial experiences.",
    "primary_audience": "Individual users looking to save and borrow, professional traders and investors seeking various market strategies, and developers/businesses looking to integrate DeFi functionalities.",
    "core_product": "The Aave Protocol, a decentralized non-custodial liquidity protocol that facilitates lending, borrowing, and swapping of cryptocurrencies. This includes products like Aave App for savings, Aave Pro for earning, borrowing, and swapping, and Aave Kit for developers.",
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      "detail": "Users earn interest on supplied assets, while borrowers pay interest. The protocol utilizes a dynamic interest rate model that adjusts based on market conditions and utilization. Aave V4 also incorporates 'Risk Premiums' which translate to increased protocol fees, forming a sustainable revenue model for the Aave DAO."
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    "named_competitors": [
      "Compound",
      "Morpho",
      "Spark",
      "Venus",
      "JustLend",
      "Jupiter Lend",
      "Kamino",
      "Maple Finance",
      "Fluid",
      "Euler Finance",
      "Silo Finance",
      "Moonwell",
      "Seamless Protocol",
      "Extra Finance",
      "Granary Finance"
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