DeFi Just Lost $15 Billion in Three Days. Something Deeper Than a Hack Is Behind It
DeFi is having one of its most difficult weeks in recent memory. What started as a single exploit on April 19 has since cascaded into a system-wide liquidity shock that has rattled confidence across the ecosystem and raised questions that go well beyond the incident itself. The latest move highlights that weakness. AAVE briefly pushed toward the $110–$115 area, testing the declining 50-day moving average, but was rejected quickly and sold back into its prior range. That rejection reinforces the role of dynamic resistance. Both the 50-day and 100-day moving averages are trending downward, capping upside momentum.Related Reading
Volume behavior adds context. The recent spike in selling volume during the drop back toward $90 suggests active distribution rather than passive drift lower. Buyers have stepped in around this level multiple times. Establishing it as short-term support, but the lack of follow-through on rebounds indicates limited conviction.
If $90 fails to hold, the structure opens the door to a deeper move toward the $80 region, where the next meaningful demand zone likely sits. On the upside, AAVE would need to reclaim $110 with strength to begin challenging the broader downtrend. Until then, rallies appear corrective rather than structural reversals.
Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com
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