Short Squeeze in DeFi Lending Market: Decentralization in Jeopardy?

Published: 01 Jan 2023, Last Modified: 30 Sept 2024FC Workshops 2023EveryoneRevisionsBibTeXCC BY-SA 4.0
Abstract: Anxiety levels in the Aave community spiked in November 2022 as Avi Eisenberg performed an attack on Aave. Eisenberg attempted to short the CRV token by using funds borrowed on the protocol to artificially deflate the value of CRV. While the attack was ultimately unsuccessful, it left the Aave community scared and even raised question marks regarding the feasibility of large lending platforms under decentralized governance.
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