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Why Aave backing Sonic matters: on-chain credit scores for DeFi

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AAVE is up over 48% and FTM 40% on the month. He attributes the moves to Sonic bringing credit scores on-chain to target the $11.3T unsecured lending market, with Aave among the strategic S investors.

Key claims
AAVE up more than 48% on the month, FTM up 40%
Unsecured lending market worth $11.3T
Aave is a strategic S investor
$AAVE up >48% on the month and everyone is wondering why. Meanwhile, $FTM (soon $S) is up 40% and everyone is wondering why. Few understand that @0xSonicLabs is bringing credit scores on-chain, unlocking the $11.3T unsecured lending market in DeFi. That's why @aave is one of the strategic $S investors. Trust in and @AndreCronjeTech? NFA but at least DYOR anon. @0xSonicLabs @aave Just in case you missed it. ⤵️ x.com/zerokn0wledge_/status/1833348193779622199 More alpha on @0xSonicLabs here. ⤵️ x.com/zerokn0wledge_/status/1829828908868649475

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How the calls played out · since 10 Sep 2024

Prices as of 23 Oct 2026

This piece takes a view on $FTM, $S, so those moves are read against the call. Other assets it covers are shown as context, not as calls.

$FTMFantomBullish thesis
−90%
Moved against the call · over 2.1 years
At publication
$0.483
Now
$0.0506
vs BTC
−93%
After 1 month
+37%
After 3 months
+134%
After 1 year
−36%
High since
+196% 16 Dec 2024
Low since
−96% 06 Aug 2026
$SSonicBullish thesis
−95%
Moved against the call · since it listed on 05 Jan 2025, 4 months after this piece
At listing
$0.989
Now
$0.053
vs BTC
−94%
After 1 month
−53%
After 3 months
−50%
After 1 year
−91%
High since
0.0% 05 Jan 2025
Low since
−98% 26 Jun 2026
Also covered
$AAVEAavesince publication+6.5%−26% vs BTC
Since then

Zero has written 8 more pieces on Fantom and Sonic Labs and Aave and $FTM and $S and $AAVE since this one.

Daily closes in USD from DefiLlama and Yahoo Finance. Only a bullish or bearish thesis is read as a call; explainers, maps and mentions are context. Not financial advice.

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