RUNE underpins Thorchain, a Cosmos-based cross-chain platform that lets users swap cryptocurrencies from different networks without centralized intermediaries.
Last month, Thorchain rolled out several new features, including the addition of synthetic assets, letting users create derivative versions of other popular cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum.
The addition of synthetic assets, which saw over $41 million in trading volume over the last day on the decentralized exchange (DEX) Thorswap, could have contributed to RUNE’s recent rise; however, the token is now entering a dangerous zone with risk of further plunge.
Thorchain is up over 18% in the last 24 hours, following the cross-chain DeFi project's roll-out of synthetic assets and the announcement of a launch date for a suite of new features called “Thorfi.”
The project’s token has also enjoyed a healthy rise amidst this activity. On Monday, RUNE traded at $4.73, according to CoinMarketCap. Today, the price hit highs of $5.85, marking a whopping 24% increase over the past four days.
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DeFi ‘blue chips’ hit the skids
SNX, the native token of Synthetix, a derivatives liquidity protocol that enables users to trade synthetic versions of stocks, currencies, commodities, and indices, is down 10.4% at press time, changing hands at $6.09, per CoinMarketCap.
On Wednesday, SNX hit the daily low of $5.87, a level last seen at the end of March.
Over the next few days, Synthetix is expected to add as many as eight new assets to its futures market, including the likes of Solana (SOL), Avalanche (AVAX), Polygon (MATIC), AAVE, and Uniswap (UNI).
However, it remains to be seen what effect this will have on the SNX token.
AAVE, the governance token of the decentralized lending protocol Aave, is down 7.92% over the past 24 hours and is trading hands at $214.77 by press time, according to CoinMarketCap.
Last month, the protocol saw a major upgrade with the roll-out of Aave V3, which added a host of new features, including cross-chain capabilities, layer-2 scaling solutions, and reduced gas costs.
The latest upgrade to lending and borrowing protocol Aave has been greeted with a swell of buying activity.
The project's native ERC-20 token AAVE, which is used for staking and governance on the platform, has risen by more than 17% over the past 24 hours, according to data pulled from CoinMarketCap.
At press time, AAVE is trading at just over $147, a price that is still nearly 80% lower than the token's all-time high of $632, hit back in May 2021.
Aave's latest price action has primarily been...
The upgrade boosted the price of Aave to levels not seen since the beginning of January, with the token soaring to $259 on April 1.
Now, though, fortunes have taken a new turn.
Meanwhile, Bitcoin is down 2.91% in the last day, currently trading at $45,311, while Ethereum plunged 4.92% over the same period, changing hands at $3,344.
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