#GateSquare$50KRedPacketGiveaway 📈 AAVE Market Dynamics

The "Smart Money" is indeed active. As of today, AAVE is showing significant resilience:
Price: Hovering near $120–$128 after a strong rebound from the $106 level earlier this month.
Total Value Locked (TVL): The protocol remains a powerhouse with approximately $27 billion to $33 billion in TVL (depending on the day’s volatility), maintaining its status as the world's premier liquidity protocol.
Whale Activity: Just yesterday (Feb 22), a massive $700 million USDT deposit was tracked moving from HTX into Aave, signaling that major players are parking capital ahead of the ETF volatility.
🦋 The 2026 "Altcoin Expansion"
You’re spot on about the NEAR connection. Grayscale’s January 2026 filing to convert their Near Trust to an ETF set the stage for this month's AAVE move. We are witnessing the birth of a "Standard DeFi Portfolio" for Wall Street.
Technical Note: If $AAVE manages to clear the $130 resistance level with volume, the absence of major historical supply until the $180-$200 range makes your "open road" prediction a very real possibility.