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Cryptocurrency News Articles
Multi-Million Dollar Curve Exploit Spurs Traders to Uniswap's UNI Token
May 07, 2024 at 08:04 am
Following a $100 million exploit on Curve Finance, traders are pivoting towards Uniswap's UNI token, driving funding rates for UNI perpetual futures to an annualized 19%. The attack has sparked a shift in market sentiment, with traders anticipating a potential increase in market share for Uniswap.
Multi-Million Dollar Exploit on Curve Finance Spurs Traders to Uniswap's UNI Token
On Sunday, a multi-million dollar exploit targeted Curve Finance, a prominent decentralized exchange specializing in stablecoins. Following the incident, traders have shifted their focus towards Uniswap's UNI token, driving up funding rates for UNI perpetual futures.
Data from Matrixport, a provider of crypto services, reveals a surge in funding rates to an annualized 19% for perpetual futures linked to UNI. Positive funding rates indicate that the price of the perpetual contract is trading at a premium compared to the mark price, which represents the estimated true value of a contract. This also implies that long positions, or traders holding leveraged buy positions, are prevalent and willing to pay short positions to maintain their positions.
Markus Thielen, Head of Research and Strategy at Matrixport, explained in an email, "The UNI token perpetuals are trading at almost a 20% premium as traders anticipate Uniswap gaining a larger market share following the CRV exploit."
The exploit on Curve, the third-largest DEX by trading volume, resulted in a potential loss of $100 million worth of cryptocurrency. The native CRV token of Curve DAO experienced a steep decline of over 15% to $0.63 after the attack. This sharp drop heightened the risk of potential liquidations for borrowed positions, including a significant holding by Curve's founder.
Despite the exploit, the perpetual futures market has shown no signs of panic. Funding rates in CRV and AAVE markets remain positive, indicating that traders are adapting to the situation rather than resorting to shorting the token.
"CRV DAO perp futures are still trading at a small premium, suggesting that traders are primarily focused on shifting positions away from the DEX in terms of total value locked (TVL) rather than shorting the token," Thielen said.
According to DeFiLlama, a data source for decentralized finance, the TVL in Curve Finance plummeted from $3.2 billion to $1.8 billion post-hack. In contrast, Uniswap's TVL remained stable at approximately $3.8 billion, while AAVE's declined from $5.85 billion to $5.37 billion.
The exploit on Curve Finance has highlighted the potential vulnerabilities associated with decentralized exchanges and the importance of robust security measures. The market reaction, with traders pivoting towards Uniswap's UNI token, demonstrates the competitive nature of the DEX landscape and the constant evolution within the cryptocurrency ecosystem.
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