DeFi giant Aave (LEND) rallies 40% after receiving UK FCA approval

Cointelegraph

Published Aug 25, 2020 01:29PM ET

Updated Aug 25, 2020 03:00PM ET

In the last 24-hours Aave's LEND token rallied to a new all-time high after surging 30% from $0.59 to $0.77. The strong upside move comes as Bitcoin (BTC) and most altcoins are in the red, having lost momentum as the United States dollar bounced.

The most recent rally seems to be driven by the news that the decentralized finance lending and credit protocol received an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This allows Aave’s parent company, Aave Limited, to “issue electronic money (e-money) and provide payment services.”

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