Curve’s native token CRV experienced a sharp price decline due to a reentrancy attack, prompting founder Michael Egorov to take measures to stabilize his personal DeFi position.
, also tracked by Coinalyze, suggests traders could be shorting CRV in anticipation of further price dips.Three key transfers
Amid sharp volatility, Egorov made several key transfers. He repaid a noteworthy 5.13 million FRAX stablecoin loan and reclaimed 12.5 million CRV tokens as collateral. Observers also highlighted on-chain data showing that Egorov moved 12.5 million CRV from Fraxlend to a fresh wallet. Before this action, Egorov had received Tether from anonymous wallets, fuelingfrom crypto commentators about potential OTC deals or transactions off the main platform.
In another significant move, a wallet tagged as belonging to Tron founder Justin Sun withdrew $2 million in Tether from the Aave lending platform before redirecting them to Egorov, security firm PeckShield . In exchange, Egorov transferred about 5 million CRV to Sun, possibly indicating another off-platform arrangement.a sizable 176 million CRV on Aave, according to DeBank records. If CRV’s price were to decrease by just 33%, it could instigate a massive liquidation event, reverberating throughout the wider DeFi landscape.
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