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At a glance
- What changed
- Aave lifted its precautionary freeze. New deposits and borrows are possible again across V3 and V4 markets.
- Who it affects
- Anyone supplying to or borrowing from Aave V3 and V4 markets.
- When
- Unfreeze announced at 13:57 UTC on 30 October 2026, about 15 hours after the freeze began at 22:44 UTC on 29 October.
What Aave said
Aave said on its official X account at 13:57 UTC on 30 October 2026 (14:57 in Amsterdam) that "all markets are now unfrozen across Aave V3 and V4". The update follows the precautionary freeze it announced the night before, after reports of an incident affecting wallets linked to a large centralised exchange.
Aave repeated that its contracts were unaffected by the incident and said positions "remained fully collateralized" throughout. In other words, the freeze was a safety step around an outside event, not a fix for a problem inside Aave.
How long the pause lasted and what it did
The freeze started at 22:44 UTC on 29 October, so markets were paused for roughly 15 hours. During that time new deposits and new borrows were blocked, while users could still withdraw what they had supplied and repay what they had borrowed. Aave says that is exactly how it played out, with withdrawals and repayments continuing as normal.
With the freeze lifted, supplying and borrowing work again. Aave's update did not say whether any interest rate, cap or other risk setting was changed while the markets were paused, and it did not list individual networks or assets.
Our take
This is the outcome borrowers wanted: a short, clearly explained pause and a quick return to normal. If you held off on supplying or borrowing overnight, you can carry on, but check the current rates and your health factor in the app first rather than assuming nothing moved. As always after a security scare, use only Aave's official app and channels and ignore messages that urge you to sign something to keep your funds safe.
Dates to know
As announced by the provider. A listed date does not confirm current availability or eligibility.
- Aave freezes DAO-operated V3 and V4 markets as a precautionDate passed
- Aave says all V3 and V4 markets are unfrozenDate passed
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