CRV Short Squeeze: Here’s Why Curve DAO Token Price Shooting Up

Curve DAO Token price dropped by a massive 24% from $0.537 to $0.407 level on Tuesday. Experts suggests a plotted a CRV short squeeze here
By Ashish Kumar
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Curve DAO Token (CRV) price dropped by a massive 24% from $0.537 to $0.407 level on Tuesday. However, as of now CRV price has recovered from this major dip and is trading in green. Experts have suggested that whales have plotted a CRV short squeeze here.

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Whales plotting CRV Short Squeeze

According to reports, crypto whales went massive short on CRV on exchanges. Whales borrowed Curve DAO Token on AAVE, Open Source Liquidity Protocol, and then went on to sell them on the exchanges.

As the CRV price dropped, the whales borrowed more Curve DAO Token to sell on AAVE. This process was done on repeat. When the CRV price reached its lower possible limit, those whales flipped long on CEX. This price level is being identified at around $0.40.

However, the whales are now buying CRV on the exchanges in order to push its price up. Crypto whales will let their AAVE positions be liquidated. With the planned process AAVE liquidation will moon CRV price due to limited on-chain liquidity.

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Curve DAO Token skyrockets

The expert suggested that the CRV short squeeze has started here. When the AAVE liquidation will hit a pump can be seen in the price level.

Curve DAO Token prices have skyrocketed by 22% in the last 24 hours. CRV is trading at an average price of $0.602, at the press time. Its 24 hour trading volume is up by a whopping 733% to stand at $425 million.

As per the data from DefiLlama, AAVE total value locked (TVL) has dropped by 4.84% over the past day. It now stands at $3.86 billion. However, its TVL has registered a decline of 24% over the past month.

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Ashish Kumar
Ashish believes in Decentralisation and has a keen interest in evolving Blockchain technology, Cryptocurrency ecosystem, and NFTs. He aims to create awareness around the growing Crypto industry through his writings and analysis. When he is not writing, he is playing video games, watching some thriller movie, or is out for some outdoor sports. Reach me at [email protected]
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