AAVE Price Slips 2% As Stani Kulechov Unveils Aave’s 2026 Master Plan After SEC Probe Ends

The AAVE price has dipped 2% in the last 24 hours to trade at $184 on a 31% drop in the daily trading volume to $302 million.

That decrease in the AAVE price comes as Aave founder and CEO Stani Kulechov unveiled the protocol’s 2026 master plan, just days after confirming that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has ended its four-year investigation into the DeFi platform.

Despite calling 2025 Aave’s most successful year so far, Kulechov said the protocol is still at “day zero” compared to its long-term potential. Looking ahead to 2026, he outlined a strategy built around three main pillars: Aave V4, Horizon, and the Aave App.

Aave V4 is a major upgrade expected to improve borrowing and lending markets, the user interface, and liquidation systems. It will introduce a Hub and Spoke model, with a unified cross-chain liquidity hub supporting highly customizable lending markets. According to Kulechov, this structure could allow Aave to scale to trillions of dollars in assets and attract institutions, fintech firms, and large enterprises.

AAVE Technical Analysis: Price Stays Weak but Finds Short-Term Support

AAVE price is trading at $184, moving sideways after a long decline. On the daily chart, the price is holding just above an important support zone, ranging from $175 to $180. This area has stopped further drops for now, but buyers are still cautious.

A key signal is the moving average cross, where the 50-day moving average has moved below the 200-day moving average. This is a classic bearish signal and shows that sellers still control the market. As long as AAVE stays below the 50-day average near $192, upside moves may struggle.

The chart shows a rounded top that formed earlier in the year, followed by a breakdown in October. Since then, price has failed to make strong higher highs. The recent structure also hints at a possible inverted cup-and-handle pattern, which usually supports further downside if confirmed.

AAVEUSDT Chart Analysis. Source: Tradingview

The RSI is around 46–51, slightly below the neutral level. This means momentum is weak, but the market is not oversold. Selling pressure has slowed, yet buyers have not stepped in strongly.

The MACD is flat and slightly negative. This shows low momentum and market indecision, which is common during consolidation phases.

If AAVE drops below $175, the next downside target could be around $150–$160. On the upside, bulls need to push the price above $192, and then above $210, to signal a possible trend change.

AAVE is still bearish, but short-term support is holding. The next move will depend on whether buyers can reclaim key resistance or sellers force a breakdown below support.