Grayscale Says Aave Is Undervalued, Sees Fair Value Reaching $175 on Regulatory Clarity
Summary
- Grayscale Research said Aave (AAVE)’s governance token is currently undervalued.
- Grayscale estimated Aave’s fair value at $80 to $100 based on projected 2026 revenue of $60 million and an earnings multiple of 20x to 25x, and said it could rise to $175 within a year if regulations become clearer.
- The report said regulatory clarity and inflows of institutional capital and real-world assets (RWA) are key variables that could expand the Aave protocol’s profitability and network value, and classified it as a crypto asset within DeFi that can be valued on a cash-flow basis.
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Grayscale Research said Aave’s governance token is currently undervalued.
In a report released June 17, the firm estimated Aave’s current fair value at $80 to $100. It based that estimate on projected 2026 revenue of $60 million and a 20x to 25x earnings multiple, in line with the average for fintech companies.
Grayscale said Aave’s fair value could climb to $175 within the next year if tokenized assets flow more rapidly into DeFi lending markets.
The report identified regulatory clarity as the key variable. If institutional capital and real-world assets, or RWAs, begin entering the DeFi ecosystem in earnest, Aave protocol profitability and network value could expand sharply.
Grayscale grouped Aave with Uniswap (UNI) and Sky (SKY) as crypto assets that can be valued on a cash-flow basis. It said that distinguishes them from commodity-like assets such as Bitcoin (BTC), which are valued more for scarcity and store-of-value characteristics.
“Aave, Uniswap and Sky are assets that can be valued in a manner similar to companies, based on protocol revenue and cash flow,” the report said. “An improved regulatory environment could become an important catalyst for growth in the DeFi market.”
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