Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has praised Aave founder and CEO Stani Kulechov for his success in mitigating losses from hacking incidents. Buterin highlighted that Aave’s loss levels are significantly lower than the industry average, being 50 times less than the DeFi sector’s average and 250 times less than centralized exchanges. Notably, Aave’s actual annualized yield currently stands at -0.01%, compared to expected yields of -0.53% and -2.75% for centralized exchanges. With recent macroeconomic and political instability impacting the market, Buterin believes Aave, along with the broader DeFi sector, is well-positioned to handle potential risks related to fiat assets.