Altcoin Watchlist: Aave's V4 Glow-Up, Sushi's Futures Debut, and Powell's Next Plot Twist

The DeFi Investor just dropped this week's watchlist, and it's spicier than a governance proposal queue after someone suggests changing the token symbol. We're talking enough alpha to make even the most degensated trader actually look up from their meme coin gambling. Buckle up.

Leading the charge is Aave ($AAVE), with the AIP proposal for $AAVE V4 expected to drop any day now. The DeFi giant's next evolution is practically knocking on the door, wearing a top hat and holding a cane like it's showing up to a Victorian gentleman's club. V4 better have some bangers, or we're rioting. Politely. Through governance.

Over on the Ethereum front, the Ethereum Conference—one of Europe's biggest crypto hangouts—kicks off March 30th. Expect plenty of networking, perhaps some alpha, and definitely some tweets. Lots and lots of tweets. Someone will definitely live-tweet their keynote while it's happening because reading about it later is so 2019.

Jupiter (JUP) is cooking up something fresh: "Jupiter Offerbook," a new lending protocol specifically for fixed-term loans. The Solana ecosystem's favorite aggregator is expanding its empire faster than a Web2 company pivoting to AI. First they aggregated swaps, now they're lending. What's next, Jupiter? Mortgage calculators? We're watching closely, popcorn in hand.

SushiSwap (SUSHI) isn't sitting still either—the DeFi veteran plans to launch perpetual (futures) trading on April 2nd. Because why stick to just swapping when you can leverage? The DEX that survived the chef drama is back in the kitchen, cooking up leverage for degenerates everywhere. Let's see if this time the menu actually delivers.

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