Aave (AAVE) vs Spiko Amundi Overnight Swap Fund (EUR) (EURSAFO)

Aave is one of the leading decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, initially launched on Ethereum and then on various other blockchains. The platform offers lending and borrowing features across a wide range of cryptocurrencies, providing variable returns based on market conditions.

SAFO (Spiko Amundi Overnight Swap Fund) is a tokenized UCITS fund launched by Spiko and Amundi, Europe's largest asset manager. The EUR share class (eurSAFO) allows investors to subscribe from as little as 1 EUR. SAFO generates stable yields above the €STR benchmark through fully collateralized total return swaps with top-tier banks (starting with BNP Paribas), while maintaining overnight liquidity. The shareholder register is hosted on Ethereum, Polygon PoS, Arbitrum One, Starknet, Base, Etherlink, and Stellar. CACEIS (Crédit Agricole group) acts as depositary bank, PwC as auditor, and Chainlink provides on-chain NAV oracle feeds. The fund is supervised by the French AMF.