AERO Soars Past $1 Barrier with Explosive 25% Rally – Here’s Why It Matters

AERO just punched through the psychological $1 ceiling—defying gravity with a 25% single-day surge. Traders are scrambling as the altcoin shakes off its underdog status.

What’s fueling the breakout?

No major exchange listings or partnerships to cite—just pure, unfiltered crypto speculation doing what it does best. The move coincides with a broader altcoin revival, though AERO’s outperformance smells like targeted accumulation (or a well-timed pump, depending on your cynicism level).

Technical fireworks aside, the rally highlights crypto’s enduring love for round numbers. $1 isn’t just a price—it’s a marketing tool, a liquidity magnet, and a trap for latecomers chasing momentum. Meanwhile, Wall Street still can’t decide if Bitcoin is a commodity or a security.

Watch those stop losses—these parabolic moves tend to snap back harder than a leveraged trader’s sanity.

Coinbase news helps AERO break above $1

As the AERO token jumped from lows of $0.81 to highs of $1.06, the daily trading volume pumped by more than 420% to hit $166 billion.

The gains saw Aerodrome Finance outpace other Base tokens, including Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL).

AERO also traded well above the broader crypto market average. While the overall ecosystem saw a 1.7% uptick, Base ecosystem tokens rose 4.5% on average. The market cap for Base tokens jumped to $65 billion, with Aerodrome Finance accounting for around $890 million of that.

Following the Coinbase DEX launch for select U.S. users, AERO extended its weekly gains to 38%. For context, AERO price reached a high of $2.33 in December 2024.