MORPHO's landmark partnership with Apollo Global

, where the approximately $940B asset manager is acquiring a 9% stake, comes amid recent turbulence from a

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Institutional backing meets market pressure

The Apollo partnership brings major credibility to the lending protocol, even as the recent liquidation triggered a roughly

↘12%

drop and current selling pressure shows 1.51x more sellers than buyers over the past day.

Investors holding despite volatility

Investors moved approximately $570K worth of tokens off exchanges over the past 24 hours, a sign of holding rather than selling.

Profit-taking activity emerges

Some traders are cashing out recent gains, suggesting mixed positioning as the market digests both the institutional news and liquidation impact.