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Aave Labs Secures $25M Stablecoin Grant as DAO Formalizes Revenue Control Model
14.4.2026
Aave DAO voted to hand Aave Labs $31.8 million in combined stablecoin and token funding on April 12, 2026, the first enforceable action taken under founder Stani Kulechov’s “Aave Will Win” framework. Key Takeaways: Aave DAO passed AIP 469 on April 12, 2026, granting Aave Labs $25M in stablecoins...
Aave V4 Launch Explained: Hub-and-Spoke Model, New Partners, and What Changes for Borrowers
30.3.2026
Aave launched V4 on Ethereum mainnet on Monday, introducing a hub-and-spoke architecture that lets institutions borrow against real-world assets and fixed-rate credit products without fragmenting the protocol’s existing liquidity pool. Ethereum DeFi Protocol Aave Releases V4 With Chainlink Oracles...
Gnosis, Zisk, and Ethereum Foundation Launch Framework to Fix Layer 2 Fragmentation
30.3.2026
The new Ethereum Economic Zone framework enables synchronous composability between rollups to unify liquidity and eliminate the need for cross-chain bridges. Gnosis, Zisk, and the Ethereum Foundation announced the launch of the Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) on March 29, 2026. This collaborative...
Aave V4 Clears Governance Vote, Eyes Ethereum Mainnet With Security-First Rollout
24.3.2026
Aave’s community has approved a proposal to deploy Aave V4 on Ethereum mainnet, setting the stage for a tightly controlled launch focused on risk management and long-term scalability. Aave DAO Greenlights V4 Upgrade With New Credit Infrastructure The approved ARFC (Aave Request for Comment)...
From $50M to $36K: The Aave Trade That Fed Ethereum’s MEV Machines
13.3.2026
In a plot twist that reads like a cautionary tale from the School of Hard Knocks on Ethereum, a trader managed to vaporize roughly $50 million in seconds after reportedly clicking through a slippage warning on the Aave app—and the blockchain, as always, kept the receipts. $50M Swap Gone Wrong...
Crypto investor turns $50 million into $36,000 in one botched move
12.3.2026
Aave founder Stani Kulechov said the interface displayed multiple slippage warnings, which the user manually accepted on a mobile device
What Happened in the Aave Oracle Incident? $26M Liquidations Explained
11.3.2026
A configuration error in a price oracle used by Aave triggered roughly $26–27 million in liquidations on Tuesday, after the system temporarily undervalued a key ethereum staking asset used as collateral. DeFi Lending Giant Aave Moves to Reimburse Users After Oracle Mispricing The issue involved...
The Protocol: Ethereum Foundation starts experimenting with ‘DVT-lite’ technology
11.3.2026
Also: Nvidia’s rare blog, Aave liquidations, and Pudgy Penguins new game
DeFi lending platform Aave sees a rare $27 million liquidations after a price glitch
10.3.2026
The blockchain data flagged shows a spike in liquidations over the past 24 hours. Some observers believe the event may have been linked to a price update in an oracle system that Aave uses to determine the value of collateral
Aave Labs Outlines Year-Long Security Blueprint for Aave V4 Lending Protocol
6.3.2026
This week, Aave Labs unveiled a detailed security framework for Aave V4, describing nearly a year of audits, formal verification, and public testing designed to harden what is widely considered decentralized finance’s largest lending protocol before it goes live. DeFi Giant Aave Releases Security...
Aave governance rift deepens as major governance group exits $26 billion DeFi protocol
3.3.2026
The conflict centered on a proposal to fund product development and expansion, which ACI opposed due to concerns over self-voting and lack of transparency
Drama and Competing Reports Set Stage for High-Stakes Aave DAO Decision
25.2.2026
A governance dispute within the Aave ecosystem intensified this week after Aave Chan Initiative (ACI) founder Marc Zeller published what he called an “audit” of Aave Labs’ track record, seven hours after Aave Labs released its own contributions report ahead of a major funding vote. Marc Zeller...
BGD Labs Announces Offboarding Plan From Aave Protocol
22.2.2026
After climbing the previous week on the heels of Grayscale’s S-1 filing, the decentralized finance ( DeFi) token linked to the lending protocol Aave slipped 7% against the greenback, giving back a portion of those earlier gains. As the market recalibrated, BGD Labs disclosed it will end...
Grayscale Submits S-1 to Turn Aave Trust Into Exchange-Traded Fund
16.2.2026
Grayscale Investments has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to convert its existing Grayscale Aave Trust into a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) that would directly hold AAVE tokens. Grayscale Joins Race for Aave ETF With Direct Token Strategy According to the filing...
Aave Labs Proposes Moving Revenue to DAO Amid $50 Million Funding Plan
13.2.2026
Aave Labs has proposed redirecting 100% of product revenue to the Aave DAO and moving its intellectual property to a new foundation, while requesting substantial funding in return, sparking fresh debate over control of the DeFi giant. Aave Governance Clash Escalates With New Proposal Aave Labs...
Aave labs proposes ‘Aave Will Win’ plan to send 100% of product revenue to DAO
12.2.2026
The proposal arrives amid discord within the Aave community over control of the protocol’s brand and key assets
Aave Labs Pulls Plug on Avara Branding, Keeps Family Infrastructure
4.2.2026
Aave Labs is winding down its Avara branding, folding its consumer-facing experiments back into the core Aave stack as the Family wallet sunsets and the Lens social protocol continues under new stewardship. Avara—the umbrella brand that once housed the spun-out Lens and the Family wallet—will...
DeFi doyen Stani Kulechov buys $30 million mansion in London’s Notting Hill: Bloomberg
3.2.2026
Kulechov, the founder of decentralized lending platform Aave, bought the luxury property in November, Bloomberg reported
The Protocol: Aave community split
24.12.2025
Ethereum’s Glamsterdam, Bitcoin and quantum computing, and new Eigenlayer governance proposal
‘Most important tokenholder rights debate’: Aave faces identity crisis
23.12.2025
The Aave community has become sharply divided over control of the protocol’s brand and related assets, intensifying an ongoing dispute over the relationship between the DAO and Aave Labs