The Aave community has voted in favor of the 'Aave Will Win' proposal, a framework that consolidates economic rights under the AAVE token and redirects 100% of revenue from Aave-branded products back to the DAO. This shift means the DAO is now responsible for funding Aave Labs' activities, with a $25 million stablecoin grant and 5,000 AAVE token allocation approved. The proposal resolves a dispute that began when swap fees were redirected away from the community treasury, exposing a deeper tension over control of the protocol's revenue-generating products.
The 'Aave Will Win' proposal decisively favors token holders, with protocol revenue supplemented by application-layer revenue from Aave Pro, Aave App, Horizon, and Aave Kit. The proposal also takes a hard line against 'value leakage,' requiring service providers to build exclusively for Aave and eliminating relationship gating or products built at the expense of token holders.
The Aave community aims to scale from $40 billion to $1 trillion, positioning Aave as a financial network that any fintech, bank, or asset manager can plug into.