The Aave community has voted in favor of the 'Aave Will Win' proposal, which redirects 100% of revenue from Aave-branded products to the DAO and consolidates economic rights under the AAVE token. This move resolves a governance dispute that began when swap fees were redirected away from the DAO treasury. The proposal, deemed the most important in Aave's history, positions the DAO as responsible for funding Aave Labs' activities and includes a $25 million stablecoin grant and 5,000 AAVE token allocation to Aave Labs. The Aave DAO, a community-run decision-making body, manages the Aave lending protocol and allows token holders to vote on key decisions.
The 'Aave Will Win' proposal aligns with the community's goal of making Aave fully token-centric, with one asset and one model: $AAVE. This shift is expected to generate significant revenue, with protocol revenue reaching $140 million in 2025 and projected to match that in 2026. The proposal also introduces new features, such as the reinvestment of idle float capital in lending pools and the expansion of collateral options through 'Spokes'. Aave, the largest lending protocol in DeFi with $25 billion in total value locked, aims to scale to $1 trillion and become a financial network that any fintech, bank, or asset manager can plug into.