The Aave community has voted in favor of the 'Aave Will Win' proposal, a framework that redirects 100% of revenue from Aave-branded products back to the DAO, consolidating economic rights under the AAVE token. This shift makes the DAO 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, and it marks a significant milestone in Aave's history. The 'Aave Will Win' proposal aims to make Aave fully token-centric, with one asset and one model.
The vote decisively favors token holders, and protocol revenue will now be 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. Aave's technical roadmap includes the reinvestment feature in Aave V4, which turns idle capital into yield-generating positions, and the introduction of 'Spokes' to expand collateral options.
With roughly $25 billion in total value locked, Aave is the largest lending protocol in DeFi, and the community is targeting significant growth, aiming to scale from $40 billion to $1 trillion.