The Aave community has voted in favor of the 'Aave Will Win' proposal, a framework that redirects all revenue from Aave-branded products back to the DAO, consolidating economic rights under the AAVE token. This move marks a significant shift, with the DAO now responsible for funding Aave Labs' activities, including a $25 million stablecoin grant and 5,000 AAVE token allocation.
The proposal resolves a dispute that began when swap fees were redirected away from the community treasury, and it decisively favors token holders, ensuring that protocol revenue is supplemented by application-layer revenue from Aave Pro, Aave App, Horizon, and Aave Kit. With this new framework, Aave aims to become fully token-centric, with a focus on reducing 'value leakage' and improving governance processes. The protocol, which holds roughly $25 billion in total value locked, targets scaling from $40 billion to $1 trillion, positioning itself as a financial network for fintech, banks, and asset managers.