Following recent community debates within the Aave ecosystem, Aave Labs has announced plans to share a portion of revenue from off-protocol activities with AAVE token holders.
The company is preparing to submit a formal governance proposal detailing how revenue sharing will operate. The proposal will also include governance and risk safeguards to protect the long-term interests of the DAO and AAVE holders.
A chart showing the increase in AAVE’s price.
In a comprehensive assessment shared by Aave Labs founder Stani Kulechov, it was noted that despite Aave Protocol’s strong position in the DeFi space, its current growth rate is insufficient. The statement indicated that Aave currently focuses primarily on lending activities centered around ETH, BTC, and leveraged strategies, but its initial vision aimed to provide lending via smart contracts across a much broader range of assets.
Aave Labs points to the potential of building an infrastructure that could support hundreds of trillions of dollars in asset classes through real-world assets (RWA) and similar instruments in the long term. The statement notes that with the increasing interest of institutional finance (TradFi) players in the crypto market, Aave’s focus solely on the existing DeFi market would not be sufficient.
Aave V4 is said to play a critical role in achieving this goal. The new version will open up new use cases such as RWA-backed loans, borrowing through custodians, and brokerage integrations, thanks to a modular architecture that allows for the isolation of different risk profiles. Aave Labs argues that this structure will both encourage innovation and protect protocol security.
The roadmap also indicates that Aave’s stablecoin, GHO, will hold a significant position. The goal is for GHO to become a centralized savings and liquidity tool, providing access to new RWA-based yield and lending opportunities in the future.
Following ongoing discussions within the community, Aave Labs has taken a clear stance on sharing revenue from off-protocol products and activities with AAVE token holders. The company stated that this approach will both enhance ecosystem cohesion and create long-term value for token holders, and announced that a formal proposal detailing the proposal will be submitted soon.
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