{"id":419614,"date":"2026-02-13T20:31:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/aave-labs-proposes-new-dao-value-accrual-and-growth-framework-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T20:35:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:05:47","slug":"aave-labs-proposes-new-dao-value-accrual-and-growth-framework-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/aave-labs-proposes-new-dao-value-accrual-and-growth-framework-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Aave Labs Proposes New DAO Value Accrual and Growth Framework &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>The new proposal aims to resolve the ongoing debate and align the interests of equity holders and token holders.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Two months after the Aave DAO and Aave Labs <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/news\/defi\/aave-founder-calls-contentious-token-alignment-proposal-bad-for-aave\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">clashed<\/a> on the DeFi platform\u2019s governance forum, Aave Labs has formally submitted a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/governance.aave.com\/t\/temp-check-aave-will-win-framework\/24055\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">new strategic framework proposal<\/a> to the DAO called \u201cAave Will Win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The proposal intends to align the DAO and Labs over the future growth of Aave v4, and to direct 100% of product-layer value directly to the DAO.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, the proposal requests that the DAO ratifies Aave v4 as the protocol\u2019s core foundation for future development, establishes a funding and growth framework to compete at a global financial scale, and formalizes a model where 100% of revenue generated by Aave-branded products, including those built by Labs, flows to the DAO treasury.<\/p>\n<p>If passed, the deal would clarify structure and align incentives between the DAO and Labs, potentially serving as a landmark decision on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/news\/defi\/aave-dao-controversy-rekindles-debate-on-tokenholder-rights\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">tokenholder rights<\/a>, which were called into question in December by Ernesto Boado, the former chief technical officer (CTO) at Aave Labs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe framework formalizes Aave Labs\u2019 role as a long-term contributor to the Aave DAO under a token-centric model, with 100% of product revenue directed to the DAO,\u201d said Stani Kulechov, the founder of Aave Labs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs onchain finance enters a decisive new phase, with fintechs and institutions entering DeFi, this framework positions Aave to capture major growth markets and win over the next decade,&#8221; Kulechov concluded.<\/p>\n<p>While <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/andyyy\/status\/2021703792362684906\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">rumors<\/a> have been circulating that major changes were coming to Aave, some prominent delegates, such as Marc Zeller of the Aave-Chan Initiative (ACI), were quick to dismiss them, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Marczeller\/status\/2021861713201484010?s=20\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">saying<\/a>, \u201cthere\u2019s nothing positive on the short term, but i guess good try.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>It is unclear whether Zeller was privy to this proposal and whether his statements pertain directly to it.<\/p>\n<p>Aave remains DeFi\u2019s leading lending protocol, accounting for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/defillama.com\/protocols\/lending\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">more than 50%<\/a> of the total lending market with more than $52 billion in cumulative net deposits. Despite the protocol\u2019s long-standing success, its native token has struggled alongside the rest of the altcoin market and is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/aave\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">down 56%<\/a> over the last year.<\/p>\n<p>While the proposal is far from finalized, tokenholder alignment and DAO value accrual could potentially be a tailwind for the AAVE token.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption class=\"text-center text-xs\">AAVE Chart &#8211; CoinGecko<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new proposal aims to resolve the ongoing debate and align the interests of equity holders and token holders. Two months after the Aave DAO and Aave Labs clashed on the DeFi platform\u2019s governance forum, Aave Labs has formally submitted a new strategic framework proposal to the DAO called \u201cAave Will Win.\u201d The proposal intends [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":419615,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[274,273,272,244,266,271,268,270,269,267],"class_list":["post-419614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-de-fi","tag-crypto-finance","tag-decentralized-finance","tag-liquidity","tag-metamask","tag-pancake","tag-slippage","tag-sushiswap","tag-tronlink","tag-trust-wallet","tag-uniswap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=419614"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":419616,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419614\/revisions\/419616"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/419615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=419614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=419614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=419614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}