Overview
- The proposal would route all income from Aave-branded products to the Aave DAO treasury, covering v3 and v4 swap fees, the aave.com interface, and future lines such as Aave Card and ETF-related offerings.
- In return, Aave Labs requests $25 million in stablecoins and 75,000 AAVE upfront, with additional product-tied grants that bring reported funding asks to roughly $50 million.
- Aave V4 sits at the center of the framework, with plans for separate markets and new features such as fixed-rate lending and real-world asset support to accelerate product launches.
- A new foundation is proposed to hold trademarks and other intellectual property on the community’s behalf because the DAO cannot legally own brand assets directly.
- Community reaction is mixed, with some praising clearer tokenholder alignment and prominent delegate Marc Zeller criticizing the package as excessive; the measure remains a temperature check pending formal votes and detailed follow-ups.