Aave pioneered decentralized lending and borrowing. Deposit crypto to earn interest, or use it as collateral to borrow other assets. Flash loans - uncollateralized loans that must be repaid in one transaction - were invented here. It is one of the largest DeFi protocols by TVL.
By Loic Dos Santos | April 13, 2026
All Revenue Now Flows to DAO Aave’s decentralized governance has approved a sweeping change to its economic model. On April 5, nearly 75% of voting power backed the “Aave Will Win” proposal, which redirects 100% of revenue from all...
By David E | April 7, 2026
Budget Battles Behind Chaos Labs’ Departure Chaos Labs, a central figure in Aave’s risk management since 2022, has ended its engagement with the decentralized lending protocol after a protracted budget dispute.
By David E | March 30, 2026
Real-world credit comes to DeFi Aave has launched its v4 upgrade on the Ethereum mainnet, marking a significant expansion in decentralized finance’s (DeFi) reach.
By David E | February 7, 2026
Mega liquidations shake crypto's core The cryptocurrency market faced a dramatic downturn in early February, with both bitcoin and ether suffering steep declines that triggered massive liquidations across trading desks.
