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Aave service providers and ecosystem partners have established a recovery fund that factors in pending DAO votes, including the Arbitrum governance vote, indicative agreements, and successful execution to restore rsETH’s full backing. We are DeFi United, and resolving this for affected users and the broader DeFi ecosystem is our top priority. We have aligned with @KelpDAO and @LayerZero_Core on the technical steps required to execute our plan. That work is now moving forward. Thank you to everyone who contributed to DeFi United and to the thousands of community members who stood with us throughout. Watching the DeFi community come together has been genuinely inspiring. The final recovery plan, steps for users, and further updates will follow shortly.
Update on rsETH incident: According to our analysis, rsETH on Ethereum mainnet is fully backed. Out of an abundance of caution, rsETH remains frozen across Aave V3 and V4 and exposure to the incident is capped. WETH reserves also remain frozen across affected markets including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Mantle, and Linea. Aave is actively validating information and assessing potential resolutions.
DeFi TVL back over $100B. Stablecoin market cap crossing $320B. Perp DEX open interest growing again. RWA market cap at an all-time high. Are we back?
Raoul Pal: “The entire banking system will go to ETH” Raoul explains: “I find it hilarious that 1.5-2 years ago people were like, ‘ETH is dead.’ I’m like, 'No, the entire banking system will go to ETH.' That doesn’t mean it’s a mono-chain world, but I know how banks work… It’s really for them about Lindy effects — things that survive; things that you don’t get fired for; things that are proven — because nobody wants to lose their jobs over new technology.” Etherealize co-founder Danny Ryan adds to Raoul’s point: “I had to learn this. We’ve worked for a decade to make sure Ethereum is resilient, multi-client, is distributed across the world, has 100% uptime. And I had no idea until I talked to the banks: I’ve found a customer of decentralization. They just don’t know it. They care about uptime. They care about resilience. They care about the thing that’s been around for the longest. They care about the thing that no one can turn off. You just have to translate the language to them. And yes, the ‘no one gets fired for picking Microsoft’ dynamic is very real, and it’s in Ethereum’s favor.” Raoul points to Ethereum’s developer network effect as well.
🚨🚨 UPDATE: CoW Swap experienced a DNS hijacking at 14:54 UTC (approximately 90 minutes ago). The CoW Protocol backend and APIs were not impacted, but we have paused them temporarily as a precaution. We are now actively working to resolve the situation. Please continue to refrain from using swap dot cow dot fi until we confirm that it is safe to use.
NEW 🚨: As part of Project Crypto, the Division of Trading and Markets issued a staff statement providing its views on broker-dealer registration requirements in connection with certain interfaces used to prepare transactions in crypto asset securities. ow.ly/fiGs50YImGn
Aave Will Win, the most important proposal in Aave's history just passed with a landslide. Here's the master plan going forward: General Direction - Aave becomes fully token-centric: one asset, one model: $AAVE - To date, protocol revenue per AIP-1 has accumulated to the Aave DAO: $140M in 2025, with 2026 on track to match that despite the market downturn being limited to protocol-only revenue - The AWW proposal introduces a new revenue stream: application and product revenue generated outside the Aave Protocol, now directed to the DAO as additive revenue - This covers Aave Pro, Aave.com, Aave App, Horizon (RWAs), and Aave Kit, all flowing back to the DAO treasury - Swaps on Aave.com and Aave Pro are already generating $10–20M in new revenue on top of existing protocol revenue - Aave V4's reinvestment feature ensures that float capital in pools generates yield, creating additional revenue streams, similar to how Aave V4 Spokes open up new revenue opportunities - AWW gives Aave exposure to the full vertical stack. Owning that stack is increasingly critical in a competitive landscape where protocols get commoditized - AWW also establishes a community-protected vehicle to independently govern Aave's brand assets and IP on behalf of token holders - Aave Labs commits to working exclusively on Aave-related products, fully locked in - If you own $AAVE, you own not just the economic rights of the protocol, but the brand, the users, and the integrations In other words: everything belongs to one asset, the $AAVE token - We believe tokens are the greatest opportunity of our time to build collectively governed protocols, but a single, unified vision is essential for execution - That vision is provided by Aave Labs, working alongside all Aave service providers to grow Aave from a $40B protocol to $1T and beyond Product Layer & Distribution - Aave App will onboard millions of users with a simple, fintech-like experience while ensuring users retain full control over their funds, backed by $1M account protection per user. A card will also launch later, generating additional fees for the Aave treasury - Aave Pro will be the premier destination for power users: sophisticated features, simple on-ramping, and the best of DeFi in one place - Aave Labs has the best designers and design engineers in the space, committed to delivering a high-fidelity experience for every user - Aave Kit will provide SOC2-compliant, enterprise-grade integration for fintechs and partners - Horizon will expand with Aave V4 support and more flexible asset onboarding to scale RWAs on Aave - New Aave V4 Spokes will unlock additional collateral and address the demand side of DeFi liquidity - Together, these products aim to bring DeFi to everyone and position Aave as the base credit and repo market for the entire $400T+ TradFi asset base Engineering & Tech - Aave Labs has the best engineers in DeFi. We built V1 through V3, GHO, and most recently V4, and this is just the surface of what we're building next - Aave V4 paves the way for next-generation lending, and Aave V3 will remain fully supported and maintained by Aave Labs for years to come - We are security-first. Smart contract security, application security, and ICT security are non-negotiable, and our recent SOC2 compliance reflects that. Institutions expect it, and we deliver it - We will invest in agentic AI, opening up new opportunities for developers building with Aave Marketing - Aave has historically led crypto in brand, events, content, and partnership marketing. We're doubling down on our brand recognition and the strong foundation we've built - Going forward, we'll expand into new audiences and channels to bring Aave mainstream, building net-new, stickier userbases among people who are new to DeFi Growth - Aave will deepen relationships across the DeFi ecosystem and build new bridges with fintechs, banks and asset managers - At its best, Aave isn't a bank. It's a financial network that any fintech, bank or an asset managers can plug into, and providing the best integration tools will be key BD efforts will rely on tight collaboration between service providers such as Token Logic and our partner networks - We honor our long-term partnerships and commitments, including @chainlink - We recognize the value Aave represents today and expect partners to approach us with the same respect Governance - We support a multi-contributor model for Aave and will continue to embrace it - We will oppose any vendor lock-ins or service providers that build products for themselves at the expense of token holders - We require full transparency from the SPs and no tolerance for relationship gating as all value needs to drive to Aave - Zero value leakage: everything built with Aave's funds must benefit Aave and be owned by Aave - SPs who align with these principles and commit to what's best for token holders will have our support on budgets, as long as they are reasonable - The DAO is taking a zero-bureaucracy approach: execution and skin-in-the-game are what matter. We are competing with some of the world's most efficient and well-funded organizations, and there is zero room for friction - Every SP will have real, measurable goals. Payments for posting governance proposals are over. We've already consolidated SPs to focus resources - Governance process improvements are coming in the months ahead: more efficiency, less politics Risk Management - We will continue to support a multi-layered risk management process encompassing both an economics risk layer and a technical risk assessment layer conducted by Aave Labs - Aave's risk management will include external risk managers such as Llama Risk and Token Logic for commercial and economic assessment. Aave Labs will also establish a permanent internal risk management function to coordinate and support external risk managers, making the overall system more resilient Building a Regulatory Moat - Aave Labs has spent years building a regulatory moat around Aave's products and deepening vertical integration - Aave is one of the only DeFi ecosystems operating at scale with regulated entities, including Push Virtual Assets Ireland, which is authorised as a CASP under MiCA, alongside a UK EMI-licensed entity - We are actively pursuing additional licenses globally to enable seamless, 1:1 fiat-to-Aave onboarding for mainstream users, a prerequisite for mass adoption - We go where the bar is high Policy - Aave Labs' policy team is world-class. We've participated in every major policy consultation over the years and will continue to fight for DeFi, protecting it from harmful regulation and ensuring legal certainty for users and integrators - The next few years will be pivotal for DeFi policy. We are fully committed Our Principles - Security-first above all else. This is non-negotiable Everything we build is truly DeFi, with self-custodial access at its core - Innovation-driven, we will move the space forward by innovating and building something new - For DeFi to scale, we need new audiences. That means growing the pie by building better experiences and infrastructure for users to access DeFi - Friendly by default: anyone should be able to work with Aave if the merits support it - Build and operate in public. Everything we do will be done openly, with the highest standard of accountability This is the direction we are committing to, a multi-year journey. The foundation is set. Now it's time to build. Aave will win.
Since several assets reached maximum capacity, Aave V4’s deposit caps have been increased to accommodate additional liquidity. Supply and borrow caps will continue to scale up gradually as they fill.
As a signals trader who cares a lot about confirmation + risk management, I usually ignore most DeFi stuff. But I’ve been digging into @dHedgeOrg recently… and I won’t lie, it caught my attention. No hype — just solid infra that’s been around since 2020 with zero hacks. Here’s why I think it’s underrated right now 🧵 1/8 dHEDGE lets anyone create on-chain vaults (think transparent hedge funds). Managers can trade 100+ assets — spot, perps, lending, yield — but **only through pre-approved contracts**. That guardrail matters a lot… no random risks, full on-chain transparency. Investors simply hold vault tokens. Managers earn performance fees. Clean and straightforward setup. 2/8 Quick stats (as of April 2026): • TVL: \~$35M – $43.6M (Base and Arbitrum leading) • 3,520+ vaults live • Lifetime manager fees earned: \~$3.74M • Treasury is solid with healthy runway • DHT market cap still low (\~$4.4M) Not massive numbers, but the protocol is actually generating revenue and has survived multiple cycles. 3/8 What really stands out is the **Hyperliquid integration** rolling out now. One manager already onboarded. They’re accepting applications from traders with real track records — and selected ones can get up to **$100k in DAO-seeded deposits**. Real capital for those who actually know how to manage risk. 4/8 With all the talk about AI agents lately, one big problem remains: giving them open wallet access is dangerous. dHEDGE has been solving exactly that since 2020 with strong on-chain guardrails. AI needs constraints — this feels like a natural fit for agent-managed capital. 5/8 From a trader’s perspective, I like it because: - You can spin up a vault in \~5 minutes - Define your own strategy + fees - Everything stays transparent and on-chain If you’re consistent with signals + confirmation, your track record becomes verifiable on-chain. Way stronger than just posting calls. 6/8 DHT (the DAO token) is still flying very under the radar. Volume is extremely low right now, but there’s real usage and a revenue flywheel building behind it. If TVL grows and Hyperliquid brings more inflows, this could quietly gain attention before the crowd notices. 7/8 If you’re a trader with a genuine edge, it might be worth checking out: Apply for the Hyperliquid program here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… Or create a vault yourself: dhedge.org/management/cre… 8/8 Not calling it perfect, but it’s one of the few DeFi projects that actually aligns with how I think about risk and confirmation. Curious — would you ever trust an on-chain vault with guardrails over a traditional centralized fund? What do you think? 👇
dHEDGE x @HyperliquidX is almost live. One manager already onboarded. Integration rolling out any day. Still taking applications from traders with a real track record. Selected managers may receive up to $100k in vault deposits from the dHEDGE DAO
Aave Labs achieved SOC 2 Type II attestation across the Trust Services Criteria of Security, Availability, and Confidentiality. The audit confirms enterprise-grade development and operational standards across all software.
Marc Andreessen: “This is the grand unification of AI and crypto” “I think AI is the killer crypto app… It’s now obvious that AI agents are going to need money. It’s already happening.” Marc explains: “My friends, who are the most aggressive users of OpenClaw, have given their Claws bank accounts and credit cards. And not only have they done it, but it’s obvious that they needed to do it… It’s just completely obvious. The number of people who have done that today is, I don’t know, probably 5,000 or or something. But it will grow. That’s how these things start.” Source: @latentspacepod (Apr 2026)
