Aave’s decentralized autonomous organization backed a proposal to move its V4 protocol toward deployment on the Ethereum mainnet, signaling renewed governance alignment after weeks of tension and contributor departures.
On Monday, a Snapshot proposal to deploy Aave V4 on Ethereum received near-unanimous support from the DAO, with more than 645,000 votes in favor, fewer than one vote against and no abstentions, according to Snapshot data. The outcome represents a shift from earlier divisions within the community and indicates broad agreement on proceeding with V4’s rollout.
Aave founder Stani Kulechov said the proposal is expected to advance to an Aave Improvement Proposal (AIP) vote — a binding onchain vote that would permit the protocol to deploy and activate V4 on Ethereum.
Aave V4 introduces a modular architecture for on-chain credit markets. Proposed by Aave Labs on March 19, V4 separates liquidity from market-specific risk by using shared liquidity “Hubs” and market-specific “Spokes.” Hubs provide capital while Spokes define distinct borrowing environments with tailored risk parameters and exposure limits. Aave Labs says the design preserves unified liquidity depth and efficiency while enabling more precise risk management.
The new structure is intended to support a broader range of financial use cases, including assets with different risk profiles, maturities or offchain dependencies. According to the proposal, V4 would allow new collateral types and structured credit markets to emerge while maintaining unified liquidity.
The strong backing for V4 follows a period of governance strain that led several core contributors to step back. On Feb. 20, long-time technical contributor BGD Labs announced it would end its involvement with Aave after four years, citing an “asymmetric organizational scenario” and an “adversarial position” toward its work on the existing protocol. On March 3, the Aave Chan Initiative (ACI), a major governance delegate and service provider, said it would exit after disputes over a proposed funding package; ACI founder Marc Zeller cited concerns about governance standards and voting dynamics and said the organization would wind down operations.
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