Aave launched its v4 upgrade on Ethereum on March 30, 2026, following roughly two years of development. The release is intended to make the protocol more accessible and flexible for a broader range of lending and borrowing use cases, with a specific focus on real-world credit markets.
Aave says it will roll out an "Aave Shield" after a trader lost more than $50 million swapping USDT for AAVE; the protocol’s post-mortem attributes the loss to extremely low market liquidity, not slippage. The move aims to prevent similar liquidity-driven losses going forward.
Aave Labs has submitted a governance proposal to deploy Aave V4 on Ethereum Mainnet, prioritizing a security-first rollout and a modular architecture to help restore confidence in the protocol.
An investor reportedly lost roughly $50 million and was left with $36,000 after repeatedly accepting slippage warnings on a mobile interface, Aave founder Stani Kulechov said. The incident underscores ongoing front-end and human-error risks in DeFi trading.
A major governance collective, ACI, has withdrawn from Aave governance after opposing a contentious funding proposal, citing self-voting and insufficient transparency. The split highlights growing governance friction at the $26 billion DeFi protocol.
Aave founder Stani Kulechov proposed a DeFi protocol to use tokenized solar assets as collateral, aiming to tap a proposed $50 trillion renewable energy market. The idea would let lenders and borrowers access real-world solar infrastructure value on-chain.
Grayscale intends to convert its AAVE Token Trust into an exchange-traded fund and list it on NYSE Arca. The move aims to make AAVE more accessible to U.S. investors and follows Grayscale’s broader trust-to-ETF strategy.
Aave founder Stani Kulechov sold 4,503 ETH (~$8.36M) via CoW Protocol late Thursday as Ether dipped under $2,000. The sale adds short-term selling pressure and will likely draw investor scrutiny.
Bloomberg reports Aave founder Stani Kulechov purchased a Notting Hill mansion for $30 million in November. The acquisition highlights continued flows of crypto wealth into prime real estate markets.
A crypto user lost about $1.08 million worth of aEthLBTC in a likely phishing attack after signing a malicious permit that let an attacker drain the funds, according to ScamSniffer.