Aave’s decentralized community has voted to fund its core development team with $25 million in stablecoins and 75,000 AAVE tokens. The vote passed with nearly 75% support, allocating the funds as part of the new “Aave Will Win” operational framework. The stablecoins will be paid over 12 months to fund operations, while the tokens will vest over four years as a developer incentive.
Aave Labs has received a significant funding package from its governing DAO. The community approved $25 million in stablecoins and a 75,000 AAVE token allocation as part of the newly enacted “Aave Will Win” framework. The vote passed on Saturday with nearly 75% in favor.
The stablecoin allocation will fund Aave Labs‘ operations over 12 months. The AAVE tokens will vest linearly to developers over four years as a growth incentive. The framework aims to accelerate protocol growth through direct DAO funding.
Founder Stani Kulechov called this the “most important proposal in Aave’s history.” He added that it passed “with a landslide.” The framework shifts Aave Labs to a DAO-funded model where protocol revenue flows to the treasury.
Future product and milestone grants will require separate governance proposals. Aave is a leading DeFi protocol with over $25 billion in total value locked, according to DeFiLlama data. The new plan marks a major shift in how the protocol allocates resources.
The proposal had previously faced community friction over the funding size and token allocation. A major delegate, the Aave Chan Initiative, wound down its involvement after the framework’s initial temperature check in March. Another proposal concerning brand assets failed in January, highlighting ongoing governance debates.
