Aave Labs has proposed a funding package of roughly $50 million from its DAO treasury. In return, the company would redirect 100% of revenue from its branded products back to the treasury. The proposal includes $42.5 million in stablecoins and 75,000 AAVE tokens, sparking governance discussions over cost and voting power allocations.
Aave Labs has requested that tokenholders approve a funding package worth approximately $50 million. In exchange, the company would route all revenue from its Aave-branded products to the Aave DAO treasury.
The proposal includes up to $42.5 million in stablecoins and 75,000 AAVE tokens, worth about $8 million. The stablecoin grants would be streamed over time, with milestone payments released upon product launches.
This framework asks tokenholders to ratify Aave V4 as the protocol’s long-term technical foundation. It also outlines plans to create a foundation to hold and steward the Aave brand.
The request drew scrutiny from some community members. Marc Zeller, founder of the Aave Chan Initiative, wrote that the package represents a significant portion of the DAO treasury.
Zeller called for unbundling the vote into separate proposals covering revenue alignment, V4 ratification, foundation creation, and funding. He also called for clearer definitions of “revenue” and independent verification of product income flowing to the DAO.
He raised concerns over the 75,000 Aave token grant, noting that governance tokens carry voting power. Zeller said entities receiving DAO tokens should disclose their wallet holdings.
Meanwhile, crypto commentator DefiIgnas described the proposal as a “big compromise” that AAVE holders “should like.” He also said clearer disclosures around governance voting power tied to the AAVE grant would be appropriate.
Aave founder Stani Kulechov said on X that directing product revenue to the DAO would expand its capacity to fund growth and other initiatives. “This would position the DAO to fund growth, increase buybacks, and pursue other opportunities as it sees fit,” Kulechov wrote.
The proposal follows another contentious governance episode recently. On Dec. 26, Aave tokenholders rejected a proposal to transfer control of the protocol’s brand assets to an entity under the DAO.
The current Temp Check is intended to gauge community support before proceeding to a binding vote. If it advances, the proposal would move through additional governance stages before any funds are distributed.
