After the $293 million KelpDAO exploit in April 2026, Aave Labs announced a major overhaul of its collateral and asset listing standards. The new process will include cybersecurity, interoperability, and technical architecture reviews beyond just financial risk. This aims to set a higher industry standard for DeFi risk management. Aave also plans to publish a minimum-standards playbook for issuers, helping other lending platforms improve their risk assessments. The exploit caused significant losses and a $10 billion withdrawal from Aave's total value locked, but the industry responded with a coalition effort rather than government bailouts. Legal issues remain as $71 million in ETH recovery funds are frozen due to terrorism-related claims linked to the exploit's attribution.
Monad has increased its weekly incentives to $75,000 to support liquidity for Agora's AUSD stablecoin on its blockchain. AUSD is a US dollar-backed stablecoin managed by VanEck, with reserves in cash and US Treasury bills. This move follows Monad's r...
Aave has deployed its V4 lending protocol on Avalanche, marking its first expansion outside Ethereum. This launch focuses on institutional lending backed by tokenized real-world assets, using a new Hub and Spoke architecture to enable specialized cre...
Aave V4 has launched on Avalanche, marking its first expansion beyond Ethereum and introducing specialized lending markets for tokenized real-world assets like US Treasuries and corporate bonds. This new Hub-and-Spoke architecture allows institutions...
Aave founder Stani Kulechov announced the deployment of Aave V4 on Avalanche, supported by a $15 million incentive package to boost tokenized real-world asset (RWA) growth. The new V4 architecture isolates risk across separate liquidity hubs, enablin...
Aave has launched its V4 protocol on the Avalanche blockchain, marking its first expansion beyond Ethereum. This move aims to accelerate lending for tokenized real-world assets such as US Treasuries, money market funds, private credit, and corporate ...
