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We built Aave Protocol, an open source and non-custodial liquidity protocol and the Aave app, a web interface for users to interact directly with the protocol.
Coinbase Tokenized Stocks go live on Base as Aave V4 credit collateral
Coinbase Tokenized Stocks are now live on Base, and Aave V4 will be the first credit market to support them as collateral once V4 deploys on Base, powering stock-backed loans that let users borrow against the tokenized equities. Availability is limited to eligible geographies outside the U.S.
- Aave says the assets represent more than $10 trillion in value set to move onchain, framing V4 as the engine behind the onchain credit economy for stock-backed lending.
- It extends Aave's expanding tokenized-asset footprint into equity-index stocks on Base, following its broader push into real-world asset collateral.
AAVE Perpetuals go live on Kalshi
AAVE Perpetuals are now live on Kalshi, the regulated prediction and derivatives marketplace in the U.S. Aave amplified founder-community confirmations—including from Stani Kulechov and 0xKolten—that trading is open, marking the first Aave perps offering available in America.
- Aave perps brought to Kalshi's CFTC-regulated venue
- Available "only on Kalshi" for U.S. users
LlamaGuard PT risk oracle for Pendle PT collateral goes live
LlamaRisk has launched LlamaGuard PT, an automated risk oracle that computes onchain the risk parameters stewards currently set by hand for Pendle PT collateral on Aave, built on Chainlink CRE. Aave confirmed the oracle is now live, with step-size caps, deviation gates, and minimum delays all enforced onchain.
- Positioned as an always-on risk layer for Pendle PT collateral in DeFi lending
- Aave's listing reaffirms the oracle's deployment across its V3 markets
Aave App early access opens with Ghost Pass rollout
Aave has opened early access to its Aave App on iOS and is rolling the lending-and-borrowing app out to users, starting with the first cohort in Germany. The company is distributing Ghost Passes that let holders skip the waitlist and join the first wave of early users; early testers are being asked to share feedback.
- Early access is now live, with German users explicitly invited to try the app
- Ghost Passes can be found via Aave's X, Instagram, or Telegram channels to skip the waitlist
- Android availability and the app's full feature set have not yet been detailed
Aave Savings Rate raised to 4.50% APR on sGHO

Aave has increased the Aave Savings Rate to 4.50% APR for Savings GHO (sGHO), up from 4.25%. Users can deposit GHO to start earning with no lockup period, no fund rehypothecation, and no fees.
- Founder Stani Kulechov framed it as
3jane launches Levered Callable Capital on Aave deposits
The Levered Callable Capital strategy from 3jane is now live on Aave, letting users stake USDC/USDT deposits to earn +20% USD APY, with a $15M initial cap.
The product compounds a levered version of Aave's stablecoin positions, delivering a callable-capital structure on top of the lending protocol's yields.
Pendle PT-USDG listed as Aave V3 collateral on XLayer
Pendle's PT-USDG (Oct 2026) is now accepted as collateral on Aave V3 on XLayer, connecting Pendle's fixed-yield market with lending on the network. Users can borrow against the Pendle Principal Token, which is paired with a USDG-based underlying and matures in Oct 2026, and loop the position in one click via Pendle's PT Looping tool.
- The listing extends Pendle's presence across Aave V3 deployments and opens one-click looping for PT-USDG holders.
Aave V4 Core Hub launches USDC borrower incentives

Aave has activated incentives for USDC borrowers on the Aave V4 Core Hub on Ethereum. Users who borrow USDC against any available collateral will earn 2% back in USDC rewards, a move to drive lending activity on the freshly deployed V4 instance.
Midas proposes mWIN as Aave Horizon collateral
Midas has filed a proposal to onboard mWIN, a Midas-issued mToken, as collateral on Aave Horizon. mWIN tracks the performance of an actively managed multi-sector fixed income strategy, with Wellington Management serving as strategy manager. If the proposal passes, eligible users could borrow stablecoins against it — the same route as other tokenized fixed-income collateral Horizon has been reviewing. Aave's Stani Kulechov and Luigi DeMeo highlighted the move as expanding the range of fixed-income strategies available on Aave Horizon.
Tydro v2 launches on Aave V3
Tydro v2 now runs on Aave V3, with per-market configuration letting each market set its own collateral and rate model, and isolated markets containing risk within each deployment. The relaunch is the next version of the fixed-rate borrowing protocol built on Aave.
Aave V4 Ethereum mainnet launch
Aave V4 launched on Ethereum mainnet with a hub-and-spoke liquidity architecture, deploying three hubs (Core, Plus, Prime) and eleven spokes.
GHO decentralized stablecoin launched
Aave launched GHO, a decentralized stablecoin backed by collateral deposited within the Aave protocol and governed by AAVE holders.
AIP freezes most Aave V1 reserves
An onchain governance vote disabled the majority of Aave V1 by freezing its reserves, effectively sunsetting the original protocol version while still allowing repayments and withdrawals.
Unsuccessful attempt to exploit Aave via governance
A malicious proposal sought to drain Aave's reserves through a governance vote but was blocked; the community then proposed governance changes in response.
Aave V3 launch across six networks
Aave V3 debuted on Polygon, Avalanche, Arbitrum, Optimism, Fantom, and Harmony, introducing efficiency mode, isolation mode, and supply/borrow caps.
Aave V2 mainnet launch
Aave launched its second protocol version on Ethereum with upgrades including collateral swaps, debt tokenization, flash liquidations, and gas optimizations.
LEND migrated to AAVE at 100:1, Aave DAO governance launched
With AIP1 approved, the original LEND token was exchanged into the new AAVE governance token at a 100:1 ratio, and Aave's decentralized onchain governance and staking went live.
Aave V1 mainnet launched on Ethereum
The protocol relaunched as Aave (Finnish for 'ghost') with a liquidity-pool lending model, replacing the peer-to-peer ETHLend model.
ETHLend founded by Stani Kulechov
Aave began in 2017 under the name ETHLend, a peer-to-peer crypto lending project founded by Finnish lawyer Stani Kulechov.