Aave DAO votes against the brand asset decentralization plan—economic interests behind governance disagreements

GasWrangler · 2025-12-26T21:20:14+00:00

Aave DAO recently voted down a proposal to transfer brand assets to a decentralized management organization, due to token holders' dissatisfaction with Aave Labs retaining frontend revenue rights. Founder Stani Kulechov acknowledged the need to clarify the relationship between the company and its holders, while member Marc Zeller hinted at the possibility of voting again. This reflects the challenges in value distribution between project teams and the community within the DeFi ecosystem.

GasWrangler

2025-12-26 21:20:14

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【Crypto World】In the most recent vote of Aave DAO, 55% of participants rejected a proposal—originally intended to transfer key brand assets of Aave Labs to a decentralized management organization.

The controversy’s focus is quite straightforward: Aave Labs has long retained revenue rights for the front-end website, which has dissatisfied many token holders. They believe this revenue should return to the DAO treasury rather than being solely retained by the company.

Project founder Stani Kulechov then spoke out, honestly acknowledging that the economic relationship between the company and token holders indeed needs to be clarified, with a more transparent distribution mechanism. This essentially admits to the current ambiguity. However, a turning point came—Marc Zeller, a member with significant influence in the DAO, revealed that after a休息期, another round of voting is likely to be initiated.

This reflects a common issue in the DeFi ecosystem: project teams and the community find it difficult to reach consensus on value distribution. The rejection is just a pause; the future depends on whether all parties can find a new balance.

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EthMaximalist

· 12h ago

It's the same story again, Aave Labs is eating inside and out. Luckily, it was invested in. --- What is Stani pretending? It should have been clear a long time ago. Now you're talking about streamlining? --- 55% opposed... It seems some people have been convinced. This matter is not over. --- Holding brand assets, taking front-end revenue, and DAO just wants a share? Laughable. --- Why is it always this routine? Do it first, then clarify. If you can't clarify, just vote to stall. --- Waiting to see the next step. Marc and the others definitely have a backup plan. --- This is why I have reservations about decentralized governance. Wealthy voters always win. --- Aave Labs is making a huge profit, and token holders are once again being cut like leeks.

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NFTRegretDiary

· 12h ago

Here we go again, the tug-of-war between centralization and decentralization—it's really getting annoying. Money issues are always the most complicated, and Stani's recent backing down is quite a facepalm. Why does it have to be the DAO treasury to be considered "fair"? Honestly, the reasons sound pretty hollow.

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MEV_Whisperer

· 12h ago

This is a typical case of "I say it nicely, but the money still belongs to me," haha. A mess of profit sharing that requires voting and discussion—better to just see who has the bigger fist. Stani's words are essentially saying, "We all know what's going on, but the rules haven't been set yet"... Alright then.

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