Aave DAO Loses Another Key Contributor

Chaos Labs has announced its exit from Aave's risk management role, citing misalignment in approach with the DAO.

The departure comes amid growing concerns over contributor burnout, rising complexity from Aave V4, and budget constraints that made expanded risk responsibilities unsustainable.

This marks the third major contributor exit, following BGD Labs and ACI, raising serious questions about Aave's ability to retain top talent and maintain protocol security.

A governance crisis quietly building in one of DeFi's largest protocols.