Aave Community Faces Governance Dispute Over Revenue Allocation

According to ChainCatcher, the Aave community is currently embroiled in a governance dispute centered around whether the integration of CoW Swap is diverting protocol revenue to Aave Labs instead of the Aave DAO. A representative known as 'EzR3aL' posted on the governance forum, claiming that their on-chain analysis indicates transaction fees generated through the new CoW Swap interface are no longer flowing into the DAO treasury but are redirected to a separate address, estimated to be worth approximately $200,000 weekly. Marc Zeller, head of the Aave Chan Initiative, described the situation as 'extremely concerning,' accusing it of being a 'secret privatization of about 10% of Aave DAO's potential revenue.' The controversy has also extended to the revenue distribution issues related to Aave Vaults, Horizon, and the Aave v4 liquidation engine. Aave founder Stani Kulechov responded by asserting that Aave Labs has the right to monetize the front-end interface it develops, particularly for features outside the protocol's core functions. He emphasized that the goal is to enhance protocol users and revenue through new functionalities.