X @Ignas | DeFi
Ignas | DeFi·2026-02-20 13:52
BGD Labs are rage quitting Aave DAO after 4 years.They built Aave v3, governance infra, Umbrella, and most core systems.Why they're leaving:- Aave Labs pivoted from independent company to central contributor pushing v4- Aave Labs controls the brand, comms, and has voting power to influence major votes- v4 promotion came with criticism of v3, the system that dominates DeFi lending- Zero collaboration on v4. Aave Labs built it alone, expects others to advise unpaid- Proposed v3 deprecation: worse parameters t ...