Aave Labs

Catch Aave Labs Founder and CEO, Stani Kulechov, at Proof of Talk. 📍 Louvre Palace, Paris on June 2-3 He's joining a panel with leaders from BlackRock, Robinhood, Swift, and Bloomberg on how to scale the distribution layer for tokenized markets. He's also doing a fireside chat on Aave V4 and what it takes to bring onchain lending to the masses. RSVP for Proof of Talk here: https://luma.com/vhxrflst

Aave Labs published a Temp Check to deploy Aave V4 on Circle's layer-1 blockchain, Arc, built for digital dollar liquidity and real-world assets. The deployment would make Aave foundational infrastructure for the institutions using and building on Arc. Aave is home to billions in combined USDC and EURC liquidity, and one of the deepest sources of USDC liquidity in DeFi. This makes Arc a natural fit for Aave V4 expansion. Find the proposal here: https://lnkd.in/g8yaPg3F

We have spoken a lot about the Secure by Design stance we took with Aave V4; from early engagement with security partners to multiple rounds of audits. But SOC 2 Type II highlights our continued stance and commitment to the other side of cyber security. The importance of audits cannot be understated but attacks that result in compromised admin accounts / private keys are not solved through audits. Generally, the most persistent threat actor in Web3, DPRK, is not trying to find exploits in code. Spear phishing, fake employees and malicious devops agents are addressed through the boring stuff that we hardly talk about, the stuff that SOC 2 Type II measures. Patch management and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) that is hooked up to a 24/7 operations centre. Policies that govern on and off boarding, vendor management, change management, disaster recovery, training and governance to name a few. And its not a measure at a point in time - SOC 2 Type II is a continuous assessment and renewed every year for the full year of evidence. My team at Aave Labs, and every employee for that matter lives and breathes security first. Thank you to everyone who had to decide that in order maintain this high watermark we need to sacrifice speed for quality.

Aave users will be able to move fiat into Aave through a vertically integrated zero-fee on-ramp, making DeFi more accessible to the mainstream. The FCA approval in the UK, combined with our CBI MiCA license for the EEA/EU, is a strong addition to our global regulatory strategy.

Founder and CEO of Aave Labs, Stani Kulechov is an official speaker at SXSW London. Come hear him talk about how the world's largest pools of capital are finally moving onchain, and what Aave's role in that will be. Location: Truman Brewery (Truman Stage 2) Date and time: June 2, 2026, 12:05 - 12:45 PM https://lnkd.in/gC5Yjd4x

Aave V4 crossed $100 million deposits.

Aave Labs’ UK subsidiaries Push Labs Ltd. and Push Virtual Assets Ltd. (together “Push”) have received approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to register as a cryptoasset exchange provider in the UK. These permissions allow Push by Aave Labs to operate regulated cryptoasset activities and payments infrastructure in the UK. Aave Labs is building for the next million users, and regulated products with zero-fee stablecoin on/off-ramping are necessary to do it. In addition to its cryptoasset registrations, Push by Aave Labs is authorised by the FCA under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 (firm reference number: 900984) for the issuing of electronic money. Together, these UK regulatory permissions support the continued development of financial products and services across the Aave Labs group. Push Labs Ltd (firm reference number: 1031720) and Push Virtual Assets Ltd (firm reference number: 1031721) are registered with the Financial Conduct Authority as cryptoasset exchange providers under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 for anti-money laundering purposes only.

Babylon Labs submitted a Temp Check to Aave DAO to integrate Trustless Bitcoin Vaults with Aave V4. This would allow native BTC as collateral and introduce two new V4 Spokes, one for borrowing against BTC and one for post-liquidation settlement. Aave is home to a majority of the BTC used in DeFi, and an integration with Babylon's Trustless Bitcoin Vaults would expand the opportunity for BTC-backed loans. Read the proposal here: https://lnkd.in/gaMeHKxg

Aave Labs has received SOC 2 Type II attestation, providing enterprise-grade compliance for integrating DeFi. All of our products and operations are SOC 2 compliant.

Aave's yield-bearing assets are powering everyday spending through the MetaMask Card. We published a case study on how Aave, MetaMask, and Mastercard enable users to spend yield-bearing assets at any Mastercard-accepted location. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gxnxKCMD