Aave Proposes Legal Entity to Place Protocol IP Under DAO Governance

1. #0110.02
   Initial2026-10-02 16:32 · publication time

   Aave Labs Proposes Foundation to Bring Brand and IP Under DAO Oversight

   Aave Labs proposed creating a Cayman Islands foundation with independent officers as a first phase toward transferring Aave's brand, trademarks, domains and codebase to DAO governance, with the actual asset transfers subject to later governance votes.

   Source evidence: The Defiant

2. #0210.03
   Confirmation2026-10-03 06:10 · publication time

   Aave Proposes Legal Entity to Hold Protocol IP for the DAO

   Aave has proposed establishing a dedicated legal entity to hold the protocol's intellectual property on behalf of its DAO, a structural governance change for one of DeFi's largest lending protocols.

   Source evidence: The Crypto Times

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