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Aave Governance Approves ARFC to Launch Aave V4 on Ethereum Mainnet

Aave Governance Approves ARFC to Launch Aave V4 on Ethereum Mainnet

Aave DAO moved Aave V4 into community discussion after the ARFC received 100% support, with non-binding feedback set to precede a formal on-chain AIP vote and eventual mainnet deployment.

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Fact Check
Multiple independent financial news and data platforms (The Block, Messari, KuCoin) report the successful conclusion of the ARFC Snapshot vote with 100% support on March 23, 2026. The process described—moving from ARFC to community discussion before a formal AIP—is consistent with Aave's established governance framework.
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Summary

Aave DAO advanced the Aave V4 rollout after an ARFC vote passed with 100% support. The proposal now enters a non-binding community feedback stage before progressing to a formal on-chain AIP vote and eventual mainnet launch. Aave V4 is expected to deploy this year and is designed around a Hub and Spoke architecture with deeper integration of GHO. Earlier proposal details said the system would use a modular Liquidity Hub + Spokes design with shared liquidity and risk-isolated lending environments, with Core, Prime and Plus Hubs planned to support assets including wETH, wBTC, cbBTC, USDT, USDC, GHO, EURC, USDe and sUSDe.

Terms & Concepts
  • ARFC: Aave Request for Final Comment, a governance stage used to review a proposal before it advances to final onchain approval.
  • AIP: Aave Improvement Proposal, the formal on-chain governance vote used to approve protocol changes and deployments.
  • GHO: Aave’s native decentralized stablecoin, designed to integrate with the protocol’s lending and liquidity system.