Aave’s Next Act: Inside the V4 Overhaul
The DeFi giant's next iteration goes live.
This week, Aave Labs deployed its long-promised V4 lending markets to Ethereum.
Although its current scale is modest – V4 reported just $1.07M in active loans against $4.75M in total deposits at the time of writing – its creators’ ambitions are anything but: Aave Labs CEO Stani proclaimed his team’s latest design as a revolutionary lending breakthrough that stands to unlock markets for entirely new categories of assets.
Today, we’re diving into Aave V4, unpacking what’s actually new with “hub-and-spoke” lending markets and exploring how this design might redefine the future of onchain leverage.
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Jack Inabinet
Jack Inabinet is a Senior Analyst with a passion for exploring the bleeding edge of crypto and finance. Prior to joining Bankless, Jack worked as an analyst at HAL Real Estate where he conducted market research and financial analysis for commercial real estate development and acquisition activities in the Seattle region. He graduated from the University of Washington’s Michael G. Foster School of Business.
