The proposal aims to optimize revenue generation and reduce operational costs across all of its V3 deployments.
By adjusting reserve factors on underperforming channels and removing low-revenue cases, Aave signals a more disciplined approach. It also sets a revenue threshold for future deployments.
Reserve factor adjustments and instance decay
As part of the proposed strategy, Aave plans to increase the reserve factor on instances generating less than $3 million in annualized revenue, including Polygon, Gnosis, BNB Chain, Optimism, Scroll, Sonic, and Celo. Reserve factors determine the amount of interest set aside on lending activity to protect the protocol and can impact depositor profitability. Aave hopes this adjustment will increase revenue and make underperforming instances more sustainable.
For channels that show minimal improvement after 12 months, Aave will consider removing them completely. This approach reflects a focus on efficiency and risk management, ensuring resources are focused on high-performing deployments rather than spreading operational attention too thin.
The proposal also targets three Aave V3 instances: zkSync, Metis and Soneium, which each generate between $3,000 and $50,000 per year. These cases have struggled with product-market fit and require significant engineering efforts for asset integration. Closing these markets will allow Aave to redirect its engineering and governance resources to more promising opportunities.
Learn more about Aave
Aave is preparing to launch on Mantle, marking a major milestone in bringing decentralized finance to a wider global audience. With Bybit serving as a liquidity bridge, the world’s most trusted DeFi lending protocol will have direct access to over 70 million users while leveraging Mantle’s fast and efficient distribution layer.
.@aave arrives in Mantle.
With @Bybit_Officiel As a global liquidity bridge, we bring the world’s trusted DeFi lending protocol to over 70 million users, connecting proven liquidity to Mantle’s high-performance distribution layer.
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– Mantle (@Mantle_Official) December 2, 2025
This combination combines deep, proven liquidity with a network designed for high performance, creating a path to borrowing and lending tools that appear both simple and scalable. It also signals a broader shift in the industry, where major platforms are joining forces to make DeFi easier to use and more accessible to everyday people. The goal is clear: bring decentralized finance into the mainstream and set it up to win in the long term.
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