Aave founder outlines 2026 ‘master plan’ after end to SEC probe

Aave founder and CEO Stani Kulechov announced the decentralized protocol's 2026 'master plan' shortly after confirming the US SEC dropped its four-year investigation into the platform. Kulechov stated that despite 2025 being successful, Aave is still at "day zero" compared to future potential. The 2026 strategy rests on three pillars: Aave V4, Horizon, and the Aave App. Aave V4 will introduce major upgrades, including a Hub and Spoke model for cross-chain liquidity pools designed to handle trillions in assets. Horizon, Aave's decentralized real-world asset (RWA) market, aims to scale net deposits from $550 million to $1 billion by expanding institutional partnerships like Circle and Franklin Templeton. The final pillar is the Aave mobile app, launched to capture the $2+ trillion mobile fintech market and onboard the first million users, which Kulechov sees as crucial for mass adoption. Kulechov also confirmed the SEC investigation closure and announced his personal purchase of $9.8 million worth of AAVE tokens.

(Source：Cointelegraph)