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25 Feb 2026

The Aave Mess: Who Actually Owns a Decentralized Protocol?

Author Nick Sawinyh

Aave had a rough winter. What started as a fight over swap fees turned into a full-blown war between the people who built the protocol and the people who theoretically own it.

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