DEVCONNECT SPECIAL: Aave's Vision for Embedded DeFi with @StaniKulechov
Rob and Andy sat down with Stani Kulechov at Devconnect to unpack Aave's aggressive push into mainstream adoption and the launch of Aave v4.
With $50 billion in TVL and $150 million in annual revenue, Aave has become one of the world's top banks.
Now they're bringing DeFi to everyone through the @aave app and preparing for embedded finance at scale.
In this episode, Stani walks through what's next, covering:
- The Aave app: High-yield savings for mainstream users
- Embedded DeFi as infrastructure for banks
- Aave Horizon crossing $500M in RWA collateral
- Why institutions will choose Ethereum
- Aave v4: Liquidity hub and spoke model explained
- Return to fundamentals
- 2030 vision: Beyond trillions in TVL
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:05 The Aave Mobile App Strategy
03:52 Aave as Infrastructure For Banks
05:52 Institutional Adoption & Aave Horizon
08:46 Trust, Resiliency & Risk Management
09:35 Haliday Ad, InfiniFi Ad, Kalshi Ad
10:54 What Aave Needs From Ethereum
13:40 Do You Miss 2020 DeFi Summer?
15:01 The Multi-Stakeholder Vetting Process
19:02 Why Aave v4 Changes Everything
20:20 Relay Ad, Trezor Ad
21:01 The Liquidity Hub-and-Spoke Model
22:32 Designing v4 With Ecosystem Partners
24:33 Return to Fundamentals 25:21 Lightning Round
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