Aave V4 Goes Live On Ethereum

Aave V4 is now live for over 20 assets across three initial liquidity hubs. The launch includes a new interface called Aave Pro.

Aave V4 is now live on Ethereum mainnet, introducing a new hub-and-spoke architecture with support for over 20 assets across three initial liquidity hubs. The launch includes a redesigned interface called Aave Pro. The Liquidity Hubs supply capital to multiple specialized lending markets, known as Spokes, each with its own rules and risk parameters. The three hubs include the Core Hub as the primary liquidity pool, the Prime Hub offering a more controlled collateral environment, and the Plus Hub designed for stablecoin strategies. Aave v4 uses Chainlink’s oracle infrastructure for asset pricing, while the upgrade enhances capital efficiency. Caps and markets will be gradually expanded through governance. Aave v3 will still remain available, and no action is required for users.

Gnosis, ZisK, and the Ethereum Foundation introduced the Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ), a new L1↔️L2 framework designed to unify Ethereum into a single composable system. The initiative addresses key shortcomings of today’s L2 landscape, including fragmented liquidity, limited interoperability, and the operational burden of deploying and maintaining applications across multiple chains. At its core, EEZ enables synchronous composability across chains, allowing smart contracts on L2s to interact directly with Ethereum mainnet and other EEZ rollups within a single atomic transaction. The architecture creates shared liquidity and a unified security model. The framework is powered by recent advances in real-time zero-knowledge proofs, making cross-chain composability feasible. The team plans to release detailed technical specifications and performance benchmarks, expand developer tooling and integration pathways, and grow the network of contributors and ecosystem partners.

Linea launched Yield Boost, it’s native system that turns idle bridged ETH on Linea into productive liquidity. A portion of bridged ETH is staked in the Lido v3 StakingVault on Ethereum mainnet, generating staking rewards and supporting Ethereum L1 economic security. Similar to Katana, the rewards are directed to liquidity providers and DeFi protocols on Linea. Up to 60% of Total Value Secured (TVS) can be staked. Users retain full control over their ETH and can withdraw anytime thanks to multi-layered safeguards, including a liquidity buffer of ~40% TVS, permissionless rebalancing, and a stETH fallback mechanism.

• Geth v1.17.2 critical fix

• History of account abstraction

• Nikolai’s 33rd birthday

• Ethresearch: decoupled consensus

• Increase Max Contract Size to 64KiB

• Bitmine buys 71k ETH

• Aave deploys on X Layer

• DeFi Saver supports Aave v4

• Linea is moving to RISC-V

• Ethrex updates to ZisK 0.16.0

• Frame Txs: Statelessness Lens

• Steakhouse suffers DNS hijack

• Due obtains MiCA license

• SWIFT shared ledger MVP

• Benji leaves Base, joins X

Disclaimer: Content is for informational purposes only, not endorsement or investment advice. The accuracy of information is not guaranteed.

Aave V4 is now live on Ethereum mainnet, introducing a new hub-and-spoke architecture with support for over 20 assets across three initial liquidity hubs. The launch includes a redesigned interface called Aave Pro. The Liquidity Hubs supply capital to multiple specialized lending markets, known as Spokes, each with its own rules and risk parameters. The three hubs include the Core Hub as the primary liquidity pool, the Prime Hub offering a more controlled collateral environment, and the Plus Hub designed for stablecoin strategies. Aave v4 uses Chainlink’s oracle infrastructure for asset pricing, while the upgrade enhances capital efficiency. Caps and markets will be gradually expanded through governance. Aave v3 will still remain available, and no action is required for users.

Gnosis, ZisK, and the Ethereum Foundation introduced the Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ), a new L1↔️L2 framework designed to unify Ethereum into a single composable system. The initiative addresses key shortcomings of today’s L2 landscape, including fragmented liquidity, limited interoperability, and the operational burden of deploying and maintaining applications across multiple chains. At its core, EEZ enables synchronous composability across chains, allowing smart contracts on L2s to interact directly with Ethereum mainnet and other EEZ rollups within a single atomic transaction. The architecture creates shared liquidity and a unified security model. The framework is powered by recent advances in real-time zero-knowledge proofs, making cross-chain composability feasible. The team plans to release detailed technical specifications and performance benchmarks, expand developer tooling and integration pathways, and grow the network of contributors and ecosystem partners.

Linea launched Yield Boost, it’s native system that turns idle bridged ETH on Linea into productive liquidity. A portion of bridged ETH is staked in the Lido v3 StakingVault on Ethereum mainnet, generating staking rewards and supporting Ethereum L1 economic security. Similar to Katana, the rewards are directed to liquidity providers and DeFi protocols on Linea. Up to 60% of Total Value Secured (TVS) can be staked. Users retain full control over their ETH and can withdraw anytime thanks to multi-layered safeguards, including a liquidity buffer of ~40% TVS, permissionless rebalancing, and a stETH fallback mechanism.

• Geth v1.17.2 critical fix

• History of account abstraction

• Nikolai’s 33rd birthday

• Ethresearch: decoupled consensus

• Increase Max Contract Size to 64KiB

• Bitmine buys 71k ETH

• Aave deploys on X Layer

• DeFi Saver supports Aave v4

• Linea is moving to RISC-V

• Ethrex updates to ZisK 0.16.0

• Frame Txs: Statelessness Lens

• Steakhouse suffers DNS hijack

• Due obtains MiCA license

• SWIFT shared ledger MVP

• Benji leaves Base, joins X

Disclaimer: Content is for informational purposes only, not endorsement or investment advice. The accuracy of information is not guaranteed.

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