PANews reported on December 17th that Aave founder and CEO Stani.eth revealed that Aave's strategy for next year is primarily based on three pillars: Aave V4, Horizon, and the Aave App. Aave V4 is a complete redesign of the Aave protocol, enabling Aave to handle trillions of dollars in assets. Horizon, Aave's marketplace specifically designed for institutional-grade RWAs, allows eligible institutions to borrow stablecoins using tokenized assets such as US Treasury bonds and other credit instruments as collateral. The flagship mobile app, the Aave App, aims to abstract away all the complexities and provide a user experience that addresses real needs in the current economy.

Stani.eth stated that this year has been Aave's most successful year to date, with net deposits peaking at $75 billion and generating $885 million in fees, accounting for 52% of all lending protocol fees—more than the combined total of its next five competitors. Furthermore, the Aave protocol is now comparable in size to the top 50 banks in the global financial center of the United States, holding a 59% share of the DeFi lending market and 61% of all active DeFi loans.