# Aave Improvement Proposal (AIP): “The Poison Pill” **URL:** \ **Category:** Governance\ **Created:** [December 15, 2025, 7:35pm UTC](https://governance.aave.com/t/aave-improvement-proposal-aip-the-poison-pill/23609 "2025-12-15T19:35:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tulipking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@tulipking](https://governance.aave.com/u/tulipking)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 7:35pm UTC](https://governance.aave.com/t/aave-improvement-proposal-aip-the-poison-pill/23609/1 "2025-12-15T19:35:30Z")
# Aave Improvement Proposal (AIP): “The Poison Pill” ## Title AIP-XXX: The Poison Pill — Full Reversion of Aave Labs’ Code, IP, Equity, and Past Revenue to the Aave DAO ## Abstract This proposal demands that the Aave DAO immediately: (1) sue Aave Labs for full ownership of all code, intellectual property, and brand; (2) claim 100% of Aave Labs’ equity; and (3) reclaim all past revenue generated by Aave Labs from Aave‑branded products. This is a defensive “poison pill” to protect the DAO from centralized capture and ensure that all value flows back to AAVE holders. ## Motivation Recent actions by Aave Labs, including the unilateral redirection of front‑end swap fees (e.g., CoW Swap integration) to private addresses, have demonstrated that the Labs now treats Aave as a private company rather than a DAO‑governed protocol. By monetizing the Aave brand, front‑end, and user base without DAO approval, Aave Labs has effectively privatized what should be a community‑owned asset. This proposal is a direct response: if the Labs will not voluntarily share revenue and control, then the DAO must take back everything. This is not a negotiation; it is a declaration of sovereignty. The DAO owns the protocol, the brand, and the future. Aave Labs exists only at the pleasure of the DAO. ## Proposal 1. **Code & IP Transfer** 2. **Equity Seizure** 3. **Revenue Reclamation** 4. **Future Governance** ## Implementation - This proposal is a **Governance Proposal** (not an Executive Proposal) to establish the DAO’s intent. - If passed, the Aave DAO shall: - Authorize its legal counsel to file suit against Aave Labs for code, IP, equity, and past revenue. - Freeze all DAO funding and grants to Aave Labs until full compliance is achieved. - Appoint a “DAO Sovereignty Committee” to oversee the legal and operational takeover of Aave Labs’ assets. - The proposal author reserves the right to update this AIP with specific legal jurisdictions, entities, and addresses once the DAO signals support. ## Rationale (The “Poison Pill” Logic) - This proposal is intentionally extreme to force a clear choice: either Aave Labs fully aligns with the DAO (revenue sharing, IP licensing, and governance), or the DAO treats it as a hostile entity and takes everything back. - By making this demand, the DAO signals that it will not tolerate stealth privatization of its brand and revenue. - If Aave Labs wants to avoid this outcome, it must come to the table with a real, on‑chain revenue‑sharing and IP‑governance model that benefits the DAO. ---
**Author:** ![EzR3aL](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/governance.aave.com/ezr3al/32/10721_2.png) [@EzR3aL](https://governance.aave.com/u/EzR3aL)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://governance.aave.com/t/aave-improvement-proposal-aip-the-poison-pill/23609/3 "2025-12-15T20:39:04Z")
Hey, thank you for your proposal. But please follow the forum guidelines. You need to start with a temp check. Please see the pinned post or look at other temp checks. Gonna close the thread till you edit it. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![EzR3aL](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/governance.aave.com/ezr3al/32/10721_2.png) [@EzR3aL](https://governance.aave.com/u/EzR3aL)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://governance.aave.com/t/aave-improvement-proposal-aip-the-poison-pill/23609/4 "2025-12-15T20:39:13Z")