# \[ARFC\] Acquire CRV with treasury USDT

**URL:** <https://governance.aave.com/t/arfc-acquire-crv-with-treasury-usdt/14251>\
**Category:** Governance\
**Created:** [August 3, 2023, 7:58am UTC](https://governance.aave.com/t/arfc-acquire-crv-with-treasury-usdt/14251 "2023-08-03T07:58:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 3, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://governance.aave.com/t/arfc-acquire-crv-with-treasury-usdt/14251/23 "2023-08-03T14:36:49Z")

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I’m glad we’re finally moving away from Balancer.

While CRV is a leading project, it’s important to not conflate the motivation:

> [@MarcZeller](#):
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> Recent events related to the `0x7a16ff8270133f063aab6c9977183d9e72835428` position on Aave V2 have presented the Aave DAO with an opportunity to support the DeFi ecosystem

This is not the reason – nor is it healthy to anchor this proposal on this position / person. The reason Aave can “support” (aka acquire at a lower price) is that CRV got hacked and is discounted.

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While it’s important to maintain strong relationships and be good actors in this space, I’m not sure this is best to entirely guide our treasury strategy during times of volatility:

> [@MarcZeller](#):
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> A 2M USDT worth of CRV acquisition would send a strong signal of DeFi supporting DeFi

My personal opinion is to optimize for longevity and create treasury diversity beyond digital assets. RWA exposure, debt, etc – I’m excited for proposals and teams who are starting to think about this.

Stablecoins are a great opportunity to do that – and would rather see them used this way.

I’d be more supportive of swapping ARB (or a non-stable asset) for CRV in this instance.

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