[TEMP CHECK] Deploy Aave v3 on Tron

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[TEMP CHECK] Deploy Aave v3 on Tron

Author: ACI

Date: 2025-04-18

Simple Summary

This Temp Check seeks the community’s input on the deployment of Aave V3 on Tron Mainnet.

Background

Tron is the second ranking EVM blockchain in terms of bridged TVL after Ethereum with circa $73bn of value bridged. Almost $69bn of this is stablecoins. We believe that it is time for Aave to deploy on Tron to access this liquidity and allow Tron users to access Aave to earn yield on their stablecoins and borrow against collateral.

Motivation

Aave has deployed on multiple promising new L1 and L2 EVM networks and is often one of the largest protocols on these networks. Tron stands out as a significant opportunity which Aave has previously overlooked, we believe it is time for that to change. It is time for Aave to deploy on the second largest EVM blockchain and allow Aave users the opportunity to access the $69bn of stablecoins and $73bn of bridged value on Tron. This represents a significant opportunity for Aave to grow TVL, revenue, and access a brand new market from which Aave is conspicuously absent.

Proof of Liquidity (POL) and Deposit Commitments

The Tron DAO has committed to deposit funds at deployment of the instance to bootstrap liquidity.

More details will be shared at ARFC stage.

Specification

Risk Parameters will be provided by Service Providers and this section will be updated at ARFC stage if proposal moves forward, after successful TEMP CHECK Snapshot.

Disclaimer

This proposal is powered by Skywards. The ACI is not directly affiliated with Tron and did not receive any compensation for creating this proposal.

Next Steps

  1. If consensus is reached on this [TEMP CHECK], this proposal will be escalated to the Snapshot stage.
  2. If the Snapshot outcome is YAE, this proposal will be escalated to ARFC stage.
  3. Publication of a standard ARFC, collect community & service providers feedback before escalating proposal to ARFC snapshot stage.
  4. If the ARFC snapshot outcome is YAE, publish an AIP vote for final confirmation and enforcement of the proposal.

Copyright

Copyright and related rights waived under CC0

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Hi,
I wasn’t a fan of Tron from the beginning and I honestly thought there is no user base at all. But apparently there is one, and it’s big, especially in Asia. When I was at the Smartcon in Hong Kong last year I met so many people using Tron as their chain of choice and they were all “hunting” Justin Sun just for a short photograph or to talk to him about protocols etc.
Additionally it has a lot stablecoin volume and mints from USDT, by far more than Solana.
So while in the beginning I was against having Aave on Tron I have changed my mind and think there is a good business case for us. So I am supportive of this TEMP CHECK.

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Hey,

Do we have more information on this yet? Or should we expect more clarity during the ARFC stage?

Used to be “anti-Tron” for quite some time, but it would not make much sense for the DAO to ignore ecosystems that can generate solid revenue with relatively low risk

So interesting proposal overall, really looking forward to it

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The revenue opportunity for Aave from Tron is undeniable. To a large extent, we shouldn’t discriminate against which chains we deploy on or which are “aligned”, but rather maximise the revenue opportunity for Aave. If Tron has a high enough user base and enough USDT holders who want to use Aave (which we should have an idea about by the ARFC stage), then it is a potential market for Aave to lead in.

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