Aave to Wind Down Scroll, zkSync, Sonic, Metis, Soneium and Aptos Deployments, Affecting $98.1M
The wind-down covers all six networks named above, spanning Ethereum layer-2 rollups such as Scroll and zkSync, alternative chains including Sonic and Metis, the Soneium...
Aave is preparing to wind down its lending deployments on six networks, Scroll, zkSync, Sonic, Metis, Soneium and Aptos, in a move that affects roughly $98.1 million in deposits across those chains. The plan targets low-adoption Aave V3 markets and is being tracked through the protocol’s on-chain governance process.
Which Aave Deployments Are Being Wound Down
The wind-down covers all six networks named above, spanning Ethereum layer-2 rollups such as Scroll and zkSync, alternative chains including Sonic and Metis, the Soneium network, and the non-EVM Aptos deployment. For related coverage, see SEC Chair Paul Atkins Says Agency Could Set Crypto Rules if CLARITY Act Stalls.
KEY POINTS
- Aave plans to wind down V3 deployments on Scroll, zkSync, Sonic, Metis, Soneium and Aptos.
- The six deployments together hold an aggregate of about $98.1 million in deposits.
- The proposal is being handled through Aave’s governance forum as a low-adoption deprecation.
The step is being processed as a low-adoption asset deprecation on Aave V3, according to the ARFC governance thread that houses the proposal.
The $98.1 million figure is an aggregate across all six deployments rather than the exposure on any single chain, and it reflects deposits sitting in markets that have drawn limited usage relative to the broader deposit base tracked on the Aave protocol dashboard.
What the Wind-Down Could Mean for Depositors
The framing of the proposal centers on deposits rather than token performance or ecosystem growth, which makes depositor exposure the most concrete impact readers on the affected chains need to weigh.
A wind-down of a low-adoption market is distinct from an immediate shutdown; the governance route typically involves phased steps rather than an abrupt closure, and the specific mechanics for each of the six networks are set out through the same governance discussion where the deprecation is being debated.
Because the six deployments are separate markets, exposure is spread chain by chain, and users on Scroll, zkSync, Sonic, Metis, Soneium or Aptos would need to check their individual positions rather than assume uniform treatment across every network.
Aave’s governance has been an active venue for balance-sheet decisions. The DAO has recently weighed proposals such as a draft plan for Mantle’s treasury to lend 30,000 ETH to the Aave DAO, and questions over risk settings have surfaced through arguments that Aave is too loose on liquid staking tokens.
The pruning of thinly used markets also arrives amid wider corporate interest in the protocol, including reports that Kraken is in talks to buy a 15% stake in Aave Group. Consolidating away from low-traffic chains echoes a broader trend of networks and applications retrenching, as seen when Sophon shut down its L2 to move to Base.
The proposal’s precise timeline and per-chain execution steps will be settled through the Aave governance vote before any deployment is formally retired.
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