Aave governance proposal pauses three L2 deployments, requiring new chains to guarantee an annual revenue of $2 million.

Mars Finance reports that Aave Governance Delegation Platform Aave Chan Initiative (ACI) submitted a governance proposal on January 29, suggesting to suspend deployments on the three Layer 2 networks zkSync Era, Metis, and Soneium. The reason cited is that these networks contribute very little user activity, TVL, and revenue. In the proposal, ACI stated, “Over time, it is clear that only a small number of instances contribute minimal user activity, TVL, and revenue, yet service providers and governance participants still need to invest significant effort.” Currently, zkSync’s TVL is approximately $26 million, Soneium around $17 million, and Metis about $9 million. According to data from DefiLlama, over the past 30 days, Aave generated only $714 in revenue on zkSync, $679 on Metis, and just $150 on Soneium. In comparison, during the same period, it generated over $7.7 million on the Ethereum mainnet and nearly $300,000 on Base. ACI also proposed that any future new chain deployments must ensure at least $2 million in annual revenue for Aave, arguing that protocol liquidity is often underestimated relative to initial and recurring costs. Snapshot voting was launched on the same day.