Deployment Overview: 12 Assets in Initial Market
Aave has officially deployed its V3 lending protocol on Monad. The initial market supports 12 assets: USDT, USDC, Aave's native stablecoin GHO, USDe, mUSD, AUSD, WETH, cbBTC, wstETH, weETH, syrupUSDC, and sUSDe. This diverse selection covers major stablecoins, ETH and its liquid staking derivatives, as well as a Bitcoin wrapper (cbBTC), providing Monad users with a comprehensive suite of lending and borrowing options.
First-Ever Chainlink SVR Activation
A significant milestone of this deployment is the activation of Chainlink's Smart Value Recapture (SVR) mechanism from day one. SVR captures part of the maximal extractable value (MEV) generated during liquidations and returns it to the Aave protocol, rather than allowing it to be fully absorbed by block builders or MEV searchers. This reduces value leakage from the protocol during liquidations and enhances its economic sustainability. As a leading DeFi lending platform, Aave's adoption of SVR sets a new industry standard for MEV governance.
$15M Incentive Program from Monad Foundation and DAO
To bootstrap liquidity and user adoption, the Monad Foundation will provide $15 million in incentives over the first 12 months post-launch. Additionally, the Foundation has committed to purchasing 10 million GHO tokens and holding them for at least six months, strengthening GHO's reserve backing. Complementing this, the Aave DAO has approved 500,000 GHO in incentives specifically for applications built on Monad using Aave. This dual-incentive structure is expected to rapidly attract both liquidity providers and developers, fostering a vibrant lending market within the Monad ecosystem.

