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Aave has launched its V4 lending protocol on Avalanche, marking the first deployment of its latest architecture outside Ethereum.
The rollout gives users access to a new core lending market while preparing the network for a separate hub where institutions could borrow against tokenized assets such as government bonds, money market funds and private credit.
That real-world asset market is planned for a later phase and is not part of the initial Avalanche launch.
One Liquidity Hub Supports Three V4 Spokes
The Avalanche deployment starts with one Liquidity Hub connected to three spokes: a main market, an AVAX-correlated market and a foreign exchange market. The structure allows each spoke to set its own collateral rules and risk limits while drawing liquidity from the same central pool.
Initial assets include wrapped AVAX, staked AVAX, BTC.b, USDC, USDT, bridged Ether and Circle’s EURC.
The main market supports general borrowing, while the AVAX-correlated market is designed for positions involving staked AVAX and wrapped AVAX. The foreign exchange market groups EURC with dollar stablecoins.
Hub-and-Spoke Design Reuses Shared Liquidity
Aave V4 replaces the more isolated liquidity pools used in earlier versions with a hub-and-spoke design. The design lets Aave add specialized markets while reusing shared liquidity.
Separate parameters also help contain losses if higher-risk collateral fails, giving each spoke its own risk controls without requiring a fully separate liquidity base.
Avalanche Commits Up to $15M in Incentives
The Avalanche Foundation has committed up to $15 million in incentives tied to market launches and growth targets. The program is meant to attract deposits, borrowing activity and integrations rather than provide the full amount at deployment.
Aave already operates a V3 market on Avalanche, giving the V4 rollout an existing base of users, liquidity providers and infrastructure. The protocol’s governance proposal used conservative starting caps because V3 and V4 will initially compete for some of the same on-chain liquidity.
Tokenized Asset Lending Needs Another Vote
Aave plans to introduce a dedicated real-world asset hub through a follow-up proposal. The market would isolate institutional collateral from the core pool while allowing approved borrowing markets to access shared stablecoin liquidity.
Potential collateral could include tokenized U.S. Treasuries, corporate bonds, private credit and money market fund shares. No issuer, launch date or initial tokenized asset has been confirmed.
RWA Hub Remains Planned, Not Active
The next step is a separate governance process setting the market’s assets, oracles, risk parameters and operating permissions.
Until that approval is completed, the Avalanche launch remains a crypto-native V4 deployment. The tokenized credit market is planned infrastructure rather than an active lending venue.
