Aave considers pufETH collateral for Ethereum Core

What happened

A pufETH collateral-onboarding TEMP CHECK for Aave v3 Ethereum Core advanced to a Snapshot vote.

What changed

If later approved and executed, Ethereum Core would add liquid-restaking collateral with Puffer, EigenLayer, exchange-rate, withdrawal-liquidity, slashing, and privileged-control dependencies.

What did not change

The TEMP CHECK contained no final risk parameters and did not authorize or execute an asset listing. Existing collateral, oracle, liquidation, and borrowing configurations were unchanged.

Confirmed

• The target market is Aave v3 Ethereum Core.
• The proposal identifies pufETH as a proposed collateral asset.
• The official forum states that the TEMP CHECK advanced to Snapshot on January 29.
• An Aave-funded risk contributor opposed onboarding at that stage, citing declining supply, reduced liquidity, pricing complexity, double-slashing exposure, and no active bug bounty.

Still open

• The TEMP CHECK result and whether the proposal advances through ARFC and AIP stages.
• Final oracle design, collateral factors, liquidation settings, caps, and e-mode treatment.
• Whether pufETH liquidity, withdrawals, incentives, and security controls support the proposed risk parameters.

What it means for an advisor

• Monitor the governance process and require a position-specific collateral and dependency review before treating pufETH as acceptable.
• Do not change the existing Aave approval or describe pufETH as supported based on the TEMP CHECK.