Aave advances the proposed X Layer deployment to ARFC review

What happened

Aave tokenholders approved a temperature check to continue evaluating an Aave v3 deployment on X Layer.

What changed

The deployment concept advanced into the formal ARFC diligence stage, adding X Layer to Aave's active research perimeter.

What did not change

No Aave contracts were deployed, no market was activated, and no assets or risk parameters were approved by this vote.

Confirmed

• The official Aave Snapshot vote closed on September 21, 2025.
• The proposal received overwhelming support with only minimal opposing voting power.
• The approved next step was ARFC review, followed by later governance stages if supported.

Still open

• X Layer's final architecture, launch status, bridge and oracle dependencies, market assets, parameters, and administrative controls were not specified.
• No final deployment payload or execution date existed at this stage.

What it means for an advisor

• Monitor the ARFC stage for a complete chain, bridge, oracle, guardian, and asset-control assessment.
• Do not extend existing Aave approval to X Layer without a chain-specific memo review.
• Treat the vote as research-perimeter expansion, not evidence of a live or approved client venue.