Aave news today is centered on a proposed institutional lending expansion and the launch of a tokenized-equities collateral market on Aave V4. On September 24, 2026, an Aave governance proposal titled “Aave Institutional” outlined plans for a new GHO facilitator designed to support institutional lending. The proposal requests authorization for up to 25 million GHO and permission to pledge DAO balance-sheet assets on Aave V3 to borrow as much as $25 million in USDC or USDT for loan funding.