{"entity":{"id":938,"slug":"aave-labs","name":"Aave Labs","type":"company","role":"Developer of Aave protocol technology","description":null,"imageUrl":null,"createdAt":"2026-04-09T14:28:17.848Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-19T09:21:16.117Z"},"electedOffice":null,"significance":{"score":8.4,"components":{"totalFindings":0,"connectionDegree":4.4,"recentFindings90d":0,"activeResearchJobs":0,"goblinAttributions":4,"recentSyntheses90d":0,"moneyFlowChainsTotal":0,"closedLoopMemberships":0,"moneyFlowHopsRecent90d":0},"computedAt":"2026-10-15T01:32:54.708Z"},"facts":[{"id":12052,"text":"SEC concluded its 4-year investigation into Aave protocol in December 2025 without enforcement action","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2025-12-16","source":{"title":"Stani Kulechov announcement and cryptocurrency news reports","url":"https://governance.aave.com/t/arfc-world-liberty-financial-aave-v3-instance-on-ethereum-mainnet-proposal/19702","publication":"Directed Inquiry — Web Search"}},{"id":12053,"text":"The SEC investigation examined whether the AAVE token or lending pools were unregistered securities","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":"2021-01-01","source":{"title":"CCN analysis of SEC investigation scope","url":"https://www.coingecko.com/learn/what-is-world-liberty-financial-donald-trump-s-crypto-project","publication":"Directed Inquiry — Web Search"}},{"id":22611,"text":"Search scope note: No parliamentary records found for \"Aave Labs\" in automated database search as of 2026-04-23. This reflects search coverage limits, not confirmed absence from public record.","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":null,"source":null},{"id":22610,"text":"Search scope note: No court records found for \"Aave Labs\" in automated database search as of 2026-04-23. This reflects search coverage limits, not confirmed absence from public record.","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":null,"source":null},{"id":22609,"text":"Search scope note: No lobbying disclosures found for \"Aave Labs\" in automated database search as of 2026-04-23. This reflects search coverage limits, not confirmed absence from public record.","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":null,"source":null},{"id":22608,"text":"Search scope note: No corporate registrations found for \"Aave Labs\" in automated database search as of 2026-04-23. This reflects search coverage limits, not confirmed absence from public record.","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":null,"source":null},{"id":22607,"text":"Search scope note: No usaspending contracts found for \"Aave Labs\" in automated database search as of 2026-04-23. This reflects search coverage limits, not confirmed absence from public record.","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":null,"source":null},{"id":22606,"text":"Search scope note: No sec filings found for \"Aave Labs\" in automated database search as of 2026-04-23. This reflects search coverage limits, not confirmed absence from public record.","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":null,"source":null}],"connections":[{"id":1224,"relationshipType":"collaboration","description":"WLF operates as an Aave V3 instance on Ethereum","confidence":"confirmed","firstDocumented":null,"lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":37,"name":"World Liberty Financial","slug":"world-liberty-financial","type":"company"}},{"id":11704,"relationshipType":"business_partner","description":"Aave Labs appears in corporate filings alongside WLF Holdco LLC, suggesting potential business collaboration or shared investor relationships.","confidence":"inferential","firstDocumented":"2026","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":942,"name":"WLF Holdco LLC","slug":"wlf-holdco-llc","type":"company"}},{"id":11703,"relationshipType":"exchange_listing","description":"Aave protocol's AAVE token is traded on major exchanges including Coinbase, indicating a commercial relationship between Aave Labs (as developer) and Coinbase.","confidence":"inferential","firstDocumented":"2025","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":29188,"name":"Coinbase","slug":"coinbase","type":"company"}},{"id":11702,"relationshipType":"membership","description":"Aave Labs operates in the DeFi space alongside the DeFi Education Fund, a policy advocacy group, suggesting potential membership or alignment.","confidence":"inferential","firstDocumented":"2026","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":923,"name":"DeFi Education Fund","slug":"defi-education-fund","type":"organization"}},{"id":11701,"relationshipType":"industry_association","description":"Aave Labs and Hyperliquid Policy Center are both DeFi-related entities, suggesting potential industry collaboration or shared policy interests.","confidence":"inferential","firstDocumented":"2026","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":932,"name":"Hyperliquid Policy Center","slug":"hyperliquid-policy-center","type":"organization"}},{"id":11699,"relationshipType":"oversight","description":"Aave Labs filed a document with the SEC on 2026-05-12 (accession number: N/A). The SEC also concluded a 4-year investigation into the Aave protocol in December 2025 without enforcement action.","confidence":"primary","firstDocumented":"2025","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":391,"name":"Securities and Exchange Commission","slug":"securities-and-exchange-commission","type":"government_agency"}},{"id":11700,"relationshipType":"founder","description":"Stani Kulechov is the founder of Aave protocol, and Aave Labs is the primary development entity for the protocol, indicating a direct governance/leadership relationship.","confidence":"secondary","firstDocumented":"2025","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":935,"name":"Stani Kulechov","slug":"stani-kulechov","type":"person"}},{"id":11698,"relationshipType":"affiliation","description":"Aave Labs is listed alongside Aave Limited as a related entity, indicating corporate linkage within the Aave ecosystem.","confidence":"secondary","firstDocumented":"2026","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":940,"name":"Aave Limited","slug":"aave-limited","type":"company"}},{"id":11697,"relationshipType":"affiliation","description":"Aave Labs is listed alongside Aave Interfaces Ltd as a related entity, suggesting shared corporate structure or development team.","confidence":"secondary","firstDocumented":"2026","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":939,"name":"Aave Interfaces Ltd","slug":"aave-interfaces-ltd","type":"company"}},{"id":11696,"relationshipType":"affiliation","description":"Aave Labs is listed alongside AAVE LLC as a related entity in corporate registrations, suggesting common ownership or management structure.","confidence":"secondary","firstDocumented":"2026","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":937,"name":"AAVE LLC","slug":"aave-llc","type":"company"}},{"id":11695,"relationshipType":"governance","description":"Aave Labs is the development entity that builds and maintains the Aave protocol on behalf of the Aave DAO (decentralized autonomous organization).","confidence":"secondary","firstDocumented":"2025","lastDocumented":null,"other":{"id":936,"name":"Aave DAO","slug":"aave-dao","type":"organization"}}],"contradictions":[],"permalink":"https://www.goblinhouse.net/entity/aave-labs","timelineUrl":"https://www.goblinhouse.net/entity/aave-labs/timeline"}