Aave Labs Proposes a Technical Asset Listing Framework to Standardize Asset Onboarding and Ongoing Review Criteria for Aave

Aave Labs has published an ARFC proposal recommending the introduction of a standardized technical asset listing framework for Aave V3, Aave V4, and Horizon—covering new asset onboarding, ongoing review of already-listed assets, and significant parameter expansions. The framework aims to unify technical assessment and monitoring baselines, addressing ERC-20 compliance, oracles, access control, minting and burning, pausing and blacklisting, upgradability, yield mechanisms, token architecture, cross-chain bridge risks, audit history, and external dependencies. The proposal also suggests integrating the assessment process into governance, including pre-screening, technical review, risk coordination, remediation tracking, and annual refreshes.