# Aave Moves to Abandon Six Blockchains Earning Less Than $5,000 a Quarter

A risk-manager proposal would freeze new activity on the underused networks and redirect nearly all remaining interest revenue to the protocol treasury.

- Published: 2026-08-01T05:29:18.454Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-08-01/aave-moves-to-abandon-six-blockchains-earning-less-than-5-00
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [CryptoSlate](https://cryptoslate.com/why-defi-giant-aave-is-pulling-the-plug-on-six-hyped-blockchains-making-less-than-5000-a-quarter/)

Aave, the largest decentralized lending protocol, is preparing to withdraw from six blockchains that generate almost no revenue, according to a governance proposal from risk manager LlamaRisk reported by CryptoSlate. Several of the targeted…

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