[Aave Founder States DAO Earned $140 Million This Year, Purchased AAVE Not Used for Proposal Voting] Aave founder and CEO Stani.eth stated on the X platform that the DAO's revenue this year has reached $140 million, surpassing the total of the past three years, and that AAVE token holders control these funds. He emphasized his commitment to clarifying the economic relationship between Aave Labs and AAVE token holders, improving related explanations, and elaborating on how Aave Labs' products create value for the DAO and token holders. Addressing community discussions about his $15 million purchase of AAVE tokens, Stani.eth clarified that these tokens were not used for voting on recent proposals. Previously, the proposal regarding the ownership of Aave brand assets was rejected, with over 55% voting against and 41% abstaining.