★ Low-threshold multisig vs TVL
Aave v3's assessment for RD-F-028 — scored yellow on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
Both Guardians are 5-of-9, at peer-cohort norm for $14B TVL. BGD Labs and ACI are 2-of-9 signers on Protocol Emergency Guardian and both are departing April 2026 with no announced signer rotation. Governance Guardian is fully independent (cross-ecosystem: Zapper, Paraswap, Standard Crypto, DeFi Saver, Balancer, Chainlink, DeFi OG, Lido, Certora). Safe API returned not_found; signer composition verified via governance forum.
Sources #
- Governance
- ARFC: Renewal of Aave Guardian 2024 - signer composition and addressesARFC Guardian Renewal 2024retrieved 2026-04-27
Methodology #
Determine whether the multisig threshold is abnormally low relative to TVL peer cohort (e.g., 2-of-3 for a protocol with >$100M TVL where peer norm is 5-of-8).
See the full factor methodology and distribution across all protocols →