Stani has been consistently buying tokens ($AAVE), and his current holdings exceed $12 million. It's unclear whether this is for buying voting rights, but making Aave Labs a major holder is beneficial for aligning interests. Essentially, this is only a temporary solution. To fundamentally resolve governance issues, the DAO must have the ability to take over the project to create a balance of power with the team; otherwise, it will still be controlled by the team. The core issue is who truly holds the "real power": The team holds a large number of tokens, which, while formally binding everyone's interests to the tokens, presents numerous opportunities for profit if the team has ulterior motives. The only solution is for the DAO to be able to take over the project at any time, thus legitimizing interests through competition and negotiation. Currently, the DAO wants more profits but doesn't want Labs to leave, putting it in a very passive position. Anyone who puts themselves in that position can understand this.

The biggest players are doing this, and it feels like it's instantly eroding many people's confidence in DeFi.