According to ChainCatcher, the Aave Chan Initiative (ACI), the Aave governance delegation platform, submitted a governance proposal on January 29th, suggesting a suspension of deployments on the zkSync Era, Metis, and Soneium Layer 2 networks, citing minimal user activity, TVL, and revenue contributions from these networks.
In its proposal, ACI noted that "over time, it is clear that only a small fraction of instances contribute very little user activity, TVL, and revenue, yet still require significant effort from service providers and governance participants." Currently, zkSync's highest TVL is approximately $26 million, Soneium's is approximately $17 million, and Metis's is approximately $9 million.
According to DefiLlama data, Aave generated only $714 in revenue on zkSync, $679 on Metis, and just $150 on Soneium in the past 30 days. In contrast, it generated over $7.7 million in revenue on the Ethereum mainnet and nearly $300,000 on Base during the same period.
ACI also proposed that any future new chain deployment must guarantee Aave at least $2 million in annual revenue, arguing that protocol liquidity is often underestimated relative to upfront and recurring costs. Snapshot voting began on the same day.
