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Aave Labs Acquires Stable Finance to Accelerate Consumer DeFi Push

Stable’s mobile-first team moves in-house to fold its savings tech into Aave’s products.

Overview

  • Founder Mario Baxter Cabrera joins Aave Labs as Director of Product, bringing his engineering team with him.
  • Stable Finance’s standalone app will be phased out as its technology is integrated into Aave.com and future tools.
  • Aave Labs frames the move as advancing its goal to make onchain finance into everyday finance, according to founder Stani Kulechov.
  • Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
  • The deal follows earlier talent-led buys of Sonar in 2022 and Family in 2023, alongside the recent Horizon launch that has drawn over $300 million in deposits.