Aave founder proposes 'Uber path' to make DeFi politically indispensable

Following the U.S. Senate's 49-50 vote to block the CLARITY Act (US digital-asset market-structure bill) on Sept. 15, Aave founder Stani Kulechov suggested that DeFi should adopt an 'Uber path' by building products that are too widely used to be ignored. Aave Labs is currently developing consumer-friendly, smart-account features like email-based sign-ins and gas sponsorship to lower barriers to entry. While these features aim to increase DeFi adoption, they also introduce regulated service layers and identifiable intermediaries, potentially making the ecosystem easier for regulators to oversee.