Seeing some claims that AAVE will rise to 1000U and UNI should be sold at 50U, I have to say—these assertions are somewhat off-topic in their logic.

The community behind Aave and Uniswap is absolutely right in fighting for power in the long run. However, many people forget a fundamental fact: the core value of blockchain is decentralization, and the true value of tokens comes from consensus, which is built and maintained by the community.

Uniswap itself is positioned as a DEX, representing decentralized trading. Therefore, the actual authority of UNI should come from the community. For example, key decisions like fee switches and dividend mechanisms should be decided by community voting. This is not about grabbing power; it’s about returning to the essence.

Aave’s situation is a bit different. As the largest on-chain lender and the absolute leader in off-chain leverage, internal disagreements and struggles have emerged between the founding team and sub-teams. For a project of this size, internal disputes are essentially a fatal flaw. If Aave’s core team refuses to gradually transfer brand rights and control to the community, honestly, it’s hard to have confidence in continuing to hold this project.

Seeing whales dump during the power transfer? That’s just normal selling pressure during the "power handover" process, nothing unusual.

Aave is essentially a blue-chip project; such projects should never be treated as speculative assets. They should be held long-term, steadily generating lending interest and dividend income, providing stable returns to holders. **All ownership should have been fully handed over to the community for co-creation long ago.**

If Aave had been decentralized from the start, giving every holder real ownership and making the community truly "the owners," the project’s value would have already caught up with Ethereum, or at least rival Binance Chain.

To put it in a metaphor: Bitcoin is like a five-star hotel, Ethereum is like the entertainment team within the hotel (various application ecosystems), Binance Chain is like the biggest casino, and Aave should be the largest lender. You can borrow money from Aave within this ecosystem—that’s the proper way to lend and borrow—and Aave doesn’t restrict what you do with the borrowed funds. You can participate in DeFi on Ethereum, trade on Binance Chain, or even use the funds off-chain. This flexibility and openness are unmatched by any centralized lending platform.

Aave used to care too much about holding onto power, which ultimately turned it into a second-tier project. The position XRP should have held was actually Aave’s. Now that power is gradually returning to the community, it’s actually on the right track.