Aave is the largest decentralized lending protocol in the world. $34 billion locked inside it. 99,200 people using it every month. $300 million in annual revenue flowing through its treasury. By any measure, it is a financial institution of serious consequence — comparable in footprint to the 37th largest bank in the United States. And yet, last week, its governance forum had 254 active participants. That number deserves to sit for a moment. Not 254,000. Not 25,400. Two hundred and fifty four...