DeFi risk management company Gauntlet announced the termination of its partnership with decentralized lending platform Aave due to difficulties working with Aave’s decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). Gauntlet cited inconsistent guidelines and unwritten goals as difficult to navigate with Aave's largest shareholder, deciding to end the four-year partnership.

It was reported in December last year that the Aave community voted to pass the ARFC proposal "Gauntlet and Aave renew the 12-month cooperation agreement."