Ethereum Ecosystem — 2026-04-06
Aave V4 launches on Ethereum mainnet with a fundamental architectural overhaul of the largest DeFi protocol, marking the biggest protocol update of the week. On the L2 front, Offchain Labs advocates for dynamic fee models across Arbitrum's ecosystem, while Base, Arbitrum, and Optimism continue their consolidation of 83% of L2 TVL. DeFi's institutional phase accelerates as RWA tokenization surges and Arbitrum reports 150%+ TVL growth in its broader L2 ecosystem.
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