Aave now has a regulated path from bank accounts to DeFi lending
The post Aave now has a regulated path from bank accounts to DeFi lending appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. On May 28, Aave Labs announced that its UK subsidiaries Push Labs Ltd. and Push Virtual Assets Ltd. received FCA registration as cryptoasset exchange providers, layered on top of the group’s existing Electronic Money Institution authorization. Combined with the MiCAR CASP license that Push Virtual Assets Ireland Limited secured from the Central Bank of Ireland in November 2025, Aave now operates under a dual-permission framework covering both the UK and the EEA. The licensing stack clears the path for zero-fee fiat-to-stablecoin on and off-ramps and, according to Stani Kulechov, “next-generation, zero-fee on-chain consumer financial products.” Aave’s competitive edge comes from its position as the largest on-chain credit market, with nearly $14 billion in total value locked (TVL) and $10.7 billion in outstanding borrowings, according to DefiLlama. Adding a regulated consumer p