Aave Unlock Schedule
AAVE is a governance token; holders of AAVE, staked AAVE and aAAVE on Ethereum mainnet vote or delegate, and staking in the safety system earns rewards. We have not recorded scheduled unlocks for Aave.
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Key facts
| Emission model | Not established |
|---|---|
| Circulating supply | 15.4M AAVE (96.4% of max) |
| Maximum supply | 16.0M AAVE |
Upcoming unlocks
We have not verified a token unlock schedule for Aave.
Supply and emission
AAVE is a governance token; holders of AAVE, staked AAVE and aAAVE on Ethereum mainnet vote or delegate, and staking in the safety system earns rewards. The DAO runs a buyback funded by protocol revenue, approved in August 2024 and executing since April 2025, with a 50 million dollar annual budget and weekly purchases between 250,000 and 1.75 million dollars. Bought-back tokens are not burned; they go to the Ecosystem Reserve. No total supply figure or vesting schedule is stated in the documentation checked.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How much of Aave supply is still locked?
- About 572,815 AAVE is not yet circulating, 3.58% of the maximum supply of 16.0M AAVE, as of September 5, 2026. Not all of that is on a published unlock schedule.
- Where does this data come from?
- Unlock dates and amounts are taken from Aave's own project documentation and recorded by RampAtlas. This page was verified on September 2, 2026.