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A dispute has erupted in the Aave governance forum regarding fee distribution from the protocol’s recent integration with CoW Swap. Aave DAO member EzR3aL raised concerns that swap fees—estimated at $200,000 weekly in ETH—are being sent to a private address controlled by Aave Labs rather than to the DAO treasury. They argue the DAO should receive this revenue, estimated at $10 million annually. Aave Labs responded that front-end components have always been under its control, while protocol-level changes remain under DAO oversight. It also claimed it funded the development of the integration adapters. However, several community members, including Aave-Chan Initiative founder Marc Zeller, criticized the move, arguing that the DAO funded the original adapter technology and that redirecting fees away from the treasury is unacceptable. The conflict underscores ongoing challenges in DAO governance and revenue distribution.