According to market sources, Chaos Labs, a major contributor to Aave DAO, has withdrawn from protocol-related work, becoming the latest significant service provider to leave the platform, following BGD Labs and the Aave Chan Initiative (ACI). Previously, BGD Labs and ACI had already announced their departures. ACI stated it would gradually end its work in the DAO due to disputes over governance power distribution and transparency; BGD Labs chose to leave due to disagreements over the protocol's development direction. This series of departures from core teams is seen as a manifestation of escalating internal governance conflicts within Aave DAO, raising widespread market concerns about its decentralized governance structure and long-term stability.