Aave hands Lens Protocol social app stewardship to Mask Network on January 20

On January 20, Aave shifted stewardship of Lens Protocol's social applications to Mask Network, assigning the Web3 firm to lead consumer-facing product development while Lens remains open-source. Aave will now focus on its core DeFi business and act only as a technical advisor, with no change to Lens's ownership, smart contracts, or governance. Vitalik Buterin later praised Lens's evolution and voiced optimism about the future of decentralized social platforms built on shared data layers.