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Record sog_st_gho
GHO/GHO
Also recorded as GHO, Aave GHO
- Lifecycle
- Active
- Issuance
- Protocol-based
- Reference target
- US dollar
- Primary organization
- Aave DAO / Aave ProtocolNo additional recorded relationship
- Launch
- 2023-07-15
- Redemption
- Protocol Redemption
- Backing
- Crypto-collateralized
- Stabilization
- Hybrid
- Last review
- 2026-06-14
- Evidence
- 4 source records
Reviewed assessment
Identity and current state
This summary reports reviewed facts and uncertainty. It is not a rating or recommendation.USD-pegged stablecoin governed by the Aave DAO and issued through governance-approved facilitators. GHO began on Ethereum with the Aave V3 Ethereum and FlashMinter facilitators and later expanded through canonical bridge and GSM infrastructure.
| Name | GHO |
|---|---|
| Symbol | GHO |
| Aliases | GHO, Aave GHO |
| Asset class | Stablecoin |
| Lifecycle status | Active |
| Issuance status | Protocol-based |
| Canonical record ID | sog_st_gho |
| Route slug | gho |
| Record confidence | High |
| Last reviewed | 2026-06-14 |
- Name
- GHO
- Symbol
- GHO
- Aliases
- GHO, Aave GHO
- Asset class
- Stablecoin
- Lifecycle status
- Active
- Issuance status
- Protocol-based
- Canonical record ID
sog_st_gho- Route slug
gho- Record confidence
- High
- Last reviewed
- 2026-06-14
Record coverage
| Section | Entries |
|---|---|
| Organizations | 1 |
| Sources | 4 |
| Reserve reports | 0 |
| Reserve components | 2 |
| Model-history events | 1 |
| Regulatory notes | 0 |
| Deployments | 1 |
| Issuer-control actions | 0 |
| Open questions | 2 |
| Events | 1 |
Primary display is a navigation and summary choice only. It does not replace other organizations or imply sole legal responsibility, operational control, reserve custody, or historical continuity.
- Governance
- DAO Governed
- Primary display organization
- Aave DAO / Aave Protocol
- Primary display role
- Protocol operator
- Display selection mode
- Deterministic Policy
- Current relationships
- 1
- Ended relationships
- 0
- Unknown relationship state
- 0
- Freeze capability
- 0 recorded yes · 0 recorded no · 1 not recorded
- Blacklist capability
- 0 recorded yes · 0 recorded no · 1 not recorded
- Deployment control-event references
- 0
- Observed issuer-control events
- 0
- Relationship coverage
- 1 recorded relationship
| Organization | Organization category | Regulatory character | Jurisdiction | Role | Display priority | From | Until | Relationship status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aave DAO / Aave Protocol | DAO or governance body | Protocol or decentralized system | Unknown or not publicly resolved | Protocol operator | Primary display | 2023-07-15 | Not yet recorded | Active relationship |
DAO or governance body
Primary displayAave DAO / Aave Protocol
- Functional role
- Protocol operator
- Relationship status
- Active relationship
- Regulatory character
- Protocol or decentralized system
- Jurisdiction
- Unknown or not publicly resolved
- From
- 2023-07-15
- Until
- Not recorded
Mechanism
How the asset works
Reference, backing, stabilization, exit, valuation, and yield remain separate facts.- Reference target
- US dollar
- Reference kind
- Fiat
- Comparison category
- US dollar
- Target value
- 1
- Reference methodology
- GHO targets one U.S. dollar through Aave DAO-governed facilitator capacity, borrowing demand, liquidity, and stability modules.
- Public backing model
- Crypto-collateralized
- Canonical backing types
- Crypto Collateral, Stablecoin Collateral, Mixed
- Reserve component categories
- Crypto Collateral, Stablecoin Collateral
- Primary stabilization mechanism
- Hybrid
- Recorded model description
- Aave Facilitator Based Overcollateralized
- Redemption / exit model
- Protocol Redemption
- Valuation source
- GHO market price and DAO-governed stability mechanisms
- Yield / rebase profile
- No recorded change · Accrual: No recorded change
- Classification notes
- Aave-native facilitator-issued stablecoin. Borrower repayment, GSM conversion, canonical bridging, and secondary-market exit are distinct mechanisms.
Reserve and redemption
Reserve and redemption
Recorded components, disclosures, reports, and redemption conditions remain explicit.Reserve components
- Crypto collateralCrypto Collateral
- Stablecoin collateralStablecoin Collateral
| Disclosure status | Protocol and Governance Transparent |
|---|---|
| Backing types | Crypto Collateral, Stablecoin Collateral, Mixed |
| Summary | GHO supply is created by Aave DAO-approved facilitators with governance-set bucket capacities. The original Aave V3 Ethereum facilitator mints GHO against collateral supplied to the market; other approved facilitators and stability modules can use distinct backing or conversion designs. |
| As of | 2026-06-14 |
| Profile confidence | High |
- Disclosure status
- Protocol and Governance Transparent
- Backing types
- Crypto Collateral, Stablecoin Collateral, Mixed
- Summary
- GHO supply is created by Aave DAO-approved facilitators with governance-set bucket capacities. The original Aave V3 Ethereum facilitator mints GHO against collateral supplied to the market; other approved facilitators and stability modules can use distinct backing or conversion designs.
- As of
- 2026-06-14
- Profile confidence
- High
| Current status | Protocol Based |
|---|---|
| Settlement asset | Borrower collateral release, GSM-supported assets, canonical bridge output, or secondary-market assets |
| Eligible parties | Users of supported Aave markets, approved facilitator interfaces, GHO Stability Modules, canonical bridges, or secondary markets, subject to current protocol parameters. |
| Retail access | Protocol or Market Based |
| Institutional access | Protocol or Market Based |
| Minimum amount | Protocol-, module-, liquidity-, and transaction-dependent. |
| Fee | Borrow interest, GSM fees or spread, bridge costs, liquidity slippage, and gas may apply. |
| Settlement time | Protocol-, module-, bridge-, and network-dependent. |
| Regional limits | Access depends on supported Aave markets, facilitator capacity, bridge state, GSM inventory, interfaces, and current governance parameters. |
- Current status
- Protocol Based
- Settlement asset
- Borrower collateral release, GSM-supported assets, canonical bridge output, or secondary-market assets
- Eligible parties
- Users of supported Aave markets, approved facilitator interfaces, GHO Stability Modules, canonical bridges, or secondary markets, subject to current protocol parameters.
- Retail access
- Protocol or Market Based
- Institutional access
- Protocol or Market Based
- Minimum amount
- Protocol-, module-, liquidity-, and transaction-dependent.
- Fee
- Borrow interest, GSM fees or spread, bridge costs, liquidity slippage, and gas may apply.
- Settlement time
- Protocol-, module-, bridge-, and network-dependent.
- Regional limits
- Access depends on supported Aave markets, facilitator capacity, bridge state, GSM inventory, interfaces, and current governance parameters.
| Date | Publisher | Type | Assets covered | Record confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No reserve reports have been added yet. | ||||
No reserve reports have been added yet.
Deployments and legal context
Deployments and legal context
Network state, contract identity, legal notices, and value states remain separate.| Network | Network record state | Standard | Public deployment category | Canonical deployment type | Operational state | Recorded status | Change or proposal state | Canonicality | Canonicality record state | Verification state | Contract identity state | Contract or identifier | Freeze | Blacklist | Control events | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethereum | Specific network recorded | Not yet recorded | Canonical or native issuance | Canonical Issuance | Active | Active | No separate change state recorded | Native deployment | Canonicality recorded | Source-linked record; identifier not recorded | Identifier not recorded | Identifier not recorded | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded | 0 | Canonical GHO issuance began on Ethereum through Aave DAO-approved facilitators. The current token address must be extracted from the maintained Aave address book before it is fixed in this record. |
| Date | Title | Authority / publisher | Type | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No regulatory notes have been added yet. | ||||
No regulatory notes have been added yet.
Evidence
Evidence
Publisher, provenance, supported claims, archive state, reliability, and publication date remain separate.| Source | Publisher | Source category | Provenance | Primary or secondary | Supported claims | Archive | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHO Mainnet Launch Published 2023-07-15 | Aave Governance | Governance record Canonical: Governance Proposal | Governance primary source | Primary source | Gho Mainnet Launch and Initial Facilitators | No archive recorded | High |
| GHO Facilitators Published Not yet recorded | Aave | Official documentation or product page Canonical: Protocol Docs | Subject-controlled source | Primary source | Gho Facilitator Supply and Bucket Mechanics, Gho Aave V3 Ethereum Facilitator | No archive recorded | High |
| GHO Stability Module Published Not yet recorded | Aave | Official documentation or product page Canonical: Protocol Docs | Subject-controlled source | Primary source | Gho Stability Module Conversion Mechanics | No archive recorded | High |
| Bridging GHO Published Not yet recorded | Aave | Official documentation or product page Canonical: Protocol Docs | Subject-controlled source | Primary source | Gho Canonical Bridge and Remote Deployment Design | No archive recorded | High |
Known unknowns
Known unknowns and coverage
Missing or disputed facts remain visible instead of being converted into certainty.| Topic | What remains unclear | Value state | Priority | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Facilitator Inventory and Bucket Capacity | The complete current list of GHO facilitators, bucket capacities, supported backing routes, and active remote deployments has not yet been normalized into a dated SOG snapshot. | Unknown after review | Medium | 2026-06-14 |
| Canonical Ethereum Contract Address | The canonical GHO Ethereum token address has not yet been extracted and pinned from the maintained Aave address-book source in this record. | Unknown after review | High | 2026-06-14 |
Current Facilitator Inventory and Bucket Capacity
The complete current list of GHO facilitators, bucket capacities, supported backing routes, and active remote deployments has not yet been normalized into a dated SOG snapshot.
- Value state
- Unknown after review
- Priority
- Medium
- Last checked
- 2026-06-14
Canonical Ethereum Contract Address
The canonical GHO Ethereum token address has not yet been extracted and pinned from the maintained Aave address-book source in this record.
- Value state
- Unknown after review
- Priority
- High
- Last checked
- 2026-06-14
Lifecycle
History
Current classification remains separate from dated changes and incidents.Model and lifecycle changes
- Aave DAO launches GHO on EthereumMigration
| Date | Event | Category | Subtype | Status effect | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-15 | Aave DAO launches GHO on Ethereum | Launch and introduction | Launch | Remained active | Not applicable |
Related records and corrections
Corrections and further reading
Open connected records, methodology, machine-readable data, or report a correction.- All stablecoinsCompare this record with the rest of the archive.
- Aave DAO / Aave ProtocolUnknown or not publicly resolved
- Event registry1 connected event recorded.
- MethodologyRead classification, evidence, and value-state rules.
- CorrectionsReport a source, relationship, or record problem.
- Data manifestInspect the machine-readable public layer.