Aave has filed an emergency motion to lift a court restraining notice that froze $73 million worth of Ethereum linked to a hack. The decentralized finance protocol argues that the law firm Gerstein Harrow's claim to ownership is based on a flawed interpretation of property law, which traditionally holds that stolen property does not transfer legal ownership to the thief. Aave insists that established legal principles protecting original owners apply equally to digital assets like Ethereum. The case could set an important precedent for how courts handle ownership disputes involving crypto assets. The court has yet to rule on the motion, and the Ethereum remains frozen for now.
Kelp DAO has completed the recovery of its rsETH token following a $293 million exploit in April 2026 linked to North Korea's Lazarus Group. The final batch of rsETH was transferred to the LayerZero OFT adapter, restoring full cross-chain bridge func...
Kelp DAO has finished the operational phase of its recovery plan for rsETH after a $293 million hack linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group in April. The protocol restored token backing by transferring the final batch of rsETH and resumed normal minti...
Babylon Labs has submitted a proposal to Aave DAO to integrate native Bitcoin (BTC) as collateral on Aave V4 using Trustless Bitcoin Vaults, eliminating the need for bridges or custodians. This integration aims to utilize Aave's $5 billion supply of ...
Kelp DAO has finalized its recovery plan after a $292 million exploit that compromised rsETH tokens on its Ethereum bridge. The final batch of 20,373.72 rsETH was sent to the LayerZero OFT adapter, restoring normal operations including minting, redem...
Babylon Labs proposed an Aave V4 integration enabling borrowing against native Bitcoin collateral directly on the Bitcoin network, avoiding wrapped BTC, bridges, and custodians. The system uses Taproot-based vault scripts and introduces a non-transfe...
