rsETH Recovery
Coordinated relief effort led by Aave service providers following the April 18 rsETH incident. The aim is to restore rsETH's backing, which will help normalize market conditions across multiple networks.
- 30,765ETH↓ 30,765 received
- Largest pledge to the relief effort. Pending Mantle governance approval.30,000ETH↓ 30,000 received
- 25,000ETH↓ 25,000 received
- 5,000ETH↓ 5,000 received
- 5,000ETH↓ 5,000 received
- 2,500ETH↓ 2,500 received
- 2,000ETH↓ 2,000 received
- 1,000ETH↓ 850 received
- ReceivedAggregated contributions from anonymous coalition members and small donors.683ETH↓ 683 received
- 500ETH↓ 500 received
- 350ETH↓ 350 received
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All pledges have been ratified
LayerZero DVN topology hardened from 1-of-1 to N-of-M after the April 18 exploit. Bridge audit complete; protocol-level remediation deployed.
Open referenceArbitrum Security Council froze 30,766 ETH (~$71M) of the exploiter's holdings post-incident. Aave Labs and KelpDAO have formally requested the Arbitrum DAO to release these funds back to the recovery treasury. Vote pending.
Open referenceAave DAO must approve the 25,000 ETH commitment via on-chain governance before funds can be released.
Open referenceAll major DAO pledges and anonymous coalition contributions have been received on-chain. Total received now exceeds the 100,000 ETH recovery threshold. The coalition is moving to the distribution phase to make affected rsETH holders whole.
Aave Labs and KelpDAO have formally requested the Arbitrum DAO to release 30,766 ETH (~71M USD) of the exploiter's frozen holdings on Arbitrum. Combined with on-chain pledges already received, ~70M ETH is now back in coordinated custody. Stani Kulechov: recovery is an orderly process.
Following the April 18 rsETH incident, a coalition of major DeFi service providers has formed DeFi United — a coordinated relief effort to restore rsETH's backing and normalize market conditions across networks. **Pledges to date** - Mantle: 30,000 ETH (governance pending) - Aave DAO: 25,000 ETH (governance pending) - Ether.Fi: 5,000 ETH (governance pending) - Lido: 2,500 ETH (governance pending) - Stani Kulechov: 5,000 ETH (confirmed) - Golem Foundation + Project: 1,000 ETH (confirmed) - Emilio Frangella: 500 ETH (confirmed) - BGD Labs + Ernesto: 350 ETH (confirmed) Additional commitments are being negotiated with Frax Finance, Ethena, LayerZero, Ink Foundation, and others. **Risks** This effort depends on technical and governance actions by third parties — KelpDAO must reopen withdrawals, and the Arbitrum Security Council must release frozen ETH. Contributors assume the associated risks. Contribute via Ethereum Mainnet at `0x0fCa5194baA59a362a835031d9C4A25970effE68`.
Tally proposal AIP-2026-04-25 is live. If ratified, the Aave Treasury commits 25,000 ETH — bringing the coalition past 99% of target. Vote ends 2026-04-30.
Lido (2,500 ETH, post easy-track ratification) and Stani Kulechov (5,000 ETH direct) have transferred funds to the campaign treasury. Pledge to receipt reconciliation handled automatically by the campaign processor.
query {
DefiUnited_campaign(slug: "rseth-2026-04") {
name
totalPledged
totalReceived
percentReceived
contributorsPublic {
contributorDisplayName
pledgedAmount
status
}
}
}curl -s https://switchboard.defiunited.space/graphql \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"query":"query { DefiUnited_campaign(slug: \"rseth-2026-04\") { name totalPledged totalReceived percentReceived contributorsPublic { contributorDisplayName pledgedAmount status } } }"}'Contributions depend on technical and governance actions by third parties, including KelpDAO reopening withdrawals and Arbitrum Security Council releasing frozen ETH. Success remains uncertain and contributors assume associated risks.