Aave: 116,500 rsETH released in the April 18 incident; asset support fully restored

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Release Time: 05/31/2026 02:37:38

Summary

Aave released a post-incident report on the April 18 rsETH event, revealing that a forged message on the Kelp liquidity staking protocol’s LayerZero V2 bridge resulted in the release of 116,500 rsETH. On-chain analysis shows the attackers deposited the stolen tokens into eight Aave V3 positions, borrowing 82,650 WETH and 821 wstETH. Aave confirmed that the stolen rsETH on Arbitrum has been destroyed, and the LayerZero OFT adapter has replenished 116,131.72 rsETH in five batches. On-chain data confirms full asset backing for rsETH has been restored, and the affected markets are now operational.

Odaily Planet Daily report: Aave has released a post-incident investigation into the rsETH event on April 18, revealing that Kelp’s rsETH LayerZero V2 cross-chain bridge accepted forged messages during the cross-chain transfer from Unichain to Ethereum, resulting in the release of 116,500 rsETH on the Ethereum side without a corresponding burn on the Unichain side. Aave stated that the attack occurred on third-party cross-chain bridge infrastructure; however, the attacker deposited the stolen rsETH into eight Aave V3 positions and borrowed 82,650 WETH and 821 wstETH, impacting the Aave market.

Aave stated that the attacker's rsETH on Arbitrum has been destroyed, and the LayerZero OFT adapter has been replenished in five batches with 1,161,317.2 rsETH, fully restoring rsETH asset backing. The affected WETH and rsETH markets have returned to normal.

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