Aave to Tighten Collateral Standards Following Near-Disaster KelpDAO Crisis

Executives from MoonPay, Ripple, and Paxos said at Consensus Miami 2026 that stablecoin regulation has accelerated institutional adoption but that major infrastructure and privacy gaps still block mainstream use. Top executives at three of the most active stablecoin companies told…

A Manhattan judge modified a restraining notice to let Arbitrum DAO move $71 million in frozen Ether to Aave, while preserving terrorism victims’ legal claim on the funds.

Chainlink CCIP just secured another major DeFi migration.

The emergency motion challenges a New York court order redirecting recovered Kelp DAO exploit funds toward decades-old terrorism judgments against North Korea.

Victims of North Korean terror, awarded hundreds of millions by a U.S. court, are now seeking to recover their damages from Arbitrum.

MegaETH’s DeFi TVL has doubled since Thursday’s MEGA token launch, with USDM and Terminal Points farming pulling in fresh capital.

The coalition has secured ETH commitments to refill the bridge in tranches and will use Aave and Compound governance proposals to liquidate the exploiter's remaining positions.

Recovery efforts have stabilized Aave after the KelpDAO exploit, but governance delays and legal risks continue to cloud the timeline.