Arbitrum News

KelpDAO, a liquid restaking protocol on Ethereum (ETH), became the latest victim of a major exploit past mid-April. The hackers, whom Kelp suspects to be from the North Korea-sponsored Lazarus Group, drained around $292 million from the platform....

DeFi United, a coalition of ecosystem participants led by Aave service providers, has released a technical implementation plan to restore rsETH backing. The plan comes after a major exploit on April 18, 2026. Hackers likely associated with North...

BitcoinWorld Aave Labs Leads Urgent Proposal to Unfreeze Arbitrum ETH for rsETH Collateral Stabilization Aave Labs has taken the lead in a critical governance proposal to unfreeze 30,765.67 ETH on Arbitrum. This action aims to stabilize rsETH...

Arbitrum is predicted to decrease -23.32% in the next 5 days and hit a price target of $0.101104 per ARB. Check out today's Arbitrum price prediction to learn why.

The KelpDAO exploit has rattled confidence in decentralized finance (DeFi) and sparked a capital exodus, dragging total value locked across the sector from $99.5 billion to $83.7 billion since April 18. Aave is now spearheading a “DeFi United”...

The emergency response prevented stolen funds from moving, but sparked debate over governance, control and the limits of decentralization on Layer 2s.

BitcoinWorld Aave pauses rsETH reserves to maximize fund recovery: A strategic DeFi safeguard In a decisive move to protect user assets, Aave pauses rsETH reserves across multiple blockchain networks. The cryptocurrency lending protocol announced...

Crypto token distribution models explained: ICOs, fair launches, private allocations and airdrops, plus their impact on decentralization, fairness and growth.

The KelpDAO hacker has accelerated its laundering operation. An on-chain analyst highlighted that 75,700 stolen Ethereum (ETH), worth about $175 million, has now been “almost entirely” swapped for Bitcoin (BTC). The conversion followed Arbitrum’s...

Circle’s Chief Economist Gordon Liao has proposed a major recalibration of Aave’s USD Coin (USDC) interest rate model. The proposal aims to restore Aave USDC liquidity on Ethereum after days of full utilization. Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire endorsed...