Aave challenges a $71M ETH freeze linked to North Korea claims, defending user funds and shaking DeFi’s legal landscape.
Key takeaways
- Aave Files Legal Challenge to Unfreeze $71 Million in ETH Linked to North Korea Claims
- Aave, one of DeFi’s largest lenders, is fighting to unfreeze $71 million in ETH after a New York court restraining notice locked funds tied to the rsETH exploit—assets...
- The dispute centers on a cache of ETH sitting on Arbitrum, which was frozen after a court order targeting assets allegedly connected to North Korea’s Lazarus Group. Aa...
- This legal maneuver marks a high-stakes moment for DeFi: Aave isn’t just defending its own operations but challenging the notion that protocol-held funds can be easily...
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