Aave reinstates wETH loans paused after Kelp DAO hack

Decentralized lending protocol Aave announced today, May 17, 2026, the restoration of loans collateralized by Wrapped Ether (wETH) in all its Version 3 (V3) implementations. This measure marks a critical milestone in the overcoming the liquidity crisis resulting from the exploit suffered by Kelp DAO on April 18, 2026, allowing the wETH market to regain … Read more

Aave reactivates rsETH after Kelp DAO hack

Aave reactivated the rsETH markets on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Linea and Mantle this May 14, 2026, once again allowing withdrawals and operations with the token after almost three weeks of freezing caused by the Kelp DAO hack. The measure returns access to users who kept funds or collateral locked in rsETH and comes after Aave, … Read more

They want to launch the world’s largest DeFi lending protocol in Bitcoin

Aave wants to operate on Spiderchain, which allows Ethereum apps to be compatible with Bitcoin. If the proposal is approved, they will launch a synthetic version of bitcoin on Spiderchain. Aave, one of the world’s largest DeFi lending protocols with a total value locked of $17 billion, is exploring the possibility of deploying its version … Read more

Trump-promoted DeFi partners with Aave

World Liberty Financial will take advantage of Aave developments for its operation. Additionally, a governance token will be sold to accredited investors on September 16. World Liberty Financial (WLF), the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform backed by US presidential candidate Donald Trump and run by his children, announced a partnership with Aave, one of the most … Read more