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Stani Kulechov defends Aave after $8.45B DeFi bank run shock
Aave founder Stani Kulechov has defended the decentralized lending protocol after an $8.45 billion withdrawal wave followed a major DeFi exploit earlier this year.
Aave Founder Blames Third Parties As Data Shows Deep Risk Gaps
Stani Kulechov defended Aave's resilience after a $292 million KelpDAO LayerZero bridge exploit triggered $8.45 billion in withdrawals within 48 hours. The crisis left Aave V3 with an estimated $123.7 million in bad debt after attackers minted worthless collateral and drained real wrapped Ether.
AAVE crashes 12% despite buyer demand – A rebound is still possible
AAVE fell 12% despite buyer-dominant activity, while oversold conditions raised rebound hopes.
Aave Now Powers Yield on Whop Balances, Turning Idle Revenue Into On‑Chain Earnings
Aave powers Whop Treasury, a new feature that allows Whop users to earn up to 6% APY on their balances. Funds are routed through USDT0 and a Veda vault on the Plasma network into the Aave Plasma V3 market, with instant withdrawals available.
Aave Says Operations Back to Normal as $300M Backstop Replaces Drained Assets
Decentralized finance protocol Aave recently revealed that it has fully restored liquidity to its lending pools following a $300 million cross-chain exploit.
Aave Tightens Asset-Listing Framework After Bridge Failure Triggers $230M Exploit
Aave is reviewing every V3 asset and rewriting listing standards after a $230 million rsETH exploit tied to KelpDAO's LayerZero-powered bridge. The attack allowed one verifier to approve a fake cross-chain message and mint 116,500 unbacked rsETH on Ethereum, creating unrecoverable loans.
Aave now has a regulated path from bank accounts to DeFi lending – The hard part is keeping users there
On May 28, Aave Labs announced that its UK subsidiaries Push Labs Ltd. and Push Virtual Assets Ltd.
Aave Launches DeFi Risk Overhaul After $230M rsETH Exploit
Aave has announced a major overhaul of its risk management framework following the $230 million rsETH exploit in April 2026, one of the largest decentralized finance (DeFi) attacks of the year. According to the lending protocols newly released postmortem, the incident did not result from a vulnerability in Aaves smart contracts.
Aave overhauls listing standards after $230 Million rsETH exploit exposed bridge risks
An official postmortem traced the exploit to a LayerZero bridge verification failure and outlined a sweeping overhaul of Aave's asset-listing standards as DeFi risks shift beyond smart contract bugs.
Aave's April 2026 rsETH Incident Post Mortem: How a Forged Bridge Message Shook DeFi
A single forged cross-chain message exposed 116,500 rsETH and triggered an industry-wide DeFi recovery effort.
Aave's Risk Premium: Why Blue-Chip DeFi Still Faces Collateral Stress
Galaxy data puts Aave V3 e‑mode near 90% LTV and a 1.05 health factor, while rsETH exploit fallout spurs listing overhauls and USDe supply‑cap increases.
Aave Labs Wins FCA Approval for UK Expansion
Aave Labs won FCA approval for two UK subsidiaries, clearing a key hurdle for expansion and giving the DeFi firm a compliant base in Britain.
