# Aave, Ether.fi, Kelp, LayerZero propose release of frozen ETH from incident

Source: https://x.com/aave/status/2048033243727806909?s=12
Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Aave-Etherfi-Kelp-LayerZero-propose-release-of-frozen-ETH-from-incident?index=0x69ecef96e754b56509e5262e5247e039988b21074f3a5f9533cd0fed79c730273422472e
Submitted by tim on 2026-04-25 UTC, 2 upvotes, 0 comments

## Summary

Aave service providers, Ether.fi, KelpDAO, LayerZero, Compound and others have submitted a governance proposal to the Arbitrum DAO asking for the release of ETH frozen by the Arbitrum Security Council after the April 18 rsETH incident. If approved, the funds would go to DeFi United, a coordinated cross-protocol recovery effort meant to restore rsETH backing and address impairment of rsETH for users. The proposers say the contribution would meaningfully advance resolution as others confirm their commitments, and they invite feedback from the Arbitrum community.

## Article

After discussions with several stakeholders, Aave service providers, @Ether_fi, @KelpDAO, @LayerZero_Core, @compound_xyz, and others have submitted a governance proposal to the @arbitrum DAO requesting the release of ETH frozen by the Arbitrum Security Council following the April 18 rsETH incident.

If released, the funds will be directed into DeFi United, a coordinated cross-protocol recovery effort aimed at restoring rsETH backing and remediating impairment of rsETH for users. This contribution would meaningfully advance the path to resolution as others confirm their commitments.

The proposal is open for review, and we welcome feedback from the Arbitrum community.

https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/constitutional-aip-approve-expedited-release-of-frozen-eth/30825