We've published a security blog post on the recent rsETH incident. The post details what happened, our response, and the design decisions made beforehand that protect USDe. Read it below.

Thanks to @LayerZero_Core, who has been actively engaging with Aave and the broader DeFi United movement since the moment the rsETH incident occurred. Their contribution advances our plan to restore rsETH's backing and normalize market conditions.

Aave service providers and ecosystem partners have established a recovery fund that factors in pending DAO votes, including the Arbitrum governance vote, indicative agreements, and successful execution to restore rsETH’s full backing. We are DeFi United, and resolving this for affected users and the broader DeFi ecosystem is our top priority. We have aligned with @KelpDAO and @LayerZero_Core on the technical steps required to execute our plan. That work is now moving forward. Thank you to everyone who contributed to DeFi United and to the thousands of community members who stood with us throughout. Watching the DeFi community come together has been genuinely inspiring. The final recovery plan, steps for users, and further updates will follow shortly.

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.

As part of an industry-wide recovery initiative, LayerZero's proposed contribution would go towards the best path forward to restoring rsETH backing. We have been closely coordinating with Aave and all other parties like EtherFi, Ethena, Arbitrum, and Kelp who have been working tirelessly to ensure the best possible outcome for crypto.

We’re fully aware of the rsETH exploit and have been in active remediation with the @KelpDAO team since the incident and continue to monitor. All other applications remain safe. We are still identifying the root cause alongside @_SEAL_Org and others. We will publish a complete post-mortem with @KelpDAO as soon as we have all information.

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