Aave challenges $71M freeze as DeFi recovery collides with North Korea claims
May 5, 2026
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by Nellius Irene
for CryptoPolitan

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Aave has asked a U.S. court to unfreeze about $71 million in ETH locked on Arbitrum, seeking to restore protocol liquidity and user access. The filing highlights custody and regulatory risk for crypto/DeFi on L2s, but if granted it would be bullish for Aave liquidity, Arbitrum adoption and ETH market availability.
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Aave is asking a U.S. court to unfreeze about $71 million in ETH that is locked on Arbitrum.




