# #932 - DeFi United For rsETH, Mantle Aave Loan, Ethereum Security QF Round

*Ecosystem projects rally to cover rsETH's shortfall. Mantle offers Aave DAO a 30,000 ETH loan facility. And a $1M Ethereum Security QF round goes live.*

By [ETH Daily](https://ethdaily.io) · 2026-04-24

news, 2026, april2026, defi-united, kelpdao, rseth, recovery

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Quick Take
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*   DeFi United relief vehicle for rsETH.
    
*   Mantle extends 30,000 ETH loan to Aave.
    
*   Lido pledges 2,500 stETH to relief fund.
    
*   Ethereum Security QF round goes live.
    

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DeFi United Relief Vehicle For rsETH
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Aave service providers launched DeFi United, a deficit relief initiative designed to fully cover the under-backed rsETH liquid staking token from KelpDAO. EtherFi committed 5,000 ETH, Lido 2,500 ETH, and Golem 1,000 ETH, while Aave founder Stani Kulechov personally pledged 5,000 ETH (~$11.6M). The rsETH shortfall is estimated at 118,000 ETH, with Arbitrum's recovered 30,000 ETH potentially directed toward the fund. Kulechov also called on THORChain to contribute the ~$450,000 in swap fees generated from the DPRK's 75,700 ETH in laundering activity. [Read more →](https://ethdaily.io/defi-united-relief-vehicle-for-rseth)

Lido Offers 2,500 stETH To rsETH Relief Vehicle
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Lido DAO introduced a governance proposal to allocate 2,500 stETH to the Aave-led relief vehicle covering the rsETH shortfall. Lido's EarnETH vault has direct exposure to rsETH, and depositors would face an estimated 9% loss if the deficit is not resolved, partially covered by Lido's first-loss protection program. [Read more →](https://ethdaily.io/lido-offers-2500-steth-to-rseth-relief-vehicle)

Disclosure: Lido is a current sponsor of ETH Daily.

Mantle Extends Loan Facility To Aave DAO
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Mantle published a governance proposal offering Aave DAO a loan of up to 30,000 ETH to address bad debt from the KelpDAO LayerZero exploit. The loan carries a variable rate equal to the Lido staking yield plus 1% APR, with a 36-month maturity and no early repayment penalty. Mantle would also be delegated 130,000 AAVE tokens for governance participation, with proceeds directed toward MNT burns or ecosystem funding. The proposal is open for community discussion ahead of a formal Snapshot vote. [Read more →](https://ethdaily.io/mantle-extends-loan-facility-to-aave-dao)

Ethereum Security QF Round Goes Live
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The $1 million Ethereum Security quadratic funding round is live on Giveth, featuring roughly 100 projects improving Ethereum and L2 security. TheDAO Security Fund is allocating a 500 ETH matching pool. The round is the largest QF round hosted on Giveth to date. [Read more →](https://ethdaily.io/ethereum-security-qf-round-goes-live)

Other News
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*   ACDE #235 [minutes](https://christinedkim.substack.com/p/acd-after-hours-acde-235)
    
*   EtherFi [security hardening](https://x.com/ether_fi/status/2047350600103530516)
    
*   Lido [update](https://x.com/LidoFinance/status/2047309132924101023) for EarnETH
    
*   Succinct [launches](https://x.com/SuccinctLabs/status/2047346557222056154) ZCAM
    
*   Safe [quarterly report](https://x.com/safe/status/2047330128888565807)
    
*   EIP-8141 [explainer](https://x.com/shemnon/status/2046989990798971081)
    
*   EIP-8182 for [private transfers](https://x.com/dumbnamenumbers/status/2047401379308745015)
    
*   MEGA [TGE](https://x.com/megaeth/status/2047352341473505435) on April 30
    
*   Op-geth [deprecates](https://x.com/Optimism/status/2047314666129604839) May 31st
    
*   ZKsync Lite [shuts down](https://x.com/zksync/status/2047424745252213055) May 4th
    
*   Local ENS [gateway stack](https://x.com/eth_limo/status/2047329945110597821)
    
*   Fluid Lite [limited](https://x.com/0xfluid/status/2047354562097643576) instant withdrawals
    
*   Bitwarden [identified](https://x.com/Bitwarden/status/2047348108128866438) a malicious package
    
*   Tether [freezes](https://x.com/tether/status/2047297827374514629) $344m USDT
    
*   Blockchain Association [letter to SBC](https://x.com/BlockchainAssn/status/2047262022564237332)
    

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*Originally published on [ETH Daily](https://ethdaily.io/932)*