# Aave 25k ETH For DeFi United, EF aWETH-wstETH Swap, Polymarket Chain Migration

*The Aave DAO proposes a 25,000 ETH contribution to DeFi United. The EF swaps 21,269 aWETH for wstETH. And Polymarket plans a chain migration.*

By [ETH Daily](https://ethdaily.io) · 2026-04-25

news, 2026, april2026

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Quick Take
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*   Aave DAO offers 25k ETH to DeFi United.
    
*   EF swaps aWETH for wstETH.
    
*   Polymarket plans a chain migration.
    
*   Bitmine buys 10k ETH from EF.
    

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Aave DAO 25k ETH DeFi United Proposal
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Listen to this episode from ETH Daily Crypto News on Spotify. The Aave DAO proposes a 25,000 ETH contribution to DeFi United. The Ethereum Foundation swaps its aWETH for wstETH. Polymarket plans a chain migration. And Bitmine buys 10,000 ETH from the EF.

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Aave DAO Offers 25k ETH To DeFi United
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Aave service provider TokenLogic proposed allocating 25,000 ETH from the Aave DAO treasury to DeFi United, the coalition aiming to fully restore backing for KelpDAO's rsETH. Aave calculates a residual funding gap of approximately 75,081 ETH after the Arbitrum Security Council's 30,766 ETH freeze and expected liquidation recoveries from the attacker's positions on Aave and Compound. Aave's contribution, combined with Mantle's 30,000 ETH credit facility and pledges from Lido, EtherFi, Ethena, Ink, BGD Labs, and others, is expected to completely fill the rsETH shortfall. The proposal will advance to a Snapshot vote by AAVE token holders. [Read more →](https://ethdaily.io/aave-contributes-25000-eth-to-defi-united)

Ethereum Foundation Swaps aWETH For wstETH
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The Ethereum Foundation exchanged 21,269 aWETH from its Aave lending position for 17,254 wstETH in a transaction with Mellow and Lido Finance. Mellow, a curator for Lido's EarnETH vault, used the aWETH to pay down the vault's WETH debt on Aave after the KelpDAO exploit drove Aave's WETH market to peak utilization. The swap reduced EarnETH's outstanding WETH debt from approximately 82,000 to 62,000 WETH, improving the vault's health factor. [Read more →](https://ethdaily.io/ethereum-foundation-swaps-aweth-for-wsteth)

Polymarket Plans Chain Migration
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Polymarket's VP of Engineering DeFi [posted](https://x.com/devjoshstevens/status/2047756905209094613) an engineering roadmap to scale the platform's infrastructure to meet growth. The roadmap includes plans for a chain migration aimed at offering more block space, lower gas costs, and faster block times. It was not specified whether Polymarket will launch its own chain or migrate to an existing L1 or L2. Other near-term priorities include rebuilding CLOB, reducing onchain data latency, and shipping a unified TypeScript SDK and WebSocket API. [Read more →](https://ethdaily.io/polymarket-plans-chain-migration)

Other News
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*   Ethereal [news weekly #20](https://x.com/EtherealnewsHQ/status/2047662800714236151)
    
*   EF [sells](https://x.com/ethereumfndn/status/2047685166966161659) 10k ETH to Bitmine
    
*   Storm faces [potential retrial](https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/2047815706910031961)
    
*   DeFi United [public contributions](https://x.com/StaniKulechov/status/2047713678565265776)
    
*   DeFi United [dashboard](https://dune.com/entropy_advisors/defiunited-contributors)
    
*   Ernesto [contributes](https://x.com/eboadom/status/2047605083852898414) 100 ETH
    
*   BGD Labs [contributes](https://x.com/bgdlabs/status/2047610571231518801) 250 ETH
    
*   Chainlink [data](https://x.com/chainlink/status/2047711052427583620) on AWS
    
*   Lighter [supports](https://x.com/Lighter_xyz/status/2047815909171994895) ETH collateral
    
*   Sky Laniakea [institutional infra](https://x.com/RuneKek/status/2047670542824538344)
    
*   mETH [enables](https://x.com/mETHProtocol/status/2047690949103608174) redemptions
    
*   Fluent L1 [goes live](https://x.com/fluentxyz/status/2047662772658622465)
    

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