# KelpDAO rsETH Recovery Enters Final Stage

*Kelp and Aave burn the seized rsETH on Arbitrum as the 117,132 rsETH deficit is refilled and withdrawals prepare to reopen.*

By [ETH Daily](https://ethdaily.io) · 2026-05-12

kelpdao, rseth, aave, arbitrum, layerzero, chainlink-ccip, recovery, defi, defi-united

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Kelp and Aave have [burned](https://x.com/aave/status/2054307857642971225) the exploiters rsETH on Arbitrum, which was seized during the [controlled liquidation](https://ethdaily.io/aave-liquidates-attackers-rseth-positions) of the attacker's rsETH collateral positions on Aave. KelpDAO says the 117,132 rsETH deficit is being progressively refilled from Aave's Recovery Guardian and Kelp's Recovery Safe into the LayerZero OFT adapter on Ethereum mainnet.

Kelp expects to unpause rsETH withdrawals within 24 hours of the first tranche hitting the adapter, after which deposits, redemptions, bridging, and claims will resume as normal. The goal is to ensure rsETH remains fully backed across Ethereum and L2s. On the security side, Kelp has [deprecated](https://x.com/KelpDAO/status/2054290142152831309) all L2-to-L2 routes as it migrates to [Chainlink CCIP](https://ethdaily.io/kelpdao-migrates-rseth-to-chainlink-ccip) for cross-chain bridging.

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*Originally published on [ETH Daily](https://ethdaily.io/kelpdao-rseth-recovery-enters-final-stage)*