Kelp DAO eyes unpausing withdrawals after attackers’ rsETH on Arbitrum is burned

Kelp DAO burned exploiter's 117,132 rsETH tokens worth $278 million following its April hack attributed to North Korea's Lazarus Group. The Ethereum liquid restaking platform will progressively refill rsETH reserves over two weeks via Aave's Recovery Guardian wallet, resuming withdrawals within 24 hours. Enhanced security now requires four independent attestors and 64 block confirmations for bridging operations.
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