CoinDesk
January 6, 2026 5:04 AM UTC

Aave overhauls listing standards after $230 Million rsETH exploit exposed bridge risks

An official postmortem traced the exploit to a LayerZero bridge verification failure and outlined a sweeping overhaul of Aave's asset-listing standards as DeFi risks shift beyond smart contract bugs.

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