gov.uscourts.nysd.653423.42.0.pdf (439 KB)

Aave LLC’s court filing seeks to vacate a restraining notice served on Arbitrum DAO in litigation involving plaintiffs against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The memorandum says the restrained assets relate to the rsETH Incident and the April 18 exploit, where assets belonging to Aave Protocol victims were allegedly stolen and later immobilized through coordinated DeFi recovery efforts. Aave argues the assets were only temporarily held by the thief, that the thief did not acquire legal possession, and that a good Samaritan subsequently recovered them. The filing contends plaintiffs’ claim that the thief was their DPRK-linked judgment debtor is unproven conjecture and that continued restraint would prejudice Aave Protocol victims and the broader digital-asset community.