Frax Partners with Aave to Address rsETH Incident Through DeFi United Collaboration
Frax Partners with Aave to Address rsETH Incident Through DeFi United Collaboration
🤝 DeFi rallies together
Frax is working directly with Aave to help resolve the rsETH incident that occurred on April 18, 2026. Despite having no direct exposure to the issue, Frax is participating in the DeFi United effort to restore stability to Aave markets.
Key developments:
- Multiple commitments are in place to restore rsETH backing
- Lido Finance has published a DAO proposal to join the recovery effort
- Aave service providers are leading the collaborative response
This incident comes as frxUSD has been rapidly expanding on Aave V4, where it launched as a day-one stablecoin. Aave has progressively raised frxUSD caps as part of its security-first rollout strategy.
The collaboration demonstrates ecosystem-wide coordination during critical moments, with priority given to achieving the best outcome for affected users.
5/ When the most secure, capital-efficient lending platform meets the most secure, capital-efficient stablecoin, it’s a powerful match for DeFi’s next phase. frxUSD is a default asset on Aave V4. It’s growing fast and will continue to grow as we build the future where DeFi wins.
Aave became the largest and most trusted lending protocol in DeFi by putting security first. V4 is no different. As caps rise and new use cases go live, frxUSD will help drive growth by forwarding underlying yield to @aave users. As V4 grows, frxUSD is ready to grow with it 🤝
Weekly reminder that @aave V4 is still in its security-first growth phase. There’s no rush to get to $1 billion deposits and many of the new use cases made possible by V4 aren’t live (yet). It took a year or more for the V2 to V3 migration, so these things take time.
As an Aave V4 partner and longtime ally, Frax is in direct communication with @aave today to help with the rsETH Incident. While Frax has no direct exposure, we will work together in positive sum with DeFi United to bring stability to Aave markets and the greater DeFi ecosystem.
DeFi will win. Aave will win. Frax will win. frxUSD is live as a day one stablecoin on Aave V4 as we continue bringing the world’s financial system on-chain.
Aave V4 is now live on @ethereum.
For the second week in a row, @aave has raised frxUSD caps on V4 as part of its security-first launch strategy. As Aave V4 expands, frxUSD is ready to grow with it. Get started: pro.aave.com/explore/asset/…
Even on the weekend, DeFi keeps shipping. @aave has raised frxUSD caps on V4 as part of its security-first launch strategy. As Aave V4 expands, frxUSD is ready to grow with it. Best-in-class frxUSD incentives start flowing soon. DeFi will win. Deposit: pro.aave.com/explore/asset/…
The fastest-growing stablecoin on @aave V4 is frxUSD 📈 The most secure, capital-efficient lending platform meets the most secure, capital-efficient stablecoin. A great match for the future of productive DeFi.
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