Aave vs the US Courts: $71M ETH Freeze Tests DeFi's Legal Future
Arbitrum DAO votes today on releasing $71M frozen ETH to KelpDAO victims. A NY law firm wants the same funds to satisfy $877M in North Korea terrorism judgments.
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