Aave transfers first 25,000 rsETH tranche to LayerZero adapter as Kelp reopens cross-chain bridging
The post Aave transfers first 25,000 rsETH tranche to LayerZero adapter as Kelp reopens cross-chain bridging appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Aave transferred the first 25,000 rsETH into the LayerZero OFT adapter on Ethereum mainnet on May 13, formally reopening cross-chain bridging for the liquid restaking token after the April 18 exploit. Both Aave and Kelp DAO confirmed the move on X. The transaction landed at block 25087631 with a fee of 0.00004376 ETH, per Etherscan. The first tranche of rsETH has been transferred into the LayerZero OFT adapter, and rsETH bridging between mainnet and L2s is back open. https://t.co/lYUPFv9T7Y — Aave (@aave) May 13, 2026 The transfer marks the operational restart of rsETH movement between Ethereum mainnet and Layer 2 networks for the first time since the LayerZero bridge exploit drained $292 million in unbacked tokens. What happens in the next 24 to 48 hours Kelp said rsETH contracts will unpause for withdrawals within 24 hours of the first tran