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The legal battle led by Aave LLC to unfreeze crypto assets linked to the Kelp DAO exploit has intensified with an emergency motion filed to vacate a restraining notice on 30,766 ETH, valued at $71 million. Aave argues before a New York federal judge that diverting these assets to satisfy judgments against North Korea is legally unsound, as a thief cannot transfer legal ownership. In a parallel legal development, a new lawsuit has been filed against Coinbase regarding the freezing of assets originating from a $55 million DAI phishing scam. These cases collectively highlight a critical struggle within the DeFi sector to ensure that court orders do not misdirect recovered funds away from their rightful owners. Both interventions aim to protect the restitution process for victims of security breaches and fraudulent activities. The outcome of these disputes could set significant precedents for how frozen digital assets are handled in federal courts.
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