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500 source posts analyzed· 2026-04-21T03:46:45+00:00The Arbitrum Security Council has taken emergency action to freeze the 30,766 ETH being held in the address on Arbitrum One that is connected to the KelpDAO exploit. The Security Council acted with input from law enforcement as to the exploiter’s identity, and, at all times,
· 2026-04-21T04:22:12+00:00Respect. Exactly how a chain should respond to an exploit: Security Council action, law enforcement coordination, zero collateral damage to users or applications. Our $8.5M of Arbitrum TVL feels safer today than it did yesterday. Not because the threat vector was
· 2026-04-21T04:23:44+00:00JUST IN: Arbitrum freezes 30,766 $ETH worth $71,000,000 linked to suspected AAVE and KelpDAO North Korean exploit.
· 2026-04-21T03:59:38+00:00ARBITRUM RECOVERS $70.9M FROM KELPDAO EXPLOITER The Arbitrum Security Council just removed $70.97M ETH from the KelpDAO Exploiter’s addresses. They sent it to the address 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000DA0 North Korea stole the money and Arbitrum stole it back.
· 2026-04-21T04:27:20+00:00 @arbitrum just transferred 30K $ETH from @KelpDAO hacker wallet to different address They identified and executed a technical approach to move funds Decentralization is a myth on L2s So Arbitrum have capability of transferring funds from any wallet That too without
· 2026-04-21T04:26:25+00:00Claude explains the $71M @arbitrum clawback: What this transaction is Tx: 0x5618...0f6b on Arbitrum, block 454686044, April 21, 2026 03:35 UTC From: 0x5d39...7Ccc — labeled on Arbiscan as “Kelp DAO Exploiter 1” To: 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000DA0 — a special
· 2026-04-21T20:16:47+00:00The Lie of Decentralization $ARB #ARB @arbitrum . .
· 2026-04-21T04:36:51+00:00if i understand correctly, if the arbitrum security council gets compromised they can just do whatever they want to all of the funds on chain?
· 2026-04-21T05:50:10+00:00Surely one of the most complex decisions ever made in Arbitrum governance history but a few things worth noting: 1. To all those screaming for the past few days “Arbitrum has a centralized sequencer so they can move funds”, take a few minutes to learn how Arbitrum works. The
· 2026-04-21T11:00:27+00:00> be in crypto for 7 years > get in for the cypherpunk stuff > self-custody, no third party, "decentralization" > watch lazarus drain $290m from kelp > watch arbitrum move $71m of it out of the attacker's wallet > without his private key, without his signature > not a "freeze" >
· 2026-04-21T07:55:31+00:00Arbitrum chain project parties stole $70 million from General Jin, and the general directly calls out that blockchain is a scam.
· 2026-04-21T07:13:22+00:00so basically Arbitrum security council moved $71 million in ETH out of the hackers wallet desperate times shows the true nature of crypto space the security council that made this decision are just 12 people, likely in the same location while this is really great news it’s a
· 2026-04-21T09:18:48+00:00What I learned after being in crypto full time for the past 6 years is Almost nothing is truly Decentralized AAVE ? no because my funds are frozen right now Arbitrum ? glad they saved the funds but its not decentralized Drift ? haha even Hyperliquid ? we know its not It
· 2026-04-21T04:16:02+00:00Arbitrum 链项目方把 KelpDAO 黑客在 Arbitrum 链上放着的 30,766 枚 ETH ($7097 万) 给弄回来了。 通过技术手段把这 30,766 枚 ETH 从黑客钱包里转移到了 由 Arbitrum 链控制的地址 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000da0。 arbiscan.io/tx/0x561804424 … 在被追回这 30,766 枚 ETH
· 2026-04-21T04:04:52+00:00好了，只有ETH是安全的了，ARB也授权冻结转移了客户的资产。没有一个L2是真L2了应该。 L2兴于Arbitrum，也亡于Arbitrum 你问我L2死于什么时候？ When？ Now.
· 2026-04-21T09:34:32+00:00the hate on this is weird it is well known that Arbitrum is a stage-1 rollup given this, having the means of control but pretending to not use them to virtue signal and appease terrorists would be the much worse and dishonorable outcome
· 2026-04-21T06:58:15+00:00$ARB #ARB Scammer project by this action where CODE IS THE LAW This exposes You as a multisig wallet that can freeze and steal funds !!
· 2026-04-21T12:57:11+00:00LATEST: Arbitrum's security council has frozen 30,766 ETH, worth ~$71 million, linked to the Kelp exploit, with nine of 12 council members voting in favor of the action.
· 2026-04-21T06:50:01+00:00We appreciate the recent decision by the @arbitrum Security Council to take action in response to the LayerZero-DVN/rsETH incident of April 18. Over the past two days, the KelpDAO team has worked closely and constructively with members of the security council and broader
· 2026-04-21T05:19:41+00:00I wish Allah had blinded me so I wouldn't have to see these things. A very problematic and difficult decision, but probably the right one. Outside of Arbitrum, I don't think there's any L2 in this position that could make this tough decision.
· 2026-04-21T08:07:30+00:00Meme of the day: $ARB project
· 2026-04-21T03:58:28+00:00Arbitrum( @arbitrum ) froze the #KelpDAO hacker's 30,766 $ETH($71.15M) on Arbitrum 20 minutes ago. arbiscan.io/tx/0x561804424 …
· 2026-04-21T03:49:51+00:00The Arbitrum Security Council has taken emergency action to freeze the 30,766 ETH being held in the address on Arbitrum One that is connected to the KelpDAO exploit. The Security Council acted with input from law enforcement as to the exploiter’s identity, and, at all times,
· 2026-04-21T05:57:37+00:00Every cell of my being is meant to be against what Arbitrum just did. Yet I understand their decision, People getting their money back matters more than convictions that would allow unc Kim to walk away with a payday.
· 2026-04-21T11:37:01+00:00Those calling Arbitrum’s “betrayal of decentralization” are missing one thing: The Security Council was established by decentralized governance itself. The community voted, it was written into the constitution, there’s a 9/12 majority requirement. Yesterday, 30,766 ETH was
· 2026-04-21T04:19:19+00:00Arbitrum just killed it self. This was the same mistake Sui did after the hack. Crypto is supposed to be decentralized. Just sell off anything you have on Arbitrum and move to ETH. The only decentralized network is Ethereum and Bitcoin.
· 2026-04-21T07:13:05+00:00BREAKING: Justin Sun declares Tron "the most decentralized blockchain in the world" following Arbitrum's emergency freeze of 30,766 $ETH tied to the KelpDAO exploit.
· 2026-04-21T14:18:51+00:00Arbitrum will be the home of DEFI. The L2 King is coming strong….
· 2026-04-21T05:58:59+00:00Arbitrum 官宣已经紧急冻结了攻击KelpDAO 黑客持有的30766枚ETH，评论区骂声一片。 关于是否要冻结黑客的链上赃款，无论怎么做，都不可能让所有人满意，因为看热闹的人永远没有办法跟被盗的感同身受。 不冻 = 不作为；冻 = 违背去中心化（今天能冻黑客，以后就能冻其他人）
· 2026-04-21T08:38:43+00:00Arbitrum announced that it has frozen the 30,766 ETH stolen from KelpDAO, and even more intriguingly, that it has sent these ETHs to a secure address. If I were the me from 7-8 years ago, I'd be complaining, "What kind of decentralization is this, bro?" but we've learned through x.com/arbitrum/statu …
· 2026-04-21T10:20:44+00:00本来我还有点ARB，因为hyperliquid跑在Arbitrum上，看到这事刚刚全卖了，彻底败兴了，所有的二层全卖了，这已经不是区块链了，这是MySQL
· 2026-04-21T18:39:13+00:00What's there to diss about ARB? That was the biggest airdrop of the L2 era, a benchmark project that let countless little guys truly feel, for the first time, that this industry might actually change their fates. For many, ARB isn't just a coin—it's more like a flag, a symbol
· 2026-04-21T09:57:11+00:00I personally believe these two things are not comparable. First off, let me state clearly: I think SUI's approach was not wrong. However, Arbitrum's approach was not only not wrong, but it also demonstrated their noble character, which is 10 times higher than SUI's. Don't jump
· 2026-04-21T07:46:46+00:00North Korea stole the money and Arbitrum stole it back. Today it's clear. Decentralization is bullshit
· 2026-04-21T15:57:22+00:00pov - updating your wife on @arbitrum freezing kelpdao eth
· 2026-04-21T12:32:22+00:009 people just froze $71M on Arbitrum with a vote No court order No warning Just 9 signatures The target was the suspected North Korean hackers Whether you agree or disagree with the move you have to admit it sets an interesting precedent If 9 signers can freeze funds tied to
· 2026-04-21T09:00:02+00:00ARB SQUEEZE IS OVER, TARGET 6X We've now reached the end of the descending wedge on the chart; ARB is squeezed into such a tight space it can barely breathe. The 0.1277 zone I marked with the yellow circle is that clear bottom level where selling has reached saturation. From
· 2026-04-21T19:18:12+00:00I spent the entire day tracing the KelpDAO stolen funds by DPRK, specifically the TraderTraitor group. At 07:39 UTC, laundering began—just three hours after the Arbitrum Council froze 30.7 ETH (~$71M). The attacker split the remaining funds into three wallets:
· 2026-04-21T05:37:02+00:00So many fucking retards on this app Arbitrum freezing hacked funds means its up to DAO vote what happens to them. That IS decentralisation. The folks here who try to keep up theatrics by letting DPRK continue to steal millions are complicit. In what world is it better to lose
· 2026-04-21T13:22:05+00:00$ENA $FET $IO $TIA $ARB Today I will share the technical charts of these altcoins.
· 2026-04-21T11:28:57+00:00IS DEFI ACTUALLY DECENTRALIZED? OR HAVE WE ALL BEEN LYING TO OURSELVES? Arbitrum just froze the funds of rsETH exploit attackers. Aave's Guardian froze rsETH markets across 11 deployments in under an hour. Then froze WETH borrowing on 6 more. One multisig. One emergency
· 2026-04-21T17:46:23+00:00Arbitrum made the right call on seizing the 31K ETH As goes the saying - finder's keepers - I would expect Arbitrum users to be made 100% whole, and others to now bear the brunt The odds of losses being concentrated on Aave mainnet pools just went up substantially, as did the
· 2026-04-21T06:07:14+00:00Arb froze the hackers' funds, hackers: What about the promised decentralization??? L2 got swept up in this wave too, it's a good thing, getting back to basics, returning to the main chain.
· 2026-04-21T04:29:46+00:00DeFi TVL Bleeds Across All Top Chains After $292M KelpDAO Exploit A LayerZero bridge attack drained 116.5K rsETH, triggering broad contagion. Monthly TVL: • Ethereum: -17.9% ($46.2B) • Solana: -19.0% • BSC: -5.6% • Arbitrum: -16.0% Extreme losses: • Mantle: -52% •
· 2026-04-21T10:42:09+00:00DEFI JUST FOUGHT BACK Arbitrum just froze $71M from the Kelp DAO hacker. Around 30,766 ETH was locked within hours. After April’s $600M+ exploits, this shows DeFi can act, not just react. Governance is becoming a real defense layer. While others focus on losses, the
· 2026-04-21T04:20:18+00:00NOW: Arbitrum's Security Council freezes 30,766 ETH linked to the KelpDAO exploit, moving the funds to an intermediary wallet inaccessible to the exploiter.
· 2026-04-21T06:20:15+00:00An intriguing event that will go down in crypto history has occurred… The KelpDAO hacker's 30K ETH, which they had taken to their own wallet, was transferred to another wallet by performing technical checks on the Arbitrum network, and subsequently frozen. Recovering the money
· 2026-04-21T10:21:10+00:00literally shaking right now. after arbitrum froze north korea's $71m in stolen eth to fund their nuclear weapons program i'm concerned they're going to start freezing my money too.
· 2026-04-21T03:52:41+00:00[Breaking News] Arbitrum Security Council Freezes 30,766 ETH from KelpDAO Hacker-Related Address - Upon receiving information from law enforcement, the Security Council executed an emergency response - Funds have been transferred to an intermediate freeze wallet, making the
· 2026-04-21T06:14:00+00:00Arbitrum did the correct thing and BTC miners will also do the right thing.
· 2026-04-21T08:11:08+00:00If you want to understand why the alts are crashing, take a look at what Arbitrum just did. A crypto asset without philosophy, character, or backbone has no value either.
· 2026-04-21T03:47:37+00:00yooooooo arbitrum posted and deleted this but real??
· 2026-04-21T03:51:00+00:00The Arbitrum Security Council has taken emergency action to freeze the 30,766 ETH being held in the address on Arbitrum One that is connected to the KelpDAO exploit. It identified and executed a technical approach to move funds to safety without affecting any other chain state or
· 2026-04-21T05:05:44+00:00Couple of questions on the Arbitrum recovery: 1) Are all future hacks on Arbitrum open to being frozen and moved to the DAO address? 2) Are past hacks eligible for fund recovery by the security council? 3) What’s the dollar cut off for the involvement of the council?
· 2026-04-21T18:32:26+00:00why hasn't arbitrum restaked and lent out the eth yet, it's just sitting there idle
· 2026-04-21T03:48:46+00:00Breaking: Arbitrum security council freezes $70,000,000 from KelpDAO hacker
· 2026-04-21T05:32:42+00:00arbitrum moved 30k eth in kelpdao hacker's wallet to another address and froze it very problematic and difficult decision. defending decentralization or taking back what hackers stole? solana/tether were the ones criticized for being centralized.was it worth for $69M. we'll see
· 2026-04-21T04:34:27+00:00There is so much )!@($ happening in the background at the moment. @arbitrum very likely just widely expanded the aperture of positive outcomes
· 2026-04-21T09:35:11+00:00JUST IN: @Arbitrum 's Security Council freezes 30,766 $ETH worth $71M linked to Saturday's $292M @KelpDAO exploit, recovering roughly a quarter of the stolen funds via a governance-controlled wallet.
· 2026-04-21T04:47:12+00:0030k ETH the exploiter had on the Arbitrum chain was borrowed from Aave Now that Arbitrum has moved those funds to another address 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000DA0 Most likely, this will be returned to Aave users After recovery these funds, Aave will be left with ~52k
· 2026-04-21T09:08:00+00:00Arbitrum freezing funds protects L2 users from being treated as second-class in the Kelp recovery. Kelp prioritizing mainnet over bridged assets sets a risky precedent with little upside. Freezing helps rebalance things by showing hacked L2 assets can be stopped. Bridges should
· 2026-04-21T11:40:53+00:00How many of the Arbitrum multisig signers are US tax payers? There is a pretty convincing argument that they control 1/12 of the Arbitrum entity and hence should include 1/12 of its value in their tax returns. It’s just a unincorporated partnership owned by 12 people!
· 2026-04-21T09:00:27+00:00Decentralization gets tested in moments like this. After the @KelpDAO exploit, Arbitrum froze ~$71M in ETH tied to the attacker, moving funds into a controlled wallet governed by its security council. The decision followed internal voting and coordination with external
· 2026-04-21T09:32:06+00:00Arbitrum has done something decent for once, with the Security Council taking emergency action: Freezing 30,766 $ETH (about $70 million) in the hacker's address out of the $292 million stolen from KelpDAO, with the funds transferred to an interim frozen wallet, and
· 2026-04-21T05:16:32+00:00Amazing development, Arbitrum froze and took the stolen funds from the KelpDAO exploit affecting AAVE. Good move for the users affected, bad new for decentralization. This sets a precedent where with good justification any assets on Arbitrum can be taken from your wallet.
· 2026-04-21T09:50:06+00:00btw arbitrum with a 9/12 security council is more decentralized than every new chain (l1 or l2) launch in the past few years
· 2026-04-21T13:04:12+00:00The recent governance intervention on Arbitrum brought one of the oldest questions in crypto back into focus. Who really has the final say in a blockchain? The community, or the rules? Ethereum faced that question years ago. In 2016, Ethereum was hit by a massive $60 million
· 2026-04-21T06:15:03+00:00The Arbitrum Security Council has taken emergency action to freeze 30,766 ETH stored in an address on Arbitrum One connected to the KelpDAO exploit. They identified and executed a technical approach to move the funds to a secure location without affecting the chain's status or
· 2026-04-21T08:47:13+00:00After Arbitrum transferred funds from the kelpdao exploiter address, the exploiter has started moving funds on ethereum to the btc network via Thorchain and Umbra Remember @thorchain can freeze these funds, but they likely won’t and will play the “decentralization” card
· 2026-04-21T08:30:51+00:00BREAKING: KELPDAO HACKER ON THE MOVE Arkham has flagged the KelpDAO attacker moving $175.41M to new Ethereum addresses. The move comes just hours after Arbitrum's Security Council froze 30,766 ETH (~$71M) tied to the $292M exploit. Laundering phase incoming?
· 2026-04-21T18:53:00+00:00arbitrum ($ARB) at $753m market cap sitting on $10.2b TVL is 0.074x TVL/FDV. for context that's cheaper than morpho. stylus went live with rust, C++, and move support, opening the funnel to 7m+ developers who never touched solidity. robinhood chain did 4m transactions in 7 days
· 2026-04-21T22:52:35+00:00I fully support @arbitrum 's decision here. Crypto’s #1 priority must be protecting users. Period. I don’t care if it’s centralized, decentralized, or living in a regulatory gray zone. We can argue about the logistics all day, but user protection is what ultimately matters. If we
· 2026-04-21T12:31:02+00:00DeFi didn't get hacked. AdminKeyFi got hacked. HEX, PulseChain, PulseX, & ProveX coins have no admin keys. Stop calling admin key crap and DAO controlled by a few dudes (admin keys, but with extra steps.) DeFi. It's not DeFi. Oh, and Arbitrum seized $70M of the hackers coins,
· 2026-04-21T17:10:18+00:00For everyone complaining about the Arbitrum 9-of-12 security council being too centralized Consider the fact the LayerZero bridge that was exploited & caused this mess was a 1-of-1 setup Also consider that ~90% of LayerZero OApps & messaging volume are 1-of-1 or 2-of-2 setups
· 2026-04-21T13:01:12+00:00You’re telling me Griff Green from The DAO is on the Security Council for Arbitrum…?
· 2026-04-21T06:12:08+00:00JUST IN: Arbitrum freezes 30,766 ETH being held in a wallet linked to the KelpDAO exploit.
· 2026-04-21T04:22:33+00:00can’t wait to read people cry about the arbitrum decision and then realize the hyperliquid deposits are there
· 2026-04-21T09:56:02+00:00After that Arbitrum intervention, everyone suddenly turned into a decentralization expert… -How do you freeze it? -What kind of chain is this? -Is this Decentralization? But come on, brother, what did you even buy into? This ecosystem has been saying the same thing for years..
· 2026-04-21T08:04:11+00:00checked the numbers and if arbitrum spends the seized money giving priority to arbitrum's aave market: - in case of socialization of losses -> no bad debt at all on arb - in case of rsETH on L2s getting rugged -> aave on arbitrum reduces bad debt by 80% ($88M to $17M)
· 2026-04-21T04:52:12+00:00Yo @arbitrum send me the the eth I DMd u my addy
· 2026-04-21T05:08:34+00:00In a statement from Arbitrum, it was announced that 30,766 Ether held in the address linked to the KelpDAO hack attack has been frozen.
· 2026-04-21T04:02:33+00:00I believe the @KelpDAO exploiter is shocked ! It turns out @arbitrum security council just frozen 30,766 ETH ($71m) tied to the KelpDAO exploit: x.com/arbitrum/statu …
· 2026-04-21T17:04:29+00:00NOT JUST TETHER ON ARBITRUM CAN BE FROZEN. BUT ALSO ETHEREUM ITSELF. Arbitrum froze and seized the funds stolen from the KelpDAO exploit that affected AAVE. NOT YOUR PRIVATE KEYS, NOT YOUR COINS. It only works on bitcoin. Not on cRiPtO. After years of telling you, you're finally
· 2026-04-21T08:50:43+00:00North Korean hackers hacked money. Out of $293 Million, $71 Million was sent to Arbitrum. The Arbitrum security council froze the hackers' money. North Korean hackers are crying They learned Decentralization from the professor
· 2026-04-21T15:58:21+00:00Arbitrum freezing the 30K ETH was undoubtedly the best move possible in this scenario.
· 2026-04-21T07:19:40+00:00Arbitrum Security Council takes emergency action, freezing 30,766 ETH held by KelpDAO hackers—looks like the ones on the ETH mainnet are done for. This is the most dismal moment in the market; everyone’s saying the crypto scene is pretty boring right now, but they all feel like
· 2026-04-21T04:39:52+00:00Arbitrum just stole back $70M from the KelpDAO exploiter. This is the second time Lazarus has been rugged of their exploit funds by an L2 - Blast performed a similar maneuver after Munchables was exploited for $63M. Bet North Korea isn't a huge fan of the L2 roadmap right now.
· 2026-04-21T09:10:16+00:00Patrick McCorry（Arbitrum 生态核心贡献者，曾在 Arbitrum Foundation 工作）简单阐述了这次冻结30,766 ETH的技术概述： 通过 L1 Inbox 合约临时升级插入一条冒充攻击者的跨链消息，然后原子性地执行并回滚升级。 大概是这样的流程： • L1 Inbox 合约临时升级 →
· 2026-04-21T04:42:17+00:00So the solution is to hack arbitrum security council
· 2026-04-21T06:40:09+00:00If you don't like that Arbitrum can freeze funds in an extreme case because it's centralized by nature I've got good news for you Hyperliquid
· 2026-04-21T05:55:26+00:00. @arbitrum Security Council took emergency action to freeze 30,766 ETH held at the Arbitrum One address linked to the @KelpDAO exploit. The key technical point is how this was executed: it was not a normal transfer signed by the exploiter's key. Based on the on-chain trace,
· 2026-04-21T06:26:10+00:00Technically the correct choice. Kim 0. Security Council 1. Arbitrum’s Security Council used its emergency powers to perform a targeted transfer of the stolen funds via a specific “technical solution” (not publicly detailed beyond high level descriptions). "What about
· 2026-04-21T18:21:41+00:00Can DeFi Stay decentralized and still stop a disaster? @jonmorgan_HODL would really like anyone/everyone's take on the $ARB halting roughly $71M in $ETH from the KelpDAO hack
· 2026-04-21T12:00:12+00:00Arbitrum froze and moved the hacker's funds. Did you understand what just happened? The merit of the act is not up for discussion, but the power of execution is. If there is a "freeze" button, immutability is a lie and decentralization, a farce. Free DeFi died yesterday.
· 2026-04-21T17:13:49+00:00The centralized control that allowed Arbitrum to steal back funds from DPRK existed on Ethereum, not Arbitrum. The inbox contract on ETH was upgraded to allow impersonation, and then sent a message to the L2 as if it were DPRK requesting to move funds. If you want to be mad, be
· 2026-04-21T05:08:26+00:00Kudos to the Arbitrum Security Council for taking this brave step and freezing the exploited funds. There's no doubt there will be pushback on this: "Is it really self-custody when the Security Council can freeze funds?" Yes, there will be haters, but this win has to be
· 2026-04-21T04:57:40+00:00NEW: ARBITRUM FREEZES 30,766 ETH LINKED TO KELPDAO EXPLOIT Arbitrum Foundation has frozen 30,766 ETH tied to suspected North Korean actors behind the Aave and KelpDAO exploits, marking the first coordinated fund seizure tied to the recent wave of hacks.
· 2026-04-21T07:44:43+00:00Arbitrum isn’t fully decentralized so this is the right decision. People would rather complain about “decentralization” and let hackers walk away with over $70m Good decision imo
· 2026-04-21T07:09:14+00:00Let’s be clear: if you have the ability to intervene you should. Let’s also be clear: decentralization is a scale. Arbitrum is not centralised nor decentralised. Its trust assumptions are 9/12 chosen by ARB holders. That’s more than most and less than mainnet. Let’s stop
· 2026-04-21T15:41:46+00:00How much glue do you have to sniff in order to fud Arbitrum for freezing North Korean hacker funds? They reduced knock on effects at the heart of some of the most critical DeFi infra in existence User funds are more important than your performative decentralization platitudes
· 2026-04-21T05:22:27+00:00The Decentralization Paradox: Arbitrum Freezes 30,766 ETH of the KelpDAO Attacker! Arbitrum's drastic emergency intervention raises a fundamental question in the crypto community, as the Layer 2 network officially positions itself as a decentralized project. In a purist,
· 2026-04-21T04:26:37+00:00The @arbitrum team has frozen 30.7K ETH from the wallet of the @KelpDAO attacker On one hand, it's positive because with this they've recovered nearly a third of the stolen funds. However, this event also demonstrates that the "decentralization" that's always been promised
· 2026-04-21T06:02:17+00:00By the way, KelpDAO is currently under fire for criticism because LayerZero v2's default is a 1-of-1 DVN verification. KelpDAO's funding was just $10 million, and even if they could recover about 30-40% of the damage amount through Arbitrum, repayment is still impossible. In
· 2026-04-21T13:27:39+00:00Congrats to Aave, arbitrum, LZ and Kelp for this, solving this part of the puzzle makes everything a lot easier and makes it a lot more likely DeFi returns to normal quickly and trust can be rebuilt
· 2026-04-21T07:57:12+00:00North Korean Hacker stole money Arbitrum stole the money back Is Crypto really Decentralized? Good or bad ?
· 2026-04-21T11:02:12+00:00In 2010, Bitcoin rolled back the chain to erase the 184 billion BTC that got printed out of a value overflow bug. In 2016, Ethereum hard-forked to reverse the DAO hack and make investors whole. Arbitrum freezing the KelpDAO exploiter’s 30,766 ETH sits in the exact same bucket.
· 2026-04-21T20:36:54+00:00ETH rolls back once, Arbitrum does it once, centralization is just great.
· 2026-04-21T11:06:39+00:00Freezing hacked funds is the right move. Yes, Arbitrum takes a big hit on the decentralization front, but protecting users should be the top priority. If you want to use a fully decentralized blockchain, that's Ethereum L1.
· 2026-04-21T19:21:55+00:00$47M exploited from KelpDAO. Arbitrum had to freeze wallets manually to stop it. A Security Council. Emergency action. Law enforcement involved. This is the infrastructure we’re building “trustless” finance on. Smart contracts get exploited. Private keys get compromised.
· 2026-04-21T06:42:33+00:00ICYMI: @arbitrum ANNOUNCED "THE ARBITRUM SECURITY COUNCIL HAS TAKEN EMERGENCY ACTION TO FREEZE THE 30,766 ETH BEING HELD IN THE ADDRESS ON ARBITRUM ONE THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE KELPDAO EXPLOIT"
· 2026-04-21T04:19:27+00:00dprk didn’t bridge out of arbitrum??? amateur move ngl
· 2026-04-21T14:26:04+00:00last year after the $223m @CetusProtocol hack, Sui did something very similar to @arbitrum validators coordinated & chose not to listen transactions from the hacker’s wallet. (yeah. kinda how your ex ghosted you ) funds got frozen & later, after governance vote, returned the
· 2026-04-21T04:28:36+00:00Arbitrum managed to recover more than 76M from the hack; it's not in the way we'd have liked it to be, but given the situation, I think it's a valid measure!
· 2026-04-21T07:09:25+00:00NEW: @KelpDAO PRAISES @arbitrum SECURITY COUNCIL FOR FREEZING OVER $71M WORTH OF $ETH BEING HELD IN THE ADDRESS ON ARBITRUM ONE THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE KELPDAO EXPLOIT
· 2026-04-21T12:30:00+00:00ARBITRUM FREEZES 30,766 ETH LINKED TO KELPDAO EXPLOIT Arbitrum’s Security Council executed an emergency action to freeze over 30,766 ETH tied to the KelpDAO exploit on Arbitrum One.
· 2026-04-21T07:55:24+00:00you can tell which kol lost money in this layerzero exploit based off their opinion on arbitrum freeze matter
· 2026-04-21T08:34:14+00:00I am surprised people don’t know that Arbitrum itself is built on Centralized sequencer all these while? If the code allows you to halt an exploit, then you should… If you want Decentralised network, just keep your ETH on Ethereum network or Hold Bitcoin.
· 2026-04-21T20:05:01+00:00Arbitrum has carved out a new niche that no other chain currently occupies. It is censorship resistant unless a decentralized elected set of representatives decide to censor activity they believe is malicious. As I user I like this policy but I am conscious of the slippery slope.
· 2026-04-21T12:41:39+00:00Arbitrum Security Council makes me a lot more bullish on Hyperliquid now. DPRK gonna avoid hacking on Arbitrum going forward.
· 2026-04-21T17:29:19+00:00"If you have the power to stop a bad actor doing an illegal activity onchain, it is your duty and responsibility to do so." "Arbitrum recognized that and acted on it." Andy delivers a conviction take on Arbitrum's decision to intervene and freeze stolen funds from the rsETH
· 2026-04-21T18:15:15+00:00Market's currently torn on @arbitrum 's decision to freeze the rsETH hackers funds I personally think this was a good decision from the $ARB guys People acting like the chain doesn't have a minimal degree of centralization are either deluded or are farming engagement
· 2026-04-21T04:57:05+00:00Arbitrum freezes 30,766 ETH (~$71M) linked to Kelp DAO hack Not just talk real onchain action. Movement of funds is now locked and can only proceed via Arbitrum governance vote. The council acted alongside law enforcement, and the exploiter has reportedly been identified. No
· 2026-04-21T04:56:42+00:00i guess we now know potential hyperliquid hack will just be rolled back or blocked my the arbitrium security squad... bullish i guess
· 2026-04-21T19:37:25+00:00A guy on this X app, drank his own pee for $200 which he was still taxed 25% on. But Arbitrum should let go off $70,000,000 whole United States Benjamin that they can save and saved!!! Y’all ain’t so real on this app
· 2026-04-21T06:19:14+00:00How it works? 12 people were elected to uphold the Arbitrum constitution. If 9 agree an emergency action is needed, and the tx is safe to execute, we execute it. The internal meeting processes are confidential. All I can say is my own thought process. For me it was a
· 2026-04-21T08:03:50+00:00I see both sides, but I think the key is admitting what Arbitrum actually is: a hybrid system, not a pure, unstoppable L1. - Factually, a small Security Council multisig froze and moved 30,766 ETH linked to the KelpDAO exploit into a frozen wallet that only Arbitrum governance
· 2026-04-21T06:54:25+00:00➤ The Arbitrum network discovered one of the wallets involved in the KelpDAO hack And they were actually able to take control of the funds that were inside that wallet and transfer about 30,000 ETH to a frozen intermediary wallet You might see this move as excellent And
· 2026-04-21T04:26:56+00:00Arbitrum freezes $71 million worth of ETH stolen in Kelp DAO exploit
· 2026-04-21T06:29:16+00:00user with 29$ on arbitrum is concerned over the recent freezing of hacker wallets
· 2026-04-21T08:52:35+00:00props to arbitrum for reverse hacking north korea. im sure it wasn’t an easy decision.
· 2026-04-21T06:41:42+00:00honestly i understand both sides on the arbitrum move i get the “decentralization was compromised” angle, fair, but it is hard to blame them for protecting users especially given the scale / context of the hack there is no perfect solution here but imo this was the right call
· 2026-04-21T10:12:16+00:00yes, arbitrum stopped north korea from being able to develop more nukes killing millions but this now opens up the more concerning question, are they decentralized?
· 2026-04-21T04:18:23+00:00There will be those who criticize this, but to me, it seems like the right thing to do. Arbitrum has frozen 30,000 ETH from the KelpDAO hack. This should have been done with every demonstrable hack. Yesterday I read a lot of people saying that regulation is needed: there's
· 2026-04-21T20:37:18+00:00. @HyperliquidX , your product violates KYC regulations, and its bridge is on @arbitrum . Be careful, they are known to use their security council against law breakers.
· 2026-04-21T09:58:03+00:00Arbitrum freezing DPRK funds is obviously the right move, because it’s *possible* to do and morally correct. However I don’t get why people are arguing over the words. It’s okay to say it’s not decentralised, or at least to the line we expect it to be.
· 2026-04-21T16:25:06+00:00100% alignment here. Arbritrum's decision was not the easy path, but it was the right path. Screw playing nice and appeasing those who screaming "muh decentralization." Decentralization != bad people can do bad things without recourse. It means a threshold of people can step
· 2026-04-21T08:10:59+00:00Arbitrum freezes 30,766 ETH affected by the KelpDAO hack. I mean... The most "decentralized" L2 can freeze ETH from any address. Another brutal reality check for this space.
· 2026-04-21T05:32:30+00:00Arbitrum freezes $71M from the #KelpDAO hack Decentralized pie-in-the-sky is just a joke when they can lock it whenever they want, unlock it whenever they want Decentralized my ass
· 2026-04-21T09:30:28+00:00And today again we learn that “code is law” until some humans decide that is not law. I’m not saying that what arbitrum is doing is bad since freezing funds might be the right call. But let’s be honest about what this is, which is “Humans making decisions”. Tech is politics…
· 2026-04-21T15:01:39+00:00Something could come out of ARB, we need to keep an eye on this. When we understand that Bitcoin has finished correcting, or is close to finishing, if ARB is still holding strong, we need to push. #bitcoin
· 2026-04-21T17:21:41+00:00Arbitrum just froze $90 million in ETH and proved DeFi is decentralization theater. The Security Council took emergency action to freeze 30,766 ETH connected to the KelpDAO exploit. A multisig of insiders unilaterally reversed a transaction on what claims to be a "decentralized"
· 2026-04-21T15:22:23+00:00These hacks all targeted points of centralization: KelpDAO hack exploited a trusted bridge & the Drift hack compromised admin keys Centralization is the problem & decentralization is the answer! ARB's admin keys are the problem, not the solution: All major L2s are vulnerable!
· 2026-04-21T10:49:54+00:00Monero is pumping >5%. Unlike in Arbitrum rolling back or censoring addresses wouldn't make sense in XMR, because not even the miners can see which addresses have the coins they want to block
· 2026-04-21T04:39:24+00:00JUST IN - Arbitrum's security council has frozen 30,766 ETH (~$71M) held in an address on Arbitrum One linked to the $292M Kelp DAO exploit. What happens next now sits with governance — the funds will remain frozen unless further action is approved through Arbitrum governance,
· 2026-04-21T05:15:51+00:00Lending rates on Fluid @arbitrum . USDT · 9.89% APY USDC · 10.05% APY GHO · 7.69% APY ETH · 10% APY Zero exposure to the rsETH incident. All markets are safe and operating as intended. fluid.io/lending/42161
· 2026-04-21T04:53:51+00:00ARBITRUM RECOVERS $70.9M FROM KELPDAO EXPLOITER Arbitrum’s Security Council has seized 30,766 $ETH tied to the KelpDAO exploit. The funds, worth over $70 million, were moved to a secure intermediary wallet. According to the Council, the action was taken in coordination with
· 2026-04-21T07:51:54+00:00Trivia: Those who wave the decentralization flag high and fiercely criticize Arbitrum's freezing of hacker funds for crossing their bottom line are the same bunch who hold a pile of centralized stablecoin investments in their hands and keep their big funds only on CEX.
· 2026-04-21T07:06:43+00:00In the KelpDAO exploit, approximately 30,766 ETH of the stolen funds were transferred to an address on the Arbitrum One network and have now been frozen! The attackers' wallet was identified, prompting the Arbitrum Security Council to intervene in coordination with
· 2026-04-21T05:24:42+00:00Arbitrum just stole $71M back from North Korea. The community is applauding. But I have a question that no one is asking...
· 2026-04-21T17:03:21+00:00How Arbitrum rugged the KelpDAO hackers for $71M. Hack the hackers. Love that. The Inbox contract (Arbitrum’s Ethereum gateway that sends messages into the chain) was temporarily upgraded with a one-off `sendUnsignedTransactionOverride` function that could inject a
· 2026-04-21T20:35:28+00:00Walk with me a bit - Cetus gets hacked in 2025 - Sui, via validators freezes funds and return the stolen funds to Cetus - Everyone cries out and claim Sui is not really decentralized, tons of hate - Now it’s 2026 KelpDAO gets hacked - Arbitrium freezes some of the stolen
· 2026-04-21T12:06:55+00:00Everyone is praising Arbitrum for moving 30,765 ETH. And they should. But nobody is talking about how this could turn into one of the biggest hacks. Because the real question is simple: If that level of control exists, who really controls your funds? Today it was used to
· 2026-04-21T13:09:38+00:00Kudos to @arbitrum . Plume's L2 on the other hand (which is based on Arbitrum tech), algorithmically freezes illicit assets as the only Ethereum L2 with sequencer level AML/sanctions screening. No need for manual "emergency actions" when AML is built in.
· 2026-04-21T07:30:13+00:00I don't get the "the maxis were right" nonsense on Arbitrum I don't even get what it's about? How? I mostly just get the feeling that they don't understand the difference between a decentralized blockchain like Solana or ETH and a centralized L2
· 2026-04-21T17:27:14+00:00Arbitrum has demonstrated the ability and unwillingness to enforce compliance. It facilitates KYC, money transmission, and asset brokerage violations while promoting the offenders. a competent government would prosecute stage 1 rollups
· 2026-04-21T08:13:57+00:00Arbitrum would be reluctant to return fund to Aave since Aave showed the intention that they prioritize L1 over L2 Arb would want to check opinions from Aave, Kelp, and other chains before they decided through governance
· 2026-04-21T10:59:57+00:00Arbitrum DAO froze 30,766 ETH ($71M) from the KelpDAO exploit If they can freeze funds, it means its not fully decentralized which is the whole point of crypto They can step in, change rules, block wallets or push updates without full network approval, crazy
· 2026-04-21T04:12:23+00:00Are we saying "hell yea" to Arbitrum seizing ~$71M of ETH from a likely DPRK actor? Absolutely Was this an easy decision to make? Absolutely not
· 2026-04-21T16:49:02+00:00Gm. Nasdaq's 13-day streak is over, Iran rejected Islamabad talks, Apple named a new CEO, and Arbitrum froze $71M of KelpDAO exploit funds. Here's what moved. Market Overview: Nasdaq ended its 13-session winning streak, closing -0.26% at 24,404. S&P 500 -0.24% to 7,109,
· 2026-04-21T09:26:41+00:00users who want reversibility against hacks will realize their preferences are even better served by embracing an even stronger version of it (get fraud protection/insurance for everything like paypal)...hence arbitrum/other < stage 2 rollups will ultimately either have to be like
· 2026-04-21T12:44:35+00:00The Arbitrum Freeze: Decentralization Theater Meets Reality Two days after the $292M Kelp DAO exploit, the Arbitrum Security Council froze 30,766 ETH linked to the attacker. The funds now sit in an intermediary wallet, movable only by further governance action. Good outcome?
· 2026-04-21T04:16:51+00:00rates ripping on Arbitrum rn ~10% on stables/ETH on @0xfluid no exposure to Kelp
· 2026-04-21T12:06:12+00:00Honestly Arbitrum is head of the curve, we should be freezing the tokens of anyone who wants to sell them.
· 2026-04-21T07:09:02+00:00Dude with $170 in $ETH on Binance tweeting how bad decision Arbitrum made
· 2026-04-21T06:51:25+00:00Yes, and I agree with you. The Arbitrum security council's decision to freeze the funds was the best decision ever made. Sentiments aside, this is why Education should be priotizied in the Crypto Industry, because the comments are filled with bullshit responses saying it
· 2026-04-21T16:56:37+00:00LIVE From The Nest: Arbitrum freezes 30K ETH, Odysseas, Sky Founder & Coinbase CSO Join
· 2026-04-21T09:01:12+00:00Following Arbitrum's seizure of $71 million in ETH, the KelpDAO hacker began moving the stolen funds. According to ZachXBT, $1.5 million of these funds were transferred to the Bitcoin network via THORChain.
· 2026-04-21T20:14:22+00:00Love seeing Arbitrum teams collaborating.
· 2026-04-21T03:48:27+00:00I thought it was just some hacker messing with me, but @arbitrum was the one saving the day!!
· 2026-04-21T16:43:48+00:00if you think Arbitrium multisig blocking North Korea hacked funds is not real decentralization, never google Hyperliquid
· 2026-04-21T03:59:05+00:00Arbitrum has frozen 30,766 ETH related to the KelpDAO vulnerability. Saving the losses is greatness, no matter what form!
· 2026-04-21T06:19:39+00:00Arbitrum just clawed back $71M from the KelpDAO exploiter, and CT already saying "Arbitrum it's not decentralized." I think most people saying this fundamentally misunderstand what decentralization actually means. Decentralization isn't binary. It has three dimensions:
· 2026-04-21T12:21:39+00:0030,766 ETH was moved from the exploiter’s Arbitrum address into a frozen governance wallet. That recovered part of Kelp’s hacked funds. In total, over $70M+ was recovered or contained. And honestly, that alone already shifts the narrative a bit. This is where it gets more
· 2026-04-21T22:38:23+00:00We are temporarily disabling ETH and ARB ingress swaps on Chainflip.
· 2026-04-21T12:43:29+00:00There is a big gaslight in crypto right now DON'T LET YOURSELF BE FOOLED! + people are advocating for centralization to make up for the hack (e.g., Arbitrum freezing 30k ETH) + but centralization was what made the hack possible in the first place -- via centralized, insecure
· 2026-04-21T14:34:31+00:00> Stage 1 L2s can make instant upgrades via SC > Arbitrum's SC initiates an upgrade to prevent DPRK from moving funds
· 2026-04-21T05:44:29+00:00thats it im withdrawing my $120 from arbitrium u aint gonna freeze my money
· 2026-04-21T16:26:54+00:00The @arbitrum Security Council made an incredibly difficult decision. Not because it wasn't the right thing to do, but by 'hacking the hacker,' downstream effects are created by setting a new precedent. The game theory:
· 2026-04-21T07:02:57+00:00Arbitrum decision to transfer ETH connected to KelpDAO Exploit is the right one They never claimed to be fully decentralized If the hacked funds weren't recovered, we'd troll Arbitrum for being useless Now, they have stopped the hacker, what's the fuss about decentralisation?
· 2026-04-21T10:07:32+00:00cardano community will never forget what arbitrum did
· 2026-04-21T10:07:25+00:00Arbitrum freezing ~$71M from the Kelp exploit shows how fast DeFi shifts into emergency governance when things break. A security council moved funds to a controlled wallet and worked with law enforcement to limit damage. That's crazy if you ask me for real
· 2026-04-21T08:43:14+00:00So Arbitrum just freeze 30,766 ETH #PulseChain is officially #1 Decentralized blockchain
· 2026-04-21T08:08:44+00:00Arbitrum freezing funds after the Kelp hack... You're saying it's a good move from a security perspective, but on the other hand, it kinda contradicts the whole decentralization thing. Spit down and you hit your beard, spit up and you hit your mustache... What's your take?
· 2026-04-21T09:38:48+00:00Until today, billions of dollars have been stolen from the pioneers of the ecosystem who want to create an alternative for humanity against hackers in crypto. Following the massive impacts of the Kelp hack in the past days, Arbitrum has seized the hacker's funds and left the
· 2026-04-21T04:34:44+00:00If you didn’t know Arbitrum could do this, then you really haven’t been paying attention. Hot take: this is ironically a net positive for DeFi, if it means putting this entire fiasco behind us. Also been saying for years: if you want real decentralization, stay on mainnet.
· 2026-04-21T10:17:08+00:00Arbitrum: marked safe from DRPK If you want to do DeFi safe from North Korea, you do it on Arbitrum.
· 2026-04-21T14:09:39+00:00This is the right decision to make. It was the right decision for Ethereum with the DAO hack, and it's the right decision for Arbitrum here.
· 2026-04-21T07:37:47+00:00There's such a thing as flow. From the KelpDAO hack to today's Arbitrum asset freeze case— the reason everything's dismissed as mere noise rather than real bad news is that even with this juicy material right in front of them, the loudspeakers aren't budging.
· 2026-04-21T12:52:07+00:00arbitrum transferred funds out of an account they don't control due to a "catastrophic event" begs the question is suspecting an account of being DPRK a catastrophic event? offchain criminal activity? government deciding they don't like a specific wallet?
· 2026-04-21T03:54:43+00:00EXPLOIT WATCH ARBITRUM DAO TAKES ACTION TO FREEZE 30K ETH OF STOLEN FUNDS FROM KELPDAO HACKER
· 2026-04-21T16:17:36+00:00guy with $5k to his name in coinbase/binance has something to say about decentralization and arbitrum's multisig
· 2026-04-21T09:28:01+00:00there is no point for crypto if funds in native token can be frozen arbitrarily at the infrastructure level arbitrum just created a terrible precedent here that can now be used for political persecution and other nasty nasty things that crypto and blockchain were created to
· 2026-04-21T05:42:27+00:00The Arbitrum Security Council response to the KelpDAO / LayerZero incident is a good example of something crypto people often miss: u̶n̶f̶o̶r̶t̶u̶n̶a̶t̶e̶l̶y̶ not every system is fully trustless but some trust assumptions are still much better than others
· 2026-04-21T09:15:06+00:00New: Ethereum’s 2nd largest L2 by TVL, @arbitrum , froze 30,766 $ETH ($70M) tied to the KelpDAO exploit and moved the funds to an intermediary frozen wallet. The move sparked backlash, with critics raising concerns about how truly decentralized layer 2s are.
· 2026-04-21T21:06:07+00:00指责 @arbitrum 不去中心化的我觉得有包，首先arb现在就没到stage 2(估计骂的人都不知道stage 2是啥)，安全理事会有能力冻的情况下不冻才是失职，就和usdc不冻drift黑客的u是失职一样。这些喷的人如果自己是受害者，肯定说不出这些道貌岸然的话。
· 2026-04-21T07:16:20+00:00I don't understand why some folks are crying and going to every person tweet about Arbitrum's decision. You can use L1 if you want full decentralization. Arbitrum had the ability to freeze and they did. That's the right move regardless of how you define decentralization.
· 2026-04-21T04:13:19+00:00#CertiKInsight The Arbitrum Security Council has taken emergency action to freeze the 30,766 ETH (~$70M) being held in the address on Arbitrum One that is connected to the KelpDAO exploit. x.com/arbitrum/statu … Stay Vigilant！
· 2026-04-21T08:45:40+00:00It’s been one of the craziest starts to the week: - YugaLabs introduced a grail OTC desk, where they will charge small fees that will be used to take the club forward. - Xeet left Abstract Chain, Fugz moved to ETH Mainnet as well - Arbitrum recovered 30,700+ ETH from DPRK
· 2026-04-21T04:03:04+00:00The Security Council, elected by the ArbitrumDAO, has frozen the funds of the KelpDAO exploiter on Arbitrum One. All members work diligently throughout the process and they deserve some rest now. Good work everyone!
· 2026-04-21T10:07:05+00:00North Korean Hacker stole money Arbitrum stole the money back Is Crypto really Decentralized? Good or bad ?
· 2026-04-21T12:01:56+00:00Arbitrum is literally a DAO. What they did totally defeats the entire meaning of a DAO. In a DAO everyone is supposed to vote to take actions. I’m in an industry that’s ran by clowns…..smh
· 2026-04-21T10:39:17+00:00The same people complaining about a 9/12 multisig for Arbitrum are the same people using protocols with a 1/1 or 2/2 setup
· 2026-04-21T05:14:29+00:00so is this like a arbitrum got us 30k/116k back and we promise to look the other way and never speak about it kind of deal cause ngl pree good deal rn
· 2026-04-21T08:26:39+00:00Massive update on the KelpDAO scandal! Arbitrum just stepped in and secured 30,766 ETH =$70M+ from the attacker’s wallet. Funds are now frozen and out of reach Although $ARB's decentralisation is now being questioned after a small council was able to freeze & move funds.
· 2026-04-21T12:13:42+00:00It had been shoving it in our faces for years that @l2beat had the authority to freeze funds. Now we've all witnessed it together. The Arbitrum Security Council froze 30,766 ETH belonging to the KelpDAO hacker. So how were these ETH transferred without the hacker's wallet
· 2026-04-21T07:11:01+00:00Huge respect to Arbitum for doing this. The biggest threat to crypto is not Quantum or AI, but North Korea.
· 2026-04-21T08:22:46+00:00So basically you're saying that a criminal could hold your council at gunpoint and you would freeze / move all funds available on arbitrum to the criminal. Ok noted.
· 2026-04-21T15:48:28+00:00North Korea just gonna spin up a bunch of validators take over the network and unfreeze their funds on arb.
· 2026-04-21T06:46:56+00:00good move by arbitrum imo but I think this finally answers the question to “are L2s truly decentralized?”
· 2026-04-21T07:07:23+00:00New Theft Worth $70 Million on the $ARB Network?! Under legal cover and a logical justification (at least from the perspective of the decision-makers), approximately $70 million was recovered from the original more than $290 million that was previously stolen in the KelpDAO
· 2026-04-21T04:57:56+00:00Arbitrum just froze $70m in ETH (30,766 ETH) that has been hacked by DRPK-associated attackers in a recent @KelpDAO incident. Nicely done!
· 2026-04-21T14:14:18+00:00It is fucking insane to me how many people are mad at Arbitrum for burning North Koreas funds. WTF! How many people in this industry are undercover DPRK agents?! Decentralization is awesome. What’s more awesome?? Users not funding NK!
· 2026-04-21T04:58:37+00:00Hackers steal funds, Arbitrum steals them back. Only in crypto.
· 2026-04-21T04:32:42+00:00Are people mad at Arbitrum? I think it’s a good thing. Thats one of the points of the layer 2s
· 2026-04-21T10:21:40+00:00Before you call Arbitrum centralized, remember that their security council has 12x more signers than the DVN that caused this.
· 2026-04-21T08:49:20+00:00Although, it doesn’t align with what Decentralization did But I think Arb did the right thing I mean, would you rather watch $71M being stolen right before your eyes and do nothing because you want to stick to the “Decentralization” ideology Or Freeze the money
· 2026-04-21T04:00:05+00:00Arbitrum just froze $71M of the $ETH that was stolen from KelpDAO in the recent exploit, recovering around a quarter of what was initially taken by the hackers.
· 2026-04-21T11:42:00+00:00Arbitrum didn't make the right call today. It shouldn't be possible to freeze a wallet on a "decentralized network". Today it was a hacker. In future it will be your funds for not paying CGT on unrealized gains. You've been warned.
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· 2026-04-21T04:37:08+00:00They're starting to kick the can down the road, Arbitrum is now frozen, and I have no idea what the meaning is.
· 2026-04-21T04:13:20+00:00BREAKING: ETH L2 Arbitrum Freezes 30,766 ETH Linked to KelpDAO Exploit — Sparks Centralization Debate After Criticism of Solana!
· 2026-04-21T04:01:18+00:00Arbitrum has frozen 30,766 ETH belonging to the hacker. But on second thought, if he has the power to freeze funds, doesn't that mean it's not really decentralized?
· 2026-04-21T05:31:55+00:00if you're crying about the fact that "arbitrum is not decentralized" and they shouldn't have done it, you are an enemy of crypto and should move on to a different industry.
· 2026-04-21T05:37:20+00:00Arbitrum is centralised.
· 2026-04-21T11:04:57+00:00My thoughts on the Arbitrum eth freeze: I honestly don’t give a fk just send the coins already
· 2026-04-21T18:01:20+00:00We are LIVE! - $ASTEROID hits $200M - Asteroid Drama? - $ETH vs $SOL - Why are people hating @ItsAngelCirce ? - @CrashiusClay69 calls the top! - Arbitrum Steals back from hackers
· 2026-04-21T04:32:55+00:00BREAKING: Arbitrum freezes 30,766 ETH tied to the KelpDAO exploit.
· 2026-04-21T08:10:49+00:00Arbitrum Security Council froze 30,766 ETH tied to the KelpDAO exploit before it could be moved $71M recovered out of $292M stolen
· 2026-04-21T04:01:39+00:00Does this mean the Arbitrum Security Council can make any address on its blockchain send their assets anywhere it wants?
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· 2026-04-21T11:01:31+00:00what happens when a chain can step in and freeze millions instantly? does it make you feel protected, or does it make you rethink what decentralization really means? this is the situation around arbitrum stay w me now. people saying north korean hackers stole funds and
· 2026-04-21T19:45:05+00:00We are not calling out Arbitrum for freezing DPRK’s funds. We are calling out Arbitrum for calling itself “decentralized” this entire time when it obviously is not.
· 2026-04-21T15:23:35+00:00Seeing a lot of takes regarding Arbitrum freezing stolen funds (~$70M) and working with law enforcement. This is not a bad thing. In fact, it reminds me of when Ethereum forked in 2016. A hacker was able to steal 3.6 MILLION ethereum, valued around $72M, at the time. The
· 2026-04-21T18:02:29+00:00Crypto News Digest: Key Updates You Need to Know The current report features updates of Kalshi, Arbitrum, Tempo, USD AI, OpenGradient, Polymarket, KelpDAO, Aligned, SpaceX, Sui, Based, and Coinbase. $ARB $CHIP $OPG $POLY $ETH $ALIGN $SUI $BASED
· 2026-04-21T16:39:42+00:00fyi you can dunk on either arbitrum security council or circle, but not both
· 2026-04-21T03:43:33+00:00Did a Kelp hacker burn 30,000 ETH? Weird address, but can the @arbitrum team rescue it...?
· 2026-04-21T07:12:00+00:00be arbitrum - do the best airdrop - 60%+ of all L2 activity runs through you - help KelpDAO recover $70M from the hacked assets - never claim to be decentralized haters hate
· 2026-04-21T04:10:12+00:00Arbitrum has frozen 30K ETH belonging to the hacker. Centralized and private blockchains have their own advantages. I’m curious how Arbitrum will move forward as more authorities from different countries request that funds be frozen on-chain from now on.
· 2026-04-21T04:11:01+00:00The Arbitrum Security Council has frozen 30,766 ETH held in addresses on Arbitrum One related to the KelpDAO exploit. There is a debate raging over how this should be evaluated as DeFi.
· 2026-04-21T05:02:13+00:00The Arbitrum Security Council has taken emergency action to freeze the 30,766 ETH being held in the address on Arbitrum One that is connected to the KelpDAO exploit. The Security Council acted with input from law enforcement as to the exploiter’s identity, and, at all times,
· 2026-04-21T17:54:14+00:00We're with you ARBITRUM, governance for the people and by the people.
· 2026-04-21T09:45:45+00:00Arbitrum made the big Gnosis Chain, froze the hacker's funds. Is it okay? Is it wrong? It depends on which side you're on, if you didn't lose anything it's wrong, if you'd been robbed it's okay. My comment still stands, how long are we going to keep using "DeFi"? And we can
· 2026-04-21T06:25:12+00:00Blocking absolutely everyone who tries to mock Arbitrum or anyone else for freezing funds that North Korea stole. All of those people are idiots.
· 2026-04-21T17:16:16+00:00Our analysis of the full picture of the KelpDAO hack is live. This article includes: - Recent developments with the Arbitrum freeze - Complete breakdown of how the hack took place - Our opinion on the finger pointing and the next steps to watch out for Read it here:
· 2026-04-21T21:35:53+00:00Don't pretend like it's controversial to support Arbitrum's decision. Not a single soul disagrees. but if you're not concerned that they have that power, you're asleep.
· 2026-04-21T22:52:10+00:00Is the KelpDAO hacker the first user to experience a completely gas-less txn on Arbitrum
· 2026-04-21T13:51:39+00:00You can hold all of these views at once: - Systems like Arbitrum sit on a spectrum between centralized control and credible neutrality. Therefore, it’s totally reasonable for them to intervene in extreme cases (e.g. major exploits by DPRK hackers). That’s the tradeoff of not
· 2026-04-21T04:38:37+00:00arbitrum just froze my eth wtf
· 2026-04-21T21:28:09+00:00It just keeps going. Monero is: 8.1% up against USD 8.6% up against BTC Market understands that XMR is safe from the kind of address censoring that took place on Arbitrum Get some with OrangeFren.com
· 2026-04-21T07:14:20+00:00Oops, a bad day for North Korean hackers The Arbitrum Security Council triggered a special system transaction from the hacker’s wallet, sending 30,765 ETH to the 0x0000…DA0 address, bypassing the private key for that address, which was controlled by the hacker. They
· 2026-04-21T13:24:37+00:00Arbitrum did the right thing, but it's probably a good time to consider renaming "decentralized finance" to "onchain finance" for good.
· 2026-04-21T05:35:34+00:00Arbitrum divided blockchain maxis in two: > freezing funds is good, funds safu > freezing funds is bad, muh decentralization Most of the takes on the TL depend on the person’s involvement in the KelpDAO case Which side are you on, to freeze or not to freeze?
· 2026-04-21T15:42:17+00:00I just read that Arbitrum's Security Council froze 30,766 ETH tied to the KelpDAO exploit At least they caught it. But how many exploits are still out there that nobody is watching?
· 2026-04-21T12:43:10+00:00what freedoms are you referring to? if you are on arbitrum, you are aware that it is a stage 1 rollup with an emergency council if you do not want that risk, use a different chain having the means but not practicing them to virtue signal is masturbatory moral pageantry
· 2026-04-21T05:08:19+00:00Wow. So long for decentralisation? Arbitrum apparently has the ability to move funds from 1 address to another, without any private key or seed phrase Understand this is under unprecedented times but isn't this also concerning?
· 2026-04-21T08:58:00+00:00JUSTIN SUN CLAIMS TRON MOST DECENTRALIZED AFTER ARBITRUM FREEZE Justin Sun ( @justinsuntron ) has declared Tron ( @trondao ) the most decentralized blockchain following Arbitrum’s ( @arbitrum ) intervention. His comment came after Arbitrum froze funds linked to the KelpDAO exploit.
· 2026-04-21T08:34:02+00:00Introducing ARBuilder: the AI assistant that lets you build on Arbitrum in the smoothest way possible! Describe what you want: Stylus contracts, bridges, dApps, or Orbit L3s and you'll get working code, verified by real compilation. 19 specialized tools Works in
· 2026-04-21T05:06:08+00:00Gm gm fellas Arbitrum really pulled a wild one $70.9M ETH taken back from the KelpDAO exploiter and sent straight to a burn address Funds tied to North Korea are gone instantly man really stole funds just to get robbed back, crypto never runs out of madness steal → flex →
· 2026-04-21T09:31:04+00:00Very proud of the Security Council I think whats amazing this was done by the council, not Arbitrum. By design the council's job is to make the most informed decisions to protect the users of Ethereum and Arbitrum. Some may call this a dangerous precedent, what toes the line
· 2026-04-21T05:07:01+00:00Arbitrum just rugged the North Koreans for $71M – possibly the most important DeFi recovery of 2026 This night Arbitrum's Security Council forcibly moved 30,766 ETH (~$71M) out of the @KelpDAO exploiter's wallet on Arbitrum One – without the attacker's private key, without a
· 2026-04-21T23:58:27+00:00A lot of people are saying this is going to lead to regulatory action or Arbitrum is not decentralized because of the security council’s ability to take this action. They should know the security council members are elected and $ARB holders can remove the council members and
· 2026-04-21T17:02:05+00:00One morning you wake up. Arbitrum has been hacked. The money sitting in your wallet has been whisked away to another wallet.
· 2026-04-21T04:08:49+00:00Arbitrum right now:
· 2026-04-21T15:22:09+00:00Arbitrum just froze 30k+ Ethereum in the KelpDAO exploit. “As of April 20 11:26pm ET the funds have been successfully transferred to an intermediary frozen wallet.” I’m not here to debate if this is right or wrong as it pertains the decentralization, but one thing is clear -
· 2026-04-21T06:28:26+00:00IF THEY CAN MOVE FUNDS ONCE, THEY CAN DO IT AGAIN! This is exactly why I’m withdrawing all my funds from @arbitrum after this. What happened today may look like a justified intervention against a hacker, but it fundamentally goes against everything Bitcoin $BTC and #crypto were
· 2026-04-21T04:47:35+00:0030,766 ETH related to the Arbitrum KelpDAO exploit has been frozen with the Hand of God.
· 2026-04-21T17:14:44+00:00Bitcoin maxis screaming "ETH can rollback" over the Aave/Arbitrum drama Meanwhile.. Gemini: $BTC has done it two major times to fix critical failures.
· 2026-04-21T12:32:19+00:00since the beginning of 2026 a lot of projects have been hacked none recovered yet Arbitrum recovered stolen funds linked with kelpDAO why are people complaining? genuinely curious
· 2026-04-21T15:15:56+00:00If they can freeze “criminal coins” then they can freeze yours too. This has highlighted that the words “decentralized, permission-less and open source” are just buzz words that hold no weight in this space Bitcoin, Ethereum and arbitrum are all shitcoins
· 2026-04-21T10:25:53+00:00literally shaking right now. after arbitrum froze north korea's $71m in stolen eth to fund their nuclear weapons program i'm concerned they're going to start freezing my $71 too.
· 2026-04-21T07:07:53+00:00People complain that L2s are centralized but honestly its preferred that L2s take actions like this rather than doing decentralization theatre Ethereum L1 wouldn’t be able to do this anyway So this is definitely a good decision from Arbitrum
· 2026-04-21T11:00:02+00:00Arbitrum is a Stage 1 rollup, meaning 75% of a Security Council of at least 8 members can collude to push an invalid message (via L2Beat). Hate the setup if you want, but not the execution. A security council that doesn’t act here isn’t more decentralized, just bad at its job.
· 2026-04-21T22:49:36+00:00despite toilet level market conditions, arbitrum eco TGEs have been pretty damn good over the past month edge -> flipped lit chip -> 3x from ICO price it turns out the secret to high quality TGEs is to not build your culture around one click token launchers
· 2026-04-21T12:39:08+00:00Huge respect to @arbitrum + Security Council for freezing $71M from the DPRK KelpDAO hacker. Right call, and why Arbitrum is still my favorite L2. Yes it opens a pandora's box — where's the line, which law enforcement, what hack amount is enough to involve security council
· 2026-04-21T12:41:07+00:00Our take on Arbitrum’s decision to freeze $71M linked to the Kelp hack. First, let’s be clear: Arbitrum has never claimed to be fully decentralized, and it has relied on a single sequencer since day one. Framing this decision as a “betrayal of decentralization” is therefore
· 2026-04-21T12:20:28+00:00Arbitrum just froze $71M in ETH... Here's what actually happened: KelpDAO runs rsETH, a liquid restaking token. It uses LayerZero to bridge assets between chains. An attacker found a flaw in the bridge's message verification. They sent out a fake message that told the bridge
· 2026-04-21T15:03:51+00:00The ships working overtime to tel you how good the @arbitrum decision was by the “security council”.
· 2026-04-21T04:18:12+00:00this is probably the best thing that has come out in last 3 days. @arbitrum and all the folks coordinating are goated af sure we all care about decentralization and it's needed at times. but in this current scenario, in this moment, we need to give up those values. we need to
· 2026-04-21T05:45:20+00:00The Arbitrum Security Council has just announced that it has frozen $70.97 million worth of ETH in the KelpDAO hacker addresses. They then sent all the assets to the address 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000DA0. One stole it, the other seized it.
· 2026-04-21T05:54:20+00:00If Arbitrum wasn't an L2 at least we could have gotten extra coins from Arbitrum Classic
· 2026-04-21T05:41:39+00:00Arbitrum having a choice between decentralization & seizing funds is the weirdest framing. Decentralization isn't how these L2s work. Not seizing funds would just be willingly letting North Korea move money through your database. If you can stop them you should.
· 2026-04-21T10:45:15+00:00Arbitrum announced that it had recovered 30,766 $ETH—equivalent to 70M dollars—from the funds stolen by KelpDAO and transferred it to another wallet. In other words, that so-called decentralization being defended doesn't actually exist. Roughly speaking, from a technical
· 2026-04-21T15:28:24+00:00Lots of takes on what Arbitrum did. Imo they made the best move. Users got protected, stolen funds got frozen. Here's the honest frame. If you have the power, use it to protect users. Don't LARP decentralization while the power sits in a multisig. But if you actually care about
· 2026-04-21T14:04:19+00:00arbitrum did the right thing. emergency discretion exists. sometimes it protects users. sometimes it reveals the real trust model.
· 2026-04-21T21:07:21+00:00i don't give the Arbitrum Security Council permission to use my wallets, my calldata, my information or my publications, both of the past and the future, mine or those where i show up. By this statement, I give my notice to the Arbitrum Security Council it is strictly forbidden
· 2026-04-21T20:36:07+00:00Bullish on the @Arbitrum ecosystem working together @RobinhoodApp x @USDai_Official
· 2026-04-21T13:25:16+00:00Last night @arbitrum froze and seized $70M of DPRK-linked funds. Many are criticizing this as centralization, but reality is most protocols today have the ability to do the same. Saving user funds shouldn’t be controversial. Choosing not to do it should be. H/T to the Arbitrum
· 2026-04-21T12:07:14+00:00people are acting so shocked about the DPRK freeze like arbitrum was the last bastion of decentralization or something its arbitrum
· 2026-04-21T12:37:42+00:00guy with $23 on arbitrum and a learning disability has a question for the security council
· 2026-04-21T07:52:26+00:00Arbitrum (L2 chain) decided to freeze 30k ETH onchain from bad actors even if I'm for full decentralisation, in some special case this is necessary the chain is the only entity capable of acting and saving funds hacked great thing
· 2026-04-21T09:42:23+00:00From the first moment I saw ICObeast point out the high liquidity on Arbitrum’s OTC market for Monad cards, I knew Arbitrum was something special
· 2026-04-21T14:07:04+00:00Although no one is optimistic about L2, $ARB really is on the rise.
· 2026-04-21T13:20:51+00:00The result of Arbitrum's decision today is that this type of things keeps happening again and again because no one ends up paying the cost of accountability. A bailout and zero lessons learned.
· 2026-04-21T20:17:40+00:00I made a rap song titled "The Lie of Decentralization ARB" Enjoy it, and I see everyone on it with a big pull
· 2026-04-21T12:36:58+00:00Regarding the kelp issue, It seems the ARB chain side froze the hacker's funds, but... If they can do that, Doesn't that make it a centralized thing? If you're going to allow that, Then might as well just use Binance entirely It's ARB Corporation, isn't it
· 2026-04-21T11:51:23+00:00Arbitrum just froze Kelp’s ETH. It’s completely centralized. Your money there is at their mercy. The next mass-psychosis event will be so interesting.
· 2026-04-21T20:56:31+00:00All Things Crypto! x.com/i/spaces/1aJbd … - Arbitrum freezes ETH held in addresses on Arbitrum One @griffgreen - Incoming Payment Licenses for Crypto Firms - Kalshi to Launch Crypto Trading with Perps - $BTC update - Ceasefire or no Ceasefire? See everyone at
· 2026-04-21T10:18:17+00:00One day in the blockchain world, there was a thief who stole a certain amount of ETH, and then his ETH was stored in a house called Arbitrum. Then the "security council" in the Arbitrum house froze the thief's ETH, and later it would be determined through "governance" what to do
· 2026-04-21T07:31:12+00:00Most L2s are centralized anyways, might as well use it to an advantage. Gud tech, well played Arbitrum team. I’m sure hackers will never leave funds on there ever again lol.
· 2026-04-21T13:23:28+00:00why would arbitrum represent the entire crypto industry
· 2026-04-21T09:30:39+00:00Giga Bullish Altseason Watchlist – April 2026 Edition $SOL $AVAX $LINK $ONDO $NEAR $WLD $IMX $GALA $CORE $SUPRA $MNT $PI $DEFI $PENGU $PROPC $SUI $RENDER $TAO $ETH $BNB $XRP $ADA $DOT $ARB $OP $INJ $PEPE $SHIB $TON $APT $SEI $FET $AAVE $UNI $MKR $HYPE $ZRO $JUP The crypto
· 2026-04-21T22:14:41+00:00Talking Arbitrum DAO Rescue here:
· 2026-04-21T07:38:43+00:00L1 will keep purifying itself more and more into the simple role of verification. L2 will charge ahead into localization. That's why I personally think this move by Arbitrum is effective in terms of points of contact with society. I've always thought so. I think the way it
· 2026-04-21T08:00:01+00:00Arbitrum urgently freezes ETH amount related to KelpDAO incident. Arbitrum has urgently frozen 30,766 ETH (approximately $71 million) held on the Arbitrum One network following the Kelp DAO cyberattack valued at over $292 million that occurred on April 18, 2026. The Arbitrum
· 2026-04-21T08:18:20+00:00if they return to kelp and kelp adds it to the pool to cover losses the bad debt on arbitrum will be higher as well, as this recovered money will need to be split among all l2s
· 2026-04-21T06:27:05+00:00Arbitrum Security Council just did the impossible. They froze and moved 30,766 ETH (~$71M) from the KelpDAO hacker’s wallet on Arbitrum One. without any private keys and without user vote. The real problem is 'decentralization' on L2s is a straight-up myth. L2 security
· 2026-04-21T03:48:23+00:00Looks like the KelpDAO Exploiter burned 30,766 $ETH ($70.94M) on @arbitrum . arbiscan.io/tx/0x561804424 …
· 2026-04-21T04:08:46+00:00i'm extremely proud of what clearly was a well thought out decision by the arbitrum security council @arbitrum is for the people
· 2026-04-21T19:00:59+00:00NOT JUST TETHER ON ARBITRUM CAN BE FROZEN. BUT ALSO ETHEREUM ITSELF. Arbitrum froze and seized the funds stolen from the KelpDAO exploit that affected AAVE. NOT YOUR PRIVATE KEYS, NOT YOUR COINS. It only works on bitcoin. Not on cRiPtO. After years of telling you, you're finally x.com/arbitrum/statu…
· 2026-04-21T09:21:44+00:00Lol decentralisation My foot .... So arbitrum freeze 30k ETH in a Wallet... Arbitrum has that capability to freeze any wallet and transfer funds out of it without Private .... The decentralisation slogan is lies all along..
· 2026-04-21T10:29:02+00:0030,000 ETH on Arbitrum frozen due to their connection to the Kelp DAO hack. The Arbitrum Security Council froze a total of 30,766 units of ether, valued at 71.4 million dollars. This measure was taken as an emergency action to contain the impact and prevent the attacker from
· 2026-04-21T09:26:35+00:00Arbitrum acted as a private company and froze the funds. The era of decentralization is over, retail and institutions don't give a damn about it, people want security to operate without some damn North Korean wanting to screw you over
· 2026-04-21T07:26:37+00:00BREAKING: JUSTIN SUN DECLARES TRON MOST DECENTRALIZED AFTER ARBITRUM EMERGENCY FREEZE OF 30,766 $ETH TIED TO KELPDAO EXPLOIT
· 2026-04-21T05:15:30+00:00Arbitrum Security Council froze 30,766 ETH connected to the KelpDAO exploit on Arbitrum One. Coordinated with law enforcement, executed without impacting any other users or applications on the chain. The funds are now in an intermediary wallet, only movable by further Arbitrum
· 2026-04-21T13:04:52+00:00Arbitrum Security Council froze 30,766 ETH from one of the addresses of the hackers responsible for the Kelp DAO attack. This shows a point of centralization in Arbitrum (and in L2s in general): it means that, with the right coordination, the balance of any address can be
· 2026-04-21T06:20:54+00:00Huge respect for this decision. I’m glad Arbitrum SC decided to skip the decentralisation theatre in favour of decisively securing user funds. Using an L2/appchain should come with a clear understanding that most of those systems have - by necessity - more controls in place.
· 2026-04-21T16:11:07+00:00Vitalik's pants are sharding. Arbitrum is definitely using a lot of dickcentralized cockchain technology.
· 2026-04-21T10:36:43+00:00An insider stole the money and Arbitrum stole it back. Today it's clear. Decentralization is bullshit.
· 2026-04-21T08:46:20+00:00As long as I haven't commented on something and you consider it important or something I've personally invested in, then everything you see is just overhyped noise, @arbitrum $ARB
· 2026-04-21T07:46:30+00:00The last 20 days in Crypto - Arbitrum freezing NK funds - RaveDAO scam - KelpDAO exploit - Drift exploit - WLFI scam - CZ and StarOKX beef Markets down, activity up, Sad state of affairs overall.
· 2026-04-21T15:29:33+00:00Arbitrum can not only freeze your funds (of course) but they can also unilaterally transfer funds out of your wallet. “Decentralized”
· 2026-04-21T01:01:38+00:00yeah, reactively at least Arbitrum DAO moved $15M out of Aave (10M ETH, 5M stables) into Morpho after Kelp Stake DAO and Avant both cut their frxUSD vault exposure too
· 2026-04-21T13:05:30+00:00Arbitrum is done. A "decentralized" blockchain that can seize your entire balance. Not good.
· 2026-04-21T12:37:11+00:00Our take on Arbitrum's decision to freeze $71M linked to the Kelp hack. To start with, let's be clear: Arbitrum has never claimed to be fully decentralized, and we know they've relied on a single sequencer from the very beginning. So, framing this decision as a "betrayal of
· 2026-04-21T04:32:08+00:00TOP 15 CRYPTO HEADLINES Arbitrum's Security Council freezes 30,766 ETH linked to the KelpDAO exploit, moving the funds to an intermediary wallet inaccessible to the exploiter. Ripple unveils a multi-phase roadmap to make the XRP Ledger quantum-resistant by 2028. This
· 2026-04-21T09:00:07+00:00After $ARB just froze 30,766 $ETH linked to the KelpDAO hack. $TRX founder Justin Sun is claiming Tron is “the most decentralised blockchain.” He's implying Tron wouldn’t intervene like that. With controversy hitting $ETH protocols, could we see more stables shift to $TRX.
· 2026-04-21T04:42:22+00:00I was thinking, if from here on out the fate of the funds frozen on ARB gets decided by a governance vote, wouldn't that make ARB's value go up? So I checked the chart, and it's going down—lol, what a laugh.
· 2026-04-21T13:18:34+00:00Arbitrum scores against North Korea, loses decentralization status.
· 2026-04-21T16:40:29+00:00#Gold is crashing, #Crypto is pumping, smart people will understand this is called 𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 #Bitcoin #Ethereum #Altcoins #BullRun #Altseason #Blockchain #Web3 #BTC #ETH #SOL #XRP #ADA #BNB #DOGE #AVAX #DOT #MATIC #LINK #LTC #ETC #ATOM #ARB #OP #NEAR #FTM #ICP #FIL
· 2026-04-21T08:03:39+00:00The Arbitrum takes aren't really about whether the decision is morally right It all circles back to how scary and exploitable it is that so few people hold that much power
· 2026-04-21T04:40:32+00:00TLDR- @arbitrum backdoored their own protocol to allow themselves to make a valid forced transaction. Your fraud proofs don’t mean shit here. Historic moment for DeFi with long term regulatory enforcement ramifications.
· 2026-04-21T09:40:48+00:00The largest influx to @monad since the start of the mainnet Monad is almost 5 month old btw - Etherium $48mil - Solana $29mil - Monad $21mil - Arbitrum $17mil - BSC $10mil by @mayan
· 2026-04-21T06:35:22+00:00I can only imagine what a tough decision this would have been, but this is absolutely heroic Massive respect to arbitrum for saving $70m - the first positive development since the exploit
· 2026-04-21T13:53:26+00:00If 30.766 ETH can be frozen with a single technical move, who really controls the chain? @arbitrum Security Council transferred the $71 million from the KelpDAO hack to a secure wallet through emergency intervention. The operation was carried out in collaboration with law
· 2026-04-21T13:31:28+00:00It’s interesting to watch the CT’s reaction to Arbitrum’s decision. Opinions are sharply divided: > Some believe it was the right move, protecting users’ funds should be the top priority > Others criticize it heavily, saying it blurs the lines of decentralization and sets a
· 2026-04-21T08:31:04+00:00Arbitrum just froze 30k plus ETH from the kelp dao hacker Everyone is on about decentralization but this is actually a good thing Now most hackers wont be able to get away with things like this First it was tether ( usdt is not decentralized) and now arbitrum Can’t wait to
· 2026-04-21T16:48:32+00:00DeFi is not going away... It may evolve, but it's here to stay! % of chain fees from DeFi past 7 days: ▸ Ethereum Mainnet: 34.78% ($2.3M) ▸ Base Chain: 39.10% ▸ Polygon PoS: 69.20% (inc Polymarket) ▸ Arbitrum One: 34.91% ▸ Starknet: 51.59% ▸ OP: Mainnet: 50.87% ▸ Mantle:
· 2026-04-21T18:53:40+00:00Freezing assets belonging to the attacker by Arbitrum is truly a double-edged sword covered in shit at both ends. Everyone wants intervention against the malicious attacker, but... The form of that intervention matters too. In the past, during the DAO hack incident on Ethereum,
· 2026-04-21T07:39:53+00:00kelp exploit triggered contagion across defi. $71m frozen on arbitrum, layerzero bridges paused, tvl down 7% in 24h to $86b. meanwhile ai agents hit 19% of on chain activity and rwa platforms like securitize crossed $30b tokenized. two markets running in parallel. one bleeding
· 2026-04-21T10:13:45+00:00Appropriate that a centralized point of failure is mitigated by a centralized point of security I support the decision by @arbitrum The security counsel is composed of giga-brains
· 2026-04-21T08:36:53+00:00Sir Arbitrum have just triggered there 12-N death star multisig and rugged North Korea.
· 2026-04-21T10:28:44+00:00Arbitrum has urgently frozen 30,766 ETH worth around 71M on Arbitrum One linked to the Kelp DAO hack. The funds were moved into an intermediary wallet that is now locked. The hacker no longer has access, and only the Arbitrum governance community can decide what happens to the
· 2026-04-21T07:57:39+00:002/ What happened with the @Arbitrum freeze, step by step: Part of the funds tied to the #KelpDAO exploit ended up on #Arbitrum One. In total, 30,766 ETH was identified there — about $71M, or roughly 24–26% of the reported $292M exploit.
· 2026-04-21T15:51:29+00:00ETH, ARB, BASE → Yominet one click bridge Since kami bot slots are 50% off i was trying to buy a bunch, tried the bridge for the first time after the update and this is a whole new world!! if you still cant do this you should just die fr... seriously...
· 2026-04-21T12:23:59+00:00Some people with leadership positions in some dysfunctional DAO is very mad at Arbitrum right now
· 2026-04-21T09:02:45+00:00Arbitrum Security Council has saved $70M ETH for Aave ETH depositors instead of getting stolen by DPRK. To reiterate, security council is a decentralized 12-member committee elected by the Arbitrum DAO. You can debate the level of decentralization but there is always a tradeoff
· 2026-04-21T13:36:56+00:00I'm both happy Arbitrum froze the ETH and glad principled individuals like Gabriel or Tim are speaking out. Situations like this should be "this was a tough call, regretful to do but the least bad choice", and never "we won yaaas queens go DEFI".
· 2026-04-21T06:11:30+00:00the De in DeFi means there is no one right opinion about the Arbitrum freeze
· 2026-04-21T22:58:41+00:00It seems operators of Arbitrum's "emergency control" are in fact running controlled financial service without needed licenses, so I would recommend anyone to avoid promoting or interacting in any ways with the illegal controlled financial service.
· 2026-04-21T04:24:59+00:00The Arbitrum Security Council has taken emergency action to freeze the 30,766 ETH being held in the address on Arbitrum One that is connected to the KelpDAO exploit. The Security Council acted with input from law enforcement as to the exploiter’s identity, and, at all times,
· 2026-04-21T16:15:24+00:00Scrolling with Ceazor - 04/21/2026 X's Mentioned @arbitrum @mert @cyrille_briere @lex_node @yearnfi @fraxfinance @HeyAnonai @NikitaXBT @0xAngelAgent @Pentosh1 @eth_strategy @gami_vc @jinglejamOP @Optimism @sunnyside_io @svobodamichael @TokenBrice @BartertownC @flyingtulip_ OP
· 2026-04-21T12:35:54+00:00Maybe Arbitrum's decision to intervene and move the assets wasn't seen as a problem by the smart money. Maybe it was exactly what they expect from an infrastructure that aims to operate at scale. I have my opinion on how it should be. The institutional investor isn't buying my
· 2026-04-21T06:07:16+00:00Arbitrum hacked the wallet of the hacker who stole 30,766 ETH from KelpDAO At 11:26 PM ET, all stolen funds were moved to an address controlled by Arbitrum and are no longer accessible to the hacker They triggered a special system transaction from the hacker’s wallet: Tx type
· 2026-04-21T09:07:48+00:00so arbitrum just moved 30k $eth linked to the kelpdao hack to another address they identified the wallet and executed a technical recovery now here’s the real question… does this mean they can intervene without keys when needed? or are we overreacting without
· 2026-04-21T18:06:44+00:00Arbitrum just froze 30k ETH and people are celebrating it DeFi? #PulseChain is real DeFi
· 2026-04-21T05:03:12+00:00hey @arbitrum I am a nurse ≽^• ˕ • ྀི≼ ppman.eth
· 2026-04-21T09:07:43+00:00Arbitrum Security Council: The money the hackers got from attacking KelpDAO is sitting on our chain, so we're moving these 30,766 $ETH to a safe place. Hacker: F**k! I was careless, that damn L2 is so unreliable—can coins on the chain really be frozen? And transferred away?
· 2026-04-21T07:28:55+00:00Why didn't Unc Kim escape hatch his tokens on Arbitrum back to the L1?
· 2026-04-21T14:27:44+00:00Arbitrum has seized the money of thieves. Decentralization is not refraining from intervening in theft….
· 2026-04-21T09:15:08+00:00BULL Market TARGETS! #crypto $BTC - 150K $ETH - $10K $SOL - $500 $LINK - $100 $BNB - $1500 $ADA - $10 $ONDO - $10 $XRP - $10 $DOGE - $5 $TON - $10 $NEAR - $50 $POL - $10 $KAS - $1 $SUI - $10 $CELL - $20 $ARB - $10 $DYDX - $10
· 2026-04-21T07:52:43+00:00The @arbitrum Security Council has just urgently frozen 30,766 ETH (~$71M) from the KelpDAO exploit and transferred them to the "refrigerator", from where governance can no longer be withdrawn without voting. It's cool that the hackers' money (most likely, Lazarus/North Korea)
· 2026-04-21T09:00:32+00:0012 people can freeze any wallet on arbitrum. you probably just knew one of their names. here’s who they are and how they got that power. arbitrum has something called a security council, 12 people whose job is to respond to emergencies on the network - hacks, exploits, stolen
· 2026-04-21T10:15:48+00:00TOP BLOCKCHAINS BY MONTHLY ACTIVE ADDRESSES #BNBChain #Solana #Near #Tron #Aptos #Ethereum #Bitcoin #Polygon #Base #Sei #Litecoin #Arbitrum #Celo #Sui #Avalanche
· 2026-04-21T12:48:57+00:00I was having trouble swapping SUPRA tokens, so I tried swapping them on SwapSpace @SwapSpaceCo , and they smoothly converted to USDC on the ARB chain, so sharing.
· 2026-04-21T08:00:57+00:00RWA added 7,831 new holders (WoW) Solana is still holding the #1 position with 2,448 new holders. Slightly above Ethereum’s 2,363 new holders. Stellar recorded 251 new holders. Arbitrum added 2,039. Ethereum & BNB are above Solana in value, yet Solana tops the chart in
· 2026-04-21T08:55:37+00:00Why can something like this even be "done"? Arbitrum has a mechanism built in from the start that allows its Security Council (a 12-member emergency response body) to exercise special privileges in the event of a "catastrophic emergency" (major crisis). Specific mechanism
· 2026-04-21T03:48:51+00:00ok this makes sense now arbiscan.io/address/0x0000 …
· 2026-04-21T16:29:24+00:00Welcome to Absolute Decentralization $ARB | $AAVE
· 2026-04-21T20:35:25+00:00What do you think the Arbitrum Security Council would have done to Canadian truckers who had an Arbitrum wallet.. if it had been around back then? @BTCsessions
· 2026-04-21T14:47:00+00:00Out of work finally! Now #shill me some #Crypto worth aping into but that hasn't launched yet #ETH #AVAX #BNB #CRO #ADA #XRP #SOL #ARB #100x #500x #1000x
· 2026-04-21T04:55:08+00:00interesting decision by the arbitrum security council and while i think it was a necessary step, i am however uncomfortable that this step can be taken how can we be reassured that this measure will not be reused at the coercion of a government or centralised entity? does the
· 2026-04-21T04:33:43+00:00Not going to dunk on Arbitrum for this, it’s the right call - it involves taking control of funds on the Arbitrum bridge where such centralized/ unilateral emergency actions are easier to execute and justify
· 2026-04-21T05:30:10+00:00The Arbitrum Security Council has taken emergency action to freeze the 30,766 ETH being held in the address on Arbitrum One that is connected to the KelpDAO exploit. The Security Council acted with input from law enforcement as to the exploiter’s identity, and, at all times,
· 2026-04-21T19:18:30+00:00You shouldn't trust anyone in this market. The essence remains the same: don't trust, verify. Despite the recent discussions about Arbitrum decentralization, Circle and co... the fact is that the crypto market is still, in general, the environment that gives you the most
· 2026-04-21T06:44:04+00:00These days are full of really tough decisions back to back. Big win against DPRK. Gg Arbitrum Council.
· 2026-04-21T05:35:38+00:00Great work by the Security Council in acting on behalf of the ArbitrumDAO and broader Arbitrum community to help secure funds tied to the KelpDAO exploit Arbitrum will always be for the people
· 2026-04-21T19:00:29+00:00Congratulations to @USDai_Official on the launch of $CHIP! 12 months ago, the team set out on @arbitrum to bring GPU-backed loans on-chain. Today, the team has ~$350M TVL and distributed over $13M in cumulative yield at ~7% APY for USDai stakers.
· 2026-04-21T05:45:57+00:00Circle can learn a bit from Arb
· 2026-04-21T11:30:42+00:00I see many people criticizing Arbitrum's decision. But if these funds wouldn't have been frozen, they would have probaby be used to fund North Korea's nuclear program. Pretending that L2s are fully decentralized (when they aren't) and not doing this would have been a dumb move.
· 2026-04-21T14:39:19+00:00Will $Arbase Token pump to 0.0018 before Airdrop drops..... I trust what @kingyru is building . What's your prediction too?
· 2026-04-21T10:33:55+00:00What just happened on Arbitrum should make anyone who believes in decentralization stop and think. The Arbitrum Security Council stepped in and froze 30,766 ETH linked to the KelpDAO exploit. On the surface it sounds like user protection, but this exposes some uncomfortable
· 2026-04-21T04:01:25+00:00ARBITRUM FREEZES 30,766 ETH CONNECTED TO KELP DAO EXPLOIT
· 2026-04-21T21:28:24+00:00#Arbitrum recovered 70.9M$ of the more than 200M$ "stolen" from #AAVE after being minted without backing on the #Kelpdao bridge. Is it really positive and/or negative?
· 2026-04-21T02:41:57+00:00Get yourself ready for the upcoming $CHIP TGE that will happen later today Seem like Pendle YT Arbitrum was super beneficial > Listings will be 12:15 UTC > Coinbase added to the roadmap, which means anyway We'll witness at least x2 crime pump like it was with 90% coins
· 2026-04-21T19:08:34+00:00Arbitrum's Security Council successfully transferred 30,766 ETH from the KelpDAO exploiter to a frozen address by briefly modifying the L1 inbox contract Arbitrum DAO to determine next steps.
· 2026-04-21T17:20:15+00:00This has been a fascinating set of events to monitor over the last 3-4 days, culminating in the Arbitrum Security Council freezing the funds of the attackers All eyes are still on Kelp DAO and its decision on how to handle the losses, as well as on Arbitrum governance and how it
· 2026-04-21T06:12:25+00:00GM, did decentralisation die? Arbitrum just froze $100M from the Kelp hacker. While this is really good for all parties affected and does in this context make me bullish on Arb. It does raise a question: If a Security Council can freeze a hacker, it can freeze anyone. Rate
· 2026-04-21T13:06:54+00:00it's 29:1 now after arbitrum freeze
· 2026-04-21T03:49:02+00:00not burned, frozen by arbitrum
· 2026-04-21T04:29:11+00:00Arbitrum has frozen the wallet containing the 30,000+ ETH attributed to the KelpDAO exploit. GG's to Arbitrum.
· 2026-04-21T17:14:07+00:00Massive Hack in KelpDAO: USD $175 Million at Risk Hackers have already started moving the stolen funds between Ethereum and Bitcoin. Transfers of USD $117 million and USD $58 million were tracked. Arbitrum froze USD $71 million in ether linked to the attack. Fear
· 2026-04-21T09:57:08+00:00Not seeing as much backlash as when Sui took a similar action back then. What do you think was the right decision? Let the hacker take $70m or freeze the ETH and save users funds? I think Arbitrum and Sui made the right decision here.
· 2026-04-21T15:08:07+00:00I have just 2 questions: - Is it the first time that funds are frozen on Arbitrum? - Is it the first time that funds linked to a criminal activity are moving through Arbitrum?
· 2026-04-21T13:06:23+00:00Ostensibly the security council is there to fix errors in the proving system. This is certainly a broadening of the security council's duties. I don't even disagree with you. I just recognize that this is definitely not good for Arbitrum. The capacity is demonstrated and they
· 2026-04-21T21:03:52+00:00If centralized levers exist, using them is disgusting-but-necessary. Arbitrum, like Circle, needs to establish a rule for when to act that can be applied consistently. This shouldn't be celebrated though. The end goal should be making this structurally impossible. Stage two.
· 2026-04-21T04:58:23+00:00x.com/arbitrum/statu…
· 2026-04-21T03:43:07+00:00The Arbitrum Security Council has taken emergency action to rescue the 30,766 ETH being held in the address on Arbitrum One that is connected to the KelpDAO exploit. The Security Council acted with input from law enforcement as to the exploiter’s identity, and, at all times,
· 2026-04-21T06:59:14+00:00Back in 2024 @usetria is one of the most solid AVS Layer 2 built on Arbitrum Orbit and MoveVM. This tool removes the public rollout from the need of gas tokens and manual bridging across 20+ network. Its key features: smart account SDK integrated into Web3 gaming ecosystem and
· 2026-04-21T12:15:00+00:00If the Arb side ends up taking a recovery fee (which they probably will), it'll just stir up even more backlash
· 2026-04-21T06:49:18+00:00Instead of adding to the noise - I'm collating a list of thoughtful response regarding the Arbitrum Security Council decision that is worth a read: 1/ x.com/sgoldfed/statu … 2/ x.com/chrisbima/stat … 3/ x.com/_weidai/status … 4/ x.com/momir_amidzic/ … 5/
· 2026-04-21T08:30:03+00:00arbitum did the right choice the problem is that arbitum shouldn't have had the power to make the choice in the first place. reject backdoor multi sigs, move to public permissionless concensus
· 2026-04-21T14:42:36+00:00If I’m KelpDAO, I’m suing each of the 12 Arbitrum security council members individually. They literally stole their money with zero legal authority.
· 2026-04-21T14:04:47+00:00A member of Arbitrum multisig that decided to freeze and steal tens of millions of dollars from an Arbitrum wallet wants to debate you about whether it was the right or wrong decision. This is DeFi.
· 2026-04-21T09:16:45+00:00Ok. I'm officially announcing: the most decentralized blockchain in the world is Tron. x.com/arbitrum/statu…
· 2026-04-21T08:22:58+00:00Arbitrum didn’t “𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻” ... it used the safeguards it was designed for in a worst-case scenario. A ~$70M exploit was unfolding, and the Security Council stepped in to secure funds, protect users, and contain the damage without disrupting the
· 2026-04-21T10:56:51+00:00How many of the Arbitrum multisig signers are UsS tax payers? There is a pretty convincing argument that they control 1/12 of the Arbitrum entity and hence should include 1/12 of its value in their tax returns. It’s just a unincorporated partnership owned by 12 people!
· 2026-04-21T10:35:48+00:00Everyone has a take on the Arb "decentralization," saying that it's a good move and we should not let terrorists take our money. Ok, when can we get our money back from VCs who laundered billions and manipulated this industry? Just asking because, in my opinion, it's the same
· 2026-04-21T15:06:12+00:00These hacks all targeted points of centralization: KelpDAO hack exploited a centralized bridge & the Drift hack compromised admin keys Centralization is the problem & decentralization is the answer! ARB's admin keys are the problem, not the solution; as all L2s are vulnerable!
· 2026-04-21T14:11:07+00:00Arbitrum Freezes 30,766 ETH! Valued at USD $71 million, these funds are related to the $292 million exploit against Kelp DAO. The measure was taken after obtaining information from law enforcement agencies. This action recovers nearly a quarter of the loot and highlights
· 2026-04-21T13:28:37+00:00After 48+ hours of post-mortems filled with legalese and finger pointing it's reassuring to see the Arbitrum security council take action A difficult decision with users' best interest in mind
· 2026-04-21T05:42:49+00:00And this is not just “some multisig.” The Arbitrum Security Council sits inside a governance framework: - the DAO can modify or eliminate its powers through a Constitutional AIP - elections replace 6 of 12 every 6 months - elections are live right now by the way
· 2026-04-21T14:31:08+00:00Tron Declares Itself the Most Decentralized Blockchain Amid the Arbitrum Crisis Justin Sun made the announcement following the freezing of USD $71 million linked to the Kelp DAO hack. Arbitrum intervened by freezing 30,766 ETH to protect users. Aave faces a potential
· 2026-04-21T08:48:11+00:003/ This was not a normal app-level freeze. No specific #DeFi protocol was paused. The intervention occurred at the network infrastructure layer via Arbitrum’s bridge messaging system between #Ethereum and #Arbitrum.
· 2026-04-21T07:30:15+00:00they have taken emergency action they acted arbitrum
· 2026-04-21T01:20:45+00:00The Numbers Report for Monday, 20th April! 1130+ tx’s seen across the system today… • ETH: 25 • BNB: 320 • Pulse: 340 • SOL: 420 • BESC: 5 • BASE: 5 • SUI: 10 ___ 24 Hr LP Changes: • ETH -$1K • BNB, SOL, Pulse, BESC, BASE, SUI, & Arbitrum unchanged. Total LP
· 2026-04-21T05:14:19+00:00right use of words here. bullish on arbitrum.
· 2026-04-21T08:51:21+00:00Thank you Arbitrum
· 2026-04-21T15:10:39+00:00he's right about the override switch arbitrum uses transaction type 101 (ArbitrumUnsignedTx) that bypasses private key signatures entirely through the inbox contract. technically elegant but philosophically compromised what he didn't mention: this froze 30k ETH from the KelpDAO
· 2026-04-21T21:59:33+00:00boopitrum
· 2026-04-21T07:10:00+00:00JUST IN: Arbitrum freezes 30,766 $ETH worth $71M linked to suspected AAVE and KelpDAO North Korean exploit.
· 2026-04-21T05:18:33+00:00I believe this doesn't violate the decentralisation of arbitrium. Funds were recovered from the hacker and await a governance vote. That's as decentralised as it gets. Good job. Much respect and love
· 2026-04-21T09:12:17+00:00Market thoughts with @aixbt_agent As @arbitrum 's Security Council froze 30k+ ETH of the stolen funds, should this be considered a bad or a good move for decentralized finance? I think they did well. They acted faster than Circle during the Drift exploit. Let's $makeLOVE!
· 2026-04-21T10:31:00+00:00honestly, it doesn't shock me if funds can be frozen or addresses blacklisted through a social-based mechanism on a chain with a centralized sequencer like Arbitrum. If the majority of on-chain participants want a reasonable outcome, then why not allow it? Not saying that all
· 2026-04-21T17:42:54+00:00Tune in or drop out (4/21): - CLARITY Act - Arbitrum Security Council freezes 30,766 ETH - Pokémon TCG NFTs offer real-world use case for tokenization - $71M ETH frozen after KelpDAO hack - Grayscale's $HYPE ETF
· 2026-04-21T07:40:26+00:00gm. Arbitrum Security Council just clawed back $71M from the Kelp hacker. No reorg. No rewrite. The chain itself moved 30,765 ETH out of the attacker's wallet via a system tx type only the Security Council can inject. Progressive decentralization has an emergency override.
· 2026-04-21T03:54:08+00:00Relying on L0 is impossible, relying on AAVE is even more impossible, relying on Circle is also impossible, relying on the ETH Foundation—forget about it. In the end, it's still Arbitrum's Security Council that's reliable. Back then, the biggest airdrop was also from Arb. By the
· 2026-04-21T22:12:53+00:00BULL Market TARGETS! #crypto $BTC - 150K $ETH - $10K $SOL - $500 $LINK - $100 $BNB - $1500 $ADA - $10 $ONDO - $10 $XRP - $10 $DOGE - $5 $TON - $10 $NEAR - $50 $POL - $10 $KAS - $1 $SUI - $10 $CELL - $20 $ARB - $10 $DYDX - $10
· 2026-04-21T08:13:42+00:00finally, someone said it +1000 rep to @arbitrum scammers have been able to hide behind the benefits of decentralization for too long to remain unpunished
· 2026-04-21T08:46:59+00:00arbitrum froze a hackers $71M last night good. lazarus group deserved it. but think about it 12 people just decided where that money goes we're celebrating now because it's north korea what happens when it's not bitcoin has no 12 people never did satoshi was paranoid about
· 2026-04-21T05:27:07+00:00finally some good news. Bullish arbitrum
· 2026-04-21T09:46:28+00:00Arbitrum is absolutely based for doing that clawback. Imagine thinking that it is better that the fucking NK people get that money. DeFi will win and we are still on it’s infancy.
· 2026-04-21T07:28:21+00:00Are Arbitrum and Ethereum L2s centralized? It is very good that Arbitrum froze the hacker funds But where is decentralization, the whole point of blockchain technology And which chains are truly the most decentralized?
· 2026-04-21T09:48:16+00:00most people commenting “decentralization blah blah” on arbitrum don’t really have any personal insight. they’re just regurgitating what feels palatable on their timeline. lowkey, they just want to be seen the comments, the arguments, it makes them feel alive. this has been the
· 2026-04-21T05:46:54+00:00i would refrain from commenting too much about the arbitrum security council decision. i hope there will be an ecosystem wide serious discussion/debate after resolving the current crisis on the role of arbitrum security council and what's next
· 2026-04-21T07:15:06.957935+00:00Arbitrum’s Bold Move: Freezing Millions in Ether After Security Breach You can also read this news on BH NEWS: Arbitrum’s Bold Move: Freezing Millions in Ether After Security Breach The Arbitrum blockchain community has taken decisive action by freezing 30,766 E
· 2026-04-21T11:15:09.892195+00:00Ripple’s $108M XRP Move to Coinbase Sparks Massive Market Speculation Ripple moves $108M XRP to Coinbase, sparking strong market speculation Large XRP transfer signals liquidity strategy, not immediate selling pressure XRP holds $1.44 support as institutional f
· 2026-04-21T06:25:12.227073+00:00Arbitrum freezes $71M of Ether connected to Kelp exploit Ethereum layer-2 blockchain Arbitrum on Monday froze more than 30,000 Ether worth about $71.2 million held in a wallet connected to the recent exploit of the Kelp protocol. Arbitrum said on M
· 2026-04-21T05:40:36+00:00> Is the right call > Stolen funds, DPRK > No handoff Censorship resistant property is a societal benefit that shall not apply to confirmed thieves, who are as well a global threat. Kudos to @arbitrum for an amazing job and promot response.
· 2026-04-21T07:15:06.957920+00:00Billionaire Justin Sun officially announces Tron as most decentralized Tron founder Justin Sun said on Monday night that Tron is the most decentralized blockchain in the world. “Ok. I’m officially announcing: the most decentralized blockchain in the world is Tro
· 2026-04-21T16:05:08.704166+00:00Hex Trust Says wXRP Has No Exposure to Kelp DAO Hack Hex Trust has stated that wXRP, its wrapped version of XRP, has no exposure to the recent Kelp DAO hack, moving to reassure holders that the asset’s backing remains unaffected by the exploit.
· 2026-04-21T14:39:32+00:00Quan điểm này khá đúng đắn. Có những trường hợp là 1 thực thể tập trung nhưng lại hành động như phi tập trung. Giống trường hợp Circle và Drift hack. Arbitrum vẫn là L2 stage 1. Vẫn cần hoạt động và đưa ra các quyết định dựa trên multisig. Họ không cần vờ
· 2026-04-21T12:38:20+00:00My early FND pieces on the legacy contracts are now pinned on filebase along with pieces from other chains (AVAX, ARB) The rest are all secure on Arweave. I’ve also noted down everyone who has ever collected my work on a spreadsheet so I don’t risk losing the info
· 2026-04-21T19:39:26+00:00When Arbitrum stops calling itself decentralized, then we’ll stop with our mid curve takes.
· 2026-04-21T09:56:18+00:00Arbitrum Security Council Freezes $71.5M in Ethereum linked to $292M KelpDAO Exploit
· 2026-04-21T20:23:40+00:00I get why the Arbitrum Security Council stepped in here, and in this specific case, I even support it. My deeper worry: coercing or compromising just 9 known individuals is far easier than finding a true on-chain vulnerability. That makes the entire chain’s emergency powers a
· 2026-04-21T12:52:36+00:00DeFi just got hit harder than most people realize KelpDAO got drained for $290M Aave lost nearly $10B in TVL overnight AAVE token down 18% Arbitrum had to freeze $71M in ETH And the hackers? Already laundering across chains North Korea is eating DeFi alive and this is the
· 2026-04-21T08:13:47+00:00Arbitrum originally only has one sequencer, so what's the point of talking about decentralization? Anyway, freezing the hacker's assets aligns with the interests of crypto. Moreover, even if there were multiple sequencers, after the DAO votes, an emergency code update would
· 2026-04-21T19:26:32+00:00Arbitrum is #1 on RWA want to know what’s next for this market? @Swagtimus will tell you what’s coming
· 2026-04-21T11:27:44+00:00Arbitrum recovered 30,766 ETH from a hacker using an ArbOS system tx. Solid move for users. X is split in two: some like it, others say there’s no real decentralization. But if @arbitrum can step in like this… what does decentralization actually mean now?
· 2026-04-21T11:51:42+00:00Arbitrum froze 30,766 ETH, valued at nearly USD $71 million, linked to the $292 million exploit against Kelp DAO. The measure recovers around a quarter of the stolen assets and reignites the debate over emergency powers in blockchain networks and LayerZero's responsibility in
· 2026-04-21T19:30:36+00:00crazy times needs crazy measures i stand with arbitrum here safety before decentralization
· 2026-04-21T15:04:53+00:00YOU CANNOT HAVE A FOUNDATIONAL MULTISIG CAPABLE OF FREEZING & STEALING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND STILL KEEP CALLING YOURSELF A DECENTRALIZED SYSTEM. YOU CANNOT HAVE IT BOTH WAYS, ARBITRUM.
· 2026-04-21T07:29:31+00:00If Arb isn't frozen, it's gonna die, and you're still fussing over this and that
· 2026-04-21T14:49:18+00:00Arbitrum Freezes 30,766 ETH Linked to KelpDAO Exploit ift.tt/SGwOdq5 DefAInt Ethereum Layer 2 Arbitrum said that its Security Coucil has taken emergency action to freeze approximately 30,766 ETH, worth over $71 million, tied to this weekend's K…
· 2026-04-21T12:15:32+00:00十分惊恐，Arb链竟然是中心化。
· 2026-04-21T04:15:01+00:00Arbitrum good foundation good coin
· 2026-04-21T12:35:04+00:00This, This was AAVE’ primary job. To protect its users from systemic risk from ANY assets onboarded to AAVE. Looks like Arbitrum has saved them from insolvency, but it is going to be a very long road to rebuild trust. In comparison, Sky is looking prescient here.
· 2026-04-21T16:45:27+00:00For my bags, I'm happy arbitrum froze the coins. Conversely, I won't be using that chain again.
· 2026-04-21T05:57:20+00:00This is up to each individual Arbitrum security council member to decide. We are elected to that role and aren't coordinating around policies as such. We have a mandate to uphold the Arbitrum constitution and thats what we did and will continue to do.
· 2026-04-21T04:46:21+00:00Not even sure what is good and what is bad. The fact that this can be done means Arbitrum is I guess? Well what do I know…
· 2026-04-21T10:32:40+00:00Great job @arbitrum
· 2026-04-21T05:32:46+00:00Wdym stick to decentralization? Either you can seize user funds or not. Decentralization isn't a choice you make in every situation but actual network design. Arbitrum is a database that runs on a few computers.
· 2026-04-21T21:45:31+00:00This reminds me of a book called things fall apart by chinua achebe. When do we hold Principles and Image in face of evil or When Do we break the principles to pursue justice. Arbitrum made a wise decision. Decentralization should serve us, we don't serve decentralization.
· 2026-04-21T11:05:51+00:00In today's @Unchained_pod Daily newsletter: Aave faces up to $230M in bad debt — and its treasury barely covers it Kelp says LayerZero's own systems caused the $290M disaster Arbitrum froze $71M of the stolen funds in a rare emergency action Read today’s must-know
· 2026-04-21T13:51:03+00:00I don't even necessarily disagree with being forced to freeze since Arbitrum had the capacity. Like you said, I do disagree with the celebrating. Mostly I hope this encourages everyone to lose the capacity so they don't have tough calls to make.
· 2026-04-21T16:44:38+00:00i choose circle they have lots of stuff to work on... arbitrum did it right
· 2026-04-21T05:22:56+00:00Main advantage of Ethereum L2s is that they can seize user funds. Would be stupid if Arbitrum didn't do this. On Solana, this isn't possible. Need to build reversibility & other security features into the tokens / contracts.
· 2026-04-21T10:15:41+00:00Arb's got me losing my shirt.
· 2026-04-21T09:40:16+00:00most people commenting “decentralization blah blah” on arbitrum don’t really have any personal insight. they’re just regurgitating what feels palatable on their timeline. lowkey, they just want to be seen the comments, the arguments, it makes them feel alive. this has been
· 2026-04-21T08:36:02+00:00only scammers or potential scammers are angry with the arbitrum security council’s move on the kelp hacker. too much of anything is bad, and that includes absolute decentralization.
· 2026-04-21T04:11:03+00:00Arbitrum has blocked 30,766 ETH connected to suspected North Korean hackers involved in the Aave and KelpDAO hacks.
· 2026-04-21T08:43:48+00:00crypto bros are retarded $70million of users exploited funds was recovered by Arbitrum but because it’s centralized and not decentralized according to them it’s bad. F. Decentralize
· 2026-04-21T13:38:53+00:00At this stage, we should list all previous hacks on Arbitrum, the identified wallets that still hold ETH, and ask Arbitrum to freeze them. Let's see what all the people who said "safeguuuuuard user brooooo when we caaan" will say.
· 2026-04-21T18:54:30+00:00why hasn't arbitrum restaked and lent out the eth yet, it's just sitting there idle
· 2026-04-21T06:39:59+00:00From Arbitrum's angle, this is a correct move as it assures their institutional partners that L2s and Arbitrum in particular are the right choice for them. Doing nothing and hiding behind the decentralization facade wouldn't make sense when you already have a tool to impose
· 2026-04-21T05:46:07+00:00It was the right call. Pretending you don’t have the power just to serve an ideology you don’t represent would have been disingenuous. It also exposed the absence of decentralization and censorship resistance on Arbitrum. Both things are true. They will be conflated over the
· 2026-04-21T10:12:29+00:00I think we’ve genuinely lost the plot in crypto. What do you mean Arbitrum can step in and freeze a user’s funds? Yes, I’m aware this particular case involved a hacker’s wallet. On the surface, it feels justified. No one is defending hackers. But that’s not the real issue.
· 2026-04-21T10:01:06+00:00Great work by Arbitrum team and related parties x.com/arbitrum/statu …
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· 2026-04-21T06:20:06+00:00don't you think decentralization is at risk? imagine waking up in the morning to see your funds on Arbitrum are gone & it's not just happened with you but with entire CT? so far it's a great news that Arbitrum has recovered almost $72m but it's giving a new way to hacker for
· 2026-04-21T15:01:27+00:00Just in: Arbitrum Freezes $71M in ETH After Major KelpDAO Exploit
· 2026-04-21T09:47:42+00:00Why is everyone so surprised that Arb was able to freeze the stolen funds. It was always known that it's a centralized database
· 2026-04-21T07:10:08+00:00Hyperliquid c’est sur arbitrum
· 2026-04-21T10:58:20+00:00we are integrating Arbitrum, we can get a lot of great players
· 2026-04-21T09:13:31+00:00speed matters more than ideology when $70m is moving. arbitrum showed up, circle didn't but yeah, security councils with freeze powers aren't exactly what the whitepaper promised. classic defi paradox—you want the safety net until you're the one getting frozen
· 2026-04-21T12:43:12+00:00Just so you’re aware, the Arbitrum Security Council is TWELVE… yes TWELVE.. people who have the ability to freeze and steal any amount of money from any wallet on Arbitrum. Don’t act surprised. It has been this way for years.
· 2026-04-21T06:24:26+00:00You did the correct thing! I assure you, the whole of defi will hail Arbitrum for this.
· 2026-04-21T04:03:44+00:00Arbitrum is for the people tbh
· 2026-04-21T17:23:16+00:00BREAKING: Arbitrum froze 30,766 ETH, valued at approximately $71 million USD, linked to the $292 million USD exploit against Kelp DAO.
· 2026-04-21T19:48:17+00:00Arbitrum is a stage 1 rollup. l2beat.com/scaling/projec …
· 2026-04-21T11:50:55+00:00Power of Arbitrum
· 2026-04-21T11:49:01+00:00Remember all those years when Chris Blec was screaming that Arbitrum could freeze or steal your on-chain funds if it wanted to? It just froze 30k ETH “connected to” Kelp.
· 2026-04-21T18:33:24+00:00Arbitrum's is. If you accidentally burn all of your money and they don't revert your transaction, you can sue them.
· 2026-04-21T16:10:56+00:00Tbf arbitrum has made it clear they are not decentralized at this point. I’m speaking more generally about the state of blockchain.
· 2026-04-21T12:00:07+00:00JUST IN: Arbitrum intercepts North Korean hackers, freezing $70M from KelpDAO exploit. Full Details: bitpinas.com/go/arb-kelpdao
· 2026-04-21T00:41:24+00:00Maybe Arbitrum
· 2026-04-21T08:29:45+00:00I mean it's great news that the funds could be recovered, but all anyone is commenting about now is that Arbitrum isn't decentralized. Pick your poison on this one.
· 2026-04-21T20:21:27+00:00Should have transferred the money via Arbitrum so other people could freeze the stolen money post-heist.
· 2026-04-21T08:05:36+00:00Yet another hard decision. @arbitrum freezing funds due to the incident is both right and wrong at the same time. On one hand, human intervention proved there’s still a safety net when things go wrong, it shows that someone can step in during a crisis. On the other hand, it