The scale of the coordinated response reflects both the severity of the exploit and the interconnected nature of DeFi lending markets. The Kelp hack left more than $190 million in bad debt on Aave after the attacker used stolen rsETH tokens as collateral to borrow wrapped Ether — a move that triggered a wave of withdrawals and sent Aave's total value locked tumbling nearly $12 billion in a single week. The DeFi United effort represents one of the largest coordinated recovery responses in the sector's history, bringing together competing protocols under a shared goal of stabilizing rsETH and preventing further contagion across the ecosystem.