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    "zh": "Evercrest（KelpDAO）对 LayerZero 及其 CEO Bryan Pellegrino 提起民事诉讼 - Coinpedia",
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    "en": "KelpDAO developer Evercrest has filed a civil claim in the Supreme Court of British Columbia against LayerZero Labs Ltd., LayerZero Labs Canada Inc. and Bryan Pellegrino personally, alleging negligent misrepresentation, negligence and defamation over the approximately $292 million rsETH bridge exploit; LayerZero CEO Pellegrino has publicly dismissed the claim as meritless and said he will defend it in Vancouver; no formal response to the claim has been filed yet, leaving the matter in open dispute."
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      "title_zh": "Evercrest（KelpDAO）对 LayerZero 及其 CEO Bryan Pellegrino 提起民事诉讼 - Coinpedia",
      "title_en": "Evercrest (KelpDAO) Files Civil Claim Against LayerZero and CEO Bryan Pellegrino - Coinpedia",
      "what_changed_zh": "Evercrest（KelpDAO）已对 LayerZero 及其 CEO Bryan Pellegrino 提起民事诉讼，就该互操作性协议在 KelpDAO 事件中的角色升级法律行动。",
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      "title_zh": "KelpDAO 就 2.92 亿美元 rsETH 跨链桥漏洞起诉 LayerZero 及其 CEO",
      "title_en": "KelpDAO sues LayerZero, CEO over $292M rsETH bridge exploit",
      "what_changed_zh": "新增诉讼具体指控（LayerZero曾书面认可KelpDAO桥配置但未披露安全风险）、涉案金额约2.92亿美元及被盗11.65万枚rsETH，并记录LayerZero CEO Pellegrino首次公开回应称诉讼“毫无依据”并将在温哥华应诉。",
      "what_changed_en": "Added specific allegations (LayerZero endorsed KelpDAO's bridge setup in writing but failed to disclose security risks), the approximately $292M / 116,500 rsETH loss figure, and LayerZero CEO Pellegrino's first public response calling the lawsuit meritless and vowing to defend in Vancouver.",
      "current_state_zh": "KelpDAO已就约2.92亿美元rsETH跨链桥漏洞事件对LayerZero及其CEO Bryan Pellegrino提起民事诉讼，LayerZero CEO回应称诉讼毫无依据并将在温哥华应诉，案件进入公开争议阶段。",
      "current_state_en": "KelpDAO has filed a civil lawsuit against LayerZero and its CEO Bryan Pellegrino over the roughly $292 million rsETH bridge exploit; LayerZero's CEO has publicly dismissed the claim as meritless and said he will defend the case in Vancouver, moving the matter into open dispute.",
      "detailed_summary_zh": "KelpDAO has sued LayerZero and CEO Bryan Pellegrino over the roughly $292 million rsETH bridge exploit, alleging the cross-chain protocol endorsed its setup while failing to disclose security risks — claims LayerZero's CEO calls meritless.",
      "detailed_summary_en": "KelpDAO has sued LayerZero and CEO Bryan Pellegrino over the roughly $292 million rsETH bridge exploit, alleging the cross-chain protocol endorsed its setup while failing to disclose security risks — claims LayerZero's CEO calls meritless.",
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      "title_zh": "KelpDAO 开发者就 2.92 亿美元跨链桥漏洞起诉 LayerZero",
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      "what_changed_zh": "新增诉讼细节：Evercrest Technologies在加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省最高法院对LayerZero Labs Ltd.、LayerZero Labs Canada Inc.及Bryan Pellegrino个人提起民事诉讼，指控过失虚假陈述、过失和诽谤；索赔包括2,000 ETH用于恢复rsETH背书、漏洞后逾6.5亿美元提款及KERNEL代币下跌造成的损失；诉状还详述了攻击时间线（3月6日恶意软件植入LayerZero开发者电脑、4月18日节点被篡改）及LayerZero未向Evercrest发出类似USDT0的风险警告；目前尚无对诉状的答辩。",
      "what_changed_en": "Added lawsuit specifics: Evercrest Technologies filed a civil claim in the Supreme Court of British Columbia against LayerZero Labs Ltd., LayerZero Labs Canada Inc. and Bryan Pellegrino personally, alleging negligent misrepresentation, negligence and defamation; damages include a 2,000 ETH contribution to restore rsETH backing, over $650 million withdrawn after the exploit and losses from the KERNEL token decline; the claim also details the attack timeline (malware on a LayerZero developer's computer on March 6, node tampering by April 18) and alleges LayerZero failed to give Evercrest a risk warning comparable to one given to USDT0; no response to the claim has yet been filed.",
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      "detailed_summary_zh": "Evercrest Technologies, the company behind KelpDAO, filed a civil claim in the Supreme Court of British Columbia against LayerZero Labs, LayerZero Labs Canada and co-founder Bryan Pellegrino, alleging negligent misrepresentation, negligence and defamation over the $292 million bridge exploit that drained the restaking protocol in April.",
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