Beyond the Breach: Why rsETH’s Depegging Demands a New Standard for Bridge Security
Key Takeaways: In tandem with the slow recovery, rsETH’s trading volumes have gradually declined from levels seen on April 18...
Decentralized finance (Defi)
Circle Economist Proposes Higher USDC Rates on Aave V3 After KelpDAO Exploit
Key Takeaways: Circle’s Chief Economist Gordon Liao proposed raising USDC’s Aave V3 Slope 2 rate to 50% to restore liquidity...
SEC Faces Mounting Pressure to Turn DeFi Guidance Into Formal Rules
Key Takeaways: Over 30 crypto industry participants urged SEC to formalize DeFi guidance. Regulatory ambiguity around SEC broker rules threatens...
Volo Protocol Loses $3.5 Million in Sui Blockchain Exploit, Blocks WBTC Bridge Attempt
Key Takeaways: Volo Protocol lost $3.5 million from three Sui-based vaults on April 21, 2026, following a compromised admin private...
Curve Founder Urges DeFi Safety Standards After KelpDAO Incident
Key Takeaways: Protocols are increasingly designed with safeguards, such as overcollateralization and reserve buffers, that help absorb stress events. In...
Dune Data Reveals Close to 50% of Layerzero Apps Use Basic Security
Dune Analytics found 47% of 2,665 Layerzero apps use 1-of-1 DVN, raising security risks.KelpDAO rsETH exploit highlights how minimal setups...
KelpDAO Exploiter Moves 75,701 ETH to Mainnet, Begins Routing $175M to Bitcoin
Key Takeaways:Image source: X Peckshield also noted that less than 0.768 ETH for gas remains in the original exploiter address,...
Arbitrum Security Council Freezes 30,766 ETH From KelpDAO Exploiter in Emergency Onchain Action
Key Takeaways:Image source: X The KelpDAO exploit drained approximately 292 million from the protocol via a Layerzero bridge attack targeting...
Incident Report: Llamarisk, Aave Service Providers Detail Kelp rsETH Hack Across Ethereum and Arbitrum Markets
Key Takeaways: According to Llamarisk, an attacker exploited Kelp’s Layerzero V2 bridge on April 18, 2026, minting 116,500 rsETH without...
Ripple’s Schwartz Flags DeFi Bridge Trade-Offs After KelpDAO Incident
Key Takeaways: David Schwartz warned bridge security can weaken during real-world deployment. KelpDAO and rsETH scrutiny adds bearish pressure on...
Chainalysis Flags Critical Blind Spot in DeFi Security as $292M Exploit Bypasses Burn Verification
Key Takeaways: Chainalysis flags a KelpDAO exploit exposing a critical failure in cross-chain trust assumptions. Analysis showed Layerzero design flaws...
$14B Vanishes From DeFi Ecosystem After KelpDAO Exploit Rocks Lending Markets
Key Takeaways:The value locked in DeFi protocols tracked by defillama.com dropped from $99.49 billion to today’s $85.32 billion. Since the...
DeFi Lender Aave Battles Withdrawal Crisis After KelpDAO rsETH Exploit
Key Takeaways: Attackers obtained 116,500 rsETH from Kelp’s bridge on April 18, 2026, and deposited the tokens on Aave V3...
ZachXBT Flags $280M+ KelpDAO Exploit Hitting Ethereum DeFi Lending Markets
Key Takeaways:Drift Protocol Hack 2026: What Happened, Who Lost Money, and What’s NextDrift Protocol Hack 2026: What Happened, Who Lost...
Less Than 1% of Crypto Projects Disclose Market Maker Deals
Key Takeaways Only one protocol in the dataset, Meteora, has publicly disclosed such details, highlighting what the report describes as...
