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Kelp DAO claims LayerZero’s 'default' settings are what actually caused the massive $290 million disaster
Kelp DAO claims LayerZero’s 'default' settings are what actually caused the massive $290 million disaster.

Tether backs UAE tokenization firm KAIO in $8M funding round to bring Emirati funds onchain
Tether backs UAE tokenization firm KAIO in $8M funding round to bring Emirati funds onchain.

Bitmine buys 101,627 ETH in largest purchase since December 2025
Bitmine bought 101,627 Ether last week, lifting holdings to 4,976,485 ETH, or about 4.12% of supply, as the company moves closer to its 5% target.

Tom Lee says ‘crypto winter is much closer to ending’ as Bitmine buys another 101,627 ETH
Bitmine bought 101,627 ETH in a week, pushing its treasury to 4.12% of ether's supply as chairman Lee calls crypto winter's end.

Six years after “DeFi Summer” is the sun already setting on the decentralized finance revolution?
KelpDAO's $292 million rsETH exploit landed at the wrong moment for DeFi. Roughly $10 billion left the sector over the weekend, after confidence had alread.

Coinbase, Bybit said to be working together on tokenization, custody and distribution of U.S. stocks
Coinbase, Bybit said to be working together on tokenization, custody and distribution of U.S. stocks.

Bitmine buys 101,627 ether worth over $230 million, its largest weekly haul of 2026
Bitmine buys 101,627 ether worth over $230 million, its largest weekly haul of 2026.

Morning Minute: DeFi's Future in Question After $292M KelpDAO Exploit
DeFi TVL fell by $13B after the KelpDAO exploit, and now the Vercel CEO is saying "highly sophisticated" actors used AI for its exploit.

LayerZero Pins $292M KelpDAO Bridge Hack on North Korea’s Lazarus Group
Attackers forged a cross-chain message, came within minutes of a second drain, and wiped their tracks on the way out.

LayerZero says Kelp setup enabled exploit, as Aave loss questions mount
LayerZero said that Kelp’s DVN setup allowed the $290 million exploit, as investors questioned which protocol would step up to cover the shortfall.

DeFi users pull $10 billion out of the market as $292 million exploit sparks bank-run optics
A $292 million exploit at KelpDAO set off a broad retreat across decentralized finance over the weekend, draining roughly $10 billion across the DeFi indus.

LayerZero says North Korea’s Lazarus likely behind Kelp DAO exploit; blames single-point setup
The entire total value locked in the DeFi sector fell 7% in the past 24 hours to $86 billion, according to DefiLlama data.

LayerZero blames Kelp's setup for $290 million exploit, attributes it to North Korea's Lazarus
LayerZero blames Kelp's setup for $290 million exploit, attributes it to North Korea's Lazarus.

Hackers impersonated eth.limo team to hijack its domain: Post-mortem
EasyDNS CEO Mark Jeftovic said the social engineering attack was highly sophisticated and the company is conducting further investigation to determine how .

The $13 billion DeFi wipeout in two days, and it started with KelpDAO attack
The $13 billion DeFi wipeout in two days, and it started with KelpDAO attack.

Aave's TVL tanks $8B a day after $293M Kelp DAO hack
The Aave token fell nearly 20% to $89.5 in just over 24 hours as users withdrew billions of dollars from the lending protocol.

The $292 million Kelp exploit: how it happened, and what it means for DeFi
The $292 million Kelp exploit: how it happened, and what it means for DeFi.

Kelp DAO Exploit Sparks Aave Liquidity Crunch, $6.2 Billion Withdrawal Panic
After attackers drained $291 million in crypto from Kelp DAO-linked infrastructure, DeFi users struggled on Aave to withdraw funds.

EasyDNS accepts responsibility for eth.limo hijack, its first social engineering breach in 28 years
The incident joins a growing list of crypto front-ends compromised at the DNS layer in recent months, where even decentralized protocols are vulnerable.

'DeFi is dead': crypto community scrambles after this year's biggest hack exposes contagion risks
'DeFi is dead': crypto community scrambles after this year's biggest hack exposes contagion risks.

Kelp exploit highlights problem with non-isolated DeFi lending: Crypto execs
The contagion from the Kelp exploit could have been contained, but at the cost of capital efficiency, according to the founder of Curve Finance.

Aave sees $6 billion deposit drop as Kelp hack exposes structural risk for DeFi lender
Aave sees $6 billion deposit drop as Kelp hack exposes structural risk for DeFi lender.

Warren claims SEC’s Atkins likely misled Congress over enforcement data
SEC chair Paul Atkins is under fire from Senator Elizabeth Warren, who says he “may have been deliberately trying” to mislead Congress about the agency’s e.

Kelp restaking platform exploited, $293M drained in attack
The attack caused a "cross-protocol contagion" that has impacted at least nine crypto protocols, blockchain security firm Cyvers said.
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