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185 source posts analyzed· 2026-04-18T20:01:30+00:00The rsETH markets on Aave V3 and Aave V4 have been frozen. Aave's contracts have not been exploited and this is an exploit related to rsETH. The freeze follows an exploit of the Kelp DAO rsETH bridge. Freezing the rsETH markets prevents new deposits and borrowing against rsETH
· 2026-04-18T19:19:12+00:00Two weeks ago, when Drift was exploited for $280M, @aave founder Stani publicly mocked them, saying “this is not DeFi” In a twist of irony, today AAVE has been hit for $280M+ with the same method, likely by the same attackers... Karma is real. Grave dancing is bad.
· 2026-04-18T19:30:29+00:00Wish I had better news but looks like WETH on aave is fucked. Withdraw if you can but likely too late. After umbrella settles normal deposits should be partially withdrawable. A big hit to the DeFi vision
· 2026-04-18T19:32:42+00:00Si vous avez des ETH en prêt sur AAVE v3, retirez-les ASAP : Kelp vient de se faire taper 300 M$, je vous explique pourquoi ça peut être un problème pour les prêteurs dans quelques minutes.
AI visual analysis: The image features a logo for a company called Kelp, which is a cryptocurrency exchange platform. The logo consists of a blue triangle with white text that reads "Kelp" at the top, followed by a smaller triangle below it with the word "Kelp" written in green letters. Below this, there's an arrow pointing to the right side of the image. In the bottom left corner, there is a small text that says "Si vous avez des eth en prêt sur AAVE v3, retirez-les ASAP". The post also mentions that the exchange will be closed in just over 300 minutes and that it's time to invest now.
· 2026-04-18T20:06:06+00:00Situation under control, GG to the ones that withdrew fast enough. Now time for real accounting and Umbrella test in prod. Grateful to the Aave guardian signers that showed up blazinginly fast and to @bgdlabs for sync and quick reaction.
· 2026-04-18T20:13:40+00:00We are continuing to investigate the L0/rsETH incident, initial reports seem to indicate a private key compromise/bad config allowed ~200m worth of rsETH to be stolen, this was then deposited into Aave to borrow ETH (since rsETH has insufficient liquidity). a) the position is
· 2026-04-18T20:31:28+00:00So for now 9 protocols hit because of this @KelpDAO got exploited their liquid restaking token $rsETH was compromised with 116.5k ETH ($293M) withdrawn Then attacker used rsETH as collateral to borrow ETH on @aave , creating massive bad debt and pushing AAVE token down Now Aave
· 2026-04-18T22:35:52+00:00$292M DRAINED, BIGGEST EXPLOIT IN 2026 An attacker drained 116,500 rsETH (18% of supply) from Kelp DAO’s LayerZero-powered bridge, marking 2026’s largest crypto exploit so far. Emergency freezes were triggered across Aave, SparkLend, Fluid, and Upshift as wrapped ether became
· 2026-04-18T21:11:06+00:00Current list of DeFi protocols with frozen markets/pauses ongoing after $280M rsETH exploit: - Aave V3 (could be in a bad debt) - SparkLend - Lido Earn - Fluid - Ethena - Compound - Yearn - LayerZero - Euler - Upshift - Pendle PT/YT tokens - Beefy
· 2026-04-18T21:34:26+00:00I had over $30k ETH in aave since December and it only earn $35 yield Today I almost lost 30 grand just because of $35 Fully out of aave using the Swap Function, better save than sorry. Rookie mistake, Never again
· 2026-04-18T19:38:03+00:00NEW: @0xQuit SAYS "WISH I HAD BETTER NEWS BUT LOOKS LIKE WETH ON AAVE IS FUCKED" - "WITHDRAW IF YOU CAN BUT LIKELY TOO LATE. AFTER UMBRELLA SETTLES NORMAL DEPOSITS SHOULD BE PARTIALLY WITHDRAWABLE"
· 2026-04-18T20:37:29+00:00Announcing immediate end of @AaveChan Frontier program. For years we operated ETH staking nodes on behalf of the Aave DAO. Given current situation, we are exiting all validators and will make all ETH available for the Aave DAO to potentially protect the wETH depositors.
· 2026-04-18T19:57:39+00:00BREAKING: @aave SAYS "THE RSETH MARKETS ON AAVE V3 AND AAVE V4 HAVE BEEN FROZEN. AAVE'S CONTRACTS HAVE NOT BEEN EXPLOITED AND THIS IS AN EXPLOIT RELATED TO RSETH" - "IF THE PROTOCOL ACCUMULATES BAD DEBT FROM THIS INCIDENT, UMBRELLA ASSETS CAN BE USED TO OFFSET THE DEFICIT"
· 2026-04-18T20:32:22+00:00Assuming this is correct (and it looks likely from what I see so far), Aave shouldn't have a bad debt situation here: 1) rsETH is still fully backed by ETH 2) The borrower's position on Aave is over-collateralized Assuming no broader contagion, rsETH should be able to be
· 2026-04-18T19:08:24+00:00JUST IN: $AAVE dropped 12% following the $280M+ exploit of Kelp DAO.
· 2026-04-18T19:04:16+00:00AAVE MULTISIG GUARDIAN FREEZES RSETH ON LENDING MARKETS: ONCHAIN
· 2026-04-18T20:00:49+00:00Yo @aave did you just lost my ETH? @KelpDAO rsETH was exploited for hundreds of million and the attacker used Aave lending markets to offload the stolen tokens.
· 2026-04-18T21:22:40+00:00POV crypto DeFi in 2026: > promise 10% safe APY on stablecoins > Drift protocol gets exploited for $280M > AAVE Founder publicly mock Drift saying “This is not DeFi” > 2 weeks after, AAVE gets exploited for $300M worth of rsETH > Drift gets $150M support from Tether as a
· 2026-04-18T22:10:12+00:00People ask why it’s a bad day for DeFi? Kelp DAO just lost $293M in the largest hack of 2026. But zoom out: $600M+ stolen in 2 weeks. 10+ protocols compromised. AI is lowering the barrier for attackers. Biggest hacks: Kelp (bridge exploit → Aave impact) Drift ($285M, AI
· 2026-04-18T12:36:28+00:00Aave V4's traction keeps accelerating. Supply, borrow, and credit line caps have been raised after several assets reached full capacity.
· 2026-04-18T19:44:18+00:00After Drift got hacked, I withdrew all my funds from tier2-3 protocols, put them all into AAVE. I know that KelpDAO hack is not really connected to aave but man.. the fear got me.. there is no need to take risks, so I just withdrew all my funds from all protocols, including aave
· 2026-04-18T18:44:10+00:00BWENEWS: AAVE v3 currently suffering bad debt due to hack of KELPDAO Equation News: Due to the KELPDAO hack, AAVE v3 is currently facing bad debt AAVE MarketCap: 1723M (Auto match could be wrong, automatic matching may be inaccurate)
· 2026-04-18T21:36:34+00:00WETH liquidity on Aave has now dropped to almost 0 $6.3b in deposits, almost all borrowed out
· 2026-04-18T20:20:03+00:00On KelpDAO's rsETH incident: Checked the chain and it seems like ~200m worth of rsETH was stolen, not minted out of thin air. The attacker deposited the stolen funds in Aave to borrow WETH. The position is technically backed, meaning @aave should have no bad debt. Still
· 2026-04-18T21:06:51+00:00Phew hopefully @aave solves this. But this is the risk non-isolated lending which everyone loves has. Good scaling properties but higher risks -> risk management is the key (Aave was historically very good with it). It is possible to go fully isolated like markets on
· 2026-04-18T20:35:09+00:00People insured Aave against exploits for between 5-10% yield btw and you made fun of STRC buyers.
· 2026-04-18T01:56:34+00:002013- BTC 2016 - ETH 2017 - XRP BNB IOTA 2020- LEND(AAVE) - LINK - DOGE 2021 - SOL HOT MATIC SHIBA 2026 - ARB TIA EIGEN 2027 - ARB TIA EIGEN
· 2026-04-18T20:32:58+00:00had a lot of ETH supplied toAave and was afk how fucked am I?
· 2026-04-18T22:28:28+00:00layerzero let KelpDAO ship rsETH with a 1/1 DVN config. that's a single-sig bridge. one verifier approved 116,500 fake rsETH into existence, 36% of total supply, and aave/compound/morpho all accepted it as real collateral. 200+ OFTs are deployed on layerzero right now. nobody
· 2026-04-18T20:36:32+00:00The Sonic network, Sonic Labs holdings, and Aave deployment on Sonic have no exposure to today’s Kelp incident. Aave’s contracts are not affected, and user funds remain safe on Sonic. Our team will continue to monitor the situation closely.
· 2026-04-18T18:50:24+00:00BREAKING: @KelpDAO ’s liquid staking token rsETH appears to have been exploited for over $100M, with the attacker reportedly using Aave lending markets to offload the stolen tokens.
· 2026-04-18T21:46:28+00:00A friend of mine has a lot of WETH supplied to aave he is unable to withdraw now how f*cked is he ?? what to do rn ??
· 2026-04-18T10:30:00+00:00Lately, I have been nailing so many power of 3 setups. But probably one of the best has been $AAVE. Look at that expansion, a true beauty.
· 2026-04-18T20:01:54+00:00Another $300M+ hack just happened 9 protocols hit because of it @KelpDAO got exploited their liquid restaking token $rsETH was compromised with 116.5k ETH ($293M) withdrawn Then attacker used rsETH as collateral to borrow ETH on @aave , creating massive bad debt and pushing
· 2026-04-18T20:13:23+00:00why was there 300m in kelpdao? and why tf was it listed on aave?
· 2026-04-18T21:37:02+00:00$200M was drained from Aave's rsETH markets following an exploit of Kelp's LayerZero bridge earlier today. The exploiter deposited rsETH, and borrowed 83,427 WETH and wstETH from Aave. The breakdown of extracted assets across Aave instances is: Ethereum 52,834 WETH Arbitrum
· 2026-04-18T20:15:48+00:00AAVE UPDATE (no protocol exploit): Kelp DAO rsETH bridge hacked → attacker minted 116k fake rsETH ($280-$293M) and dumped it as collateral on Aave V3 & V4 to borrow real WETH. Aave team froze rsETH markets instantly. Contracts safe. Stani & @aave confirmed zero further
· 2026-04-18T21:42:18+00:00$AAVE gets hammered
· 2026-04-18T23:18:19+00:00Every protocol is pausing LayerZero OFTs, assessing contagion and no one knows how much bad debt Aave will be left with. This is looking very very bad.
· 2026-04-18T20:44:48+00:00Second order effects of the Aave exploit will be in the billions.
· 2026-04-18T20:53:36+00:00Another bridge/minting attack robbery this time $293m rsETH from @aave on @ethereum - similar vector similar amount. The attacker exploited a vulnerability in the rsETH bridge (reportedly using LayerZero’s Omnichain Fungible Token or OFT standard). They minted approximately
· 2026-04-18T20:29:32+00:00I had to look up what the hell a Kelp DAO was (I don’t really spend time on ETH) But then again a couple weeks ago I’m sure there were those who had to Google what Drift was. I know it’s tempting to grave dance on AAVE for their response considering some comments made by an
· 2026-04-18T19:18:11+00:00UPDATE: @aave multisig freezes $RSETH on the lending market following the $280M+ KelpDAO incident.
· 2026-04-18T23:49:16+00:00AAVE did get hacked. They gave away ETH in exchange for dogshit. That's called a hack.
· 2026-04-18T21:58:41+00:00Worst design issue I’ve seen today in aave is the 100% utilization borrow rate on weth is 8% Wat
· 2026-04-18T18:51:36+00:00Hearing something about another potential exploit that is affecting $AAVE What is going on???
· 2026-04-18T19:10:57+00:00Aave was hacked following an attack linked to KelpDAO, resulting in over $280M in losses. The attacker minted rsETH, borrowed $ETH against it, and then obfuscated the funds using Tornado Cash. In the aftermath, @aave dropped by 10%, while Ethereum declined by approximately 3%
· 2026-04-18T21:39:47+00:00Hearts go out to those impacted in the Aave/rstETH hack. Long handwaved away, this is the risk of non-isolated lending markets. Sky is unaffected
· 2026-04-18T11:40:15+00:00$AAVE
· 2026-04-18T22:12:25+00:00Never thought I'd see this Whale wants to OTC buy someones wETH AAVE position for a 5% discount.
· 2026-04-18T19:14:06+00:00200,000,000 $USDT (200,030,999 USD) transferred from #Aave to #HTX whale-alert.io/tx/ethereum/0x …
· 2026-04-18T20:08:31+00:00116,200,079 $USDC (116,165,451 USD) transferred from unknown wallet to #Aave whale-alert.io/tx/ethereum/0x …
· 2026-04-18T23:26:57+00:00looks like someone accidentally deposited 10 ETH ($23k) into aave umbrella 3 hours *after* the kerneldao exploit umbrella is the backstop that eats aave bad debt, and the eth pool on umbrella is most definitely cooked
· 2026-04-18T08:41:35+00:00A whale sold 12,400 ETH from a leveraged long position, profiting 400 ETH ($950K). In February, he borrowed 28 million USDT from Aave to buy 12,802 ETH at an average price of $2,187. In the past few days, after ETH's price rose, he sold a total of 12,402 ETH for 28.16
· 2026-04-18T21:14:53+00:00aave needs to jack up slope 2 on ETH immediately, 8% is no where near enough - reincentivize ETH deposits to allow for ETH liquidations to go through - this accelerates liquidation of the big rsETH position to free up its borrows right now liquidators cannot liquidate unhealthy
· 2026-04-18T20:30:00+00:00LATEST AAVE REPORTS AN EXPLOIT IN rsETH AND FREEZES ALL ACTIVITY RELATING TO THE ASSET
· 2026-04-18T20:55:35+00:00KelpDAO's rsETH bridge has been hacked. ~300M drained ( across rsETH AAVE down over 10% in the last hour. - If you've got money in AAVE v3, [Lending ETH against rsETH] - If you've got money in Defi protocols or Defi Yield, stay safe.
· 2026-04-18T07:42:10+00:00Aave eating market share is quite impressive in a world of oversupply of lending protocols. I believe lot of innovation is moving into asset/strategies level from market structure to grow the pie.
· 2026-04-18T21:12:32+00:00Ok, so now looking like it comes down to how losses are socialized by KelpDAO, which then impacts backing of rsETH on Aave. This is messy.
· 2026-04-18T23:56:02+00:00This is consistent with my math as well for mainnet Aave, assuming Kelp treats rsETH on all chains as pari passu. Alternatively, it could be quite ugly on Arbitrum and Mantle and others if they choose to say mainnet rsETH is senior and still undiluted. Best case for everyone is
· 2026-04-18T12:19:10+00:00Saturday’s Top Posted #Altcoins $DMTR $PROPS $AAVE $ANYONE $TRUMP $DIA $SWARMS $SOL $DOGE $WBT $RLC $LINK Runner ups: $ALICE, $POWER, $PIPPIN, $CLO, $PRIME #Altseason2026 #Altcoins $DDY
· 2026-04-18T21:31:12+00:00Aave's TVL has dropped by 3 billion... Everyone's pulling out their money just in case.
· 2026-04-18T19:59:28+00:00so the money was stolen from the bridge contract and so will amount to either A) a massive haircut for everyone holding rseth off ethereum or B) a modest haircut for everyone holding rseth, significant bad debt for aave and other lenders on mainnet. depend on how kelp dao handles
· 2026-04-18T21:16:36+00:00Hacking Breaking News: The massive hack of KelpDAO's $rsETH was used as collateral in lending on Ethereum and Arbitrum's Aave and Compound to borrow a huge amount of ETH, stealing approximately 98,000 ETH worth about 36.86 billion yen. Aave DAO urgently froze rsETH, but the
· 2026-04-18T20:02:58+00:00A bridge exploit let a hacker drain ~$292M by fooling the cross chain system with a forged messages Aave hit the pause button to protect users while they review From what I’ve been reading, if you had rsETH and or WETH you’re pretty much cooked for now On a random Saturday too
· 2026-04-18T12:10:24+00:00aave V4 gave LBTC 80% LTV and wBTC 75% LTV. first time a major lending protocol has priced yield-bearing bitcoin as structurally superior collateral to wrapped bitcoin. lombard's LBTC has 76% DeFi utilization. wBTC has $9b in market cap and 0% native yield. babylon secures $5b in
· 2026-04-18T19:46:37+00:00$AAVE big volume candle forming on daily
· 2026-04-18T19:34:55+00:00it looks like its not minting but just drain of the bridge, i think current result is all restaked eth minted in the LRT that was bridged is likely unbacked and held by the exploiter. they also seemed to have attempted to exit by just withdrawing whatever they could on aave v3
· 2026-04-18T19:22:03+00:00Spark has no remaining exposure to Aave, and Sparklend rsETH market is frozen with no material collateral exposure
· 2026-04-18T21:05:05+00:00Plasma Aave/Fluid does not have exposure to rsETH (there is effectively no rsETH on Plasma) 1) Lenders, do not worry about bad debt here, and find more lenders please! 2) Borrowers, watch your loops, your health factors will be reducing as interest rates remain dislocated
· 2026-04-18T18:45:21+00:00. @KelpDAO is being hacked, the hacker is minting $100M rsETH out of thin air and now going to borrow ETH from @aave . They could push Aave into bad debt, I haven't checked how big the insurance fund was. We're in days when the ecosystem is bleeding.
· 2026-04-18T21:17:09+00:00If you end up losing money from bad debt in Aave, I’ve got more bad news With theft losses like the Drift hack, you can potentially write off the loss against income. That’s a huge tax deduction. But supplying WETH on Aave means you actually swapped for a new token aWETH.
· 2026-04-18T06:16:46+00:00RAVE, a coin organized for afterparties after raves, is now bigger than: $TAO $PAXG $WLFI $DOT $UNI $RAVE $AAVE $ASTER $PEPE $ONDO And the best part is, 10 addresses hold 99%
· 2026-04-18T22:51:17+00:00If you were unable to get your ETH out of Aave in time and are still stuck: Since borrow rates have spiked to 9% some people are winding down their looped ETH positions and returning borrowed ETH Keep an eye on available liquidity as soon as it becomes available and withdraw
· 2026-04-18T21:17:01+00:00syrupUSDC and syrupUSDT have zero exposure to the rsETH exploit. All capital was removed from Aave v3 mainnet before any impact. No exposure remains. Maple has no loans backed by rsETH.
· 2026-04-18T20:13:51+00:00“Kelp DAO: attacker exploited the LayerZero bridge to drain 116,500 rsETH ($293M), then used it as collateral on Aave to borrow ETH, leaving Aave with bad debt as $AAVE dumps.”
· 2026-04-18T20:33:38+00:00Mr Pool “” 𝟱/𝟭𝟭/𝟮𝟮 @ 𝟰:𝟭𝟴 𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗦𝗧 4:18 𝟰/𝟭𝟴 BREAKING: @aave () says "𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗧𝗛 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗩𝟯 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗩𝟰 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗭𝗘𝗡” due to an exploit. - 𝟰/𝟭𝟴/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 And from 𝟱/𝟭𝟭/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 to
· 2026-04-18T21:02:08+00:00Everyone shitting on aave but not one mention that it was layer zero architecture that got exploited for $300M $aave $zro $link
· 2026-04-18T19:11:49+00:00Seeing a lot of tweets like “aave has bad debt” But if the rseth is all backed then they don’t If it was a thief (stolen from a user) then they wouldn’t have time to unstake, and liquidity to dump So borrowing on aave is their best way to get off w the funds
· 2026-04-18T12:38:21+00:00Aave V4 caps have been increased. Our focus remains on a security-first launch, and caps will be gradually increased over time as they get filled.
· 2026-04-18T13:35:00+00:00There are 3 tokens that I won't sell anytime soon, and I'm still accumulating. $AAVE ( @aave ) $SKY ( @SkyEcosystem ) $AERO ( @AerodromeFi ) All three offer clear ownership, value accrual, transparency, growth potential, and strong team execution. Would you add anything to the list?
· 2026-04-18T20:03:54+00:00بروتوكل Aave (تحديدا Aave V3 Core) يتعرض للاختراق. العملة المستهدفة هي WETH و rsETH
· 2026-04-18T19:24:26+00:00EarnETH has exposure to rsETH looping on AAVE. We’re actively monitoring situation and in contact with AAVE and KelpDAO teams.
· 2026-04-18T23:00:16+00:00So is this $300 million AAVE / rsETH exploit rektage dragging down Bitcoin over the weekend? $BTC
· 2026-04-18T23:30:05+00:00Another bad day for DEFI and its getting ridiculous at this point These over-engineered derivates of derivates are showing loopholes within their base and endanger lending market who use them AAVE is now exposed via bad debt since the attacker borrowed against those stolen
· 2026-04-18T19:36:56+00:00$180m is a huge hit to take - even for aave i withdrew funds for the time being to stay safe, no point trying to be a hero here
· 2026-04-18T20:45:32+00:00JUST IN: AFTER THE rsETH HACK ON AAVE, $ETH GAS FEES ARE SPIKING TO $5+. ETHEREUM IS BROKEN. CHOOSE SOLANA #SOLANA
· 2026-04-18T21:36:12+00:00Another bridge breached, 300M$ hack. Aave has centrally frozen the markets to avoid the hit. Bridges clearly affect DeFi protocols and even token prices. It's time to change perspective regarding bridges: leveraging UTXOs may be the next frontier for a safer cross-chain
· 2026-04-18T20:52:37+00:00Assuming this is correct would imply no bad debt for Aave but we still need to understand the implication of the bridge exploit and whether rsETH is technically unbacked
· 2026-04-18T19:44:59+00:00some napkin math gets me to around 12-15m in bad debt on aave assuming rseth still has its mainnet supply backed, at least on paper. don't know how the whole thing actually settles
· 2026-04-18T05:04:40+00:00Need a skill for your AI? Just Hey Anon it. Perps → Hyperliquid, Aster, .. DeFi Yield → Pendle, Aave, Sky, .. Liquidity → Meteora, all V3 forks, .. Launch Pad → Launchlabs, Pumpfun, Bonk, ..
· 2026-04-18T19:59:39+00:00Guy who pulled all his money out from Solana DeFi after Drift to not get rekt brought his money to Ethereum mainnet, wrapped it and put it into Aave for safe yield
· 2026-04-18T20:10:05+00:00Exploit Breakdown: How KelpDAO rsETH hack actually works (18 Apr 2026) Attackers exploited $rsETH minting/bridge logic to create ~116,500 $ETH worth of fake rsETH (~$293M at the time). Then they immediately dumped all of it as collateral on @aave V3 (Ethereum + Arbitrum),
· 2026-04-18T20:47:05+00:00الاختراق حصل في جسر rsETH الخاص بـ Kelp DAO وليس بروتوكول AAVE
· 2026-04-18T20:03:21+00:00Can we just remove all Layerzero OFTs from $AAVE FFS?
· 2026-04-18T19:26:36+00:00looks like someone minting inf rseth out of the kelp deployer, would move all wrapped eth supply out of aave v3 for the moment. they paused the market but no need to risk more.
· 2026-04-18T11:54:21+00:00The circulating supply of sGHO broke $300M and keeps growing. This matters more than it seems, as sGHO growth implies GHO mints. The more GHO is minted, the more stability fees for @aave . sGHO growth = Revenue growth Sneak peek from @Token_Logic ’s new dashboard
· 2026-04-18T12:39:26+00:00Categories that should be in your basket during a potential altcoin bull run; With at least one project from each category Privacy Stablecoin Infrastructure Strong DEFI (experienced defi like $Aave) Layer 1 Artificial Intelligence Strong Community Meme RWA (Revenue Model
· 2026-04-18T19:11:20+00:0070M in eth on arb 180m in eth on main aave going to have to eat this huh?
· 2026-04-18T21:07:29+00:00MORE THAN $300 MILLION JUST GOT HACKED An exploit in Kelp affected 9 protocols: - Aave V3 - Lido Earn - Compound - Fluid - Euler - Sparklend - Upshift - Pendle - Layerzero If you interacted with any of these projects, revoke the contract now
· 2026-04-18T19:16:24+00:00Seems @KelpDAO Just got exploit for $280M The attacker minted rsETH, borrowed $ETH against it, and then obfuscated the funds using Tornado Cash. and now @aave carrying the 177M in bad dept GG
· 2026-04-18T20:18:33+00:00Aave is not exploited. We're investigating rsETH situation now, and it has been frozen on V3 and V4.
· 2026-04-18T21:47:13+00:00$280M Hack The projects that were affected or may be affected in the future Protect yourself if this is one of your coins Detailed explanation of the topic $AAVE $ZRO
· 2026-04-18T21:09:16+00:00So for now nine protocols have been hit because of this: @KelpDAO got exploited and their liquid restaking token $rsETH was compromised with 116.5k $ETH ($293M) withdrawn Then the attacker used rsETH as collateral to borrow ETH on @aave , creating massive bad debt and pushing
· 2026-04-18T21:19:28+00:00[ @KelpDAO , @aave ] rsETH was issued without authorization and used as collateral, resulting in nearly $300M in funds being attacked. 0x1f4c1c2e610f089d6914c4448e6f21cb0db3adef (Aave ETH Core) rsETH 53K -> ETH 52K 0xeba786c9517a4823a5cfd9c72e4e80bf8168129b (Compound ETH) rsETH
· 2026-04-18T20:32:08+00:00Zircuit Finance has zero exposure to rsETH and is unaffected by the Kelp rsETH exploit. As a precaution we also removed USDC and USDT from Aave. Kelp has been a long time partner and we are hoping for the best for the project and the ecosystem. Stay safe everyone.
· 2026-04-18T19:55:45+00:00The rsETH markets on Aave V3 and Aave V4 have been frozen. Aave's contracts have not been exploited and this is an exploit related to rsETH. The freeze follows an exploit of the Kelp DAO rsETH bridge. Freezing the rsETH markets prevents new deposits and borrowing against rsETH
· 2026-04-18T20:20:11+00:00We also do not have positions on Aave and do not actively deploy to lending markets.
· 2026-04-18T22:16:17+00:00So ~$200M of rsETH released during a bridge with no corresponding burn, supplied to Aave on Arbitrum and Mainnet and borrowed against. With rsETH missing ~12% of its backing. Aave holds the bag (bad debt), but some combination of Kelp/LayerZero likely the cause. Scenarios? -
· 2026-04-18T19:42:42+00:00Apparently @KelpDAO just hacked for over $280M causing bad debt on @aave 2026 is on pace for a truly record breaking year
· 2026-04-18T22:06:36+00:00I thought Aave was that, and now my portfolio is stuck :/
· 2026-04-18T15:41:44+00:00For the second week in a row, @aave has raised frxUSD caps on V4 as part of its security-first launch strategy. As Aave V4 expands, frxUSD is ready to grow with it. Get started: pro.aave.com/explore/asset/ …
· 2026-04-18T20:41:22+00:00more that i think about it aave shouldn't have much bad debt. rseth is in theory backed 1:1 still by eth as a whole, and there is a collateral buffer between the borrowed amounts and the deposted rseth on aave. should play out in one of the following ways: 1. bridged rseth =
· 2026-04-18T22:17:44+00:00If you have cash on AAVE v3, pull it out or at least try to. There was an exploit on KelpDao - vulnerable are, among others, AAVE, Compound, Euler.
· 2026-04-18T20:22:42+00:00Fusion atomists and the IPOR DAO are following the situation As a precautionary measure the DAO's stETH looping vault on Ethereum mainnet has unwound all WETH exposure on Aave v3 core
· 2026-04-18T21:54:16+00:00$QNT Quant Fusion (from Quant Network) is explicitly designed to eliminate the exact type of vulnerability that enabled the Kelp DAO rsETH exploit: fragile cross-chain bridges. @aave do the right thing. Use @FusionLayer25 when it goes live to prevent this shit from happening
· 2026-04-18T19:41:22+00:00BREAKING NEWS: $AAVE dropped 12% following the $280M+ exploit of Kelp DAO.
· 2026-04-18T19:52:36+00:00if no new rsETH has been minted, then this is consistent with ZachXBT's notification about someone's wallet getting hacked this is a personal hit to a whale's wallet, not a protocol hit to Aave
· 2026-04-18T17:02:57+00:00A whale on Polygon is playing DeFi the risky way. Instead of staking, it’s using a borrow strategy on Aave. 2mon ago, a Polygon OG supplied over 60M $POL ($MATIC), worth around $5.6M, into Aave - Borrowed 450 ETH (~$1.1M) - Borrowed $1M USDC A week ago (Apr 3), it borrowed
· 2026-04-18T19:08:56+00:00Due to @KelpDAO 's rsETH being exploited by a hacker who minted 116,500 of them out of thin air via LayerZero to the mainnet, then supplied them to Aave to borrow ETH, @aave is now facing $177M in bad debt.
· 2026-04-18T21:03:37+00:00Not what I wanted to read on a Saturday. I’m Good just sucks for those who have it there and AAVE is the “safe” option for DeFi.
· 2026-04-18T20:21:20+00:00Update ; '' @aave ; The rsETH markets on Aave V3 and Aave V4 have been frozen. Aave's contracts have not been exploited and this is an exploit related to rsETH. The freeze follows an exploit of the Kelp DAO rsETH bridge. Freezing the rsETH markets prevents new deposits and
· 2026-04-18T21:01:55+00:00infiniFi has no exposure to the rsETH exploit on Aave's v3 instance on mainnet
· 2026-04-18T19:48:52+00:00update: he stole my aave merch
· 2026-04-18T22:21:15+00:00UNREAL: $WETH liquidity on $Aave has now dropped to almost 0 $6.3b in deposits, almost all borrowed out
· 2026-04-18T21:15:00+00:00there's someone out there that narrowly escaped the drift exploit, moved their funds over to AAVE because it's "safe"... only to get exploited from a rsETH hack on AAVE with funds now frozen. stay safe.
· 2026-04-18T22:02:22+00:00As a precaution we have temporarily pausing our LayerZero OFT bridge until the cause of the AAVE rsETH incident has been identified. We will update when the bridge is unpaused. To confirm infiniFi has no exposure to rsETH & everything can be checked live on our transparency
· 2026-04-18T21:56:49+00:00TLDR - RockSolid has no exposure to the rsETH exploit. Our vaults have no direct exposure to rsETH. Out of an abundance of caution, we've migrated all positions off Aave to mitigate bad debt exposure. We're actively monitoring second order contagion risks to other protocols.
· 2026-04-18T21:22:02+00:00Marc Zeller just posted about the “immediate end of @AaveChan Frontier program.” He went on to say: “For years we operated ETH staking nodes on behalf of the Aave DAO. Given current situation, we are exiting all validators and will make all $ETH available for the $Aave DAO to
· 2026-04-18T19:13:10+00:00Another exploit is added to the list. $RSETH from kelp dao seems to be exploited for more than 200M. News not confirmed yet, but it's highly possible this happened. $AAVE dumping amid exploit news.
· 2026-04-18T20:18:02+00:00$AAVE is going straight to $0
· 2026-04-18T02:03:49+00:00I’ve started paying more attention to a pretty underrated niche in DeFi: fixed-rate lending Most lending protocols today use floating rates (Aave, Morpho...) → meaning you borrow without really knowing how much you’ll end up paying @TermMaxFi takes a very different approach:
· 2026-04-18T19:41:59+00:00No way aave
· 2026-04-18T20:00:58+00:00UPDATE: @aave multisig freezes $RSETH on the lending market following the $280M+ KelpDAO incident. etherscan.io/tx/0xd40b8b3b5 … $eth
· 2026-04-18T18:22:49+00:00syrupUSDC/USDT is composable: -you can mint a receipt token -use it as collateral on Aave or Morpho or Kamino -borrow at lower rates -loop for higher yield this is something traditional finance can’t do, only through Maple finance institutional credit becomes usable collateral
· 2026-04-18T19:57:13+00:00Withdraw your $WETH on Aave V3 Core, if you are holding any. Kelp DAO have been exploited of $293M worth of $rsETH in the last hour and the attacker used it as collateral on Aave to borrow $ETH, which leave Aave with bad debt as $AAVE dumps.
· 2026-04-18T23:55:55+00:00Top Trending Coins Today 1. $RAVE 2. $ASTEROID 3. $AAVE 4. $SIREN 5. $KERNEL 6. $PENGU 7. $BTC 8. $RIVER 9. $ZRO 10. $GENIUS 11. $AGETH 12. $TAO 13. $SOL 14. $LINK 15. $AVAX
· 2026-04-18T07:00:16+00:00@aave V3 is now live on Grvt. Earn up to 11% APY on the same balance you trade with no extra steps, no delays. One balance. No more idle capital.
· 2026-04-18T23:33:40+00:00$292M Kelp DAO Exploit $292M Kelp DAO Exploit that happened today is clocking in as the biggest crypto exploit of 2026. 116,500 rsETH drained (around 18% of its circulating supply). At least 9 protocols affected (Aave, SparkLend, Fluid, Upshift). Aave froze rsETH
· 2026-04-18T18:53:50+00:00AAVE v3 Rocked by Hack's Impact Following the cyberattack on KELPDAO, a hard-to-collect bad debt emerged in the Aave v3 system. After the development, a negative atmosphere prevailed in the market, and AAVE's price experienced a drop of approximately 12%.
· 2026-04-18T20:49:17+00:00rsETH markets (V3 & V4) on @aave frozen due to @KelpDAO rsETH bridge exploit. Aave contracts safe. No new deposits or borrowing against rsETH for now
· 2026-04-18T20:22:35+00:00tough to rank favorably with a $292m exploit literally hours old the kelp bridge drain via endpointv2 is still unfolding, aave and spark both frozen
· 2026-04-18T14:41:39+00:00institutional pivot is the play here ethena just de-risked hard, dropped perp exposure from 90% to 11% and replaced it with institutional lending through Anchorage, Maple, Coinbase Asset Management plus RWAs sUSDe got added to Aave yesterday which unlocks new yield looping
· 2026-04-18T02:00:00+00:00Aave V4 just launched But how does it work? And why use it over Aave v3? We break down the pros and cons in our latest guide: todayindefi.com/guides/aave-v4 …
· 2026-04-18T20:47:46+00:00While the timeline scrolls with "this isn't DeFi" memes and grave-dancing about Stani's old Drift comment, the real signal here is the opposite: @aave just proved why adaptive governance beats purist immutability? @aixbt_agent ?
· 2026-04-18T09:36:55+00:00Aave USDC: 2.61% APY Savings account: 3.14% DeFi’s base yield is compressing… across protocols today: Aave: ~3 to 7% Compound: ~3 to 7% Morpho: ~4 to 7% even advanced strategies like Curve and Pendle sit around 5 to 12% with higher risk $rtUSQ targets 10 to
· 2026-04-18T23:52:12+00:00Following our earlier update on the Aave/Kelp situation: IPOR DAO Fusion vaults hold no exposure to the affected Aave instance. Withdrawal requests on the IPOR DAO stETH looping vault are queued while supply-side liquidity normalizes across ETH markets. Requests will clear as
· 2026-04-18T22:55:18+00:00Another DAO I’ve never heard of ripples through to one of blockchain’s largest DeFi platforms Aave is so grizzled that it seems this is hardly existential KelpDAO tho… 116.5k rsETH (~$292m) stolen via LayerZero-powered bridge 2nd largest hack this year; both in past 3 weeks
· 2026-04-18T20:22:10+00:00DeFi is ruthless lately. Be careful out there guys. Use only regulated, listed and platforms with proven record. I am sure $AAVE will make right by the users.
· 2026-04-18T19:07:31+00:00AAVE, Compound, and Euler's rsETH pools—these three are basically sitting on bad debts in the tens of millions, and AAVE's total bad debt is gonna hit over a hundred million.
· 2026-04-18T04:34:02+00:00【Aave V4 Announcement: Liquidity Integration to Improve Yields】 ■ Aave Announces Details of V4 ■ Adopts Hub and Spoke Structure ■ Liquidity Integration to Enhance Yields Aave V4 aims to eliminate liquidity fragmentation and achieve efficient asset utilization. It has the
· 2026-04-18T20:22:03+00:00$AAVE umbrella fund has $260M. $130-160M of bad debt on Aave means umbrella fund stakers get slashed in half. $260M+ hit just to Aave...
· 2026-04-18T19:00:24+00:00BREAKING KelpDAO exploit fears ripple across DeFi. On-chain data suggests $100 Million+ potentially compromised (UNCONFIRMED). Impact spreading > AAVE v3 now reportedly facing bad debt exposure linked to KelpDAO. $AAVE nuked ~13%With sharp sell-off as panic hits the
· 2026-04-18T20:23:38+00:00Instan a los proveedores de WETH en Aave a retirar fondos tras el exploit de KelpDAO rsETH
· 2026-04-18T09:03:00+00:00variable borrow rates flip too fast on aave, hard to maintain any stable carry strategy fixed-rate lending locked till maturity changes that, you actually know your cost and yield upfront @TermMaxFi lets you match rates via its marketplace, so you’re not exposed to sudden
· 2026-04-18T11:40:29+00:00Ethena USDe getting added to @aave is one of the most important moves in DeFi right now. USDe on Aave is getting closer Proposal is live , If this passes: > native yield meets lending liquidity > unlocks new looping strategies > expands stablecoin demand beyond yield vote :
· 2026-04-18T22:18:16+00:00i would not bid the aave token until all facts of the matter are out. while it may pay to be a hero during hacks sometimes, this is not one of those instances in my opinion.
· 2026-04-18T06:03:29+00:00most people track token price and ignore borrow cost. but unstable funding can ruin a good trade faster than bad entry timing. that’s why fixed-rate lending matters. on @TermMaxFi i can lock terms until maturity and avoid random spikes common on floating markets like Aave.
· 2026-04-18T21:54:51+00:00$600M worth of 14 crypto hacks happened in 2 weeks, today Kelp DAO hack with biggest DeFi hack of 2026 Kelp DAO appears to have been exploited for $293M today, used the LayerZero bridge to drain 116,500 rsETH ($293M), then used it as collateral on Aave to borrow ETH, leaving
· 2026-04-18T20:23:51+00:00Hearing something about another potential exploit that is affecting $AAVE What is going on???
· 2026-04-18T20:48:02+00:00KelpDAO is going to blacklist those assets. AAVE has no negotiation power.
· 2026-04-18T08:13:02+00:00Aave routed $554M into Maple in 2025. (Even bigger as we speak) Liquidity flowed between protocols. Credit layered into money markets. Interoperability worked. That’s the @maplefinance way.
· 2026-04-18T21:54:24+00:00aave has a material amount of rsETH on external chains, so if we assume that the hit is 100% to bridge rsETH users there would still be a pretty significant impact (in fact the total losses/bad debt to aave may be worse, just concentrated in Arbitrum/Base/Mantle)
· 2026-04-18T21:19:53+00:00Maple Finance has confirmed that its syrupUSDC and syrupUSDT products have zero exposure to the ongoing rsETH exploit. All capital was safely withdrawn from Aave V3 mainnet well before any impact, and the protocol holds no rsETH-backed loans. This demonstrates that security
· 2026-04-18T22:05:03+00:00I've watched $AAVE trend on @coingecko 3 separate times this year and the same thing happens every time: 1) DeFi purists call it undervalued 2) Price chops for weeks 3) A random governance proposal drops 4) It rips 30% in 48 hours and everyone acts surprised This is the
· 2026-04-18T09:01:58+00:00rate volatility on aave been killing planning lately, borrow cost shifts before you even react that’s why fixed-rate markets locked till maturity just make more sense for predictable carry @TermMaxFi runs it like an orderbook for rates, you choose your terms instead of chasing
· 2026-04-18T19:28:53+00:00aave sounds like a beautiful name for a thot daughter that likes getting exploited
· 2026-04-18T21:48:34+00:00Everyone reacted to this post, but Aave has no fault in this situation.
· 2026-04-18T20:23:38+00:00Aave's WETH suppliers are advised to withdraw after exploit in KelpDAO's rsETH
· 2026-04-18T19:40:03+00:00UPDATE: @aave multisig freezes $RSETH on the lending market following the $280M+ KelpDAO incident.
· 2026-04-18T23:06:01+00:00If that happens, Aave will go straight to zero with a bullet
· 2026-04-18T20:30:19+00:00AAVE will just pay it back, they have billions
· 2026-04-18T20:50:09+00:00In theory they could max fuck over aave and lenders by snapshotting. I think its more likely they socialize across all chains but who knows
· 2026-04-18T18:06:15+00:00Aave v4 went Live on Ethereum mainnet on March 30. In less than 20 days, it crossed $20M in deposits. Greatest Defi Protocol.
· 2026-04-18T22:25:10.295924+00:00Kelp restaking platform exploited, $293M drained in attack Kelp, a liquid restaking protocol, was the victim of a cyber attack on Saturday, causing the platform to pause smart contracts for its restaking token (rsETH), as it “investigates” the attack
· 2026-04-18T18:56:12+00:00defi is fucked man literally in taxi rn rushing home to withdraw my funds off aave
· 2026-04-18T04:30:25+00:00【 #Cryptocurrency Latest News】 Aave V4 Announced, Liquidity Integration to Improve Yields
· 2026-04-18T19:21:38+00:00KelpDAO Hack Impacts Aave. KelpDAO’s token was hacked for over $100M, based on on-chain data. Aave v3 is now facing losses (bad debt) due to this. Aave token has dropped over 10% after the news.
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· 2026-04-18T10:25:17+00:00$Aave did great
· 2026-04-18T07:21:01+00:00i arb usdt on aave to bybit earn
· 2026-04-18T23:45:02.988886+00:00Troubling Cross-Chain Vulnerability Strikes Prominent DeFi System You can also read this news on BH NEWS: Troubling Cross-Chain Vulnerability Strikes Prominent DeFi System A substantial breach has occurred within Kelp DAO, a cross-chain decentralized financ
· 2026-04-18T19:35:09.027024+00:00BREAKING: Rumors Swirl That Today’s Hacking Incident Could Be Much Larger – Aave Takes Action The security crisis in the cryptocurrency market is deepening. While earlier allegations of a potential attack exceeding $100 million on KelpDAO’s liquid staking token surfaced, recent develo
· 2026-04-18T19:05:11.142929+00:00BREAKING: $100 Million Hack on an Altcoin – Aave Also Has Bad Debt A new development has raised security concerns in the cryptocurrency market. According to information shared by on-chain data provider Onchain, KelpDAO’s liquid staking token may have been su