# $DAO Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — April 19, 2026

> **Asset:** $DAO  
> **Date:** 2026-04-19 (April 19, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/dao/2026-04-19  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/dao.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @cryptolimbo
> **Author:** Limbo ([@cryptolimbo](https://x.com/cryptolimbo))  
> **Metrics:** 174 likes · 19 retweets · 26 comments · 91.8K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-04-19T16:58:22+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/cryptolimbo/status/2045909883791585608](https://x.com/cryptolimbo/status/2045909883791585608)  


> 
> "Kelp DAO got drained for $292M yesterday. Biggest DeFi hack of the year.

Aave didn't get touched. Their contracts are fine. But someone used the stolen $rsETH as collateral on Aave to borrow $wETH against it, and now Aave is sitting on $196M of bad debt.

$6.6 billion exited"


### Post #2 by @citrea_xyz
> **Author:** Citrea | Mainnet Live ([@citrea_xyz](https://x.com/citrea_xyz))  
> **Metrics:** 132 likes · 31 retweets · 22 comments · 6.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-04-19T11:14:28+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/citrea_xyz/status/2045823338631631269](https://x.com/citrea_xyz/status/2045823338631631269)  


> 
> "Citrea’s LayerZero OFT paths (USDC, USDT, wBTC) are not impacted by the recent rsETH KelpDAO exploit on Ethereum. All Citrea OFTs use a 2/2 DVN setup, with Citrea as one of the verifiers. USDC.e, USDT.e and wBTC.e on the Citrea ecosystem continue to function as expected."


### Post #3 by @jacqmelinek
> **Author:** Jacquelyn Melinek ([@jacqmelinek](https://x.com/jacqmelinek))  
> **Metrics:** 30 likes · 3 retweets · 4 comments · 3.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-04-19T16:24:16+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/jacqmelinek/status/2045901303075725743](https://x.com/jacqmelinek/status/2045901303075725743)  


> 
> "An attacker exploited Kelp DAO’s LayerZero bridge for about $292M 

It’s now the largest exploit of 2026, surpassing Drift Protocol’s hack of $285M on April 1 by a few million.

Here’s what we know so far:

- about 116,500 rsETH was drained: worth $292M and roughly 18% of the"


### Post #4 by @DelCrxpto
> **Author:** DelCrxpto ([@DelCrxpto](https://x.com/DelCrxpto))  
> **Metrics:** 12 likes · 4 retweets · 0 comments · 484 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-04-19T21:19:21+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/DelCrxpto/status/2045975562087211246](https://x.com/DelCrxpto/status/2045975562087211246)  


> 
> "Scam is spelled D.A.O."


### Post #5 by @goingonchain
> **Author:** Bosslee | Going Onchain ([@goingonchain](https://x.com/goingonchain))  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 315 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-04-19T16:05:03+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/goingonchain/status/2045896467613917341](https://x.com/goingonchain/status/2045896467613917341)  


> 
> "$293M stolen from KelpDAO today and Aave users are about to eat the bad debt.

fault lies with KelpDAO since they configured their bridge with a 1-of-1 DVN (single verifier) setup

but bad debt sits with Aave, so Aave takes the hit

this will be tough for Umbrella users to accept"


### Post #6 by @DelCrxpto
> **Author:** DelCrxpto ([@DelCrxpto](https://x.com/DelCrxpto))  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 286 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-04-19T15:22:17+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/DelCrxpto/status/2045885703741915395](https://x.com/DelCrxpto/status/2045885703741915395)  


> 
> "DAO shalt not ape thy bag into DAOs"


### Post #7 by @lizmoneyweb
> **Author:** Lizzie ([@lizmoneyweb](https://x.com/lizmoneyweb))  
> **Metrics:** 13 likes · 0 retweets · 6 comments · 182 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-04-19T05:01:14+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/lizmoneyweb/status/2045729410960244997](https://x.com/lizmoneyweb/status/2045729410960244997)  


> 
> "DeFi hacking is crazy scary.

We are not just about the yield. 
We also want safety.

Felt bad for Kelp DAO / AAVE.

If you want steady earnings from your crypto without big risks, check out 
@alturax
' smart vault strategies.  

These vaults are like expert-managed savings"




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