$KELP Catalyst Posts
April 18, 2026Single-day social intelligence recap and verified catalyst posts · ← Back to $KELP Profile · Market Rankings
💬 Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence
36 source posts analyzed· 2026-04-18T18:38:19+00:00KELPDAO'S LIQUID STAKING TOKEN POTENTIALLY EXPLOITED FOR OVER $100M: ONCHAIN
· 2026-04-18T21:07:37+00:00Root cause now fully on-chain. The rsETH OFT Adapter on mainnet trusted a LayerZero message from EID 30320, peer 0xc3eACf06…09f58, and released 116,500 rsETH ($293.5M) from escrow in a single lzReceive call. LayerZero Scan labels that source peer “Kelp DAO.” Meaning it was
· 2026-04-18T21:03:22+00:00the issue with the @KelpDAO 280m$ hack was that it was just secured by just 1/1 validator set (DVN) on @LayerZero_Core . Which means one faulty transaction from a validator is all that's needed. my belief is that the root cause was possibly that the LZ validator on Unichain was
· 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
· 2026-04-18T22:36:56+00:00from what I can tell re: kelp dao, this seems to be a combination of a 1-of-1 dvn setup and a compromised layerzero dvn. Apechain and other protocols with at least 2 required DVNs should be unaffected, but might be worth pausing out of an abundance of caution.
· 2026-04-18T20:13:23+00:00why was there 300m in kelpdao? and why tf was it listed on aave?
· 2026-04-18T19:52:22+00:00There is no exposure from Kelp on any Steakhouse vaults or products on any chain. At 18:40 UTC we picked up a potential exploit on rsETH from Kelp. We removed all residual exposure (dust <$0.01 on Smokehouse ETH on mainnet) by 18:52 UTC and supply caps of the vaults put to
· 2026-04-18T20:28:00+00:00SEAL is coordinating an active investigation into the ongoing incident involving Kelp DAO along with all relevant stakeholders. If you have information to share or are able to assist in freezing/recovering funds, please reach out at
· 2026-04-18T21:31:28+00:00The issue with the @KelpDAO 280m$ hack was that it was just secured by just 1/1 validator set (DVN) on @LayerZero_Core . Which means one faulty transaction from a validator is all that's needed. What the actual fuck?! What’s the point of multisig if it is 1/1?!
· 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.
· 2026-04-18T23:13:00+00:00my openclaw made this should make the Kelp rsETH bridge exploit easier to understand
· 2026-04-18T20:13:11+00:00We are aware of the potential exploit regarding KelpDAO. Our optimization engine is already adapting to the expected market volatility. Furthermore, the entire risk team is on deck, actively investigating and initiating risk-off actions as required as market conditions evolve.
· 2026-04-18T20:36:47+00:00The duality of crypto is always so interesting to observe. on one hand u have a 290m kelpdao exploit. on the other side, u have “the next 1b runner” two wildly different sentiments occurring at the same time on the same chain. and the participants affected by each phenomenon are
· 2026-04-18T21:48:35+00:00Due to today's KelpDAO rsETH exploit via LayerZero: • HypurrFi is unaffected • However, out of an abundance of caution and following the lead of the USDe and USDT0 teams taking action to pause their bridges, we’ve frozen the USDT0 and USDe markets on Pooled temporarily •
· 2026-04-18T21:32:10+00:00جسر عملة rsETH الخاص بمشروع Kelp DAO اتعرض لاختراق من شوية واتسرق منه ما قيمته +290 مليون دولار. الجسر ده شغال بتقنيات LayerZero
· 2026-04-18T20:36:12+00:00Kelp was one of the protocols I promoted back in 2024. I went deep into the concept and refused a payment in stablecoins... I was bullish on LSTs. We agreed with someone from the team on the $KELP allocation. No contracts were signed, just a chat on TG. After fulfilling my
· 2026-04-18T21:22:24+00:00Another day another hack. This is why clarity must pass. Large institutions are more afraid of losing ALL their clients money and getting sued as opposed to getting fat gains. Kelp DAO exploited for $293 MILLION making it the biggest DeFi hack of 2026. Have a great weekend.
· 2026-04-18T18:44:15+00:00KELPDAO'S LIQUID STAKING TOKEN POTENTIALLY EXPLOITED FOR OVER $100M: ONCHAIN
· 2026-04-18T23:17:25+00:00when deploying OFTs on @LayerZero_Core , devs are responsible to securely configure it with DVN etc. obviously @KelpDAO didn't pay attention to it
· 2026-04-18T21:37:51+00:00Update on Kelp DAO rsETH bridge incident: The attacker did not borrow ETH on Silo. Two vaults have exposure to rsETH and related assets (e.g. agETH, hgETH). Risk was isolated to the rsETH market thanks to Silo’s design — no spillover to other markets. We acted immediately:
· 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? -
· 2026-04-18T19:59:26+00:00You can withdraw your Kelp vaults position from @jumperapp earn UI directly. We also disabled the deposit. All the other exposed vaults: rsETH and Aave v3 WETH are not available on Jumper UI.
· 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
· 2026-04-18T22:31:30+00:00$293 MILLION has been drained from Kelp DAO. Nobody knows if it's an AI exploit or an insider cashing out. Crypto is still brutally unforgiving.
· 2026-04-18T20:49:47+00:00Kelp is the 2nd biggest Liquid Restaking protocol btw EtherFi, Kelp, EigenLayer, Babylon, Renzo - same shit that attracted liquidity last year via airdrop and nice APR Dare I say that you should be cautious if you're a user of any protocol listed above
· 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
· 2026-04-18T19:51:14+00:00Looks like @KelpDAO just got exploited for like 250 million dollars and I'm gonna be honest here I probably just need to exit all defi stuff and find a new hobby
· 2026-04-18T21:57:41+00:00zachxbt is currently twapping kelp dao money into asteriod steady lads
· 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
· 2026-04-18T23:10:20+00:00[Important] Notice Regarding Kelp Protocol Security Incident (April 19, 2026) Thank you for using Yay! Staking. On April 18, 2026, an external attacker exploited the LayerZero bridge of Kelp DAO, the protocol we partner with for our ETH staking feature. Approximately 116,500
· 2026-04-18T19:24:06+00:00these attacks are happening during the weekends when peoples’ attention is elsewhere. hoping @KelpDAO is able to freeze/reverse some of this
· 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
· 2026-04-18T22:22:57+00:00Ok I’m on KelpDao website… what next
· 2026-04-18T20:01:23+00:00either @KelpDAO the next in a rough line of random recent exploits, or the mythos / DPRK crowd are creating systemic risk for defi
· 2026-04-18T20:12:03+00:00$293M EXPLOIT DETECTED: Cyvers AI systems have identified a massive attack on @KelpDAO . Our platform flagged the breach in real-time, tracking ~$293.7M drained from the protocol's RSETH Adapter. Currently, ~$250M has already been swapped to $ETH and is held across two