$KELP Catalyst Posts
April 23, 2026Single-day social intelligence recap and verified catalyst posts · ← Back to $KELP Profile · Market Rankings
💬 Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence
25 source posts analyzed· 2026-04-23T20:26:13+00:00As part of an industry-wide recovery initiative, LayerZero's proposed contribution would go towards the best path forward to restoring rsETH backing. We have been closely coordinating with Aave and all other parties like EtherFi, Ethena, Arbitrum, and Kelp who have been working
· 2026-04-23T19:33:09+00:00Lido proposes allocating up to $5.8 million in staked ETH to back Kelp exploit shortfall
· 2026-04-23T22:22:03+00:00Btw @THORChain earned ~$450K in fees from @KelpDAO hackers' ETH → BTC swapping. The 24H swap volume hit $360M vs. roughly $20M on an average day. If you think this sounds insane, that's because it is.
· 2026-04-23T07:52:21+00:00Community Update The past few days have been relentless. With the support of our partners, allies and community, discussions are moving in the right direction. We want to address our community directly. We are actively progressing towards a suitable resolution. Kelp was built
· 2026-04-23T19:44:17+00:00Not surprised knew industry would step in The strange part is how deadly silent Kelp and LayerZero have been
· 2026-04-23T19:50:34+00:00What about @aave @LayerZero_Core and @KelpDAO ? How much are they putting since they fuck it up?
· 2026-04-23T09:11:28+00:00There have been a few high impact security incidents this April. Drift at the beginning of the month, and now the KelpDAO exploit. Same reminder every time: capital security comes first. As the agentic economy scales, this doesn’t change. If agents are accessing your
· 2026-04-23T01:34:35+00:00According to EmberCN, Aave total deposits have dropped below $30 billion. falling from $45.8 billion before the KelpDAO rsETH exploit to about $29.6 billion. with cumulative outflows reaching roughly $16.2 billion.
· 2026-04-23T18:09:18+00:00A positive development on the KELP incident as partners step in to attempt to make users whole.
· 2026-04-23T19:50:21+00:00Lido and EtherFi: stepping up when it matters the most. LayerZero and Kelp: pointing fingers at each other while others bail them out. You can't make this up.
· 2026-04-23T17:51:41+00:00"From people I know that are real and exist in this world ... everyone agrees with this move" - @griffgreen on Arbitrum's Freeze of the Kelp DAO loot
· 2026-04-23T17:47:14+00:00"There was no reason in my mind not to do this" - @griffgreen on the Arbitrum freeze of the Kelp DAO loot
· 2026-04-23T12:08:35+00:00Does Kelp protocol depend on price oracle data for critical operations such as collateral valuation, liquidations, or trade execution? -> YES While the gate shows yes, all the 4 underlying risk factors are showing NO. Below you'll see the results of me disputing each one to
· 2026-04-23T16:55:50+00:00The Kelp DAO loot is moving onchain and Arkham has had a front-row seat to the action. Up Next on the stream today, Arkham CEO Miguel Morel joins me to discuss what his team has seen and how blockchain intelligence tools could be used against bad actors in these cases. Then
· 2026-04-23T11:37:07+00:00@Aave sees $11B TVL drop following $292M @KelpDAO Hack #Aave’s TVL plunged from $26B to $15B within days, an $11B drop triggered by the $292M #KelpDAO bridge exploit. It lost $6.2B in hours alone, down 23%. The hack caused $200M in bad debt across Aave’s rsETH markets,
· 2026-04-23T22:27:10+00:00Not all Cows are made the same #thorchain #wagyu #xmr #rune #kelp
· 2026-04-23T17:44:54+00:00"For me, if you can stop North Korea, you do it" - @griffgreen on the Arbitrum freeze of the Kelp DAO loot
· 2026-04-23T08:08:24+00:006 podcasts. 6 founders. All recorded before Kelp, Aave, Lovable, and Vercel broke. Every one of them named exactly what would go wrong. @vladnazar_xyz ( @Chain_GPT ): the trust layer gap @tech_mingler ( @humanode_io ): the AI slop flood @Mr_Kwibs ( @zano_project ):
· 2026-04-23T10:01:38+00:00$605M drained in 18 days. Every one of them (Drift, CoW Swap, Kelp) moved funds without a natural-language rule checking first. We built Preflight to enforce those rules cryptographically. Let's end DeFi hacks.
· 2026-04-23T12:38:52+00:0026 protocols exploited. $780M + gone. And we're only in April. Two exploits alone account for 75% of all YTD losses: - Kelp DAO - $293M - Drift Protocol - $285M Both involved sophisticated actors who spent months embedded inside their targets before striking. The full
· 2026-04-23T15:20:29+00:00JUST IN: JPMorgan said persistent security flaws and stagnant capital levels continue to weigh on DeFi's institutional appeal. The recent KelpDAO exploit erased roughly $20 billion in TVL within days. Investors are rotating into USDT as a flight-to-safety asset.
· 2026-04-23T20:36:22+00:00AAVE suffered the most damage from this incident. AAVE made the greatest sacrifice too. Does AAVE have any fault in this incident? NO. What the hell are you doing @LayerZero_Core @KelpDAO
· 2026-04-23T21:14:21+00:00JPMorgan Concerned About Institutional Adoption of DeFi, 2 Trillion Yen TVL Outflow Due to Kelp DAO Hack
· 2026-04-23T07:17:06+00:00KelpDAO got hacked A lot of people got caught out. This is your reminder that self custody is non negotiable. My setup? Dead simple. No cables. No screens. No firmware headaches. Just @Tangem and done. If you want the same peace of mind tangem.com/invite/CoachK
· 2026-04-23T14:01:08+00:00This week, on Ready for Merge, @christine_dkim breaks down the recent @KelpDAO / @LayerZero_Core hack and the @arbitrum Security Council's controversial response to freeze hacker funds. The full 30 minute briefing is out now on all podcast channels.