# $KELP Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — April 28, 2026

> **Asset:** $KELP  
> **Date:** 2026-04-28 (April 28, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/kelp/2026-04-28  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/kelp.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @Defi_Warhol
> **Author:** DeFi Warhol ([@Defi_Warhol](https://x.com/Defi_Warhol))  
> **Metrics:** 385 likes · 49 retweets · 49 comments · 47.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-04-28T13:48:28+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Defi_Warhol/status/2049123586095591697](https://x.com/Defi_Warhol/status/2049123586095591697)  


> 
> "Let's talk about the elephant in the room.

LayerZero is sitting on one of the largest treasuries in DeFi. Hundreds of millions. Built on the back of protocols like Kelp that trusted their infrastructure and their defaults.

$292M drained. Two weeks of ecosystem-wide recovery"


### Post #2 by @0xReactive
> **Author:** Reactive Network ([@0xReactive](https://x.com/0xReactive))  
> **Metrics:** 78 likes · 32 retweets · 3 comments · 5.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-04-28T14:59:13+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/0xReactive/status/2049141390483894600](https://x.com/0xReactive/status/2049141390483894600)  


> 
> "Yesterday we shared part one of our analysis of the recent hit taken by 
@aave
 users as a result of an exploit of the KelpDAO cross-chain bridge, ultimately resulting in a liquidity cascade on Aave.

Today we shared part two where we take a closer look at how Reactive Contracts"


### Post #3 by @TheBlockCo
> **Author:** The Block ([@TheBlockCo](https://x.com/TheBlockCo))  
> **Metrics:** 19 likes · 2 retweets · 8 comments · 4.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-04-28T06:52:57+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TheBlockCo/status/2049019016224579593](https://x.com/TheBlockCo/status/2049019016224579593)  


> 
> "DeFi United unveils plan to restore rsETH after $292 million Kelp DAO exploit"


### Post #4 by @MarvinHarryP
> **Author:** Marvin ([@MarvinHarryP](https://x.com/MarvinHarryP))  
> **Metrics:** 152 likes · 0 retweets · 119 comments · 1.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-04-28T10:16:55+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MarvinHarryP/status/2049070347966664718](https://x.com/MarvinHarryP/status/2049070347966664718)  


> 
> "Me watching all the drama on the timeline.

Monad here, Kelp DAO there. 
It's enough circus.

Anyone got good news?
Asking for a friend."


### Post #5 by @lavanetxyz
> **Author:** Lava Network ([@lavanetxyz](https://x.com/lavanetxyz))  
> **Metrics:** 24 likes · 8 retweets · 31 comments · 833 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-04-28T11:26:05+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/lavanetxyz/status/2049087754265571566](https://x.com/lavanetxyz/status/2049087754265571566)  


> 
> "If your RPC lies, your entire system acts on bad data.

That's not a downtime risk. That's a $290M risk.
@yaircleper
 from 
@magmadevs
 breaks down the KelpDAO/LayerZero hack from 
@decentrallugano
 and why quorum-based RPC validation is the architectural answer the industry needs."


### Post #6 by @EspressoSys
> **Author:** Espresso ([@EspressoSys](https://x.com/EspressoSys))  
> **Metrics:** 9 likes · 1 retweets · 2 comments · 512 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-04-28T18:30:59+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/EspressoSys/status/2049194682249592887](https://x.com/EspressoSys/status/2049194682249592887)  


> 
> "Most bridges outsource trust to middlemen instead of verifying chain state themselves. Compromise the middleman and the bridge works exactly as intended. It just believes the wrong information.
@benafisch
 on the structural problem behind the $292M KelpDAO exploit, via 
@CoinDesk
."


### Post #7 by @WZoolly
> **Author:** Conal ([@WZoolly](https://x.com/WZoolly))  
> **Metrics:** 12 likes · 0 retweets · 7 comments · 150 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-04-28T07:34:43+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/WZoolly/status/2049029527020740669](https://x.com/WZoolly/status/2049029527020740669)  


> 
> "54 Protocol has been hacked in 2026:

Singularity Finance: $413,000
ZetaChain: $300,000
Scallop Lend: $150,000
Purrlend: $1,500,000
Giddy: $1,300,000
Kipseli: $80,000
Volo Vault: $3,500,000
Thetanuts Finance: $50,000
Juicebox V3: $52,000
Kelp: $293,000,000
Grinex: $15,000,000"


### Post #8 by @DecryptMedia
> **Author:** Decrypt ([@DecryptMedia](https://x.com/DecryptMedia))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 102 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-04-28T08:30:09+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/DecryptMedia/status/2049043477879541991](https://x.com/DecryptMedia/status/2049043477879541991)  


> 
> "A coordinated relief effort to raise funds following Kelp DAO’s $290 million exploit this month crossed a critical threshold on Monday."


### Post #9 by @CoinmatomeNews
> **Author:** 仮想通貨まとめNews＋経済ニュース情報 ([@CoinmatomeNews](https://x.com/CoinmatomeNews))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 12 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-04-28T08:35:24+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CoinmatomeNews/status/2049044801283088699](https://x.com/CoinmatomeNews/status/2049044801283088699)  


> 
> "【 #Cryptocurrency Latest News】 
 $4 Billion Liquidity Vanishes from Aave, Analyzing the Full Scope of the Kelp DAO Outflow Incident"




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