# $LDO Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — April 18, 2026

> **Asset:** $LDO  
> **Date:** 2026-04-18 (April 18, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ldo/2026-04-18  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ldo.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @andyyy
> **Author:** Andy ([@andyyy](https://x.com/andyyy))  
> **Metrics:** 640 likes · 87 retweets · 73 comments · 97.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-04-18T21:11:06+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/andyyy/status/2045611100582851004](https://x.com/andyyy/status/2045611100582851004)  


> 
> "Current 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"


### Post #2 by @LidoFinance
> **Author:** Lido ([@LidoFinance](https://x.com/LidoFinance))  
> **Metrics:** 192 likes · 31 retweets · 16 comments · 26.9K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-04-18T20:42:28+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/LidoFinance/status/2045603894605021674](https://x.com/LidoFinance/status/2045603894605021674)  


> 
> "[Lido Earn Disclosure] The Lido Earn team is aware of the developing situation with the Kelp DAO exploit. earnETH has exposure to rsETH.

As a precaution, further deposits into earnETH have been paused while the situation is assessed alongside relevant partners.

We will share"


### Post #3 by @oTATOnetobr
> **Author:** TATO ([@oTATOnetobr](https://x.com/oTATOnetobr))  
> **Metrics:** 24 likes · 3 retweets · 3 comments · 2.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-04-18T21:07:29+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/oTATOnetobr/status/2045610190276288848](https://x.com/oTATOnetobr/status/2045610190276288848)  


> 
> "MORE 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"


### Post #4 by @derteil00
> **Author:** Derteil ([@derteil00](https://x.com/derteil00))  
> **Metrics:** 56 likes · 1 retweets · 7 comments · 2.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-04-18T05:45:34+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/derteil00/status/2045378182434722228](https://x.com/derteil00/status/2045378182434722228)  


> 
> "It’s been my best trading month ever in $ PnL terms (thanks Edge)

Best part is that we are going way higher and I’m keep buying.

BTC, ENA, LDO, PENGU, LIT, HYPE

There is nothing more you need."


### Post #5 by @Lombard_Finance
> **Author:** Lombard ([@Lombard_Finance](https://x.com/Lombard_Finance))  
> **Metrics:** 35 likes · 4 retweets · 29 comments · 1.9K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-04-18T23:36:19+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Lombard_Finance/status/2045647646057234633](https://x.com/Lombard_Finance/status/2045647646057234633)  


> 
> "LBTC is secure — no malicious activity detected.

Out of caution, we temporarily paused LayerZero-based LBTC bridge routes (primarily Solana-Ethereum) while we verify the source of the KelpDAO $rsETH hack. All LBTC LayerZero configurations require multiple DVN approvals, and all"


### Post #6 by @realtommybibi
> **Author:** Tommy B. ([@realtommybibi](https://x.com/realtommybibi))  
> **Metrics:** 16 likes · 4 retweets · 2 comments · 876 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-04-18T21:04:39+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/realtommybibi/status/2045609477970518149](https://x.com/realtommybibi/status/2045609477970518149)  


> 
> "So 
@LidoFinance
 just issued a statement: 

$stETH and $wstETH are unaffected by the $rsETH incident. This issue does not impact the Lido staking protocol."


### Post #7 by @ethdaily
> **Author:** ethdaily.eth ([@ethdaily](https://x.com/ethdaily))  
> **Metrics:** 19 likes · 5 retweets · 1 comments · 438 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-04-18T01:38:20+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ethdaily/status/2045315961910337762](https://x.com/ethdaily/status/2045315961910337762)  


> 
> "ETH Daily - 17th April 

-World ID 4.0 upgrade 
-Obol proposes EIP-7716 
-Mitsui commodity tokens 
-Paragraph AI integrations 

presented by 
@LidoFinance
ethdaily.io/928"




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