$LDO Catalyst Posts
April 24, 2026Single-day social intelligence recap and verified catalyst posts · ← Back to $LDO Profile · Market Rankings
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48 source posts analyzed· 2026-04-24T03:03:05+00:00This is what DeFi self-healing looks like. Monday: an @LayerZero_Core OFT adapter released $293M of @KelpDAO rsETH from escrow on a single cross-chain message. Five days later: @ether_fi 5K ETH. @LidoFinance 2.5K stETH. @StaniKulechov 5K ETH personal. @Mantle_Official 30K ETH
· 2026-04-24T19:40:29+00:000/ Today, the Ethereum Foundation completed a bilateral swap of ~21,269 aWETH to wstETH, coordinated with @LidoFinance and @mellowprotocol as part of their ongoing deleveraging work.
· 2026-04-24T18:23:46+00:00DCF Capital has donated $100k in ETH to defiunited We sent 41.2 ETH directly to the donation address and spent 2 ETH buying that random memecoin (stopped when we found out it was some bundled situation) We're users of every impacted protocol here - Aave, kelp, layerzero, lido,
· 2026-04-24T08:53:55+00:00Kelp and @aave have been working closely with ecosystem partners since April 18 to coordinate a recovery effort for rsETH holders. We want to share some factual statements about where we are, progress made, and the next steps. @ether_fi @ethena @LidoFinance @golemproject
· 2026-04-24T01:00:24+00:00stani, ethena, mantle, lz, lido: here’s thousands of eth let’s make users whole circle: RAISE THE INTEREST RATES AND LIQUIDATE THE PLEBS!!!!
· 2026-04-24T01:47:53+00:00Aave Rescue Plan Status: Lido - 2500 ETH EtherFi - 5000 ETH Stani (Aave Labs) - 5000 ETH Golem Foundation - 1000 ETH Ethena - To Be Disclosed LayerZero - To Be Disclosed Arbitrum Frozen ~71M rsETH Recovered ~35M Mantle - 30000 ETH Loan Current total approximately 207M, total
· 2026-04-24T02:53:05+00:00Aave's hole-filling this time, What the market is repricing isn't the project, It's credit. You've all seen the moves that have come out so far. Lido proposal: up to 2,500 stETH. ether.fi and 5,000 ETH. Stani personally adding another 5,000 ETH. Mantle
· 2026-04-24T11:54:57+00:00Aave's on the ropes with $195M worth bad debt but DeFi is not done yet Here comes the bailout squad: Mantle — 30K ETH (loan) EtherFi — 5K ETH Stani — 5K ETH (personal) Lido — 2.5K stETH (DAO proposal) TVL halved. Conviction didn't
· 2026-04-24T20:03:26+00:00Mellow and @LidoFinance completed a bilateral swap of ~17,254 wstETH to ~21,269 aWETH with the @ethereumfndn , as part of ongoing EarnETH vault deleveraging. aWETH retires WETH debt on Aave directly – no market selling, no slippage, no impact on wstETH/ETH rates.
· 2026-04-24T03:19:17+00:00HOOT: @aave is rallying DeFi partners to contain fallout from a $292 million KelpDAO hack, industry players coordinating a recovery effort. Lido and EtherFi were among the first to offer aid, as protocols work to limit contagion.
· 2026-04-24T02:43:12+00:00A highly dramatic moment in the KelpDAO rescue incident: Lido supports 2,500 stETH EtherFi supports 5,000 ETH Aave founder personally funds 5,000 ETH Golem Foundation & Factory supports 1,000 ETH Ethena / LayerZero / Tydro / Frax / Ink Foundation all announce joining the
· 2026-04-24T03:28:15+00:00Crazy to see DeFi United coming together to cover the 117k hole after the LayerZero/KelpDAO rsETH exploit Looks like DeFi got more frens than Kim Jong Un Arbitrum froze 30.7k ETH Stani 5k ETH Lido 2.5k ETH Mantle 30k ETH 3year loan Ethena unknown amount Ink Foundation unknown
· 2026-04-24T13:46:14+00:00Ethena has jumped into the rsETH situation in a pretty clear-cut way. Ethena has joined the Aave recovery plan, providing support to sort out the rsETH side. The good part is this: Lido, Ether.fi and Stani Kulechov are also involved. If L0 and KelpDAO step in
· 2026-04-24T18:37:47+00:00Kelp is not getting enough credit for the work they've put in over the past week to make their community whole. So far, we have Mantle, Ethena, Lido, Stani, Golem, Ink, Tydro, Frax, and LayerZero committing to the recovery efforts. Kelp has recovered 43,000 ETH Arbitrum
· 2026-04-24T10:40:16+00:00Let’s dive into the @aave Rescue Plan Status (as of April 24, 2026) Here’s a clear breakdown of the current pledges, recoveries, and coverage for the bad debt from the @KelpDAO rsETH bridge exploit: Confirmed Pledges / Contributions: • Lido: 2,500 ETH • EtherFi: 5,000 ETH
· 2026-04-24T07:14:54+00:00This is one of the reasons why I love this industry. Kelp DAO was hacked for $290M, and most DeFi protocols are stepping in to help by offering loans. Big respect to @Mantle_Official @aave @LidoFinance @ethena @ether_fi @tether and other protocols supporting. DEFI UNITED!
· 2026-04-24T00:57:53+00:00ETH Breaking News: Mantle proposes MIP-34 to lend up to 30,000 ETH to Aave DAO. Loan Period: Up to 36 months Interest Rate: LIDO ($LDO) miss? +1% APR, etc. Mantle's Aave v3 also supports $rsETH, and the occurrence of non-performing loans due to depegging is considered one of
· 2026-04-24T05:38:22+00:00Aave and a few big DeFi players are trying to contain the damage after the $292M KelpDAO exploit. Instead of just chasing the funds, the focus right now is more on stabilizing things and avoiding bad debt across the system. Lido, EtherFi and even Aave’s founder are stepping in
· 2026-04-24T18:10:15+00:00DeFi United might be the best thing to happen to crypto this year. • EtherFi - 5,000 ETH • Stani Kulechov - 5,000 ETH • Lido - 2,500 ETH 85% of the target already pledged across 13 participants. Live tracker: defi-united.netlify.app
· 2026-04-24T15:42:03+00:00The last 48 hours have been very telling for DeFi. We've seen what individuals, organizations, and SPs actually care about @aave , DeFi, and users as a whole. There's twitter fingers, and there's trigger fingers. Aave Labs, BGD, EtherFi, Lido, Arbitrum, and Golem have proven to
· 2026-04-24T13:29:00+00:00DeFi is winning today! Protocols and founders have stepped in to cover a total loss of 118.4K ETH. Only ~23.4K ETH is left to fill the gap. Here’s the list of contributors: Amount announced: @LidoFinance : 2.5K ETH @ether_fi : 5K ETH @arbitrum (freeze): 30.7K ETH
· 2026-04-24T20:45:45+00:00Defiunited. We have built a dashboard for everyone to track the contributions. $161M contributions (69k ETH) have been raised so far from 172 contributors. Key Contributors include: - @Arbitrum - @Mantle_Official - @aave - @StaniKulechov - @ether_fi - @LidoFinance -
· 2026-04-24T07:26:44+00:00DeFi United Explained - rsETH hole is being filled Stani, Mantle, Lido, EtherFi, Kraken hats off
· 2026-04-24T13:29:03+00:00rsETH hole 118,400 ETH - @arbitrum freeze -30,700 - @EtherFi -5,000 - @StaniKulechov -5000 - @LidoFinance -2,500 - @golemproject -1000 - @The3D_ - 500 - @bgdlabs -250 Remaining ETH 68,450 DeFi will save DeFi
· 2026-04-24T18:59:58+00:00We voted YES on Lido’s proposal, which kickstarted the DeFi United Fund and brought the entire market together to repay the debt resulting from the Kelp DAO hack on Aave. The proposal will allocate 2,500 stETH from Lido’s treasury to help cover the Kelp/Aave losses from the
· 2026-04-24T12:02:20+00:00The Ethereum community is currently working on a "fundraiser" and collecting money from each other to save the Kelp protocol Projects like Mantle | Lido | EtherFi | Golem have allocated amounts of Ethereum totaling 43,500 ETH to cover the financial gap that occurred after the
· 2026-04-24T00:38:30+00:00抱团自救了！在KelpDAO约2.92亿美元安全漏洞事件后，Aave联合多家加密机构发起“DeFi United”救援行动，稳定DeFi市场并填补rsETH抵押缺口。 Lido Finance分配最多2500枚stETH（约570万美元）投入专用救援工具； EtherFi提议投入5000枚ETH； Aave创始人Stani Kulechov承诺贡献5000枚ETH；
· 2026-04-24T23:21:05+00:00Aave DAO service providers published an official proposal on the rsETH incident funding plan (JST 4/25). Total loss: 163,198 ETH (~$380M) Auto-recoveries (Kelp freeze + Arbitrum freeze + attacker collateral): 88,117 ETH Donations (EtherFi, Lido, Stani, The3D, BGD,
· 2026-04-24T08:42:57+00:00Kelp and @aave have been working closely with ecosystem partners since April 18 to coordinate a recovery effort for rsETH holders. We want to share some factual statements about where we are, progress made, and the next steps. @etherfi_ @ethena_ @LidoFinance , @golemproject
· 2026-04-24T14:04:36+00:00Day 6 of waking up without AAVE, LayerZero and Kelp sorting out their shit: actually... Some shit seems to have started to be figured out, a DeFi United initiative, which seems to have sparked from LIDO, is in route to fill in the hole via community and protocol ETH commitments.
· 2026-04-24T03:46:51+00:00Lido, Mantle, and many other parties are joining forces to contribute ETH to Aave, aiming to remedy the aftermath of the Kelp DAO hack. Details: coin68.com/cac-du-an-defi …
· 2026-04-24T02:56:20+00:00ETH Daily - 23rd April -DeFi United relief vehicle -Mantle ETH loan to Aave -Ethereum Security QF round -Succinct launches ZCAM presented by @LidoFinance ethdaily.io/932
· 2026-04-24T03:19:25+00:00Following the rsETH incident involving @KelpDAO and @LayerZero_Core this week, a proposal has been put forward suggesting that Mantle provide loan support to @aave 's collaborative relief plan. This loan will serve as part of an overall collaborative framework, promoting an
· 2026-04-24T00:19:42+00:00The DeFi ecosystem demonstrates strong cohesion. After the KelpDAO security vulnerability incident, Aave teamed up with numerous ecosystem partners to jointly address the issue, launching a collaborative rescue plan. Institutions such as Lido and EtherFi quickly responded, with
· 2026-04-24T01:05:09+00:00Lido proposes $5.8M stETH allocation to cover Kelp exploit shortfall @LidoFinance has proposed allocating up to 2,500 stETH ($5.8M) as part of a broader recovery plan to address the rsETH deficit caused by the @KelpDAO exploit. The move comes as the shortfall exceeds 100,000
· 2026-04-24T11:00:15+00:00In today's @Unchained_pod Daily newsletter: Aave launches "DeFi United" to plug the $292M KelpDAO hole, with Lido, EtherFi, Stani Kulechov, and others committing ETH A Special Forces soldier is arrested for betting $33K on Polymarket to net $409K — using classified intel
· 2026-04-24T07:29:06+00:00Aave Coordinates DeFi Rescue After KelpDAO Hack That Affected USD $292 Million The attack left a severe deficit in the backing of rsETH. Aave and Lido Finance activated the DeFi United initiative to stabilize the market. They committed to contributing ETH and stETH
· 2026-04-24T16:23:49+00:00$QUAI is officially coming to Ourbit Exchange! @QuaiNetwork @mechanikalk @Kyrylo22 @HemantVajaria @kippermoney @cz_binance @coinbase @binance @BinanceListing @cryptocom @bitget @Bybit_Official @CoinMarketCap @0xalank
· 2026-04-24T18:05:38+00:00JUST IN: Lido, EtherFi, and Aave activate multi million dollar rescue operation following the Kelp DAO exploit. The incident at the rsETH bridge has spurred coordination among various players in the DeFi ecosystem.
· 2026-04-24T12:09:12+00:00KelpDAO Exploit Recovery: 74.2K ETH (~$172M) Restored KelpDAO and Aave are coordinating a recovery effort after the rsETH incident, with support from Arbitrum, Mantle, ether fi, Lido, Golem, and others. The current confirmed recovery pool stands at 74,266 ETH, while additional
· 2026-04-24T09:57:18+00:00Crypto 24H: Epic DeFi Mutual Rescue, Wall Street and Regulation Double Landing DeFi Miracle: 43,500 ETH to the Rescue! Mantle, Lido, LayerZero and other 8 major protocols officially form "DeFi United," pledging to donate about $100 million in ETH to aid Kelp DAO
· 2026-04-24T19:52:33+00:00Mellow and @LidoFinance completed a bilateral swap of ~17,254 wstETH to ~21,269 aWETH with the @ethereumfndn , as part of ongoing EarnETH vault deleveraging. aWETH retires WETH debt on Aave directly – no market selling, no slippage, no impact on wstETH/ETH rates.
· 2026-04-24T07:47:15+00:00. @Mantle_Official just proposed lending 30,000 ETH (~$75M) to Aave to cover bad debt from the $292M Kelp DAO exploit. So far pledged to cover it: → @Mantle_Official : 30,000 ETH → @ether_fi + Stani: 10,000 ETH → @LidoFinance : 2,500 stETH → @GolemProject : 1,000 ETH
· 2026-04-24T11:04:07+00:00Aave launches "DeFi United" to plug the $292M KelpDAO hole, with Lido, EtherFi, Stani Kulechov, and others committing ETH
· 2026-04-24T08:57:36+00:00【 #仮想通貨 #クリプト 最新ニュース】 Lido DAO、rsETHインシデント巡る資金拠出提案を提出。複数プロジェクトが支援表明 リキッドステーキングプロトコル「ライド（Lido）」のDAOであるライドDAO（Lido DAO）から、「ライドDAOによるrs Delivered by PolitePaul ser…
· 2026-04-24T02:27:44+00:00This KelpDAO incident highlights key challenges & urgent calls for collective action. Here’s what it means for onchain security: 1. Decentralized solidarity: Seeing Aave, Lido, & EtherFi rally for recovery shows the strength of community when facing threats.
· 2026-04-24T23:05:09.805386+00:00Aave Proposes $58 Million ETH Contribution to Cover Kelp… How Is the DeFi Ecosystem Responding to the Kelp DAO Exploit? Aave service providers have proposed contributing 25,000 ETH, worth nearly $58 million, from the protocol’s DAO to a coordinated
· 2026-04-24T06:55:11.610025+00:00Aave leads $101M DeFi rescue effort to restore rsETH backing after Kelp hack Decentralized finance protocols have pledged more than $101 million in Ether to stabilize rsETH after the $293 million Kelp DAO exploit disrupted lending markets. According to Aave, the coord