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Aave Models $124M to $230M in Bad Debt From Kelp Exploit

In a detailed incident report, Aave service providers quantified the protocol’s exposure for the first time and outlined two scenarios…
Apr 20, 2026
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Bitcoin faces near-term pressure as liquidity tightens, Hilbert Group CIO says

Russell Thompson warned of a sharp tightening in global liquidity that could weigh on risk assets and bitcoin in the…
Apr 20, 2026
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Six years after “DeFi Summer” is the sun already setting on the decentralized finance revolution?

KelpDAO’s $292 million rsETH exploit landed at the wrong moment for DeFi. Roughly $10 billion left the sector over the weekend, after…
Apr 20, 2026
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DeFi Contagion Spreads Beyond Aave as LayerZero, Lido, Ethena Suffer Sharp Declines: Santiment

AAVE, ZRO, LDO, and ENA tokens plunged 10–22% as market repriced risk across DeFi protocols exposed to a bad debt…
Apr 20, 2026
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Nearly $1 billion in bitcoin ETF inflows power bull case as Kelp hack fuels DeFi jitters

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Apr 20, 2026
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Bitcoin drops from recent highs as traders watch CME gap, DeFi hack fallout

Bitcoin pulled back after Friday’s surge as traders considered a CME futures gap, a DeFi exploit rattled altcoins and macro…
Apr 20, 2026
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LayerZero says Kelp setup caused exploit, as Aave loss questions mount

LayerZero said that Kelp’s DVN setup caused the $290 million exploit, as investors questioned which protocol would step up to…
Apr 20, 2026
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Aave’s TVL Tanks $6.6 Billion as Kelp DAO Hack Sparks Bad Debt and Structural Fears

After the Kelp DAO exploit, the attacker used $292 million in stolen rsETH as collateral on Aave V3, generating roughly…
Apr 20, 2026
DeFi

DeFi users pull $10 billion out of the market as $292 million exploit sparks bank-run optics

A $292 million exploit at KelpDAO set off a broad retreat across decentralized finance over the weekend, draining roughly $10…
Apr 20, 2026
DeFi

The $292 million Kelp exploit: how it happened, and what it means for DeFi

2026 is shaping up to be DeFi’s “worst year in terms of hacks,” Ledger’s CTO said, as the Kelp exploit…
Apr 19, 2026