Infrastructure
DeFi

Kelp DAO Exploit Sparks Aave Liquidity Crunch, $6.2 Billion Withdrawal Panic

After attackers drained $291 million in crypto from Kelp DAO-linked infrastructure, DeFi users struggled on Aave to withdraw funds. Read…
Apr 19, 2026
Infrastructure

Previewing Consensus' Policy Summit: State of Crypto

Every year policy discussions get more important, and this year’s even more so. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Apr 19, 2026
DeFi

Kelp DAO Loses $293M in Bridge Exploit, Leaving Aave With Over $200M in Bad Debt

Attacker minted unbacked rsETH through Kelp’s LayerZero bridge, then borrowed WETH on Aave V3 and V4 before markets could freeze.…
Apr 19, 2026
Infrastructure

Bitcoin network activity just hit an 8-year low — has Wall Street replaced retail in the market?

Bitcoin’s network just recorded its lowest activity in eight years, and the price has barely flinched. CryptoQuant flagged that active…
Apr 19, 2026
DeFi

Kelp restaking platform exploited, $293M drained in attack

The attack caused a “cross-protocol contagion” that has impacted at least nine crypto protocols, blockchain security firm Cyvers said. Read…
Apr 18, 2026
DeFi

2026's biggest crypto exploit: $292 million gets drained from Kelp DAO with wrapped ether stranded across 20 chains

An attacker drained 116,500 rsETH, roughly 18% of circulating supply, from Kelp’s LayerZero-powered bridge on Saturday, triggering emergency freezes across…
Apr 18, 2026
Infrastructure

The Lightning Network isn’t ‘helplessly broken’

Shell argues the network is fixable and proposes a different framing to the recent quantum debate. Read Full Story at…
Apr 18, 2026
Infrastructure

Circle unveils USDC Bridge for native cross-chain stablecoin transfers

The USDC Bridge adds to Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol, which often sees over $500 million worth of USDC transfers each…
Apr 18, 2026
Infrastructure

Wrapped XRP Now Available Across Major Solana Apps: Solana

Solana announced wXRP is live on Titan Exchange, Real, Phantom, Jupiter, and Meteora, expanding cross-chain asset availability on the blockchain.…
Apr 17, 2026
DeFi

You Can Now Use XRP on Solana—Here's How

More than $1.2 million worth of wrapped XRP tokens (wXRP) have been minted on Solana as the Ripple-linked asset gains…
Apr 17, 2026