Infrastructure
Infrastructure

LayerZero Links $292 Million Kelp DAO Bridge Exploit to North Korea’s Lazarus Group

North Korea’s Lazarus Group likely stole $292 million from Kelp DAO’s rsETH bridge by exploiting a single-verifier configuration that LayerZero…
Apr 20, 2026
Infrastructure

Three Major Japanese Financial Institutions Tap Canton to Bring Government Bonds On-Chain

Mizuho, Nomura, and Japan’s central clearing house are launching a blockchain-based proof-of-concept for collateral management of Japanese government bonds. Read…
Apr 20, 2026
DeFi

Stablecoins not a threat to banks in the near-term: Moody's analyst

A prohibition on yield-bearing stablecoins and robust payments infrastructure in the US means stablecoins will not eat into banks’ market…
Apr 19, 2026
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