DeFi
Aave's $160M Bailout Fund Nears 80% Target After Kelp DAO Exploit
DeFi United has raised $160M toward $200M needed to cover bad debt from the $292M Kelp DAO hack, with Mantle and Aave …
DeFi
DeFi
DeFi news, protocol updates, and the economic and security realities of on-chain finance: Aave, Uniswap, lending, DEXs, yield, liquid staking, and exploit coverage.
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DeFi
Aave Stablecoin Yields Spiked to 13.4% After $292M Bridge Exploit
A cross-chain bridge attack on Kelp DAO triggered DeFi's largest credit repricing in years, draining up to $10 billion …
Guides
EigenLayer Critical Guide 2026: Restaking Risks & Rewards
Complete critical analysis of EigenLayer restaking — how it works, AVS economics, slashing risks, yield sources, and …
Guides
Tokenized Treasuries Explained: BUIDL, Ondo, FOBXX & the RWA Revolution
A comprehensive guide to tokenized US Treasuries in 2026. How BlackRock's BUIDL, Franklin Templeton's FOBXX, Ondo's …
Guides
Hyperliquid Explained 2026: On-Chain Perps Exchange Deep Dive
Complete Hyperliquid guide — how the fully on-chain perpetual futures exchange works, HYPE token economics, trading …
Guides
ether.fi vs Lido vs Rocket Pool: Liquid Staking Compared (2026)
Complete comparison of ether.fi, Lido, and Rocket Pool — architecture differences, risk profiles, decentralization, …
Guides
Restaking Risks Explained: Kelp DAO Depeg & Lessons for LRT Users (2026)
Full analysis of the Kelp DAO rsETH depeg incident, what went wrong, and what every liquid restaking token (LRT) user …
Security
Arbitrum Security Council Seizes $71M in ETH From Kelp DAO Hackers
Arbitrum's emergency freeze recovered about 25% of the $292M stolen from Kelp DAO, escalating the dispute over who bears …
Security
Lazarus Group Drains $500M From DeFi in Three Weeks
North Korea-linked hackers hit Drift and Kelp protocols, exploiting cross-chain infrastructure weaknesses rather than …
DeFi
Kelp DAO Hack Drains $292M, Sparks Aave 'Bank Run' Fears
A single-signer bridge flaw let attackers mint unbacked rsETH tokens and borrow real assets, triggering $6B in …
DeFi
$292M Kelp DAO Exploit Triggers $6B Aave Bank Run
The largest DeFi hack of 2026 spread contagion across lending markets, draining billions from Aave and sparking industry …
DeFi
Kelp DAO Bridge Drained for $292M in Year's Largest DeFi Hack
Attackers exploited Kelp DAO's LayerZero bridge, stealing 116,500 rsETH and triggering emergency freezes across Aave, …