KelpDAO And LayerZero Exploit, Aave Freeze, Fluid aWETH Redemptions

KelpDAO And LayerZero Exploit, Aave Freeze, Fluid aWETH Redemptions

Author: ethdaily.io April 21, 2026 Duration: 5:59

KelpDAO suffers a $290 million exploit on its LayerZero bridge. Aave freezes ETH and LST markets amid the exploit. Fluid launches the aWETH redemption protocol. And LayerZero attributes the hack to a RPC-poisoning attack by the Lazarus Group. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/929

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