Kelp DAO Disputes LayerZero's Claim of Responsibility for $290 Million Exploit
A recent crypto exploit has sparked a heated debate between Kelp DAO and LayerZero, with each party blaming the other for the $290 million disaster. Kelp DAO, a liquid restaking protocol, claims that the compromised verifier was actually part of LayerZero's own infrastructure, and that the setup it was using was the default configuration provided by LayerZero. This configuration, known as a 1/1 s…
April 20, 2026, 2:41 p.m.