Kelp DAO Disputes LayerZero's Account of $290 Million Exploit, Citing Default Settings as Culprit
A recent exploit resulting in a $290 million loss has sparked a heated debate between Kelp DAO and LayerZero. Kelp DAO, a liquid restaking protocol, is pushing back against LayerZero's post-mortem analysis, which blamed Kelp for ignoring warnings about its single-verifier setup. According to a source familiar with the matter, Kelp plans to argue that the compromised verifier was actually part of …
April 20, 2026, 2:41 p.m.