Major Crypto Heist: $292 Million Stolen from Kelp DAO, Leaving 20 Blockchains Exposed
A devastating hack has struck Kelp DAO, a liquid restaking protocol, resulting in the theft of 116,500 restaked ether tokens, valued at approximately $292 million. The attack, which occurred on Saturday at 17:35 UTC, exploited a vulnerability in LayerZero's cross-chain messaging layer, allowing the perpetrator to trick the system into releasing the tokens to an attacker-controlled address. The br…
April 18, 2026, 8:53 p.m.