{"id":591136,"date":"2026-04-21T12:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/?p=591136"},"modified":"2026-04-21T07:27:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T11:27:55","slug":"kelpdao-blames-layerzero-as-294-mln-hack-kelps-own-systems-were-not-involved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/kelpdao-blames-layerzero-as-294-mln-hack-kelps-own-systems-were-not-involved\/","title":{"rendered":"KelpDAO blames LayerZero as $294 mln hack: &#8216;Kelp&#8217;s own systems were not involved&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facing the biggest hack of 2026, KelpDao\u2014a liquid staking protocol\u2014has now blamed LayerZero [ZRO] as the main culprit behind the $294 million attack. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For context, the latter is a cross-chain messaging layer that acts as a bridge for Kelp. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the 21st of April, KelpDAO took to X and highlighted that two remote procedure call (RPC) nodes hosted by LayerZero fell prey to the hackers eyes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those unaware, RPC nodes are servers that facilitate reading blockchain data and submitting transactions to various networks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t the same time, the third RPC node was attacked with a DDoS (Distributed Denial-of-Service) attack. Simply put, the third RPC was clogged with extreme traffic, which in turn resulted in distorted functioning of the node.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remarking on the same, Kelp <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KelpDAO\/status\/2046332070277091807\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">added<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was an attack on LayerZero&#8217;s infrastructure. Kelp&#8217;s own systems were not involved in building or operating that infrastructure.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Steps taken by KelpDAO<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As additional steps, Kelp has now even frozen all associated contracts on Layer 2 and the <a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/category\/ethereum-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ethereum [ETH]<\/a>\u00a0Mainnet. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, the protocol has blocked all wallets associated with the wrongdoer and has implemented SEAL 911.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The latter operates as a 24\/7 cost-free hotline, connecting individuals in the midst of security threats with expert security professionals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kelp also reported a second attempt made by the exploiter, who tried to drain an additional 40,000 rsETH worth $95 million in funds using illusive tricks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the hacker was unable to do so because the system had already been secured in time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Reason behind KelpDAO&#8217;s frutsration <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That being said, Kelp implied that they didn\u2019t choose a risky setup on their own. Instead, they relied on what LayerZero recommended since 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The most important one being the 1-of-1 DVN (Decentralized Verifier Network) setup that verifies cross-chain messages on LayerZero had certain loopholes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kelp noted that a 1-of-1 setup is less secure because it creates a single point of failure. If compromised, malicious actors get a way through, and that\u2019s what happened.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a way forward, Kelp further added,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are concurrently assessing the potential next steps regarding protocol unpausing, impact assessment, and the way forward, and working with Aave, LZ, and all other key stakeholders.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Arbitrum and Aave&#8217;s precautionary measures<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This comes on the back of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/coins\/arbitrum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arbitrum [ARB]<\/a>\u00a0Security Council freezing 30,766 ETH worth $71 million being tied to the KelpDAO exploit.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_591171\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-591171\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Arbitrum-freezes-ETH.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-591171 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Arbitrum-freezes-ETH.png\" alt=\"Arbitrum freezes ETH\" width=\"778\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Arbitrum-freezes-ETH.png 778w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Arbitrum-freezes-ETH-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Arbitrum-freezes-ETH-768x665.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-591171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Arbitrum\/X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, the Aave [AAVE] Protocol, too, <a href=\"https:\/\/governance.aave.com\/t\/rseth-incident-report-april-20-2026\/24580\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prevented itself<\/a> from the target\u2019s eyes by freezing rsETH\/wrsETH markets. The protocol even went ahead and constrained WETH activity and lowered borrowing rates across multiple networks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aave further penned,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aave\u2019s smart contracts were not compromised at any point during this event. All protocol logic, including supply, repayment, and liquidation mechanisms, continued to function as designed.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet, the exploit did result in <a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/coins\/aave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aave<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/aave-price-sinks-18-as-kelpdao-exploit-spreads-what-happened\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">facing a bad debt<\/a> estimated between $177 million and $290 million.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, despite such allegations, <a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/coins\/layerzero\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ZRO<\/a> remained unaffected as it was trading at $1.63 after a hike of 5.57% in the past 24 hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final Summary <\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KelpDAO blamed LayerZero&#8217;s RPC nodes and 1-of-1 DVN, which led to the protocol getting hacked. <\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arbitrum and Aave both took their precautionary steps to avoid further damages.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On what grounds did KelpDAO blame LayerZero for its $294 million exploit? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":591237,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,3,4,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-591136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-news","category-news","category-social","category-trading-view"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.0 (Yoast SEO v28.3) - 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