{"id":627432,"date":"2026-08-23T01:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T05:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/?p=627432"},"modified":"2026-08-23T00:27:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T04:27:25","slug":"layerzero-to-axe-14-low-activity-chains-after-kelpdao-exploit-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/layerzero-to-axe-14-low-activity-chains-after-kelpdao-exploit-details\/","title":{"rendered":"LayerZero to axe 14 low-activity chains after KelpDAO exploit\u00a0&#8211; Details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cross-chain interoperability provider LayerZero will withdraw off-chain support for 14 low-activity chains, including Arbitrum Nova.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In its latest statement, the firm said that its DVN (decentralized verifier network) and Executors, collectively responsible for off-chain communication between different chains, will be deprecated for the 14 chains.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The affected networks include Cronos zkEVM, Degen, Skale Europa, Superposition, Shrapnel, and more. As a result, some assets, including stablecoins (USDT and USDC) across these chains, could be stranded if not moved before the full shutdown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to LayerZero, the off-chain support will be axed in 30 days (by September).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_627433\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-627433\" style=\"width: 595px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-22-142523.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-627433\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-22-142523.png\" alt=\"LayerZero\" width=\"595\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-22-142523.png 595w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-22-142523-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-22-142523-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-627433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since July, LayerZero has flagged over 30 chains with low activity, including the recently shut BounceBit. Although the move is positioned as operational efficiency, security risk and competition seem to be key reasons behind the aggressive shift.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Chainlink CCIP traction threatens LayerZero<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LayerZero has massive financial backing, including top-tier VC firms such as Sequoia Capital, a16z (Andreessen Horowitz), Binance Labs, and Coinbase Ventures.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And the bet was simple: bridge the fragmented liquidity across various blockchains. But the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/biggest-defi-hack-of-2026-294mln-kelpdao-exploit-hits-20-chains\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KelpDAO\u2019s $292M hack<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, one of the largest DeFi exploits in 2026, triggered a massive fallout. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exploit stemmed from LayerZero\u2019s recommended \u201c1-of-1\u201d DVN setup, which doesn\u2019t give enough verification before large minting or fund transfers are approved. Since the same loophole can be used with low-adopted reserve assets, Aave has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/why-aaves-98m-cleanup-signals-a-shift-from-deploy-everywhere-defi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stopped supporting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> most of them, including ghost chains.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, several projects have since migrated from LayerZero to rival Chainlink CCIP (Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol). Notably, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wyoming-moves-frnt-to-chainlink-from-layerzero-heres-why\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wyoming state government<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, BitGo (WBTC), and Nethermind have migrated from LayerZero to CCIP.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chainlink\u2019s Zach Rynes <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChainLinkGod\/status\/2090830912699367644\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">estimated<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that a total of $15B has been migrated from LayerZero, underscoring the expensive lesson for LayerZero for the KelpDAO fallout.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notably, after the exploit, LayerZero bridged volume dropped 4x from nearly 400K ETH to about 100K ETH.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_627434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-627434\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/layerzero_2026-08-22.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-627434\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/layerzero_2026-08-22.png\" alt=\"LayerZero\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/layerzero_2026-08-22.png 2560w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/layerzero_2026-08-22-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/layerzero_2026-08-22-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/layerzero_2026-08-22-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/layerzero_2026-08-22-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/layerzero_2026-08-22-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/layerzero_2026-08-22-1600x900.png 1600w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/layerzero_2026-08-22-1280x720.png 1280w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/layerzero_2026-08-22-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/layerzero_2026-08-22-640x360.png 640w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/layerzero_2026-08-22-320x180.png 320w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/layerzero_2026-08-22-160x90.png 160w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/layerzero_2026-08-22-1200x675.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-627434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: DeFiLlama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As such, LayerZero\u2019s aggressive move to wind down support for over 30 chains may be viewed as a strategic play to reduce its security risk exposure. By extension, it&#8217;s meant to counter Chainlink CCIP&#8217;s growing competition after the KelpDAO exploit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But whether that\u2019s enough to stop its top projects from migrating to Chainlink remains to be seen.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Final Summary<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LayerZero to withdraw support for 14 chains by September.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chainlink CCIP has attracted over $15B in assets migrating from LayerZero since the KelpDAO hack.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chainlink has been the biggest winner of LayerZero&#8217;s woes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":627437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,4,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-627432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-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) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>LayerZero to axe 14 low-activity chains after KelpDAO exploit\u00a0- Details - AMBCrypto<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In Q3, LayerZero plans to axe support for +30 chains with minimal activity as part of operational efficiency and reducing of risk exposure\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/layerzero-to-axe-14-low-activity-chains-after-kelpdao-exploit-details\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LayerZero to axe 14 low-activity chains after KelpDAO exploit\u00a0- Details - AMBCrypto\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Chainlink has been the biggest winner of LayerZero&#039;s woes.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/layerzero-to-axe-14-low-activity-chains-after-kelpdao-exploit-details\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"AMBCrypto\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cryptoamb\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-23T05:00:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LayerZero-FI--e1787401472807.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Benjamin Njiri\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@CryptoAmb\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@CryptoAmb\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Benjamin Njiri\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"ReportageNewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ambcrypto.com\\\/layerzero-to-axe-14-low-activity-chains-after-kelpdao-exploit-details\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ambcrypto.com\\\/layerzero-to-axe-14-low-activity-chains-after-kelpdao-exploit-details\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Benjamin Njiri\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ambcrypto.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/553bc0a52388cbc0397b81684d514809\"},\"headline\":\"LayerZero to axe 14 low-activity chains after KelpDAO exploit\u00a0&#8211; 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