Name: $13B exits DeFi in 48 hours after Kelp DAO's exploit
Uploaded: 2026-04-20T14:54:31.000Z
Duration: 1 min 23 s
Description: A $292 million exploit of Kelp DAO's cross-chain bridge has wiped $13 billion from DeFi in two days, with Aave alone losing $8.45 billion in deposits. LayerZero attributes the attack to North Korea's Lazarus Group and blames Kelp's single-verifier setup. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

CD20$1,773.59 BTC$64,576.62 ETH$1,913.80 XRP$1.11 SOL$76.87

$13B exits DeFi in 48 hours after Kelp DAO's exploit | CoinDesk Videos

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CD20$1,773.59 BTC$64,576.62 ETH$1,913.80 XRP$1.11 SOL$76.87

$13B exits DeFi in 48 hours after Kelp DAO's exploit | CoinDesk Videos