KelpDAO Hack: $293 Million Stolen, Aave Loses $8 Billion — DeFi’s Worst Weekend
The weekend of April 18, 2026, will go down in decentralized finance history. In under 46 minutes, an attacker drained $293 million from restaking protocol KelpDAO, triggering a shockwave that rocked Aave, the world’s largest crypto lending protocol. Here’s how a single misconfiguration nearly brought DeFi to its knees. 46 Minutes to Steal $293 Million:…
