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$9B Outflows From Aave: The Kelp DAO Bridge Exploit Post-Mortem

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2026-04-20
$9B Outflows From Aave: The Kelp DAO Bridge Exploit Post-Mortem

On April 18, 2026 a $292M Kelp DAO bridge exploit drained $8.45B from Aave in 48 hours. Audit your DeFi lending architecture against DVN and oracle risk now.

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