DeFi protocols pledge $101M to restore rsETH backing after $292M KelpDAO hack
April 24, 2026
More than 43,500 ETH committed by Aave, Lido, EtherFi and others to cover losses from the largest DeFi exploit of 2026.
More than 43,500 ETH committed by Aave, Lido, EtherFi and others to cover losses from the largest DeFi exploit of 2026.
The largest DeFi exploit of 2026 has wiped $13 billion from the sector in 48 hours as LayerZero links North Korea to the attack.
A five-year safe harbor lets DeFi interface operators skip broker registration — with 12 strict conditions attached.
SEC staff will not pursue enforcement against non-custodial trading interfaces that meet four disclosure conditions
The largest RWA platform expands to TRON, with a new tokenized product launching within weeks
Trump-backed World Liberty Financial borrowed from a platform run by its own adviser, draining depositor liquidity and triggering a 15% sell-off
Project Glasswing reveals Mythos has already probed cryptographic protocols protecting billions in DeFi assets.
Claude Mythos Preview discovered thousands of vulnerabilities in cryptographic libraries that DeFi protocols depend on, forcing a rethink of smart contract security.
DeFAI combines AI agents with decentralized finance to automate trading, yield optimization, and risk management on-chain. Here’s how it works, who’s building it, and what the risks are.