Kraken replaces LayerZero with Chainlink CCIP for kBTC
May 15, 2026
Wrapped bitcoin and future Kraken assets move to Chainlink’s cross-chain rail after April’s $292M Kelp exploit
Wrapped bitcoin and future Kraken assets move to Chainlink’s cross-chain rail after April’s $292M Kelp exploit
If approved, the contribution would make Aave the largest single donor in the $303M coalition restoring rsETH after the Kelp DAO bridge exploit.
More than 43,500 ETH committed by Aave, Lido, EtherFi and others to cover losses from the largest DeFi exploit of 2026.
DeFi TVL drops 3B and Aave faces 30M in bad debt as fallout from 2026’s biggest crypto hack spreads
LayerZero attributes the largest DeFi exploit of 2026 to North Korea’s TraderTraitor unit as $13B in TVL vanishes.
LayerZero attributes the exploit to Lazarus Group and bans single-verifier projects from its network
A single-verifier flaw in Kelp’s LayerZero bridge let attackers drain 116,500 rsETH and saddle Aave with $196M in bad debt.
Single-verifier bridge config let North Korea drain DeFi’s biggest 2026 exploit
Attackers forged LayerZero messages to mint 116,500 rsETH, triggering market freezes on Aave, SparkLend, and Lido.