Inside the chaotic $300 million bailout that saved a top crypto platform from total collapse
Decentralized finance (DeFi) is recovering from a series of sophisticated exploits that have sparked an intense debate over whether public blockchain protocols can truly address systemic risks. The crisis peaked in April 2026, when the exploitation of $292 million of KelpDAO’s LayerZero-powered bridge triggered a devastating $8.45 billion deposit on Aave, the world’s largest decentralized […]









