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ForkLog 53 29.04.2026

Standard Chartered Maintains DeFi Forecast Despite Kelp Hack

The $292 million hack of the Kelp protocol dealt a significant blow to the decentralized finance sector, yet it was not deemed fatal. This conclusion was reached by Standard Chartered.

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ForkLog 64 29.04.2026

LayerZero Commits 10,000 ETH to DeFi United Initiative

The omnichain protocol LayerZero has joined the DeFi United initiative. The project will donate a total of 10,000 ETH (~$23 million).

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ForkLog 71 28.04.2026

DeFi United Initiative Raises Over $300 Million Following Kelp Hack

The total donations for ecosystem recovery following the attack on Kelp have exceeded 132,704 ETH (over $302 million).

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ForkLog 80 28.04.2026

ZetaChain Halts Cross-Chain Operations Following Smart Contract Breach

On April 27th, a hacker exploited a vulnerability in the GatewayEVM contract of ZetaChain's first-level blockchain. The incident affected only the team's internal wallets.

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ForkLog 114 27.04.2026

Hackers Breach DeFi Protocol Scallop

The lending platform Scallop, based on the Sui blockchain, has been hacked. The perpetrators extracted approximately 150,000 SUI from the sSUI rewards pool.

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ForkLog 112 26.04.2026

Community Raises Over 100,000 ETH for Aave Recovery

The DeFi United initiative, aimed at aiding the ecosystem's recovery following the attack on Kelp, has raised over 100,000 ETH (~$230 million). This amount nearly covers the damage caused by the hack, which was approximately $290 million.

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ForkLog 37 24.04.2026

CoinShares Observes the Fusion of TradFi and DeFi into Hybrid Finance

In 2026, the infrastructure of traditional finance and distributed ledgers began to form a unified system, according to a CoinShares report.

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ForkLog 29 24.04.2026

DeFi protocols muster tens of thousands of ETH to shore up Aave

Aave has joined leading DeFi platforms to stabilise markets after the Kelp attack, launching DeFi United.

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ForkLog 29 23.04.2026

DeFi Hacks Cast Doubt on Wall Street’s Crypto Ambitions

Following recent DeFi attacks, the sector lost $15 billion. Andrew Moss of Jefferies believes this may dampen Wall Street firms' interest in blockchain technologies.

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ForkLog 46 23.04.2026

Aave Experiences Over $16 Billion in Deposit Outflows in Days

Following the Kelp hack, deposits in the leading lending protocol Aave dropped by 35% — from $45.8 billion to $29.6 billion, noted on-chain analyst EmberCN.

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ForkLog 90 22.04.2026

Hackers Breach Volo, Extract $3.5 Million from WBTC and USDC Pools

The Volo liquid staking protocol on the Sui blockchain has been breached, with attackers extracting approximately $3.5 million from the project's pools.

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ForkLog 86 20.04.2026

No safe harbours left in DeFi? Lessons from Aave and Kelp

What is happening to a protocol once seen as a safe harbour in decentralised finance.

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