{"id":96415,"date":"2026-04-22T18:11:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=96415"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:15:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:15:25","slug":"kelp-hack-triggers-15-billion-withdrawal-from-aave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/kelp-hack-triggers-15-billion-withdrawal-from-aave\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelp Hack Triggers $15 Billion Withdrawal from Aave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the three and a half days following the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/kelp-protocol-loses-293-million-following-cross-chain-bridge-attack\">Kelp hack<\/a>, users of the lending protocol <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-aave\">Aave<\/a> withdrew assets amounting to $15.1 billion. Analysts at EmberCN highlighted this development.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"zh\" dir=\"ltr\">Aave \u4e0a\u7684\u8d44\u91d1\u8fd8\u5728\u6301\u7eed\u6d41\u51fa\uff0c3 \u5929\u534a\u7684\u65f6\u95f4\u5df2\u7ecf\u6d41\u51fa\u4e86 $151 \u4ebf\uff1a\u603b\u5b58\u6b3e\u91cf\u4ece\u51fa\u4e8b\u524d\u7684 $485 \u4ebf\u5230\u73b0\u5728\u7684 $307 \u4ebf\uff0c\u5dee\u4e0d\u591a\u662f\u8dd1\u4e86\u4e09\u5206\u4e4b\u4e00\u7684\u8d44\u91d1\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u53e6\u4e24\u5bb6\u4e3b\u6d41\u501f\u8d37\u5e73\u53f0\u7684\u60c5\u51b5<br \/>\u25ceMorpho\uff1a\u603b\u5b58\u6b3e\u91cf\u4ece rsETH \u4e8b\u4ef6\u524d\u7684 $117 \u4ebf\u5230\u73b0\u5728\u7684 $102 \u4ebf\uff0c\u8dd1\u4e86 $15 \u4ebf\u8d44\u91d1\u3002<br \/>\u25ceSpark\uff1aSparkLend \u4e1a\u52a1 TVL \u4ece rsETH\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q7purUiLvb\">https:\/\/t.co\/q7purUiLvb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hMacfNPMyJ\">pic.twitter.com\/hMacfNPMyJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u4f59\u70ec (@EmberCN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmberCN\/status\/2046790309804458244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>From April 18 to 22, the total deposit amount fell from $48.5 billion to $30.7 billion, with the protocol losing over a third of its volume.<\/p>\n<p>The situation varies across other major lending platforms:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Morpho lost $1.5 billion, with deposits decreasing from $11.7 billion to $10.2 billion following the rsETH incident;<\/li>\n<li>Conversely, Spark attracted $1.3 billion, with its <span data-descr=\"total value locked\" class=\"old_tooltip\">TVL<\/span> increasing from $1.9 billion to $3.2 billion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cSpark absorbed the funds withdrawn from Aave by major investors and institutions, such as Brother Sun [\u2026]\u201d, noted EmberCN.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Analysts at Lookonchain identified one of the \u201cfleeing\u201d whales. A user created a new wallet and deposited 9500 wstETH into Spark. He then borrowed 9500 ETH (~$22.68 million), exchanged them for USDE stablecoins through Binance, and withdrew the assets to Aave to repay loans.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Whale 0xD91D created a new wallet (0xEb2a) and deposited 9,500 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24wstETH&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$wstETH<\/a> into <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Spark?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Spark<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He then borrowed 9,500 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ETH&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$ETH<\/a> ($22.68M), sent it to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Binance?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Binance<\/a> to sell, and withdrew <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24USDE&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$USDE<\/a> from Binance to repay loans on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Aave?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Aave<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/86bLqsumfc\">https:\/\/t.co\/86bLqsumfc<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i2nXYVIrOD\">https:\/\/t.co\/i2nXYVIrOD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CWjqBPxHTP\">pic.twitter.com\/CWjqBPxHTP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lookonchain (@lookonchain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lookonchain\/status\/2046857825176211850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/aave\/status\/2046473573905133953\">update on the incident<\/a>, Aave representatives stated that wETH reserves on the Ethereum Core V3 market have been unfrozen, allowing users to replenish their balances with <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-wrapped-token\">\u201cwrapped\u201d<\/a> ether.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe wETH transaction-to-value ratio remains at zero. wETH reserves on Ethereum Prime, Arbitrum, Base, Mantle, and Linea remain locked,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The native AAVE token has reacted negatively to the outflow of funds, though it has managed a slight recovery in the past 24 hours. The coin is currently trading around $94, having lost 8% over the week.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-6522714e311a8404-2471877882923332.webp\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-278844\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hourly chart of AAVE\/USDT on Binance. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/AAVEUSDT\/?timeframe=7D\">TradingView<\/a>.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to observations by Alphractal CEO Joao Wedson, major players and top traders are aggressively opening short positions on AAVE. Meanwhile, retail investors are acting contrary to the bearish sentiment, he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Whales and top traders have been aggressively positioning in shorts on AAVE.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, retail investors are positioning against this sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>These large entities are doing everything they can to eliminate all retail hope in altcoins.<\/p>\n<p>Something big is about to happen\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JrrCskohz6\">pic.twitter.com\/JrrCskohz6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joao Wedson (@joao_wedson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joao_wedson\/status\/2046896799076806956?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On April 21, Arbitrum network developers <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/arbitrum-freezes-30766-eth-amid-probe-into-kelp-hack\">froze<\/a> 30,766 ETH as part of the investigation into the Kelp hack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the three and a half days following the Kelp hack, users of the Aave lending protocol withdrew $15.1 billion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":96416,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Aave users withdrew $15.1 billion following the Kelp hack.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1212,1424],"class_list":["post-96415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-aave","tag-protocols"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"22","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Aave users withdrew $15.1 billion following the Kelp hack.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96415"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96417,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96415\/revisions\/96417"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}