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According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), an insider APE-related address has further increased its long position in LDO, currently holding a total of 10.26 million LDO long contracts, valued at approximately $4.58 million at the current price.
on-chain analytics platform Arkham posted on X, stating that the Ethereum Foundation has unstaked approximately $48.9 million worth of ETH. Tracking data shows that the Ethereum Foundation has deposited WSTETH into Lido's unstETH contract and will receive the corresponding ETH once the unlocking process is complete.The market's focus is on whether the Ethereum Foundation will proceed to sell the ETH obtained from this unstaking. Previously, the Ethereum Foundation has sold ETH on multiple occasions for operational fund management, drawing ongoing market attention to potential selling pressure.
According to on-chain analyst Ember (@EmberCN), the rsETH incident on April 18 resulted in a funding shortfall of approximately 68,900 ETH (around $160 million): the hacker collateralized rsETH to borrow 99,600 ETH; after Arbitrum recovered 30,700 ETH, the remaining funds were fully converted by the hacker into BTC. The incident has now entered the remediation phase. Aave is coordinating the establishment of a “DeFi United” relief fund, which has so far received cumulative donations totaling 13,500 ETH (approximately $31.45 million). Donors include Lido Finance (2,500 stETH), ether.fi Foundation (5,000 ETH), Aave founder Stani Kulechov (5,000 ETH), Golem Foundation (1,000 ETH), as well as LayerZero and Ink Foundation (amounts undisclosed).
Lido has released an update regarding the Kelp security incident, stating that its Earn-series vaults are working with the management team to address the issue, focusing on two key risk areas: rsETH exposure and tightening liquidity in lending markets. Lido emphasizes that its core staking protocol remains unaffected, and both stETH and wstETH remain secure and stable. Currently, only the EarnETH vault holds approximately 9% of its TVL in rsETH exposure; related deposits and withdrawals have been suspended by the management team pending resolution. Of the ~$70 million in ETH stolen in the earlier attack, roughly $70 million has already been recovered; asset recovery and loss allocation efforts are ongoing. To mitigate liquidity pressure, the management team has reduced leverage and optimized position structures, significantly decreasing wETH debt exposure. Should losses ultimately materialize, EarnETH will activate its $3 million “first-loss protection mechanism,” funded by the DAO. Other vaults remain unaffected: DVV and EarnUSD are operating normally. The GGV sub-vault is currently experiencing negative yields due to a combination of recursive staking strategies and rising borrowing rates, but active adjustments are underway. Users’ previously submitted withdrawal requests will be processed at pre-incident valuations.
According to CoinDesk, Kelp DAO’s LayerZero-based cross-chain bridge was attacked, with the attacker withdrawing 116,500 rsETH—worth approximately $292 million at current prices, or roughly 18% of its circulating supply. This incident has become the largest DeFi attack of 2026 to date. In response, Aave, SparkLend, and Fluid have frozen rsETH-related markets, and Lido Finance has suspended new deposits into its earnETH product. Kelp DAO stated it is jointly investigating the incident with LayerZero, auditing firms, and external security experts.
According to on-chain analyst Ember (@EmberCN), after Lido launched its $LDO buyback program, whales/institutions allegedly followed suit by purchasing 4.5 million $LDO (approximately $1.86 million) and 10,000 $AAVE (approximately $1.15 million) via OTC deals; the tokens originated from Wintermute and FalconX.
According to on-chain analyst Yujin (@EmberCN), 4.82 million LDO tokens—worth approximately $1.81 million—were withdrawn from Binance early this morning and transferred to a multisig wallet managed by the Lido Growth Committee; this wallet is designated for executing buyback operations. Lido approved a proposal three days ago authorizing up to 10,000 stETH to be used for repurchasing LDO. Additionally, the Growth Committee announced the execution parameters for its first buyback—1,000 stETH—two days ago. Furthermore, this multisig wallet also received 4.82 million LDO from market maker Portofino early this morning.