Los usuarios de DeFi retiran 10 mil millones de dólares del mercado mientras un exploit de 292 millones de dólares genera una óptica dirigida por los bancos
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Un exploit de 292 millones de dólares en KelpDAO desencadenó una amplia retirada en las finanzas descentralizadas durante el fin de semana, drenando aproximadamente 10 mil millones de dólares en toda la industria DeFi y obligando a múltiples protocolos a liberarse... La noticia ha sacudido a los participantes del mercado, con los bajistas buscando bajar los precios mientras los alcistas intentan defender niveles de soporte clave. Esté atento a la reacción del $ETH: un movimiento decisivo por encima o por debajo de niveles clave confirmará la próxima tendencia.
A $292 million exploit at KelpDAO set off a broad retreat across decentralized finance over the weekend, draining roughly $10 billion across the DeFi industry and forcing multiple protocols to freeze markets tied to rsETH. The breach began late Saturday when an attacker drained about 116,500 rsETH from KelpDAO’s cross-chain bridge. The stolen tokens were worth about $292 million at the time, according to CryptoSlate data. KelpDAO issues rsETH to users who deposit ETH into its liquid restaking system. The platform then deploys those ETH through the restaking platform EigenLayer to generate additional yield on top of standard staking returns. KelpDAO’s loss now stands as the largest DeFi exploit of 2026 in the report, surpassing earlier attacks this year. Related Reading EigenLayer's native token debut sees high stakes activity from crypto whales The digital asset has a fully diluted valuation of $6.5 billion, according to CoinMarketCap. Oct 1, 2024 · Oluwapelumi Adejumo How KelpDAO was exploited for $292 million rsETH circulates across the broader market via LayerZero , a cross-chain messaging network that moves instructions and assets between blockchains. Yearn Finance core developer Banteg explained that the exploit hit the route linking Unichain to the Ethereum mainnet. According to the on-chain analyst, the attacker pushed through a fraudulent message that the system accepted as valid, prompting the Ethereum-side adapter to release pre-funded rsETH reserves. This route was configured as a one-of-one decentralized verifier network path without secondary verifiers that could have flagged the transaction. Banteng stated that the malicious transaction, identified as nonce 308, was verified and delivered at 17:35 UTC. Following the attack, the KelpDAO’s emergency multisignature wallet froze the protocol’s core contracts. This blocked two further attempts that together could have removed another roughly $100 million in rsETH. The initial stolen funds were moved throug
Key Takeaways
- The breach began late Saturday when an attacker drained about 116,500 rsETH from KelpDAO’s cross-chain bridge
- The stolen tokens were worth about $292 million at the time, according to CryptoSlate data
- KelpDAO issues rsETH to users who deposit ETH into its liquid restaking system
- The platform then deploys those ETH through the restaking platform EigenLayer to generate additional yield on top of standard staking returns
- KelpDAO’s loss now stands as the largest DeFi exploit of 2026 in the report, surpassing earlier attacks this year