Kelp Hack: $293M Stolen
April 18, 2026 · ethereum
Reported by DeFiLlama, as of 2026-09-16 23:48 UTC
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Estimated Loss$293M
Chainethereum
DateApril 18, 2026
Attack typeBridge exploit
Attacker addressNot established
Traced by ChainHint
Not established
No attacker address has been published for this incident, so there is nothing to trace from. DeFiLlama has never carried one.
Absence of data is not a clean verdict.
In ChainHint's incident archive
No earlier incident at Kelp is recorded in our archive.
Bridge exploit — 8 incidents of this kind in the 90 days before this page was built, $346M in total, among the incidents ChainHint lists.
Kelp hack: the facts
- How much was stolen in the Kelp hack?
- DeFiLlama reports $293M stolen from Kelp on ethereum.
- Who was hit in the Kelp hack?
- Kelp, on ethereum, on April 18, 2026. Attack type: bridge exploit.
- Where did the Kelp funds go?
- Not established. No attacker address has been published for this incident, so no funds have been traced.
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