Exchange Risk

Russian cryptocurrency exchange Grinex ceased operations after a cyberattack caused losses over $13 million. The shutdown impacts Russian businesses' ability to convert rubles internationally and challenges the country's shadow finance system.

A recent hack draining nearly $300 million from a crypto project led to a liquidity crisis on Aave, causing users to withdraw around $9 billion. Concerns over collateral quality prompted mass withdrawals, highlighting risks in DeFi lending.

KelpDAO faced a $290 million loss due to a sophisticated security breach linked to the Lazarus Group. The attack exploited configuration weaknesses in their verification system and highlighted the risks of relying on a single-point verification setup. Industry experts emphasize the need for improved security configurations and multi-layer verification to prevent future incidents.

David Schwartz, CTO Emeritus at Ripple, analyzed bridge security vulnerabilities following the $292 million Kelp DAO exploit. He noted that providers prioritized convenience over robust security, undermining essential protective features. The Kelp DAO breach stemmed from a private key leak, exacerbated by a simplified security configuration in their LayerZero implementation.

元宇宙平台HYTOPIA因等待IRS大額退稅款項未到賬，決定暫停基礎設施運營，預計停機1至3個月。該平台與HY Foundation間的未付帳款糾紛也導致部分代幣交付延遲。HYTOPIA承諾將透明處理此事，並請求社群耐心等待。

Curve Finance因rsETH相關的LayerZero基礎設施遭受攻擊，已暫停跨鏈功能以預防風險，影響CRV的跨鏈橋接及crvUSD的快速橋接。創辦人Egorov指出此次事件顯示「非隔離借貸」的風險，並提出完全隔離模式作為替代方案。Kelp DAO則因攻擊損失約2.92億美元，影響Aave平台的借貸活動。

流動性再質押協議Kelp的跨鏈橋遭攻擊，盜取116,500枚rsETH並存入Aave V3，形成約1.96億美元的壞賬。Aave的合約未受影響，但此次事件揭示LRT抵押品的系統性風險，要求DeFi協議重新評估風險模型，可能導致stkAAVE持有者面臨損失。

Reserve 協議於4月20日因Kelp DAO rsETH攻擊事件暫停eUSD及USD3的鑄造和RSR解押操作，但贖回功能正常。攻擊造成Aave流動性危機，存款大幅減少，AAVE代幣價格下跌。

An attacker exploited a vulnerability in Kelp DAO's cross-chain bridge, stealing $293 million in unbacked rsETH. The incident caused significant losses for DeFi platforms, with Aave facing up to $236 million in bad debt and substantial impacts on the market.

Gate News message, the KelpDAO exploiter borrowed over 82,600 ETH ($195M) from Aave using RSETH as collateral, resulting in bad debt appearing on Aave. Following this incident, numerous whales withdrew funds from Aave, causing its TVL to decline from $26.396B to $20.114B, a decrease of $6.28B.

Morpho Association has temporarily suspended the OFT cross-chain bridge for MORPHO tokens on Arbitrum due to recent issues with Kelp DAO and LayerZero Bridge, pending confirmation of the rsETH incident's cause.

Kamino has temporarily suspended interactions with LayerZero-related tokens as a precaution, while allowing withdrawals and debt repayments. They emphasize that this measure is for risk management and that user funds are safe.

Polish lawmakers failed to override President Nawrocki's veto on a cryptocurrency regulation bill aimed at aligning with EU standards. Tensions rise as accusations emerge of Russian influence in a major crypto exchange amid liquidity issues and lack of regulation.

Zonda CEO Przemysław Kral has attributed the exchange's loss of access to 4,500 BTC, valued at $336 million, to missing founder Sylwester Suszek's failure to transfer private keys. Amid allegations of bankruptcy and intensified withdrawal requests, Kral insists Zonda remains solvent and will pursue legal action while searching for Suszek, who disappeared in 2022.

Grinex, a Kyrgyz crypto exchange, suspended trading after a cyberattack resulting in losses of around $15 million. The advanced nature of the attack points to organized or state-level involvement. Grinex has reported the incident to authorities and is assessing the damage.

James Wynn launched a memecoin presale, $ASSDAQ, on Solana, raising just $8,000 in ten hours, attracting criticism over past scam allegations. Despite Wynn's claims of trading success, market reluctance signals skepticism about his new project.

CoW Swap, the Ethereum-based decentralized exchange aggregator, paused its protocol on April 14, 2026, after attackers seized control of its website domain and redirected users to a malicious site engineered to harvest wallet approvals, with cybersecurity researcher Vladimir S. estimating

根據 Mint Blockchain 於 2026 年 4 月 17 日發布的官方公告，該區塊鏈已於當日正式停止運營，用戶須在 2026 年 10 月 20 日前將持有資產從 Mint Chain 提取至以太坊（Ethereum）主網。公告明確指出，未在截止日期前完成提取的資產將無法處理。

吉爾吉斯斯坦的加密交易所Grinex因遭大規模網路攻擊，暫停交易與提款，並損失約1500萬美元USDT。被盜資金迅速轉換為TRX和ETH，以降低被凍結風險。Grinex被認為是受制裁交易所Garantex的繼任者，成為盧布兌加密貨幣的主要交易平台。Grinex的攻擊聲明將事件指向「敵對國家」，但缺乏具體證據。