Aave Faces DeFi Crisis Over KelpDAO Exploit, But Dragonfly Capital Says It Remains Resilient

Aave, a major DeFi lending protocol, experienced a sharp decline in total value locked (TVL) following a $292 million exploit on KelpDAO’s rsETH bridge. Despite the crisis, Dragonfly Capital’s Haseeb Qureshi asserts that Aave has sufficient capital to absorb the bad debt without collapsing. The incident has reignited concerns about DeFi’s stability but has not triggered a systemic collapse.

By Prashant Jha Tue, April 21, 2026 at 1:32 PM GMT+3 4 min read · Yahoo Finance ·

Aave Faces DeFi Crisis Over KelpDAO Exploit, But Dragonfly Capital Says It Remains Resilient

Topics: Aave capital reserves DeFi Dragonfly Capital KelpDAO rsETH exploit security council TVL

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