Lido said on X on April 19 (UTC+8) that it is monitoring the Kelp DAO security incident. Citing earnETH's current exposure to rsETH, the protocol has temporarily paused new deposits into earnETH as a precaution and is working with relevant partners to assess the situation. Lido said it will provide further updates as more information becomes available. The team added that stETH and wstETH are not affected by the rsETH incident, and the issue does not involve Lido's staking protocol itself. (Source: ODAILY)

Elon Musk weighed in on X after a post resurfaced the wish of late teenager Liv Perrotto to see her "ASTEROID" design adopted as a SpaceX mascot. Musk replied simply: "Ok." According to GMGN data, the meme coin ASTEROID, which shares the same name, briefly spiked. Its market capitalization jumped from about $16 million to roughly $164.2 million, while 24-hour trading volume reached around $78 million.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Andre Cronje, co-founder of Sonic Labs and founder of Flying Tulip, said in a post on X that his team is still investigating the L0/rsETH incident. Early findings indicate roughly $200 million in rsETH was stolen, potentially due to a private key compromise or a configuration error. The attacker then deposited the assets into Aave to borrow ETH, citing limited rsETH liquidity. Cronje said the impacted positions remain technically collateralized. If any position were to default, Aave's tokenomics and Safety Module would be the first line of defense to absorb losses. He added that Aave has no mechanism to subsidize user losses, warning that such a move could trigger a bank run. Aave currently holds about $7 billion in ETH and has around $100 million in withdrawal requests, suggesting the incident's overall impact is limited. Separately, to prioritize user liquidity, Flying Tulip has withdrawn all ETH from Aave into its fund management wrapper contract after Aave's available liquidity fell below an internal minimum threshold.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Marc Zeller, founder of the Aave Chan Initiative (ACI), said on Aave's governance forum that ACI is shutting down the Frontier staking service program effective immediately. Zeller cited concerns that rsETH could trigger a wETH liquidity shortfall and lead to bad debt on Aave V3 Core. All ETH staked via Frontier will be fully withdrawn and transferred to the Aave DAO for management, with the funds available if needed to safeguard wETH depositors. ACI also said it will waive any revenue and fees tied to the service up to the withdrawal date.

ME News reported that on April 19 (UTC+8), Ember Monitoring flagged heavy AAVE selling after attackers allegedly exploited Aave to mint rsETH and borrow large amounts of ETH. On-chain data show multiple whale wallets dumping AAVE, pushing the token down about 15% on the day. The Polymarket-linked address "smaugvision" sold 20,015 AAVE for roughly $2.06 million at $102.90. A wallet beginning with 0xFC5 sold 20,000 AAVE for about $2.05 million at $102.80. Address 0xA2E sold 19,665 AAVE for around $1.95 million at $99.20. (Source: Foresight News)

Huo Xing Finance reported on April 19 that on-chain analyst Yujin said hackers minted rsETH illicitly through Aave and borrowed large amounts of ETH, setting off heavy AAVE selling by several whale wallets. AAVE fell 15% on the day. Polymarket user "smaugvision" sold 20,015 AAVE (US$2.06 million) at US$102.90 per token. Address 0xFC5 sold 20,000 AAVE (US$2.05 million) at US$102.80. Address 0xA2E sold 19,665 AAVE (US$1.95 million) at US$99.20.

On-chain analyst Ember (@EmberCN) said that after a hacker borrowed a large amount of ETH by illicitly minting rsETH through Aave, several whale addresses began selling AAVE on-chain, sending the token down 15% on the day. A wallet tied to the Polymarket username "smaugvision" sold 20,015 AAVE at an average price of $102.9, valued at about $2.06 million. Address 0xFC5 sold 20,000 AAVE at an average price of $102.8, worth roughly $2.05 million. Address 0xA2E sold 19,665 AAVE at an average price of $99.2, valued at around $1.95 million.

ME News reported that on April 19 (UTC+8), a discussion on X revisited the late teenager Liv Perrotto, who had previously said she hoped her "ASTEROID" design could become SpaceX's mascot. Elon Musk responded "Ok." Data from GMGN showed the meme coin ASTEROID briefly surged, with its market cap jumping from $16 million to about $164.2 million. Its 24-hour trading volume was roughly $78 million. (Source: PANews)

Venus Protocol said in a post on X, cited by Huoxing Finance, that it has no exposure to rsETH and has not generated any bad debt, adding that user funds remain safe. Following guidance from risk-management partner Allezlabs, the platform has temporarily reduced collateral factors to 0 for six assets: USDe, sUSDe, SolvBTC, xSolvBTC, USD1, and XAUM. Users can still repay and withdraw these assets through the Venus UI. The protocol said it will provide further updates once collateral ratios are restored.