#dao News & Analysis

Aave and Partners Push Arbitrum DAO to Release 30,765 ETH for rsETH Recovery Effort

Kelp DAO exploiter launders $80 million worth of ETH, mostly through THORChain: onchain analyst

Lido jumps from all-time low as DAO debates $20m buyback programme

Anatomy of a Liquidity Freeze

DeFi Just Lost $15 Billion in Three Days. Something Deeper Than a Hack Is Behind It

Balancer Labs Closes Operations Following Devastating $110M Hack

CRITICAL UPDATE Re: DAO Vulnerability

The DAO, a major Ethereum-based decentralized autonomous organization, is under attack through a recursive calling vulnerability that allows an attacker to drain ether into a child DAO. This represents a critical security breach affecting one of the most significant early DeFi experiments.

DeFi Deleveraging Hits AAVE – Analyst Explains Why Borrowing Demand Falls Off A Cliff

Aave, Compound Unveil Technical Plan to Address Fallout From $290M Kelp DAO Hack

$290M Kelp DAO hack raises AI threat concerns, Bitcoin may dip to $60K in April

North Korea’s Lazarus Group linked to $290M Kelp DAO hack

Aave DAO Governance Vote to Pause Buybacks — KelpDAO Fallout Continues

Consensys and Joseph Lubin Deploy 30K ETH for rsETH Recovery

DeFi Losses April 2026 Surge Past $800M as Key Risks Replace Smart Contract Bugs

Kelp DAO exploit leaves AAVE with $196M bad debt, Ethereum market steady

Kelp DAO exploit drains 116,500 rsETH, impacts Ethereum-linked protocols

Aave deposits fall by $15B as Kelp exploit sparks flight from DeFi lender

North Korea tied to heists worth $578M in April after Kelp DAO exploit

Crypto's massive exploit may force big banks to rethink their blockchain plans, Jefferies warns

'Gensler and Biden were just better for crypto,' says Tally CEO as DAO governance platform shuts down

Tally, a major DAO governance platform that powered governance for Uniswap and Arbitrum, is shutting down. The CEO claims that regulatory easing under Gensler and Biden made decentralized governance optional rather than necessary, questioning the future viability of DAOs.

Inside DeFi 008: A 99.93% loss, and are DAOs done?

A DeFi user suffered a catastrophic 99.93% loss worth nearly $50 million in a single swap transaction. The article also examines the declining popularity and effectiveness of DAOs in the cryptocurrency space, alongside security developments in DeFi.

Across protocol weighs token–to–equity shift in bid for legal clarity and institutional capital​

Across Protocol is considering a corporate restructuring that would allow ACX token holders to exchange their tokens for equity in a traditional C-Corp entity called AcrossCo or receive USDC instead. This potential shift represents a test case for whether decentralized autonomous organizations from the token era will migrate toward traditional corporate structures.

‘DAOs aren’t dead, they should evolve’: Aave CEO Stani Kulechov pushes for streamlined execution

Aave CEO Stani Kulechov argues that DAOs need to evolve toward more streamlined execution rather than being abandoned. His comments come after a governance dispute that led key contributors BGD Labs and ACI to step back from the Aave protocol.

The Aave DAO Civil War

Aave DAO, one of DeFi's most established decentralized autonomous organizations, is experiencing significant internal governance conflicts. The civil war represents a major challenge to one of crypto's most proven governance structures.

The Daily: Marc Zeller’s ACI to exit Aave DAO, MARA opens door to selling balance sheet bitcoin, and more

Marc Zeller's ACI (Aave Chan Initiative) is set to exit the Aave DAO governance structure, while MARA Holdings opens the possibility of selling bitcoin from its balance sheet holdings.