The $293 million KelpDAO hack shows why DeFi is finally being forced to grow up

CoinDeskMay 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM

For protocol founders and security researchers, the incident reinforced a broader shift underway across crypto: DeFi is no longer primarily battling coding bugs. It’s battling complexity.

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