Kelp DAO Fallout Solv, pushes DeFi protocols to Chainlink
Decentralized financial protocols are re-evaluating the security of blockchain oracle providers after last month's $293 million Kelp DAO exploit. Citing security concerns around third-party oracles and bridge providers, several protocols have announced migration to Chainlink infrastructure in recent days.
On Thursday, Bitcoin DeFi platform Solv protocol will transition to Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) and replace LayerZero bridges, citing an “extensive security review” that concluded CCIP provides “very strong security assurances.”
A day earlier, liquidity protocol Tidro said it was moving to Chainlink after an incident that prompted its former verbal provider, Chaos Labs, to stop trading because Tidro was concerned about price manipulation.
The migrations come after an April 18 exploit in which attackers recovered 116,500 Kelp DAO worth of ETH (rsETH) tokens worth between $290 million and $293 million. Following the exploit, Kelp Dao migrated its RsETH token to Chainlink, leaving the previous LayerZero-powered bridge due to cross-chain vulnerabilities.
Source: Solv Protocol
LayerZero, however, said on April 20 that the exploit occurred through a single point of failure in the Kelp Dao implementation, despite a warning on a LayerZero DVN as the only proven path to that configuration.
DeFi protocols will evaluate the security of the word after kelp exploitation
The Kelp DAO exploit has sparked a “wake-up call” for DeFi providers, according to Zach Rynes, whose strategic initiatives are led by Chainlink Labs.
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Rynes told Cointelegraph that DeFi teams conducting security reviews are deciding to replace legacy Oracle and Bridge systems with Chainlink infrastructure to strengthen initial security protections, and that several other DeFi protocols are discussing migrations to Chainlink following the exploit.
Oracle vendors with a long track record and strong credibility are becoming increasingly important as hacks continue in the sector: Marcin Kazmierczak, founder of Redstone, the fourth largest blockchain speaker, told Cointelegraph.
Redstone was contacted by Tydro as an emergency measure after the Chaos Labs oracle attack and offered support in restoring oracles to the protocol.
Source: Redstone
Oracle consolidation raises new questions for DeFi.
Following Kelp's Dao exploits, only a small group of specialized service providers can meet the “demand and reliability requirements” created by growing institutional involvement in DeFi, Kazmirczak said.
“A small pool of trusted oracles is emerging in the market,” he said, adding that as Capital focuses on providers with proven track records, the risk of word-of-mouth exploits can be reduced.
ChainLink's infrastructure is designed to withstand the most extreme market conditions, as Raines calls upon the risks of multiple DeFi protocols based on multiple providers.
In the year They pointed to periods including a 2020 covid market crash, a 2022 FTX crash, and major volatility events in 2025, with Chainlink continuing to operate through all of those disruptions.
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Nick Kunkel, founder of Chronicle, the second-largest provider of cloud services, says overreliance on a single infrastructure provider always creates additional risks.
“There can be accidents at any time,” Kunkel told Cointelegraph.
Top Oracle vendors by market share. Source: Defillama.com
Chainlink remains the largest word-of-mouth provider with a market share of 58% and a value of more than $32 billion, according to Defillama. Chronicle is in second place with $7.6 billion in total value secured, while Redstone ranks fourth at $3.7 billion, representing a 6.7% market share.
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