# Kelp DAO claims LayerZero personnel approved the 1-of-1 verifier setup.

*web3 · news · 2026-05-05 · CoinDesk*

## Key points

- Kelp DAO claims LayerZero personnel explicitly approved the now-criticized 1-of-1 verifier setup.
- Kelp provided screenshots suggesting LayerZero reviewed and did not object to its configurations for 2.5 years.
- LayerZero's developer templates and examples frequently promoted a 1-of-1 DVN configuration as default.
- Nearly 47% of active LayerZero OApps used insecure 1-of-1 DVN setups, exposing over $4.5 billion in value.
- After the hack, LayerZero changed policy to no longer sign for any application running a 1-of-1 configuration.

**Companies:** LayerZero, Kelp
**Countries:** North Korea

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