On Thursday, Jump Crypto, a crypto venture capital firm that owns Certus One, the developer of the Wormhole token bridge, announced it had deposited 120 thousand Ether (ETH) into a Solana-Ethereum bridge that suffered a devastating exploit. The day prior, hackers fraudulently minted 120 thousand wrapped Ether (wETH) worth $321 million on the Solana (SOL) platform, then redeemed … [Read more...] about Jump Crypto replenishes funds from $320M Wormhole hack in largest-ever DeFi ‘bailout’
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Wormhole token bridge loses $321M in largest hack so far in 2022
The Wormhole token bridge experienced a security exploit today, resulting in the loss of 120,000 wETH tokens ($321 million) from the platform.Wormhole is a token bridge that allows users to send and receive crypto between Ethereum, Solana, BSC, Polygon, Avalanche, Oasis, and Terra without the use of a centralized exchange (CEX). This is the largest crypto hack of 2022 so far … [Read more...] about Wormhole token bridge loses $321M in largest hack so far in 2022
'Blockchain City' CityDAO Falls Victim to $95K Hack via Discord
CityDAO, the experiment into decentralized land ownership, has fallen victim to a $95,000 hack by fraudsters on gaming instant messaging site Discord.An attacker hacked one of the project's admin accounts on Discord, according to the group's Twitter account."EMERGENCY NOTICE. A CityDAO Discord admin account has been hacked. THERE IS NO LAND DROP. DO NOT CONNECT YOUR WALLET," … [Read more...] about 'Blockchain City' CityDAO Falls Victim to $95K Hack via Discord
Teenage Suspect in $16M DeFi Hack Wanted for Arrest in Canada
Day, however, argues that the hack was simple fraud. According to filings posted by Day and prepared in collaboration with the Canadian law firm Stockwoods, in addition to the Mareva injunction, Indexed developers are filing a class action suit arguing that the exploit was “civil fraud” and are seeking “rescission for misrepresentation or mistake, and/or unjust … [Read more...] about Teenage Suspect in $16M DeFi Hack Wanted for Arrest in Canada
After $130M Hack, Badger’s Restitution Plan Tests Limits of DAO Governance
“There are fundamental decisions here: Should there be restitution, step one. Step two, should it be immediate or over time? If immediate, what percentage? And if it’s over time, via what mechanic? Governance tokens, maybe a vault-type product that pays back over time versus interest generated … there’s a lot of options,” said Spadafora. Source link … [Read more...] about After $130M Hack, Badger’s Restitution Plan Tests Limits of DAO Governance