The Web3 sector reached an unfortunate milestone recently, though it's not exactly unfamiliar territory. As of September 4, 2023, the industry crossed the $1 billion mark in terms of value lost to exit scams, exploits, and hacks.
Stablecoins are a type of crypto-asset designed to maintain a stable price by linking each token to an external reference asset, most often a national currency like the U.S. dollar, but sometimes commodities like gold. In theory, every coin in circulation should be redeemable for an equal amount of that reference asset, protecting holders from the sharp price fluctuations typical of unpegged digital currencies.
On Feb-21-2025 at 02:16:11 PM UTC, the Bybit’s cold ethereum wallet was drained due to a malicious contract upgrade. This exploit resulted in an estimated loss of approximately $1.46 billion, marking the largest breach in Web3 history.
CertiK analysts have been closely monitoring a scammer known as "Faint" since late 2022. This individual has been linked to numerous Discord compromises and phishing activities on both Ethereum and Solana.
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