Ascendex Hacked — Exchange Loses $77 Million in ERC20, BSC, Polygon Tokens
Ascendex, a cryptocurrency exchange, suffered a security breach that allowed hackers to take control of some of the wallets of the exchange. The attack focused on hot wallets, where funds are kept as a buffer to tend to customers’ withdrawals. The company announced that it would reimburse these funds to any affected user. Peckshield, a security and auditing company estimated losses of around $77 million. Ascendex Hot Wallets Ransacked Yesterday, Ascendex, a cryptocurrency exchange, reported a security breach caused by a hack attack that focused on the hot wallets of the....
Related News
Out of the lot, around $60 million worth of tokens were transferred over the Ethereum blockchain alone. Tokens stolen from BSC and Polygon are worth $9.2 million and $8.5 million respectively. Crypto trading platform AscendEX suffered a loss of $77.7 million in a hot wallet compromise that allowed hackers to access and transfer tokens hosted over the Ethereum (ETH), Binance Smart Chain (BSC) and Polygon (POLY) blockchains.Soon after realization, AscendEX proactively warned its users about the stolen funds, confirming that the hackers were not able to access the company’s cold wallet....
PRESS RELEASE. AscendEX, a leading cryptocurrency trading platform, is excited to celebrate Polygon (Curve) Yield Farming on their staking portal by offering an increased APR for active participants. For a limited time, AscendEX users will earn extra returns while Yield Farming with Polygon for any accounts under $10,000 USDC. AscendEX originally announced the launch of Yield Farming with the Polygon stablecoin in July. Starting this week, users can deposit their USDC into Polygon DeFi Yield Farming and receive interest paid in USDC, MATIC, and CRV, earning up to 20% APY with a 10% bonus....
Cryptocurrency exchange Kucoin may have been hacked for $150 million in bitcoin and multiple ERC20 tokens. The Singapore-based exchange confirmed the September 25 security breach, but did not disclose the amount stolen. “Bitcoin, ERC-20 and, other tokens in Kucoin’s hot wallets were transferred out of the exchange,” said Kucoin in an update on Saturday. Meanwhile, Bitfinex and Tether, issuers of the centralized stablecoin USDT, immediately froze a combined $33 million worth of USDT suspected to be part of the funds looted in the Kucoin hack – an action that has....
The Ethereum blockchain has laid the foundation for the entire DApps revolution. Playing a major role in the industry’s growth are ERC20 tokens that fuel almost all projects that are built on top of the Ethereum blockchain. While the number of ERC20 tokens continues to rise, the sector lacked dedicated trading infrastructure until BazarSwap came […]
To do anything on Polygon, you'll need MATIC, which isn't always easy to come by from other networks' DEXes. Bridging assets could help solve issues like scalability, speed and high fees. Bridging means users can move their tokens between blockchain networks quickly and cost-effectively.The Polygon Bridge is used for cross-chain transactions between the Polygon (MATIC) and Ethereum (ETH) blockchains. It allows users to transfer ERC tokens and NFTs to the Polygon sidechain through smart contracts.This guide will show you how to bridge Polygon with other blockchains. However, given that....