Ethereum DeFi Exploiter Returns $50,000 to “Nurse” Affected by $5m Attack
DeFi Despite positive technological developments, the decentralized finance (DeFi) space is still rife with hacks and exploits. This much was made clear just recently, when $7 million was siphoned out of a cryptocurrency vault based on Ethereum. While many users have been adversely affected by this exploit, the unknown attack did make a move to […]
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