Furucombo to issue iouCOMBO tokens to repay victims of $15M exploit
Hacked DeFi service Furucombo will issue "iou" tokens as part of its compensation plan to repay 22 affected users. Decentralized finance transaction combination tool Furucombo will compensate the victims of a recent “evil contract” exploit that cost the protocol $15 million in stolen funds.Following an internal call with affected users last week, Furucombo released a compensation plan Tuesday, announcing that they will issue 5 million iouCOMBO tokens to the victims of the breach. Issued in the form of ERC-20 tokens, iouCOMBO tokens will represent the rights to claim Furucombo’s COMBO....
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