Flash Loan Attack: Origin Protocol Unveils Compensation Plan that Excludes Fo...

Flash Loan Attack: Origin Protocol Unveils Compensation Plan that Excludes Fo...

The Origin Protocol team has unveiled a compensation plan for its depositors who were adversely affected by the flash loan attack in November. According to the team, there is now a plan to provide compensation equal to 100% of the value deposited to OUSD at the time of the exploit. Two Compensation Plans Still, the team clarifies that one’s OUSD holdings before and after the hack will be a key determinant of the compensation package they will receive. In an update issued via Medium, Micah Alcorn who is the Production Engineer at Origin Protocol says: Approximately two-thirds of....


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