Ethereum liquidity provider XCarnival negotiates return of 50% stolen ETH
According to blockchain investigator Packshield, the hacker used a previously withdrawn pledged NFT from the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) collection as collateral to drain the assets. XCarnival, a liquidity provider for the Ethereum ecosystem, recovered 1,467 Ether (ETH) just a day after suffering an exploit that drained 3,087 ETH, worth roughly $3.8 million, from the protocol.Blockchain investigator Peckshield noticed the XCarnival hack as it came across a stream of transactions that eventually bled 3,087 ETH from the protocol. Explaining the nature of the exploit, Peckshield stated:“The....
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