Galxe Protocol Plagued By Security Issues: Users Sound Alarm On Asset Theft
According to recent reports, the Galxe protocol, a prominent Web3 platform, has suffered a security breach resulting in the theft of users’ assets. Several users have reported unauthorized access to their wallets and subsequent asset losses following their engagement with the Galxe platform. Galxe Protocol Faces Security Breach The situation came to light when the […]
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