Axie Infinity's Ronin bridge hacked for over $600M

Axie Infinity's Ronin bridge hacked for over $600M

"We are in touch with security teams at major exchanges and will be reaching out to all in the coming days," said the team at Ronin. According to Axie Infinity's official Discord and Ronin Network's official Twitter thread, along with its Substack page, the Ronin bridge and Katana Dex have been halted after suffering an exploit for 173,600 Ethereum (ETH) and 25.5 million USD Coin (USDC), worth a combined $612 million at Tuesday's prices. In a statement, its developers said they are "currently working with law enforcement officials, forensic cryptographers and our investors to make sure....


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