The aftermath of Axie Infinity’s $650M Ronin Bridge hack
Since the hack of Axie Infinity’s Ronin bridge, developers behind the game have raised $150 million to reimburse the affected users. In late March, Ronin, an Ethereum sidechain built for the popular play-to-earn nonfungible token game Axie Infinity, was hacked for over 173,600 Ether (ETH) and 25.5 million USD Coin (USDC) for a combined value of over $600 million. The breach on the Ronin bridge was confirmed by Sky Mavis, the developers behind the popular play-to-earn (P2E) game:There has been a security breach on the Ronin Network.https://t.co/ktAp9w5qpP— Ronin (@Ronin_Network) March....
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In this week's DeFi newsletter, we discuss Axie Inifnity's Ronin bridge hack, Binance's new Bridge 2.0 launch, the rise in DeFi TVL and more. The last week of March saw the decentralized finance (DeFi) market surge to new highs as institutional investors returned to the market. Amid the rising popularity of DeFi products, Axie Inifity’s Ronin bridge faced the worst hack in crypto history, raising security concerns for the market.MetaMask integrated Apple Pay support, allowing users to purchase crypto using their Apple Pay account directly, and Binance launched Bridge 2.0 to integrate CeFi....
The popular blockchain game Axie Infinity has been left shaking after the $650 million Ronin bridge hack. The studio behind the game, Sky Mavis, has been taking multiple measures to try to secure the network and win back the confidence of users. The latest move announced is a $1 million bug bounty program that invites white hat hackers to stress test the blockchain. Co-Founder and COO of Sky Mavis and Axie announced: “Calling all whitehats in the blockchain space. The Sky Mavis Bug Bounty program is here. Help us keep the Ronin Network secure while earning a bounty up to $1,000,000....
The developers are currently working on a security upgrade and plan to increase the number of validator groups to 21 before making Ronin Bridge live again. Sky Mavis, the creator of the popular play-to-earn nonfungible token game Axie Infinity has raised $150 million in a new funding round led by Binance. The fundraiser is aimed at reimbursing lost funds from the recent exploit on Axie Infinity’s Ronin bridge, resulting in losses of over $600 million. The funding round also saw participation from Animoca Brands, a16z, Dialectic, Paradigm and Accel.As Cointelegraph reported earlier, the....
The company behind the popular non-fungible token (NFT) game Axie Infinity, Sky Mavis, celebrated the re-launch of its Ronin Bridge. This cross-chain platform powers the game and allows users to deposit, stake, withdraw, and access other features. The bridge was drained out of $600 million in March 2022. Related Reading | Harmony Hacker Is Using Tornado […]
The Ronin bridge tied to Axie Infinity is back up with a new design after Sky Mavis introduced a circuit breaker system and daily withdrawal limits. Sky Mavis, developers of the popular play-to-earn (P2E) NFT game Axie Infinity have announced that the Ronin bridge is back online three months after it was hacked for more than $600 million. The Ronin bridge is an Ethereum sidechain built for Axie Infinity, and it enables users to transfer assets between the sidechain and the Ethereum mainnet. On March 29, 173,600 Ether (ETH) and 25.5 million USD Coin (USDC) was drained from the bridge after....