DeFi Community On Alert Following Hypervault’s $3.6 Million Suspected Rug Pull
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol HyperVault is suspected to have executed a “rug pull,” as on-chain analytics account PeckShield noted an abnormal outflow of funds from the protocol, worth close to $3.6 million. DeFi Protocol HyperVault Pulls The Rug According to an X post by on-chain analytics account PeckShield, Hyperliquid-based DeFi protocol HyperVault appears to have […]
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