A “GMX Whale” was stolen several million dollars just in the new year
The hackers began the year with a mining goal of about several million dollars stolen from a “Whale” holding the native token of the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol GMX. On January 3, some members of the community noticed erroneous $GMX token movements. The transactions were then identified as an exploit that stole $3.4 million worth of $GMX tokens from a “GMX whale” by security companies CertiK and PeckShield.
The hackers allegedly acquired hold of 82,519 $GMX tokens and traded the assets for 2,627 $ETH, according to data analysis tool Lookonchain. The assets were thereafter cross-chained to the Ethereum network by the attackers via the Hop and Across protocols. The token’s value fell below $38 as the hack was taking place before quickly rising again.
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Observing the impact of the breach through the charts, some members of the community noticed remarks on social media that were critical of self custody. As a result, the crypto community has expressed its belief that the exploit underlines the dangers associated with choosing to self-custody digital assets.
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