A hacker transformed 25 cents worth of Bitcoin into 46 billion counterfeit BTC tokens via a DeFi bridge
In a startling episode that underscores the growing pains of decentralized finance, a lone attacker managed to convert a modest 25‑cent investment in Bitcoin into an astronomical 46 billion fake BTC tokens by exploiting vulnerabilities in a popular DeFi bridge. The incident, which has sent shockwaves through the cryptocurrency community, highlights how a combination of software bugs, insufficient…
Sept. 15, 2026, 1:43 p.m.