A hacker transformed a quarter‑dollar worth of Bitcoin into 46 billion counterfeit BTC tokens via a DeFi bridge
In a startling episode that underscores the lingering vulnerabilities in decentralized finance (DeFi), a single attacker managed to turn a modest 25‑cent holding of Bitcoin into a staggering 46 billion fake BTC tokens by exploiting a bridge protocol known as Symbiosis. The incident, which has sent ripples through the crypto community, highlights how a combination of coding oversights and inadequa…
Sept. 15, 2026, 1:43 p.m.