A hacker transformed a quarter-dollar worth of Bitcoin into 46 billion counterfeit BTC tokens via a DeFi bridge
In the rapidly evolving world of decentralized finance, a single exploit can ripple across the entire ecosystem, exposing vulnerabilities that many believed were already well‑guarded. Recently, a striking incident unfolded that underscores just how fragile even the most sophisticated DeFi infrastructures can be. An attacker, starting with a modest investment of only 25 cents worth of Bitcoin, man…
Sept. 15, 2026, 1:43 p.m.