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DeFi Protocol Convergence Hacked, CVG Token Plunges 99% on Curve
The exploiter created 58 million of the protocol's CVG token and then swapped for roughly $200,000 worth of wrapped ETH and crvFRAX and forwarded to Tornado Cash.
Updated Aug 1, 2024, 6:55 p.m. Published Aug 1, 2024, 6:55 p.m.
Decentralized finance protocol Convergence, a Curve-based yield-enhancing protocol, a was exploited Thursday, sending its token's price to near-zero.
The attacker created (minted) 58 million of the protocol's CVG token using a vulnerability in the protocol's codebase, and swapped the tokens for 60 wrapped ether (wETH) and 15,900 crvFRAX stablecoin using liquidity pools on Curve, web3 security auditing firm QuillAudits said.
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Blockchain data on Etherscan shows that the attacker's address converted the funds to ether and sent the tokens to Tornado Cash.
The attack caused about $210,000 loss, QuillAudits added.
CVG holders, however, suffered additional damage as the token's $17 million fully diluted value (FDV) before the attack evaporated. CVG's price declined 99% in the Curve liquidity pools, nosediving to $0,0004 from trading around $0.12 earlier today.
Convergence asked users not to interact with the protocol.
🚨 URGENT COMMUNICATION 🚨
— Convergence (@Convergence_fi) August 1, 2024
Convergence has been hacked. Please don't interact with the protocol.
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