{"id":241434,"date":"2022-06-06T17:30:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T16:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=241434"},"modified":"2026-06-12T08:42:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T07:42:36","slug":"suspected-exploit-shuts-down-elronds-maiar-dex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/suspected-exploit-shuts-down-elronds-maiar-dex\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspected exploit shuts down Elrond&#8217;s Maiar DEX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elrond (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/multiversx-egld\/\">EGLD<\/a>) CEO <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 css-bfa6kz r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beniaminmincu\/status\/1533598583001337863\">Beniamin Mincu<\/a> tweeted about &#8220;suspicious activities on the Maiar DEX&#8221; on June 6.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Investigating a set of suspicious activities on the Maiar DEX.<\/p>\n<p>We are here, all hands on deck. <\/p>\n<p>Will update as soon as analysis is clear.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Beniamin Mincu |\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\/acc (@beniaminmincu) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/beniaminmincu\/status\/1533598583001337863?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>NFT project <a href=\"https:\/\/luckybirdsnft.com\/#\/\">Elrond Lucky Birds<\/a> founder Andu Tabacu shared details of his findings by posting screenshots of EGLD being sold for USDC, based on data from the blockchain explorer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At around 11PM UTC these transactions started to pop up in the Explorer.<\/p>\n<p>Note that: The story is still developing and under investigation by the Elrond Team. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W7NyZNbHfF\">pic.twitter.com\/W7NyZNbHfF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr. X \ud83e\uddec (@AnduTabacu) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AnduTabacu\/status\/1533638066786672640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tabacu suspects this was an exploit possibly related to &#8220;lottery type smart contracts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">&#8220;This might be an exploit of the Maiar DEX or SC async calls (problem reported earlier by some devs on Lottery type Smart-Contracts)<\/span>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So far, there has been no confirmation of this from Elrond. However, Mincu <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 css-bfa6kz r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">said further updates will follow as his team understands the situation better.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>The Elrond token comes under sell pressure<\/h2>\n<p>The EGLD token took a sharp dip following the announcement, bottoming at $66.09 before bulls stepped in to drive the price higher. Hourly price action since shows an uptrend pattern forming, but EGLD is still trading below the price before Mincu's tweet.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_241436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241436\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-241436 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/EGLDUSDT_2022-06-06_11-04-23.png\" alt=\"Elrond hourly chart\" width=\"1280\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/EGLDUSDT_2022-06-06_11-04-23.png 1280w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/EGLDUSDT_2022-06-06_11-04-23-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/EGLDUSDT_2022-06-06_11-04-23-1024x465.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/EGLDUSDT_2022-06-06_11-04-23-768x349.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-241436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/\">EGLDUST on TradingView.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The decline in price comes amid a wider crypto market rally that has seen <a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/charts\/\">$68.4 billion<\/a> of inflows into the total market cap over the last 24-hours.<\/p>\n<p>ELGD and PAX Gold (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/pax-gold\/\">PAXG<\/a>) are the only tokens in the top 100 \u2014 excluding stablecoins \u2014 that are down over the last 24-hours. PAXG is a gold-backed ERC-20 token that tracks the dollar per ounce price of gold and should be considered unconnected with broader crypto price movements.<\/p>\n<h2>What's the latest on the situation?<\/h2>\n<p>At around 5 am GMT on June 6, Mincu posted the first update, saying the issue has been identified and devs are &#8220;working on an emergency fix.&#8221; He also thanked the Elrond community for their support during this time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Almost 7am here.<\/p>\n<p>Team still focused on deck.<\/p>\n<p>Identified the potential issue, and working on an emergency fix.<\/p>\n<p>Will update again once fix is deployed.<\/p>\n<p>P.S. Remarkable support from the Elrond community \ud83d\ude4c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/98PpvlssGS\">https:\/\/t.co\/98PpvlssGS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Beniamin Mincu |\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\/acc (@beniaminmincu) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/beniaminmincu\/status\/1533658926557847552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beniaminmincu\/status\/1533714150320398337\">Mincu<\/a> posted another update a few hours later and confirmed a fix was deployed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">3\/ c. We have now isolated the problem, and have already deployed a fix.<\/p>\n<p>d. Currently reevaluating deeper implications of the problem & solution, w\/ necessary steps ensuring max safety before resuming the dex, bridge, & all the other components.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Beniamin Mincu |\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\/acc (@beniaminmincu) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/beniaminmincu\/status\/1533714153566879744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maiar.exchange\/\">Maiar exchange<\/a> was still offline as of press time, with an error page stating that user funds are safe and &#8220;rewards will continue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_241461\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241461\" style=\"width: 1347px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-241461 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-2022-06-06-073941.png\" alt=\"Maiar exchange home screen\" width=\"1347\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-2022-06-06-073941.png 1347w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-2022-06-06-073941-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-2022-06-06-073941-1024x483.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-2022-06-06-073941-768x363.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1347px) 100vw, 1347px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-241461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/maiar.exchange\/\">maiar.exchange<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elrond (EGLD) CEO Beniamin Mincu tweeted about &#8220;suspicious activities on the Maiar DEX&#8221; on June 6. Investigating a set of suspicious activities on the Maiar DEX. We are here, all hands on deck. Will update as soon as analysis is clear. &mdash; Beniamin Mincu |\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\/acc (@beniaminmincu) June 5, 2022 NFT project Elrond Lucky Birds founder [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":460,"featured_media":241539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77472,16041,38],"tags":[],"prediction_market_topic":[],"post_folder":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.9 (Yoast SEO v21.9.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Suspected exploit shuts down Elrond&#039;s Maiar DEX<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Elrond has yet to confirm foul play, but devs have identified the problem and deployed a fix.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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