Normie Meme Coin Suffers Exploit, Vows to Relaunch After Negotiating Hacker Bounty
Normie, a meme coin launched on Base, suffered an exploit that took its market capitalization from almost $42 million to $1 million. The exploiter sent a message offering to keep 10% of the ETH exploited, and demanding t...
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