Wintermute Makes “Optimistic” Assumption, Loses 20M Tokens
The crypto market-making firm Wintermute has lost roughly $17.6 million worth of OP tokens belonging to the Optimism Foundation due to a severe wallet management error. Hacker Steals 20M OP...
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