Balancer exploit swells to $116M in outflows as team offers 20% bounty
DeFi protocol Balancer is the target of an ongoing exploit, with more than $116 million in staked Ether tokens transferred to a new wallet.
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DeFi protocol Balancer is the target of an ongoing exploit, with more than $116 million in staked Ether tokens transferred to a new wallet.
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