DEFI CRISIS

Jun 09 2026CRYPTO

Big Crash, Big Fix: How a $300M Rescue Saved Aave

A huge hack in April 2026 shook the world of decentralized finance. The attack cost almost $292 million and caused a wave of withdrawals that wiped out $8. 45 billion in Aave deposits within two days. The problem didn’t come from Aave’s own code. It started with a trick that broke a bridge used

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