Another Bitcoin Bridge Broke, and This Time Billions Were Minted

Over the past week, the crypto community has been hearing about bizarre hacks involving bitcoin-backed tokens, and following the troubles tied to the Liquid Network’s L-BTC and Nomic’s nBTC, Symbiosis’s bitcoin bridge was exploited. Reports say that a hacker minted billions of unbacked syBTC across a set of transactions and managed to cash out around […]
Key Takeaways
- Over the past week, the crypto community has been hearing about bizarre hacks involving bitcoin-backed tokens, and following the troubles tied to the Liquid Network’s L-BTC and Nomic’s nBTC, Symbiosis’s bitcoin bridge was exploited.
- Reports say that a hacker minted billions of unbacked syBTC across a set of transactions and managed to cash out around […]
- Read the full article for additional context and details.
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