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AMBCryptoThe Hyperbridge exploit led Polkadot (DOT) to lose a significant portion of its market value, but the token has since fully recovered. DOT’s price initially crashed after a hacker minted 1 billion DOT tokens on Ethereum (ETH) and sold them for $237,000, citing limited liquidity. The team later clarified that…
BlockonomiHyperbridge has raised its loss estimate from the April 13 Token Gateway exploit to about $2.5 million, after an expanded review found deeper damage than an earlier assessment based on initial on-chain activity. In its earlier reporting, Hyperbridge estimated losses at nearly $237,000. The updated figure reflects a broader reconciliation…
Crypto EconomyHyperbridge, a cross-chain interoperability protocol built on Polkadot, suffered an exploit in which an attacker exploited a vulnerability in its gateway contract to mint 1 billion bridged DOT tokens on Ethereum and convert them into approximately $237,000. How the exploit worked Cybersecurity firm CertiK said the attacker introduced a forged…
DecryptA vulnerability on Hyperbridge resulted in the loss of around $237,000 worth of bridged Polkadot (DOT) on Ethereum. According to the account described in the report, a hacker gained access to the bridged DOT token contract, enabling the minting of 1 billion tokens with an estimated value above $1.1 billion.…
Crypto newsHyperbridge cross-chain gateway is exploited to mint 1 billion fake DOT-equivalent tokens on Ethereum. Attacker gains admin rights via forged cross-chain message and cashes out roughly $237,000. Incident highlights structural failures in bridge verification, echoing other 2026 cross-chain hacks. An attacker exploited the Hyperbridge cross-chain gateway linking Polkadot to Ethereum…
Blockchain NewsPolkadot (DOT) is trading around $1.23, with technical indicators pointing to a mixed but cautiously optimistic setup. Analysts and forecasting platforms cited in the article outline near-term trading ranges, key support and resistance levels, and potential upside scenarios if DOT can reclaim key moving averages. Price targets cited by forecasting…
The Motley FoolMarket Cap. $3.1B. Today's Change. (\-5.81%) $0.12. Current Price. $1.90. Price as of January 20, 2026 at 1:45 PM ET. This little altcoin could stay in the penalty box. Polkadot initially drew significant attention when it launched in Aug. 2020. It started trading at $2.69 per token, and skyrocketed to a record high of $54.98 on Nov. 4,…
CryptonewsInstitutional staking provider Chorus One has integrated with Ledger Enterprise to bring self-custodial, governance-ready staking for four cryptocurrencies. According to the press release shared with Cryptonews.com, this move aims to enable institutions to earn staking rewards directly from Ledger’s custody ecosystem. All staking operations happen within the institution’s existing governance…