Massive exploit on Balancer this morning 🚨
Here’s what’s happening:
At 07:48 UTC, a single transaction
0xd155207261712c35fa3d472ed1e51bfcd816e616dd4f517fa5959836f5b48569
drained ≈$70.6M in ETH derivatives (WETH, osETH, wstETH) directly from Balancer’s main Vault.
Funds are

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Author | Jeff Park (Chief Information Officer, Bitwise)
Compiled by Odaily Odaily(@OdailyChina)
Translator | Dingdang (@XiaMiPP)
Editor's Note: On February 5th, the cryptocurrency market experienced another crash, with over $2.6 billion liquidated in 24 hours. Bitcoin briefly plummeted to $60,000, but the market seems to lack a clear consensus on the causes of this decline. Bitwise CIO Jeff Park offers a new analytical framework from the perspective of options and hedging mechanisms.
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The Black Swan Event Was Actually This: The Real Reason for the Recent Bitcoin Crash

Renowned crypto investor Jack Yi used Aave revolving lending to build a $2 billion ETH position, only to see it crumble during the market crash [...]
The article, "Yi Lihua Completely Sells Off ETH! Trend Research Sells 650,000 Ethereum in a Week, Losing $730 Million," was originally published on BlockTempo, the most influential blockchain ABMedia media.

Yi Lihua completely liquidated his ETH holdings! Trend Research reportedly sold 650,000 Ethereum in a week, incurring a loss of $730 million before exiting the market.

Author | Jeff Park (Chief Information Officer, Bitwise)
Compiled by Odaily Odaily(@OdailyChina)
Translator | Dingdang (@XiaMiPP)
Editor's Note: On February 5th, the cryptocurrency market experienced another sharp drop, with over $2.6 billion liquidated in 24 hours. Bitcoin briefly plummeted to $60,000, but the market seems to lack a clear consensus on the causes of this decline. Jeff Park, CIO of Bitwise, offers a new analytical framework from the perspective of options and hedging mechanisms. [...]