DeFi Under Threat: SushiSwap Hit By Exploit, Ledger Connect Kit Vulnerability Exposed

In a significant development impacting the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector, the decentralized exchange SushiSwap (CRYPTO: SHUSHI) has reportedly fallen victim to a front-end exploit. Matthew Lilley, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Sushi, issued a warning about a widespread vulnerability linked to a "commonly used" web3 connector, urging users to refrain from interacting with any decentralized applications (dApps) until further notice.

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In a significant blow to the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector, the Sushi DeFi protocol has fallen victim to its second exploit this year. The protocol's Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Matthew Lilley, has issued a stark warning to users, advising them to refrain from using any decentralized applications (dApps) until further notice.

The world of decentralized finance (DeFi) has been on high alert after the warning issued by Matthew Lilley, CTO of SushiSwap, regarding a possible vulnerability in dApps due to a compromised web3 connector. This alert generated concern among users and leaders of the DeFi ecosystem, sowing uncertainty about security on multiple platforms.

Matthew Lilley, the CTO at SushiSwap, has warned on X (Twitter), asking users to avoid interaction with any decentralized applications (dApps). Many other dApps have confirmed a compromise.

Compound, a major player in decentralized finance (DeFi), has announced its integration with the newly launched Ethereum Layer 2 solution, Base. Users of the Compound platform can now access USDbC on Base, as per the company tweet on Monday.

A significant development in the world of decentralized finance (DeFi) has recently been set into motion. SushiSwap, a popular DeFi platform, has announced plans to join forces with the emerging Core blockchain protocol.

Sushi (SUSHI), the native token of popular decentralized exchange SushiSwap, has experienced an extraordinary surge in price, gaining nearly 20% in the past 24 hours amid a wider recovery on the DeFi market. This robust performance is being fueled by an inflow of funds into the platform, with trading volumes showing a significant increase.

Obviously, the SEC's latest indictments against centralized crypto-exchanges like Binance and Coinbase has affected the entire crypto market a bit, but while SUSHI is dropping in price, it does seem to be registering increases in monthly volume on the DEX.

The price of SUSHI, the native token of SushiSwap, a decentralized exchange, is down 45% from February 2023, when prices peaked at $1.63, the highest level in six months. SushiSwap Token Redesign This contraction is despite the successful implementation of a proposal to redesign SUSHI's tokenomics, making SUSHI, a governance token, more deflationary.

SushiSwap, a popular decentralized exchange (DEX), is launching its concentrated liquidity pools on 13 networks, per a recent statement. SushiSwap's Concentrated Liquidity Pools This marks the most comprehensive deployment of concentrated liquidity pools, or V3 pools to date, and SushiSwap is the first DEX to offer such a broad coverage.

SushiSwap faces the problem head-on as it begins the procedure to reimburse users affected by recent exploits. The protocol asked the Lido governance for help to recover some of the funds that were lost.