Fresh loan attack on Euler Finance leads to largest crypto hack of 2023, millions in DAI and stETH stolen

On March 13, a flash loan attack on the Ethereum-based noncustodial lending protocol Euler finance resulted in an estimated loss of $196 million worth of Dai (DAI), staked Ether (StETH), and wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC). However, this marks the biggest hack of 2023 to date.

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Euler Finance was drained of DAI tokens, staked Ether, USDC, and wrapped Bitcoin after a flash loan attack.On-chain security firms BlockSec and Peckshield said losses from the exploit were over $190 million in cryptocurrencies.The DeFi lender was unsure about who attacked its protocol at press time but Euler promised to update users as more information comes to light. Approximately $197 million in crypto was stolen from Euler Finance after the decentralized finance lending protocol suffered a flash loan exploit on Monday around 4:50 am ET, on-chain security firms BlockSec and Peckshield confirmed.

Crypto exchange Huobi converted $100 million worth of USD Coin (USDC) to Dai (DAI) as uncertainty spread in the stablecoin market this weekend, on-chain data shows. According to blockchain tracking firm Lookonchain, Huobi made the large transaction early on Saturday morning.

In the midst of the chaos that is presently plaguing the crypto market over the past twenty-four hours — with the USDC stablecoin depegging and concerns over the extent to which this will affect other cryptocurrencies — MakerDAO has devised an emergency plan to protect its native stablecoin, DAI, from further exposure to potentially unstable The post Will MakerDAO's New Plan Save DAI From Becoming Another UST? appeared first on CoinGape.

In a dramatically tight voting, some 51% of votes favored ousting Gemini's stablecoin from MakerDAO's reserve. The result is a significant blow to GUSD, as MakerDAO has held 85% of all tokens in circulation.

MakerDAO has begun the process that could see the protocol limit the DAI's exposure to Gemini's stablecoin. The post MakerDAO voting to limit DAI exposure to Gemini amid insolvency fears appeared first on The Block.

France-based multinational financial services giant Société Générale has withdrawn $7 million in the cryptocurrency-backed stablecoin DAI from MakerDAO, out of a vault that has a debt ceiling of $30 million in DAI.

Ethereum is one of the top cryptocurrencies in the crypto world, and anything that happens will directly or indirectly impact the overall market. The news that Ethereum will release its hard fork, Shangai, and stacked Ether will be released in March will probably improve the prevailing sentiments about the market.

Ethereum (ETH) developers have announced a possible date when the staked ETH withdrawals will begin after the historic Merge upgrade that transitioned the network to Proof-of-Stake (PoS). 

MakerDAO voted to implement the DSR that would see DAI holders get 1% of their investments DAI, currently the fourth largest stablecoin, witnessed a decline in volume over the last 24 hours MakerDAO, the governance division of Maker, the company that issues DAI, recently voted on the addition of interest rates in a proposal on 28

GnosisDAO's GNO token is now one step away from being an approved collateral for minting the DAI stablecoin on MakerDAO. The post MakerDAO delegates approve GnosisDAO token as DAI collateral appeared first on The Block.