Cronos blockchain executes a controversial rollback to recover $111 million after a DeFi exploit

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Cronos blockchain executes a controversial rollback to recover $111 million after a DeFi exploit

⚡ Markets: The rollback successfully recovers most funds but undermines the principle of blockchain immutability, a core tenet of decentralization. This could damage long-term trust in the Cronos ecosystem and is bearish for its native token, CRO.CRO

The Cronos blockchain performed a chain rollback, a contentious move that rewrites transaction history, to recover the majority of $120.4 million stolen from the Tectonic lending protocol. The team confirmed that about $9.2 million was transferred off-chain before validators could intervene.

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Financial pressCoinDesk — Cronos executes controversial blockchain rollback to recover crypto worth $111 million

Financial pressCointelegraph — Cronos confirms $9.2M slipped away before Tectonic exploit rollback

Financial pressThe Block — Cronos says $9.2 million remains unrecovered after Tectonic exploit, chain rollback

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