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Balance stablecoin collapses 99% after $1 million exploit drains its bitcoin vaults

CoinDesk·July 22, 2026·1 min read
Balance stablecoin collapses 99% after $1 million exploit drains its bitcoin vaults

Balance's stablecoin collapsed 99% after an attacker exploited a lending system by feeding a fake, abnormally low bitcoin price. This allowed the attacker to liquidate vaults that should have been safe and profit from the difference in a single transaction. The exploit drained the platform's bitcoin vaults, causing severe devaluation.

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