Ostium pauses trading after apparent $18 million vault exploit

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Ostium pauses trading after apparent $18 million vault exploit

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Ostium is currently pausing trading after an apparent $18 million vault exploit, with onchain data revealing the attacker converting stolen USDC into ETH and dispersing the funds across multiple wallets. The attacker's swift actions have likely made recovery challenging, casting a shadow over the platform's security and potentially impacting investor confidence in the DeFi sector.

Onchain data shows the Ostium attacker dispersing the stolen funds across multiple wallets after converting USDC into ETH.