
Cronos crypto faces KEY test after Tectonic’s $75M exploit – Will CRO hold?
Tectonic exploit drained $75M via TONIC manipulation, exposing liquidity risks despite Cronos halting transfers.

Tectonic exploit drained $75M via TONIC manipulation, exposing liquidity risks despite Cronos halting transfers.

The exploit highlights vulnerabilities in DeFi protocols, emphasizing the need for stronger safeguards against price manipulation to protect assets.

Cronos halted its blockchain following an exploit on the Tectonic decentralized lending protocol estimated at $75 million, with the majority of funds remaining on the network.

The Cronos network has been halted following a major exploit targeting Tectonic, the DeFi lending protocol that held approximately $121.6 million in total value locked, roughly 46% of all Cronos DeFi TVL, before the attack hit. The attacker targeted TONIC, Tectonic’s illiquid governance token, and drove its price up approximately

Tectonic's assets plunged from about $121 million to $3 million after an exploit targeted its thinly traded TONIC token.

Cronos halted its blockchain after a Tectonic exploit affected an estimated $75 million, with most identified assets remaining on the network.


Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek said the company’s app and exchange were unaffected by the Tectonic breach and continued operating normally.

The Cronos network halt highlights vulnerabilities in DeFi protocols, emphasizing the need for robust security measures to prevent future exploits.

Li says the attacker manipulated the price of Tectonic's illiquid TONIC token before borrowing against the inflated collateral, a Mango Markets-style hack.
Cronos halted its blockchain after the Tectonic exploit, trapping most of the stolen funds before they could escape.

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