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One of the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector’s longest established exchanges, Balancer, has suffered an ongoing smart contract hack, with losses totalling $129 million so far. The exploit, which hit the exchange’s v2 liquidity pools on multiple blockchains, also reportedly affected projects which had “forked” Balancer’s code. Just over two hours after the attack began, Balancer acknowledged the incident, stating it was “aware of a potential exploit impacting Balancer v2 pools.” Update: @Balancer and its forks are under attack, with total losses across multiple chains reaching ~$128.64M so far. https://t.co/67XGX5RcRR pic.twitter.com/FIwx20ALSz — PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) November 3, 2025 Read more: EXCLUSIVE: ‘Code is Law’ documentary explores the void between DeFi and law First launched in the run-up to 2020’s DeFi summer, Balancer’s v2 later expanded on the existing “constant product” model of automated market makers (suc...

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