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According to on-chain analyst PeckShield (@PeckShieldAlert), Echo Protocol was hacked on Monad. The attacker minted 1,000 $eBTC out of thin air (valued at approximately $76.7 million), then deposited 45 $eBTC (approximately $3.45 million) into Curvance and used it as collateral to borrow roughly 11.29 $WBTC (approximately $867,700). The attacker subsequently bridged the $WBTC cross-chain to Ethereum, swapped it for $ETH, and laundered 384 ETH (approximately $821,700) via Tornado Cash.
According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Echo Protocol on Monad has been attacked. The attacker minted 1000 eBTC, worth $76.7 million, and withdrew the funds through Curvance via a previously tested attack path.As of now, the attacker has deposited 45 eBTC as collateral into Curvance and borrowed approximately 11.29 WBTC, worth $867,700; the attacker then cross-chained this portion of WBTC to Ethereum, swapped it for ETH, and transferred 385 ETH (worth approximately $818,000) to Tornado Cash. The attacker currently appears to still control a large amount of the minted eBTC.
According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), the largest $ASTER bull whale on-chain, “0x1527”, has recently begun accumulating $CHIP. Its current holdings include: 24.93 million $ASTER (approx. $16.72 million), 36.18 million $CHIP (approx. $3.43 million), 81.55 million $MON (approx. $2.52 million), and 9,026 $TAO (approx. $2.22 million), with a total portfolio value exceeding $28 million.
According to on-chain analyst Ai Aunt (@ai9684xtpa), the whale address 0xead…E9D55—originally active in 2017—currently holds 42 altcoin positions on Hyperliquid, of which 40 are long positions and only VVV and MON are short positions. The total position value is $49.6 million, with a floating loss of $6.22 million. This address’s cumulative trading losses on Hyperliquid have reached $14.94 million.