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Jul 23, 2026

Hackers steal over $31 million in two separate crypto bridge exploits within hours

Two unrelated bridge exploits hit AFX Trade and Verus Protocol within seven hours, draining approximately $24 million and $7.5 million respectively through compromised bridge infrastructure on Arbitrum and other chains.

Jul 23, 2026·4 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪The attacks on AFX, Verus, and B² Network resulted in a combined loss exceeding $35 million over a 6-hour period
  • ▪The Verus-Ethereum bridge was exploited for about $7.54 million in a separate attack
  • ▪Arbitrum co-founder Steven Goldfeder stated that the network's native bridge was not hacked or exploited in the AFX incident

Topics

Blockchain interoperabilityCrypto hacksDeFi

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