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Chainflip Suspends Operations Following $736,000 Exploit on Tron Settlement Rail
Cross-chain swap protocol Chainflip paused trading after an attacker drained over 736,000 USDT from its Tron settlement route during a weekend incident.
Cross-chain swap protocol Chainflip halted operations after an attacker extracted 736,442.17 USDT from its Tron settlement path on September 12, 2026. The disruption came to light when subsequent transactions failed, prompting the team to shut down trading across the network.
According to reporting cited from crypto.news, the exploit lasted roughly 90 minutes and involved eight attempts, six of which successfully yielded payouts with amounts approximately doubling with each try. An additional swap worth 115,654.41 USDT remained pending in the protocol's system and has been designated for reimbursement. Other connected networks recorded no losses.
Chainflip stated that the underlying vulnerability has been resolved, the stolen assets have been flagged, and affected users will be reimbursed following a network restart slated for Monday at the earliest. Unlike traditional bridges that rely on wrapped tokens, Chainflip utilizes validator networks to execute direct cross-chain asset settlements.
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