The OCEANS/SUI liquidity pool experienced suspicious activity, raising concerns in the crypto community. An address identified as 0x4a7ab2…bed60fc withdrew approximately 116.9 million OCEANS tokens from the pool, according to PeckShieldAlert data. The address then swapped these tokens for 34,000 SUI, worth roughly $115,000.
The incident, which happened earlier today at 2:15 AM UTC+8, appears to be linked to unauthorized project management actions. The project team took steps to withdraw liquidity and limit further risk.
#PeckShieldAlert The community has reported suspicious activity involving the removal of liquidity from the OCEANS/SUI pool. The address 0x4a7ab2…bed60fc has primarily removed approximately 116.9M $OCEANS and swapped them for 34K $SUI (worth ~$115K). @CetusProtocol @SuiNetwork… pic.twitter.com/0FF6dZv3fh
— PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) November 27, 2024
Project Team Response
After detecting the breach, the project team acted quickly. They withdrew liquidity to prevent additional losses and took steps to restore the pool’s integrity.
In addition to addressing the current issue, the team is implementing advanced security protocols to protect the platform against future vulnerabilities and rebuild trust with users.
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Liquidity in the OCEANS/SUI pool has been restored, and trading has resumed. The project’s management has committed to enhancing the platform’s security infrastructure.
To ensure transparency, the team is closely monitoring the situation and providing updates to the community. These efforts demonstrate the platform’s commitment to user protection and operational integrity.
Earlier today, we identified an issue with project management that led to the unauthorized removal of liquidity and the theft of certain tokens. Our team acted immediately to withdraw liquidity and mitigate further risk to the project.
We have successfully restored liquidity and… https://t.co/3p7Z6dxF6c
— OceansGallerie On SUI (@OceansGallerie) November 27, 2024
Market Impact and Community Confidence
Despite the incident, Ocean Protocol’s token price showed resilience. At press time, the current price stands at $0.608507, marking a 1.94% increase over the last 24 hours. Trading volume reached $752,862 during the same period.
Meanwhile, SUI experienced a significant price surge, trading at $3.40 with a remarkable 8.96% gain in the past 24 hours. Its 24-hour trading volume exceeded $2.37 billion, indicating robust market interest.
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