The Defiant reports that Polkadot's treasury lost $1.38 million after a flaw in the XCM patch distorted pricing in the DOT/dotUSD pool. A subsequent upgrade fixed the stablecoin's supply accounting but did not alter holders' balances.
Based on the The Defiant report; not independently verified.
Source published: Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:11:38 GMT
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