According to last minute information, it is claimed that Ronin Bridge has been hacked.
The loss is claimed to be 3,996 Ethereum ($10 Million).
Cryptocurrency detective ZachXBT said the Ronin project was cursed regarding the hacking allegations and said:
“Axie/Ronin is a cursed project I swear
-Ronin bridge $600 million hack March 2022 -Axie/Ronin co-founder $9.7 million hack February 2024 -Now this bridge thing”
According to PeckShield Alert's post, $12 million worth of crypto money was seized on the Ronin bridge and two suspicious transactions were detected. The first transaction involved 3,996 ETH, worth approximately $9.86 million; The second transaction also involved approximately 2 million USDC tokens.
UPDATE-13:47
Aleksander Leonard Larsen, co-founder and COO of Ronin Network, made a statement on the X account and said that a potential white hacker saved the Ronin Bridge problem.
Accordingly, the Ronin Bridge was paused due to a possible MEV deficit and 850 million dollars were stopped on the Ronin Bridge.
“The Ronin Network bridge has been paused while we investigate a report from white hats regarding a possible MEV vulnerability.
We will provide more detailed information soon.
The bridge currently secures over $850 million.”
Following this news, the price of Ronin (RON) decreased.
Our news will be updated as details become available.