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Cetus, a decentralized exchange (DEX) on the Sui blockchain, has reportedly suffered a devastating exploit. According to on-chain investigator Lookonchain\u2019s update, over $260 million was stolen from Cetus.<\/p>\n

The attacker swapped the stolen assets into USDC and bridged roughly $60 million to Ethereum, where it was exchanged for ETH.<\/p>\n

Lookonchain further reported<\/a> that the exploiter has already spent $58.3 million USDC to purchase 21,938 ETH at an average price of $2,658 per token.<\/p>\n

The breach has caused a dramatic collapse in the value of numerous Sui-based tokens on Cetus, with some assets like LBTC and AXOL losing nearly all their value. Other tokens such as LOFI, HIPPO, and SQUIRT have lost over 80% in the past six hours, according to dados<\/a> compiled by DEX Screener.<\/p>\n

Cetus acknowledged<\/a> the exploit via its official X account and confirmed that it had paused its smart contracts as a precaution and launched an internal investigation.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere was an incident detected on our protocol and our smart contract has been paused temporarily for safety. The team is investigating the incident at the moment. A further investigation statement will be made soon. We are grateful for your patience.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Onchain Lens previously speculated<\/a> that the attacker had gained control of all SUI-denominated liquidity pools before draining them.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Binance founder CZ tweeted<\/a> that their team has extended support to the Sui team following the incident.<\/p>\n

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