Balance Coin Crashes 99% After Reported $915K Exploit

Balance Coin, an algorithmic stablecoin designed to maintain a peg to the US dollar, has fallen more than 99% following a reported exploit. Blockchain security firm PeckShield on Wednesday said the depeg followed a $915,000 exploit of decentralized autonomous organization 42DAO, which governs the Balance Protocol and its BLC token.
What Happened to Balance Coin?
Balance Coin, the native algorithmic stablecoin of Balance Protocol, is currently trading at $0.001358, down from $0.9954, according to CoinMarketCap. The stablecoin was designed to maintain a peg to the US dollar.
Blockchain Security Firm's Statements
Blockchain security firms PeckShield and TenArmor said there were two attack transactions involving GemJoin and 42DAO on the BNB Chain. PeckShield said the first attack involved the minting of 4.5 million BLC from a null address, which was then sent to PancakeSwap V2, and swapped for Binance-pegged USDT (BSC-USD) and Binance Bitcoin (BTCB).
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The Background of the Event
The market is in a state of panic after Balance Coin's collapse. Investors have suffered a significant loss, and the market is in a state of turmoil.