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GMX Loses $42 Million Due to Security Exploit

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by Giorgi Kostiuk

9 hours ago


Decentralized trading platform GMX faced a severe exploit leading to a loss of $42 million in crypto assets, causing user and industry concerns.

GMX Loss: Exploit Tactics and Market Response

The exploit targeted GMX's v1 protocol, manipulating the **global short average price** and **price of the GLP token**. The attacker exploited a **design flaw** in the platform’s smart contract logic, gaining through a reentrancy attack and abusing the system meant for short positions. GMX has halted GLP minting on Arbitrum and Avalanche to prevent further impact.

**Market responses** include mixed reactions, with some users expressing loss of confidence in DeFi due to inherent risks.

> "The fundamental reason for the theft of 42 million USD from GMX last night is that GMX v1 immediately updates the global short average price when handling short positions, and this global average price directly affects the calculation of total assets under management, which in turn leads to the manipulation of GLP token prices. The attacker exploited this design flaw... Doing DeFi is indeed a high-risk venture." — **Yu Xian, CEO, SlowMist**

Implications for DeFi Security and Regulatory Landscape

**Did you know?** The largest DeFi exploit to date remains the $625 million theft of Ronin Network in March 2022, highlighting a growing trend of increasing vulnerabilities in the decentralized finance space.

According to CoinMarketCap, Ethereum (ETH) trades at $2,785.35, experiencing a significant price increase of 5.89% in the last 24 hours, and its 90-day change stands at a strong 79.82%. With a market cap of $336,236,479,349, Ethereum continues to exert **considerable influence** over market dynamics. The Coincu research team suggests heightened security protocols could be an **outcome** of this exploit, potentially driving regulatory efforts. Protocol audits may become further emphasized to avoid design flaws, similarly identified in past DeFi incidents.

GMX Initiates Bounty for Asset Recovery

GMX has initiated a 10% bounty for white-hat hackers to alert them about vulnerabilities in hopes of recovering the lost assets. This decision aims to attract white-hat hackers to collaborate with the platform in strengthening its security.

The incident at GMX highlights the importance of security in DeFi and the need for increased awareness of the risks associated with decentralized finance.

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