Maya Protocol exploit drains bitcoin and other assets as pool value drops $11 million
CoinDesk· Shaurya Malwa· Aug 19, 2026 · 6:36 AM
A chain of six flaws caused the cross-chain trading network to credit a pool with nearly 50 million tokens that were never properly funded, letting an attacker drain real assets.
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