NewsLayer

Install NewsLayer

Get the app experience — one tap from your home screen, instant loads and breaking-news alerts.

NewsLayer.com
LatestDaily BriefMarkets
NewsLayer PulseLIVE₿BTC$85,520-0.44%ΞETH$2,696-0.80%◎SOL$120.54-0.37%✕XRP$1.5-0.70%ÐDOGE$0.0938-1.53%₳ADA$0.267-1.40%Total Cap$3.05T-0.33%24H Vol$136.7BLayer Index53 Neutral
BreakingTHORChain Co-Founder Will Ask Its Treasury About Refunding Fees From Stolen Crypto4시간 전
Markets
HomePolicyCrypto

Policy|Crypto

MALT Loses $72K After Flawed Swap Lets Attacker Tap Treasury DAI

A DeFi attacker drained about $72,000 from MALT after exploiting a flaw in the protocol’s swap function, security firm SlowMist reported.

CryptoRank

Publisher

Oct 3, 2026 at 10:51 PM UTC · Updated 3일 전 · 1 분 소요

MALT Loses $72K After Flawed Swap Lets Attacker Tap Treasury DAI
Image via CryptoRank
번역 중…

A DeFi attacker drained about $72,000 from MALT after exploiting a flaw in the protocol’s swap function, security firm SlowMist reported.

The attacker used a small amount of input to trigger the faulty swap. They then received more MALT than the transaction should have allowed. SlowMist said the exploit involved DAI supplied by MALT’s treasury, allowing the attacker to extract funds from the protocol.

Swap Flaw Lets Attacker Tap Treasury Funds

SlowMist said the flaw affected MALT’s swap(uint256,uint256,address) function. The function recorded the tr…

Read The Full Article MALT Loses $72K After Flawed Swap Lets Attacker Tap Treasury DAI On Coin Edition.

Why this matters

The exploit demonstrates that a flaw in a DeFi swap function could allow attackers to draw directly on protocol treasury assets. It signals smart-contract logic risk for users and treasuries where swap output controls are not properly enforced.

#government-policy#crypto#regulation

Sourced by

Originally reported by CryptoRank

NewsLayer coverage based on externally reported material.

The Daily Brief

The onchain economy, before your day starts.

Curated markets, onchain insights, and key headlines — delivered every weekday morning.

Weekdays · Free · ~5 minute read

0

Applause

Was this article helpful?

Article Intelligence

Topics

government-policyregulationcrypto

Related Coverage

CryptoTHORChain Co-Founder Will Ask Its Treasury About Refunding Fees From Stolen Crypto4시간 전 · 2 min readCryptoBitcoin holds near $85,000 as corporations boost treasury buys - CHOSUNBIZ한 시간 전 · 1 min readCryptoWhat Does the SEC’s 3x Leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs Approval Mean for Crypto Users?2시간 전 · 1 min read
View all related

Sponsored

Ad
House — Advertise on NewsLayer
NewsLayerLearn more

NewsLayer Premium

Unlock deeper intelligence.

Ad-free reading, exclusive research, and real-time onchain insights.

Go Premium

Previous Story

Farage claims people ‘quite impressed’ by £72m donations from crypto-billionaires

Next Story

COIN and CRCL Stock Outlook as ICBA Sues OCC For Issuing Bank Charters to Crypto Companies

Keep Reading

관련 기사

CFTC 가상자산 규제, 트레이딩 지형 재편규제 개편

CFTC 가상자산 규제, 트레이딩 지형 재편

이 기사는 CFTC 가상자산 규제가 트레이딩 환경을 어떻게 재편하고 있는지 살펴봅니다. 미국 상품선물거래위원회(CFTC)가 가상자산 시장에 미치는 규제 영향에 초점을 맞춥니다.

한 시간 전

3 분 소요
CFTC, 소매 레버리지 가상자산 거래 정조준REG RADAR

CFTC, 소매 레버리지 가상자산 거래 정조준

CFTC가 소매 레버리지 가상자산 거래를 주시하고 있습니다 - The National Law Review

한 시간 전

6 분 소요
CFTC 의장 Selig, 의회의 암호화폐 시장 구조법 지연에 좌절감 표명REG RADAR

CFTC 의장 Selig, 의회의 암호화폐 시장 구조법 지연에 좌절감 표명

CFTC 의장 Selig가 의회의 암호화폐 시장 구조법 지연에 대해 좌절감을 표명했습니다. KuCoin

2시간 전

2 분 소요
NewsLayer.com

The front page of the onchain economy. Crypto, Web3 and regulation intelligence — live prices, original research and policy tracking in one layer.

Follow on XTelegram

News

  • Latest News
  • The Daily Brief
  • Crypto
  • DeFi
  • Policy
  • Web3
  • Blockchain
  • Explainers

Markets

  • Market News
  • Layer Index
  • Live Charts
  • DeFi Protocols
  • Regulation Tracker
  • Regulation Radar

Company

  • About NewsLayer
  • Advertise
  • PR Publication
  • Become an Author
  • Our Authors
  • Create Account
  • Sign in

Resources

  • Research
  • NewsLayer Originals
  • My Feed
  • Search
  • AI Sector
  • Quantum Sector

NewsLayer Premium

Read the full layer.

Unlock premium intelligence, original research and an ad-free reading experience.

  • Premium Intelligence briefings
  • Ad-free reading experience
  • Members-only research & data
Go Premium

© 2026 NewsLayer.com — The front page of the onchain economy

Privacy Policy·Terms of Service
NewsLayer

Get the signal, not the noise.

Markets, regulation and onchain intelligence in a 5-minute morning read — plus breaking alerts and Layer Index flips as they happen.

The Daily Brief

Breaking alerts

Index flips

Free · No spam · Unsubscribe anytime