CRYPTO CRIME | NEAR Intents Loses ~$4 Million in Exploit as Crypto Hacks Continue

NEAR Intents, a cross-chain crypto trading protocol, lost about $3.8 million in cryptocurrency after an attacker exploited a vulnerability in its infrastructure adding to a growing list of crypto hacks in 2026.

The attacker stole the funds by exploiting a bug involving NEAR Intents’ Omni deposit and withdrawal infrastructure and its smart contract, according to the project. NEAR Intents subsequently suspended deposits and withdrawals across 11 blockchain networks including BNB Chain, Polygon and Optimism, while it investigated the incident.

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The protocol said the vulnerability has been fixed and that it would fully reimburse users whose funds were stolen. It is also working with law enforcement and blockchain analytics firms to trace the stolen assets.

Blockchain investigator, ZachXBT, said the stolen funds were moved to KuCoin before being bridged to Bitcoin.

The exploit comes after NEAR Intents recently helped block a $50 million swap involving funds stolen from crypto exchange, BitGet, underscoring the security risks facing infrastructure used to move assets across multiple blockchains.

NEAR Intents says it has processed more than $30 billion in transaction volume across 35 blockchain networks. The protocol said it will publish a detailed post-mortem of the $3.8 million theft.

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