Origin

Sky Mavis COO: $625M Axie Infinity Hack Was ‘Social Engineering’

Sky Mavis COO & Co-Founder Aleksander Larsen shares an inside perspective on the $625 million exploit of Axie Infinity’s Ronin network, explaining the circumstances that lead to the attack and the subsequent wave of financial support from Binance and venture capitalists to refund the victims.

By CoinDesk Staff

Apr 8, 2022 at 2:09 p.m. UTC

Apr 8, 2022

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Finance

Origin

Origin Brings Back Interest-Earning OUSD Stablecoin Following $7M Hack

Origin is relaunching its yield-generating stablecoin following a November attack that drained OUSD holders of $7 million.

By Brady Dale

Jan 6, 2021 at 2:00 a.m. UTC

Jan 6, 2021

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Markets

Oracles

Origin Protocol Loses $7M in Latest DeFi Attack

Stablecoin project Origin Dollar (OUSD) sustained a re-entrancy attack at 00:47 UTC Tuesday resulting in a loss of funds worth $7 million.

By William Foxley

Nov 17, 2020 at 2:06 a.m. UTC

Nov 17, 2020

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Finance

Origin

Origin Debuts OUSD, a Stablecoin That Works Like a Savings Account

Origin is announcing Origin Dollars, or OUSD, a stablecoin whose reserves leverage decentralized finance (DeFi) so that balances grow wherever it resides.

By Brady Dale

Sep 23, 2020 at 12:30 a.m. UTC

Sep 23, 2020

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