On August 2023, BTC20 suffered a price manipulation — the first of 85 documented price manipulation incidents in our archive where the loss figure was not publicly disclosed but the exploit pattern is documented below.
Attack Mechanics: How the BTC20 Price Manipulation Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to BTC20
The BTC20 incident on August 19, 2023 is classified as a Price Manipulation. The attacker drives the on-chain price of a token up or down within a single transaction to extract value from the protocol. In the full archive, BTC20 is 1 of 85 documented price manipulation incidents.
BTC20 in Context
The BTC20 incident joins a class whose largest loss to date is CreamFinance (2021) at $130M.
Prior Price Manipulation Before BTC20
The nearest price manipulation incident before BTC20 was ZunamiProtocol, 5 days earlier on August 14, 2023 ($2M lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the price manipulation attack surface.
Impact & Recovery for BTC20
BTC20 Loss Figure
The loss figure for BTC20 is not publicly disclosed. The primary source reports the exploit in non-USD terms, so no USD estimate is published here. For reference, the average loss across 85 price manipulation incidents in our archive is $3.9M.
Timeline Since the BTC20 Incident
The BTC20 exploit occurred 2.7 years ago (969 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for BTC20
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the BTC20 incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did BTC20 lose?
The BTC20 loss figure is not publicly disclosed. The primary source reports the exploit in non-USD token terms, so no USD estimate is published here.
When did the BTC20 hack happen?
The BTC20 exploit was recorded on August 19, 2023 — 969 days ago.
What type of exploit hit BTC20?
The BTC20 incident is classified as a Price Manipulation. The attacker drives the on-chain price of a token up or down within a single transaction to extract value from the protocol.
How common is the Price Manipulation pattern seen at BTC20?
Our archive contains 85 documented price manipulation incidents. The BTC20 incident is one of them.
How does BTC20 compare to the largest Price Manipulation attack?
The largest price manipulation incident in our archive is CreamFinance (2021) at $130M. The BTC20 loss was not publicly disclosed.
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