On August 2025, d3xai 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 d3xai Price Manipulation Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to d3xai
The d3xai incident on August 16, 2025 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, d3xai is 1 of 85 documented price manipulation incidents.
d3xai in Context
The d3xai incident joins a class whose largest loss to date is CreamFinance (2021) at $130M.
Prior Price Manipulation Before d3xai
The nearest price manipulation incident before d3xai was PDZ, 1 day earlier on August 15, 2025. The same exploit class surfaced again within the price manipulation attack surface.
Impact & Recovery for d3xai
d3xai Loss Figure
The loss figure for d3xai 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 d3xai Incident
The d3xai exploit occurred 8 months ago (241 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for d3xai
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the d3xai incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did d3xai lose?
The d3xai 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 d3xai hack happen?
The d3xai exploit was recorded on August 16, 2025 — 241 days ago.
What type of exploit hit d3xai?
The d3xai 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 d3xai?
Our archive contains 85 documented price manipulation incidents. The d3xai incident is one of them.
How does d3xai compare to the largest Price Manipulation attack?
The largest price manipulation incident in our archive is CreamFinance (2021) at $130M. The d3xai loss was not publicly disclosed.
What challenge does the protocol aim to address regarding multi-party transactions across blockchains?
It aims to enable secure and private multi-party transactions without the need for a trusted third party or revealing transaction details to the network.
What challenge does integrating I4.0 technologies into SHSCs aim to address?
Mitigating risks and uncertainties in humanitarian supply chains caused by climate change.