On August 2025, YuliAI was exploited in a price manipulation, resulting in approximately $78K in losses. That makes the YuliAI exploit the 238th largest DeFi incident out of 690 documented in our archive.
Attack Mechanics: How the YuliAI Price Manipulation Played Out
Exploit Class Applied to YuliAI
The YuliAI incident on August 13, 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, YuliAI is 1 of 85 documented price manipulation incidents.
YuliAI in Context
At $78K, the YuliAI exploit is a minor (<$1M) event compared to the largest same-class incident in our archive — CreamFinance (2021) at $130M.
Prior Price Manipulation Before YuliAI
The nearest price manipulation incident before YuliAI was GMX, 35 days earlier on July 9, 2025 ($41M lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the price manipulation attack surface.
Impact & Recovery for YuliAI
YuliAI Loss Figure
The YuliAI exploit caused $78,000 in losses — a minor (<$1M) incident and the 33rd largest of 96 documented in 2025.
Where YuliAI Sits Among Price Manipulation Attacks
Ranked by loss size, YuliAI is the 32nd largest of 85 price manipulation incidents documented. That puts the YuliAI loss below the class average of $3.9M.
Timeline Since the YuliAI Incident
The YuliAI exploit occurred 8 months ago (244 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.
Primary Reference for YuliAI
Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the YuliAI incident: view source.
FAQ
How much did YuliAI lose?
The YuliAI exploit in August 2025 resulted in $78,000 in losses — the 33rd largest of 96 DeFi incidents that year.
When did the YuliAI hack happen?
The YuliAI exploit was recorded on August 13, 2025 — 244 days ago.
What type of exploit hit YuliAI?
The YuliAI 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 YuliAI?
Our archive contains 85 documented price manipulation incidents. The YuliAI incident is one of them.
How does YuliAI compare to the largest Price Manipulation attack?
The largest price manipulation incident in our archive is CreamFinance (2021) at $130M. The YuliAI loss is $78K.
What is a primary reason people purchase cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin?
The main reason for purchasing cryptocurrencies is speculative investment.
What challenges are associated with setting up private networks for DLT evaluation?
The document mentions difficulties in achieving precise control over hardware in public variants of DLTs, impacting real-world performance evaluation.