Makina recovers majority of funds from exploit as whitehat process returns 920 ETH
Makina has recovered the majority of funds from a 20 January exploit, with approximately 920 ETH returned through the SEAL Whitehat Safe Harbor program. The MEV builder involved received a 10% bounty. The total exploit amounted to around 1,299 ETH, with 920 ETH representing the bulk of the funds initially received by the builder. Recovery efforts continue for the remaining 276 ETH sent to a Rocket Pool validator. The exploit only affected the USDC side of Makina’s DUSD/USDC Curve pool, impacting liquidity providers but not other users. The incident highlights the role of whitehat frameworks and coordinated responses in mitigating DeFi losses, though it remains one of the larger exploits in early 2026.
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