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- #1publishby system:backfill2026-05-26 19:54:34ZScore: ? → ? (no score change)anchoranchored
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AN8wh5Fjb6cv…od67AJfRexplorer ↗- hash
EEgPAbtVXUwh…C9JFbNMRsha256 → base58
verifying row…full verify ↗canonical bytes (7450 B) ▸
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The protocol has suffered two serious security exploits: a July 2023 reentrancy attack on its V1 codebase draining approximately $455K across Ethereum and Optimism, and a more severe July 2025 arbitrary calldata exploit on V2's Rebalancer contract that drained approximately $3.6M on Base despite multiple prior audits. ZachXBT has flagged the protocol as a high-risk entity given this pattern of repeated critical security failures.","timeline":[{"date":"2021-01-01","event":"Arcadia Finance founded in Mechelen, Belgium by Jasper Van Pee and Thomas Smets.","source":""},{"date":"2023-07-10","event":"V1 protocol exploited on Ethereum and Optimism via reentrancy attack on liquidateVault() function; approximately $459,030 stolen. PeckShield identifies the attack. Optimism attacker launders ~180 ETH via Tornado Cash.","source":""},{"date":"2023-07-10","event":"Arcadia Finance pauses all contracts, issues on-chain message to attacker demanding return of funds within 24 hours. No funds recovered. TVL drops 76%.","source":""},{"date":"2023-10-01","event":"Arcadia partners with Trust Security for first V2 security review.","source":""},{"date":"2024-01-01","event":"Arcadia V2 audit program begins: Renascence, Pashov Audit Group, and Sherlock contest all review complete V2 codebase in Q1 2024. Pashov internally flags but does not report a vulnerability in SwapLogic._swapViaRouter().","source":""},{"date":"2024-01-01","event":"Arcadia V2 targets Q1 2024 launch on Base (announced as goal, not confirmed release date).","source":""},{"date":"2024-04-01","event":"Sherlock audit contest covers Aerodrome Asset Modules for Arcadia V2 (Q2 2024).","source":""},{"date":"2025-03-12","event":"Arcadia Finance announces public token sale for $AAA on Fjord launchpad.","source":""},{"date":"2025-04-10","event":"AAA Token Generation Event (TGE) completed. AAA reaches all-time high of $1.71 on day of TGE.","source":""},{"date":"2025-06-01","event":"Arcadia Finance joins the Circle Alliance.","source":""},{"date":"2025-07-14","event":"Attacker funds wallet via Tornado Cash on Ethereum at 10:58 PM UTC; bridges funds to Base approximately 30 minutes later.","source":""},{"date":"2025-07-15","event":"Arcadia V2 Rebalancer contract exploited on Base at 4:03 AM UTC via arbitrary swapData calldata injection. Approximately $3.6M (USDC, USDS, Aerodrome, Slipstream LP NFTs) drained across multiple transactions. CertiK and Cyvers raise initial on-chain alarms.","source":""},{"date":"2025-07-15","event":"Arcadia Finance pauses all contracts, advises users to revoke approvals and disable automations. Offers attacker 10% bounty (~$360K) for 90% fund return within 24 hours. Attacker does not respond.","source":""},{"date":"2025-07-15","event":"AAA token drops approximately 46% in trading following the hack disclosure.","source":""},{"date":"2025-07-15","event":"Stolen funds (approximately 1,203 ETH) bridged from Base to Ethereum via Across Protocol and Relay.","source":""}]},"v":1}Verify offline (run on your own machine)python -m src.verify_decision b2e9e7bf-7f81-4984-b1b0-c8fa870c28e1
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