DxSale
Last changed 2026-10-16 · Community evidence — A moderator accepted a piece of community-submitted evidence: crypto.news confirms the $7.3M DxSale exploit via an alleged hidden locker backdoor affecting 1,400+ BNB Chain LP positions, the 80+ wallet ownership-transfer chain, and Binance-linked deposit addresses, matching the note's own hedged language ("allegedly"). Trust score now 3. Version history →
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DxSale is a decentralized token launchpad and liquidity-locking platform launched in August 2020, originally on Ethereum and later expanded to BNB Chain and other EVM networks. On May 28, 2026, a hidden backdoor in legacy BNB Chain liquidity locker contracts was exploited to drain approximately $7.3 million from more than 1,400 LP positions locked as far back as 2021. On-chain analysis identified a 269-day pre-exploit ownership transfer chain passing through approximately 80 wallets, with indicators strongly suggesting insider involvement by a current or former team member.
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Community submissions
- https://crypto.news/dxsale-exploit-drains-7-3m-in-bnb-through-hidden-contract-backdoor/(crypto.news)
“[Scout] DxSale suffered a $7.3 million exploit after an attacker allegedly used a hidden backdoor in a liquidity locker contract to withdraw BNB locked by more than 1,400 liquidity providers on BNB Chain. Researchers said more than 80 transactions were used to pass contract ownership between wallets in the months before the attack, and the stolen funds were sent to multiple deposit addresses associated with Binance.”
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Timeline(11 events)
August 2020
DxSale launched on Ethereum with an IDO; team comprised five members.
History of DxSale.Network — Official DxSale DocsNovember 2020
DxSale.app and Dx.app launched, described as the first truly decentralized launchpad listing on a DEX with locked liquidity.
History of DxSale.Network — Official DxSale Docs2021
DxSale expanded to BNB Chain (Binance Smart Chain), deploying the legacy liquidity locker contracts later targeted in the 2026 exploit.
History of DxSale.Network — Official DxSale Docs3 September 2021
SALE token reached its all-time high price of approximately $2.08.
DxSale.Network (SALE) — CoinMarketCap2023
DxSale released Version 4 and rebranded to DX App; legacy BNB Chain locker contracts were not migrated or deprecated.
History of DxSale.Network — Official DxSale Docs2023
Security firm Decurity disclosed a vulnerability in a Dx Protocol locker contract enabling unauthorized unlocking of LP tokens — a prior warning of the class of risk exploited in 2026.
Hackers Drain $7.3M From DxSale's Old BNB Chain Liquidity Lockers — CryptoTimes3 August 2025
Approximately 269 days before the May 28, 2026 exploit, the DxSale deployer allegedly silently transferred ownership of the legacy locker contract to a new wallet without public announcement; ownership subsequently passed through approximately 80 intermediate wallets.
DxSale Hacked for $7.3M: Insider Team Attack Suspected — Bitcoin FoundationAugust 2025
An individual allegedly advertised a service on DxSale's Telegram channel claiming insider access to unlock legacy LP positions from pre-2021 projects for a 20% fee — cited by investigators as a potential early-phase indicator of the exploit.
DxSale hit by $7.3 mln exploit as claims of insider involvement rise — AMBCrypto28 May 2026
Approximately 20 hours before the main drain, 104 BNB was transferred from Bybit to the primary attacker wallet 0xC4574DDEF299e7E563971e200433e592EeaaFA69.
Hackers Drain $7.3M From DxSale's Old BNB Chain Liquidity Lockers — CryptoTimes28 May 2026
Attacker invoked privileged setFee function to set locking fee to 1 wei and backdated all lock expiration timestamps to 68 seconds after Unix epoch; batch withdrawals across 1,400+ LP positions began, draining approximately $7.3 million in BNB.
DxSale exploit drains $7.3M in BNB through hidden contract backdoor — crypto.news29 May 2026
PeckShield and Coinsult published on-chain analysis of the exploit; multiple crypto news outlets reported the incident; DxSale team issued no public statement.
DxSale Hacked for $7.3M: Insider Team Attack Suspected — Bitcoin FoundationDecision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (5 decisions). 12 of 13 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
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generated: 6/4/2026, 5:07:00 PM
last updated: 10/16/2026, 8:26:44 AM
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