Initia AUSD Infinite-Mint Exploit (October 2026)
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On October 23, 2026, the Initia layer-1 blockchain and its connected rollups were halted after an attacker exploited a vulnerability in a Move-language function to mint roughly 2 million unbacked AUSD tokens, moving an estimated $2.6 million to $2.7 million worth of assets to Ethereum. AUSD issuer Agora said its genuine token contract is not deployed on Initia and remains fully backed, while Initia had not published a confirmed loss figure, root-cause post-mortem, or restart timeline as of the most recent reporting. Exchanges Upbit and Bithumb suspended INIT deposits and withdrawals as a precaution following the incident.
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Timeline(4 events)
23 October 2026
Initia halts its L1 and all connected rollups at 3:41:30 PM UTC after security researcher Spreek flags unauthorized AUSD minting and roughly $2.6 million in assets being converted and moved off-chain.
Initia official statement, via CoinMarketCap Academy and CointelegraphOctober 2026
D2 Finance reports that the attacker exploited a vulnerability in a Move function to mint about 2 million unbacked AUSD, bridging roughly 1.4 million AUSD, 105 ETH, and 1.08 million USDC to Ethereum and consolidating stolen funds into a wallet holding about 1,135.5 ETH (~$2.73M).
Cointelegraph, citing D2 FinanceOctober 2026
Upbit and Bithumb suspend INIT deposits and withdrawals as a precautionary measure and issue investment warnings about INIT price volatility.
Odaily newsflashOctober 2026
Agora, issuer of AUSD, states that the AUSD smart contract is not deployed on Initia, that no genuine AUSD was minted there, and that it will freeze hacker-linked funds on chains where its own contracts exist; Agora says AUSD remains fully backed.
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (1 decision). 0 of 5 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
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generated: 10/28/2026, 4:37:08 AM
last updated: 10/28/2026, 4:37:08 AM
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