Audit log

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1. #1publishby system:backfill

   2026-05-28 15:51:36Z
   Score: ? → ? (no score change)
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   chain

   ●mainnet-betaslot 422,751,028

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   2SUJEXuQXGBs…jpTsRvMpcopyexplorer ↗

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   FvkhMFeUaKrf…dQ2hqVivcopysha256 → base58

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On April 4, 2023, the protocol suffered a read-only reentrancy exploit resulting in approximately $1 million in losses, of which 90% was returned by the attacker following a negotiated $95,000 bounty. ZachXBT has flagged the entity for elevated risk; the protocol remains operational with a low TVL of roughly $518,000 as of 2025.","timeline":[{"date":"2022-09-10","event":"Sentiment raises $2.4 million seed round led by Archetype Ventures, with Castle Island Ventures and others participating.","source":""},{"date":"2023-01-01","event":"Sherlock audit of Sentiment protocol completed; audit judging repository published on GitHub.","source":""},{"date":"2023-04-04","event":"Read-only reentrancy exploit executed on Arbitrum via Balancer integration. Approximately $1 million drained. Sentiment pauses main contract at 18:00 UTC.","source":""},{"date":"2023-04-05","event":"Sentiment team publicly offers $95,000 bounty to attacker with deadline of April 6, 08:00 UTC. Engages PeckShield and law enforcement.","source":""},{"date":"2023-04-06","event":"Attacker returns approximately 90% of stolen funds (~$900,000) after negotiation. Protocol announced 90% recovery.","source":""},{"date":"2023-04-07","event":"Sherlock insurance pays approximately $50,000 to cover a portion of the remaining unrecovered losses.","source":""},{"date":"2023-04-08","event":"Sentiment announces 100% fund recovery and full protocol solvency restoration.","source":""},{"date":"2023-04-11","event":"Sentiment publishes official post-mortem detailing the exploit mechanics and remediation steps.","source":""},{"date":"2025-02-24","event":"Sentiment completes a public token sale raising $1 million, bringing total disclosed funding to $3.4 million. Protocol operating on HyperLiquid L1.","source":""}]},"v":1}

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