TempleDAO
Last changed 2026-10-10 · Score recalculated — Rescored under Scoring v2, the published formula (avoid.net/scoring): 32 → 56. Problems weighed by who is responsible: incidents the subject suffered −6.4, concerns that are not fraud −6.4, problems around the subject, caused by others −2.4; legitimacy credit long-running +6. Version history →
Why this score
| Every page starts at | 65 |
| Concerns that are not fraud | -6.4 |
| Incidents it suffered (e.g. hacks) | -6.4 |
| Problems around it, caused by others | -2.4 |
| Long-running | +6 |
| Sum | 56 |
Score: 56/100 (kept between 0 and 100)
How scoring works →Summary
TempleDAO is a DeFi yield protocol launched on Ethereum in August 2021, designed to offer low-volatility, fractionally backed yields on deposited assets. On October 11, 2022, an associated staking product, STAX Finance, suffered a smart contract exploit due to missing access control on the migrateStake() function, resulting in approximately $2.34 million in stolen funds that were subsequently laundered through Tornado Cash. The core TempleDAO vaults were not directly compromised, but the team's anonymous structure and the unrecovered stolen funds remain notable risk factors.
Connected Entities
3 entities · 60 linked investigations- TempleDAO→mentioned with→Ethereum(70%)
- TempleDAO→mentioned with→Binance(70%)
- Binance→mentioned with→Ethereum(65%)
Timeline(9 events)
9 August 2021
TempleDAO launched on Ethereum by an anonymous team, introducing the TEMPLE token with a Treasury Price Index mechanism.
June 2022
TempleDAO core contracts audited by PeckShield.
11 October 2022
STAX Finance (a TempleDAO liquidity layer) exploited via missing access control on migrateStake() function; approximately $2.34 million (1,831 ETH) stolen. Exploit confirmed by PeckShield and BlockSec.
11 October 2022
TempleDAO takes down dApp, offers white-hat bounty to exploiter, announces coordination with Binance to investigate the attacker's funding wallet.
17 October 2022
Attacker moves approximately 1,921 ETH (over $2.5 million) through 21 transactions to Tornado Cash, effectively laundering all stolen funds.
December 2022
PeckShield audits TempleDAO RAMOS liquidity management system.
2023
yAudit (Electisec) publishes audit of Origami Finance (TempleDAO incubated product).
February 2023
yAudit publishes follow-up recheck of Origami Finance.
26 August 2024
Origami Finance (associated with TempleDAO) closes $1.5 million seed funding round with investors including Ouroboros Capital, Fjord Foundry, and BeraLand.
Decision Log
- slot 455365386 · hash Bhh7jCDp46N9v85KvhqD4prVtrCmR8nfdjLr3GBoxwpb
- slot 422560443 · hash C3Ki6nEoERVRRADnLK6udpefqdWaA1dbdWbQPj5z5xAc
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (2 decisions). 17 of 21 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-sonnet-4-6
generated: 5/4/2026, 2:54:47 AM
last updated: 10/10/2026, 6:45:34 PM
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