Tropykus RSK
Last changed 2026-10-10 · Score recalculated — Rescored under Scoring v2, the published formula (avoid.net/scoring): 32 → 65. Problems weighed by who is responsible: incidents the subject suffered −6, concerns that are not fraud −6, problems around the subject, caused by others −2.2; legitimacy credit long-running +4; fact-check adjustments (−12) now shown as page reliability, not in the score. Version history →
Why this score
| Every page starts at | 65 |
| Concerns that are not fraud | -6 |
| Incidents it suffered (e.g. hacks) | -6 |
| Problems around it, caused by others | -2.2 |
| Long-running | +4 |
| Sum | 55 |
Score: 65/100 (kept between 0 and 100)
How scoring works →Summary
Tropykus is a DeFi lending and borrowing protocol deployed on the Rootstock (RSK) Bitcoin sidechain, founded in 2021 by a Colombian team targeting Latin American underbanked communities. On June 14, 2023, the protocol suffered an exploit in its rBTC micro-market due to a redeem rounding error and exchange rate manipulation, resulting in losses of approximately $150,000 — roughly 10% of total value locked at the time. The team committed to full reimbursement of affected users and subsequently reverted to Compound Finance's original codebase, but the incident highlighted unresolved smart contract risks in a customized fork.
Connected Entities
4 entities · 60 linked investigations- ZachXBT→mentioned with→Bitcoin(65%)
- Tropykus RSK→mentioned with→ZachXBT(70%)
- Tropykus RSK→mentioned with→Bitcoin(80%)
- Tropykus RSK→mentioned with→Polygon zkEVM(80%)
Timeline(8 events)
May 2021
Tropykus mainnet deployment on Rootstock goes live, supporting RBTC, DOC, RIF, and USDT markets.
Rootstock Blog24 May 2023
Tropykus deploys experimental version on Polygon zkEVM, integrating API3 self-funded dAPIs for price oracles.
API3 Medium / Cointelegraph ES14 June 2023
Tropykus RSK suffers a $150,000 exploit targeting the rBTC micro-market via a redeem rounding error and exchange rate manipulation. Approximately 10% of total deposits are drained.
BeinCrypto ES / Criptotendencias14 June 2023
Tropykus temporarily disables the platform and identifies two attacker wallet addresses, flagging them across chains.
Criptotendencias16 June 2023
Tropykus sets a 23:59 GMT-5 deadline for the attacker to contact them before pursuing legal action, referencing the $50,000 Immunefi bug bounty as an alternative.
BeinCrypto ESJuly 2023
Tropykus publicly commits to full reimbursement of all user losses; removes the rBTC micro-market and reverts protocol to Compound Finance's original codebase.
Medium — Tropikus Exploit Aftermath Report18 September 2023
Tropykus Finance closes a venture funding round, raising $700,000 total from Outlier Ventures, Pomp Investments, and RootstockLabs.
Crunchbase / TracxnDecision Log
- slot 459490300 · hash BFiowpiy9tRXHyMjytL8rMQ7PBnudhT1QXoXLDWPkf3y
- slot 455367633 · hash HQdK7o6SmR9X21jw687f9o13zVfW3kqLXGCyuyHCJCkX
- slot 443525965 · hash 2u1jeMWZoXiHTHds8pkQMEmUjd6yxdMm7epAspMtdwVz
- slot 443525947 · hash 7VJXMQsSpqgH9Un4Wnb8eTHBkefoxEFUHobAXAsfxJbq
- slot 423153895 · hash jNUK6hWptxHSBf3PAZ2ygjDjPC2XZj3YWmmabg9cFa3
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (5 decisions). 10 of 15 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-sonnet-4-5
generated: 5/4/2026, 2:54:41 AM
last updated: 10/10/2026, 6:47:38 PM
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