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  1. #1publishby system:backfill
    2026-05-30 19:10:47Z
    Score: ?? (no score change)
    anchoranchored
    chain
    mainnet-betaslot 423,217,259
    sig
    31AyuCXYLHmE…uJNgFKGLexplorer ↗
    hash
    qqBjbhiGuLkq…WFmpZm82sha256 → base58
    verifying row…full verify ↗
    canonical bytes (8132 B) ▸
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Lend is an Ethereum-based DeFi lending protocol forked from Aave, founded in September 2022 by Michael Patryn (pseudonym 0xSifu), co-founder of the collapsed Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX. In June 2024, the protocol suffered two successive exploits totaling approximately $23 million — a $19.3 million oracle manipulation attack on June 10 followed by a $3.7 million secondary drain on June 13 by the same attacker — rendering it one of the largest DeFi hacks of 2024. The protocol's association with a founder carrying prior criminal convictions and a history of involvement in failed or scandal-ridden crypto ventures constitutes a persistent and material reputational and risk concern.","timeline":[{"date":"2005-01-01","event":"Omar Dhanani (later Michael Patryn) pleads guilty to conspiracy to transfer identification documents in connection with the Shadowcrew online fraud marketplace; sentenced to 18 months in U.S. federal prison.","source":""},{"date":"2007-01-01","event":"Dhanani pleads guilty to separate charges of burglary, grand larceny, and computer fraud. Subsequently deported to Canada after serving his sentence.","source":""},{"date":"2013-01-01","event":"Michael Patryn co-founds QuadrigaCX with Gerald Cotten. The exchange would grow to become Canada's largest crypto exchange.","source":""},{"date":"2016-01-01","event":"Patryn departs QuadrigaCX.","source":""},{"date":"2019-01-01","event":"QuadrigaCX collapses following the reported death of CEO Gerald Cotten; over 76,000 users lose access to approximately $169 million in assets.","source":""},{"date":"2020-06-11","event":"Ontario Securities Commission publishes investigative report concluding QuadrigaCX operated as a Ponzi scheme under Cotten's direction.","source":""},{"date":"2022-01-27","event":"Blockchain investigator ZachXBT reveals that Wonderland DAO treasury manager '0xSifu' is Michael Patryn, co-founder of QuadrigaCX. The disclosure triggers a community crisis and a DAO vote to remove Sifu.","source":""},{"date":"2022-01-31","event":"Wonderland DAO community vote results in 87.56% of tokens voting to remove 0xSifu as treasury manager.","source":""},{"date":"2022-02-18","event":"Patryn launches the SIFU token on Uniswap V3.","source":""},{"date":"2022-09-21","event":"UwU Lend launches on Ethereum mainnet as an Aave fork, quickly attracting $57.5 million in TVL.","source":""},{"date":"2024-06-10","event":"UwU Lend exploited for approximately $19.3 million via oracle manipulation of the sUSDe price feed using Curve Finance spot price sources. Attacker address: 0x841ddf093f5188989fa1524e7b893de64b421f47. Protocol paused within minutes. 0xSifu offers 20% white-hat bounty.","source":""},{"date":"2024-06-13","event":"Same attacker returns and drains an additional $3.7 million from UwU Lend using uUSDE collateral from the first attack, while the protocol was mid-reimbursement of first hack victims (~$9.7M repaid). Combined losses reach approximately $23 million.","source":""}]},"v":1}
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