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On February 8, 2021, the protocol suffered a flashloan price oracle exploit targeting its stkGRO/rAAVE staking contract, resulting in approximately $1.3–1.4 million in stolen funds with no full recovery. As of 2026, the protocol has an extremely low TVL of roughly $22,000 and the GRO token trades at near-zero valuations, indicating near-complete abandonment.","timeline":[{"date":"2020-08-26","event":"GRO token launches at approximately $19.66; Growth DeFi protocol goes live on Ethereum.","source":""},{"date":"2020-11-23","event":"Consensys Diligence begins V1 smart contract audit, completed December 11, 2020. Audit raises concerns about owner role permissions and DAO transition planning.","source":""},{"date":"2021-02-08","event":"Critical flashloan price oracle exploit drains approximately $1.3–1.4 million (~801 ETH) from the stkGRO/rAAVE staking contract. Attacker: 0x5e05bc89ae5f21b48500d9685526e0dab421a04b. No funds recovered.","source":""},{"date":"2021-02-09","event":"Growth DeFi team announces SAFE token airdrop compensation plan for affected stkGRO/rAAVE holders and announces migration from rAAVE to gROOT on BSC.","source":""},{"date":"2021-06-01","event":"Consensys Diligence completes second audit covering GrowthDeFi WHEAT protocol.","source":""},{"date":"2021-09-01","event":"Growth DeFi integrates Chainlink price feeds on BSC for MOR stablecoin collateral pricing and liquidation processing.","source":""},{"date":"2021-11-18","event":"CertiK delivers audit of the Growth DeFi MOR contract.","source":""},{"date":"2022-01-20","event":"Growth DeFi onboarded to CertiK security leaderboard; Skynet trust score not activated.","source":""},{"date":"2023-05-25","event":"Multiple price aggregators report last received price data for GRO token, indicating near-complete cessation of trading activity.","source":""},{"date":"2026-05-28","event":"Protocol TVL stands at approximately $22,249 (DefiLlama); GRO and xGRO tokens trade at near-zero valuations with negligible volume.","source":""}]},"v":1}