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{"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"dded7b2d-5aaf-4950-921a-7551341a582e","kind":"publish","page_slug":"uxlink","published_at":"2026-05-20T03:30:50.174Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"UXLINK","sections":[{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/294398/uxlink-secures-new-round-of-funding-from-sevenx-ventures-ince-capital-and-hashkey-capital"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://dappradar.com/blog/what-is-uxlink-a-complete-guide-to-the-leading-web3-social-infrastructure"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://tracxn.com/d/companies/uxlink/__s2WGdSckXnOLOY7UhPtr7cxdfzVwgJMyQs6XAzuGrZA/founders-and-board-of-directors"}]},{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://messari.io/report/uxlink-building-the-social-growth-layer-for-web3"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://cryptorank.io/price/uxlink/vesting"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://crypto.news/uxlink-price-drops-early-token-unlock-vote-oct-2025/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://www.chaincatcher.com/en/article/2210569"}]},{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://cryptopotato.com/uxlink-falls-victim-to-11-3-million-exploit-token-plunges-by-over-70/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/uxlink-hack-shows-risks-centralized-control-defi"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://coinpedia.org/news/uxlink-hacked-over-11-million-stolen-token-price-crash-by-70/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://cryptorank.io/news/feed/bbbce-uxlink-hack-deepfake-exploit-details"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://beincrypto.com/uxlink-hack-update-token-mint-changes/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://coinjournal.net/news/uxlink-attacker-shuffles-stolen-assets-43m-drained-by-phishing/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://www.ainvest.com/news/binance-backs-uxlink-korean-regulators-threaten-delistings-2509/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://coinedition.com/uxlink-hack-sparks-audit-migration-and-daxa-review-can-fixes-restore-trust/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://blog.amlbot.com/uxlink-hack-analysis/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://www.okx.com/en-us/learn/uxlink-tokens-hack-impact-lessons"}]},{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://tracxn.com/d/companies/uxlink/__s2WGdSckXnOLOY7UhPtr7cxdfzVwgJMyQs6XAzuGrZA/founders-and-board-of-directors"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://decrypt.co/230442/uxlink-secures-new-round-of-funding-from-sevenx-ventures-ince-capital-and-hashkey-capital"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://bitcoinethereumnews.com/tech/uxlink-ceo-reports-11-million-theft-via-deepfake-attack/"}]},{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/uxlink-hack-shows-risks-centralized-control-defi"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://crypto-economy.com/uxlink-exploit-highlights-fragility-of-centralized-power-in-defi/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://coinmarketcap.com/cmc-ai/uxlink/latest-updates/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://www.ainvest.com/news/binance-backs-uxlink-korean-regulators-threaten-delistings-2509/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://cryptorank.io/news/feed/539dd-uxlink-relisting-south-korean-exchanges"}]}],"sources_used":[],"summary":"UXLINK is a Singapore-based Web3 social infrastructure protocol that suffered a critical $11.3 million multisig exploit in September 2025, in which an attacker used deepfake video technology to socially engineer a team member, then minted up to 10 trillion unauthorized tokens — collapsing the token price by over 90%. The project has raised over $15 million from credible VCs including HashKey Capital and SevenX Ventures, but centralization risks in its smart contract architecture and persistent post-hack selling pressure have left the token trading at roughly 99% below its pre-hack highs as of May 2026.","timeline":[{"date":"2022-01-01","event":"UXLINK founded by Mark Wang, Neal Wang, and Abao Wu in Singapore via Happy Fair Pte. Ltd.","source":""},{"date":"2024-05-14","event":"UXLINK closes funding round led by SevenX Ventures, INCE Capital, and HashKey Capital, bringing total disclosed funding to over $15 million.","source":""},{"date":"2025-04-01","event":"UXLINK reports over 50 million registered users and 1.5 million UXLINK token holders.","source":""},{"date":"2025-07-02","event":"South Korea's DAXA announces review of 1,333 tokens across 20 exchanges under new investor protection laws effective July 19, 2025.","source":""},{"date":"2025-07-17","event":"Scheduled 9.17% token supply unlock (37.5 million UXLINK tokens) executed.","source":""},{"date":"2025-09-22","event":"Critical exploit begins: attacker uses deepfake video calls to socially engineer a UXLINK team member, gaining device and Telegram access. Attacker exploits delegateCall vulnerability in multisig Safe wallet to seize admin control, draining approximately $11.3 million in assets.","source":""},{"date":"2025-09-22","event":"Attacker mints up to 10 trillion CRUXLINK tokens on Arbitrum and dumps approximately 490 million tokens on exchanges. UXLINK token price collapses over 90%, from ~$0.33 to ~$0.033.","source":""},{"date":"2025-09-23","event":"DAXA member exchanges Upbit, Bithumb, and Coinone designate UXLINK as a trading caution asset and suspend trading. Upbit freezes $5–7 million in suspicious deposits.","source":""},{"date":"2025-09-23","event":"The UXLINK attacker loses over 542 million stolen UXLINK tokens (valued at approximately $48 million) to the Inferno Drainer phishing group via a malicious increaseAllowance contract.","source":""},{"date":"2025-09-24","event":"Bitunix delists UXLINK. Indonesian exchange Indodax also delists the token.","source":""},{"date":"2025-09-25","event":"UXLINK CEO releases public incident review confirming deepfake social engineering attack vector and denying rug pull. Project announces five-point recovery plan including smart contract rebuild and token migration.","source":""},{"date":"2025-10-01","event":"Community governance vote authorizes early unlock of 8%–12% of token supply to fund user compensation. Investor token vesting unchanged.","source":""},{"date":"2025-10-18","event":"Scheduled 7.08% token supply unlock (70.75 million UXLINK tokens) executed.","source":""},{"date":"2025-10-01","event":"UXLINK submits relisting applications to Upbit, Bithumb, and Coinone.","source":""},{"date":"2026-01-01","event":"Core UXLINK team publicly stakes 10.9 million tokens as a confidence and long-term commitment signal.","source":""},{"date":"2026-04-22","event":"UXLINK token trading at approximately $0.0017, approximately 99.5% below pre-hack price levels.","source":""}]},"v":1}