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{"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"f988052e-d883-496f-890f-89cacc0da99e","kind":"publish","page_slug":"dego-finance","published_at":"2026-05-20T22:36:26.585Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"Dego Finance","sections":[{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://www.coinspeaker.com/guides/nfts-defi-what-is-dego-finance-dego/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://docs.dego.finance"}]},{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://rekt.news/dego-finance-rekt"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://cryptobriefing.com/bsc-ethereum-defi-projects-hit-14-4m-hack/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://cryptopotato.com/defi-project-dego-finance-hacked-exploiters-reportedly-drain-over-10m/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/hackfraudscam/degofinancekeycompromised.php"}]},{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://mirror.xyz/0xaB265E6124dedE46C85336e720521209d51E403e/gnhOffpQBoD7XRepsBiG8o-hQpH-ZRIzY-KS6tby4rM"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://cryptobriefing.com/bsc-ethereum-defi-projects-hit-14-4m-hack/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/hackfraudscam/degofinancekeycompromised.php"}]},{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/81c8505080184d3ea8c0fa4bf0b1bb8e"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/binance-has-completed-the-dego-finance-dego-contract-swap-a02d565775154364914cc6a10fc1ca6a"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://www.altcoinbuzz.io/cryptocurrency-news/dego-finance-receives-support-from-binance-on-contract-swapping/"}]},{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://rekt.news/dego-finance-rekt"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://cryptobriefing.com/bsc-ethereum-defi-projects-hit-14-4m-hack/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"","type":"other","url":"https://www.coinspeaker.com/guides/nfts-defi-what-is-dego-finance-dego/"}]}],"sources_used":[],"summary":"Dego Finance is a multi-chain NFT and DeFi aggregator protocol launched in September 2020 by an anonymous team. On February 10, 2022, an attacker compromised the team's deployer private keys and drained approximately $10 million from liquidity pools on Uniswap and PancakeSwap across Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, and Cronos. No stolen funds were recovered; the project responded with a token migration but offered no direct restitution to affected liquidity providers.","timeline":[{"date":"2020-09-01","event":"Dego Finance launches on Ethereum as an open-source NFT and DeFi aggregator protocol with an anonymous founding team.","source":""},{"date":"2021-01-01","event":"DEGO token reaches all-time high appreciation exceeding 400% during the 2021 bull market.","source":""},{"date":"2022-02-10","event":"Attacker compromises team deployer private keys and drains approximately $10 million from DEGO liquidity pools on Uniswap (Ethereum), PancakeSwap (BSC), and Cronos. DEGO token drops approximately 20%. Partner project Cocos-BCX is simultaneously attacked; combined losses reach approximately $14.4 million.","source":""},{"date":"2022-02-10","event":"Dego Finance contacts Binance, KuCoin, Gate.io, Poloniex, and PancakeSwap requesting suspension of DEGO deposits.","source":""},{"date":"2022-02-10","event":"PeckShield and Beosin independently publish on-chain analyses attributing the attack to a private key compromise. Attacker address 0x118203b0f2a3ef9e749d871c8fef5e5e55ef5c91 identified across all affected chains.","source":""},{"date":"2022-02-11","event":"Dego Finance publishes a community post acknowledging the hack, stating the team is working with security experts and has received clues about the attacker's identity. No funds recovered.","source":""},{"date":"2022-04-13","event":"Binance announces support for the Dego Finance DEGO contract swap. New ERC-20 and BEP-20 contract addresses deployed.","source":""},{"date":"2022-04-18","event":"Binance completes the DEGO contract swap. Deposits and withdrawals reopen for new token contracts. Token migration snapshot block set at Ethereum block 14340334 and BSC block 15853612.","source":""}]},"v":1}