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Finance is a cross-chain automated yield optimization protocol, launched in March 2021, that suffered a critical $20.7 million exploit in August 2021 due to a reward-tracking vulnerability in its Sorbetto Fragola pools. The protocol is part of Daniele Sestagalli's 'Frog Nation' ecosystem alongside Wonderland (TIME) and Abracadabra Money (MIM), which was later engulfed in a major scandal when the treasury manager of Wonderland was revealed to be Michael Patryn, a convicted felon and co-founder of the fraudulent QuadrigaCX exchange. The project subsequently rebranded as WAGMI in 2023 but remains a high-risk entity given the severity of the 2021 exploit, the laundering of stolen funds through Tornado Cash, and the broader Frog Nation governance failures.","timeline":[{"date":"2021-03-01","event":"Popsicle Finance launches as a multi-chain automated yield optimization platform with ICE as its native token.","source":""},{"date":"2021-08-03","event":"Attacker drains approximately $20.7 million from Popsicle Finance's Sorbetto Fragola pools using a flash loan and reward-debt vulnerability, at 10:53 PM UTC.","source":""},{"date":"2021-08-04","event":"Popsicle Finance publicly discloses the exploit. ICE token falls over 55%. Team offers $1 million bounty for voluntary fund return. Stolen funds are laundered via Tornado Cash.","source":""},{"date":"2021-10-01","event":"Popsicle Finance announces nICE token reimbursement plan, funded from founder Daniele Sestagalli's personal token allocation, priced at $29 per ICE token.","source":""},{"date":"2022-01-27","event":"ZachXBT publicly reveals that 0xSifu, Wonderland treasury manager, is Michael Patryn — convicted felon and QuadrigaCX co-founder. Daniele Sestagalli confirms the allegation and admits prior knowledge. TIME drops 36%, ICE drops 30%.","source":""},{"date":"2022-02-01","event":"Daniele Sestagalli announces Wonderland's closure, overriding a community governance vote in which the majority had voted to preserve the protocol.","source":""},{"date":"2022-08-03","event":"Deadline for nICE holders to qualify for 20% bonus reimbursement by maintaining full nICE balance for one year post-hack.","source":""},{"date":"2022-08-08","event":"U.S. Treasury OFAC sanctions Tornado Cash, the mixer used to launder Popsicle Finance exploit proceeds.","source":""},{"date":"2023-07-01","event":"Daniele Sestagalli announces WAGMI, a rebrand of Popsicle Finance, planned for deployment on nine blockchains.","source":""},{"date":"2023-09-20","event":"WAGMI token swap goes live; ICE and nICE holders can migrate to WAGMI at a 1:69 ratio. WAGMI launches with approximately $2 million market cap.","source":""}]},"v":1}