ParaSwap DAO allocates funds for hack victims’ compensation

The community behind the decentralized finance (DeFi) aggregator ParaSwap has agreed to compensate hack victims using funds from the treasury. 

On April 4, the ParaSwap decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) pitched the idea of refunding the victims of the AugustusV6 contract vulnerability using its treasury funds.

After a three-day voting period, 96.81% of ParaSwap voters agreed with the DAO’s proposed method of compensating users.

The ParaSwap AugustusV6 contract, which momentarily went live on March 18, aimed to improve swapping efficiency and reduce gas fees. However, the contract contained a critical vulnerability, allowing hackers to drain funds from users who approved the upgrade.

While a swift rollback prevented a loss of $3.4 million in assets, roughly $864,000 of assets were lost in the process. ParaSwap collaborated closely with blockchain analytics and security firms Chainalysis and TRM Labs to identify the hacker addresses and trace the movement of the funds. The foundation said: 

“The (ParaSwap) Foundation will cover the remaining costs linked to the vulnerability, including the refunds, the engagement of security analysts, conducting thorough contract re-audits, communication with authorities, and the formulation and execution of the refund process.”

On April 4, ParaSwap announced the recovery of roughly $500,000 worth of assets. “Thanks to this rescue, the amount of funds still unaccounted for — which comprise users drained after depositing to a still compromised account — has been reduced by 63%,” it said.

According to ParaSwap, providing full refunds to affected users is a step toward the project’s long-term sustainability.

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According to data compiled by blockchain security firm PeckShield, nearly $100 million in digital assets stolen in March hacks was recovered .

While the losses ran into the millions, 52.8% of the hacked funds were returned. Most recovered funds were from the security incident involving the nonfungible token (NFT) game based on the Blast network called Munchables.

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