What happened
Quick Summary
Auros market maker filed for bankruptcy. It holds approximately 20M USD frozen assets in the FTX exchange. The official statement was published on the 20th of December 2022.
Details of the Exploit
A significant amount of Auros assets were stored on the FTX exchange, which filed for bankruptcy on the 11th of Nov 2022.
On the 13th of Dec has defaulted on an 8,400 $wETH loan on the crypto lending protocol Maple Finance.
The official statement was published on the 20th of Dec: https://twitter.com/Auros_global/status/1605227442838175745
Case & protocol details
Classification
CeFi
Protocol Type
Exit Scam/Other
Official Website
www.auros.global/
Protocol Twitter/X
@Auros_global
Evidence & learning
Sources and on-chain records
- report Report twitter.com
- report Report theblock.co
- report Report twitter.com
- analysis Web Archive archive.ph
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