Incident Overview
Matchain (MAT) is a cryptocurrency launched in 2023. Matchain has a current supply of 53,548,548.47086645 with 14,290,314.78576621 in circulation. The last known price of Matchain is 0.03169767 USD and is up 1.48 over the last 24 hours.
It is currently trading on 37 active market(s) with $859,697.42 traded over the last 24 hours. More information can be found at https://matchain.io/.
Incident Report
Protocol Information
Market Context at Time of Hack
What the Attacker Needed to Succeed
Understanding the prerequisites for this type of attack helps auditors identify protocols that are most at risk and helps developers build better defenses.
What Auditors Should Check
If you're auditing a protocol with similar architecture to Matcha, these are the critical security checks that could have prevented this incident (January 2026).
- Verify all logic paths related to Unlimited Approval Exploit are guarded by proper access controls and input validation
- Review privileged functions (owner, admin, governance) for potential abuse vectors - centralization risks should be documented and bounded with timelocks or multi-sigs
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