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Cardano Falls to Six‑Year Low After SecondFi Wallet Breach

SecondFi’s wallet‑generation flaw sent ADA to its weakest level since 2020, triggering EMURGO’s restoration fund and emergency security work.

Overview

  • A wallet exploit that began on June 22 drained funds and helped push ADA to about $0.139 on June 24, a six‑year low reached as selling intensified.
  • Investigations say roughly 16 million ADA (about $2.4 million) were stolen from 374 wallets while a separate move of 129 million ADA was a protective transfer to third‑party custody, not theft.
  • SecondFi has patched the vulnerable wallet generation code, moved affected accounts into maintenance for audits, and said independent security reviews are under way.
  • EMURGO has set up a restoration and compensation fund for harmed users and is exploring legal options to seek redress for the breach.
  • Market signals remain mixed: ADA lost the key $0.148–$0.150 support with downside targets near $0.1369 and $0.1278, even as a short‑term TD Sequential buy alert may be a bull trap and whales plus long‑biased futures are adding positions.