NEAR Intents hit by $3.8 million exploit as crypto's rough year of hacks continues

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What happened

The popular cross-chain trading system said it will reimburse losses after a bug affected deposits and withdrawals across several networks.

Key facts

  • Reported by CoinDesk and published Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:18:14 UTC.

Why it matters

Digital-asset markets react to catalysts within minutes, and liquidity, ETF flows and regulatory signals are usually what decide whether a move sticks.

What to watch next

  • Whether spot volume and open interest confirm the move
  • Liquidation clusters around the current price
  • ETF flow data and any regulatory follow-up

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. NEAR Intents hit by $3.8 million exploit as crypto's rough year of hacks continues

  2. Drift opens exploit recovery claims with initial payouts of just over 1% of user losses

  3. Evernorth’s Nasdaq XRP treasury is approved, but its real buying power isn’t the $300 million expected

  4. Crypto hackers exploit third-party Aave tool to steal 114 ETH

Sources

The original report was published by CoinDesk. WorldPing does not claim that reporting — this page summarises and contextualises it.

Read the full report at CoinDesk

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