Zano Says Over $200M in Illicit Tokens Led to 30-Day Blockchain Rewind

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What happened

Zano has disclosed the bug that forced its extraordinary 30-day blockchain rewind in a recent postmortem.

An attacker exploited a missing verification in Gateway Addresses to mint roughly 18.

Key facts

  • Zano has disclosed the bug that forced its extraordinary 30-day blockchain rewind in a recent postmortem.
  • An attacker exploited a missing verification in Gateway Addresses to mint roughly 18.
  • Reported by Bitcoin.com and published Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:28:32 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. Zano Says Over $200M in Illicit Tokens Led to 30-Day Blockchain Rewind

  2. ‘Euro stablecoin isn’t enough’: EU issuers make case for USD tokens

Sources

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