Popsicle Finance Suffers $20.7M Exploit

Decentralized finance (DeFi) market maker Popsicle Finance has suffered an exploit that drained $20.7 million from one of its liquidity pools.

The exploit affected Popsicle's Sorbetto Fragola (UniswapV3 Optimizer) pool, according to an announcement Wednesday.
Popsicle's other contracts were not affected.
The hacker made off with a total of $20.7 million in various crypto, including a combined $10 million in USDC and tether.

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