Cronos Plunges After $75 Million Tectonic Exploit
Cronos (CRO) is trading at $0.05544 after a significant exploit on the Tectonic DeFi lending protocol allowed an attacker to withdraw approximately $75 million in assets.
The attack involved manipulating the thinly traded TONIC token, causing its total value locked to fall from $121.7 million to just $3 million.
Cronos validators froze the blockchain after detecting the exploit on August 30, 2026, leaving about $60 million stranded on Cronos and sharply undermining user confidence in the platform.