MANTRA Chain Halted After Attempted Exploit, Token Falls Over 10%

MANTRA Chain halted its network after detecting an attempted exploit of an upstream dependency. The team immediately notified exchanges and ecosystem partners about the interruption, stating that all endpoints and transactions were frozen.

The attackers tried to exploit a vulnerability in an upstream dependency, prompting developers to prepare a patched release while security teams worked with external partners. A restart requires coordination with the wider validator set.

MANTRA traded near $0.00446 after falling over 10% over 24 hours, with intraday lows and highs of $0.004126 and $0.00506 respectively. Trading volume increased by almost 650%, coinciding with investors selling into the network disruption.