USP Stablecoin Loses Dollar Peg as DeFi Protocol Platypus Suffers $8.5M Attack

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USP Stablecoin Loses Dollar Peg as DeFi Protocol Platypus Suffers $8.5M Attack
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A flash loan attack on DeFi protocol platypusdefi caused its Platypus USD (USP) stablecoin to fall to 48 cents from $1. The potential loss is $8.5 million, according to blockchain security firm CertiK. sndr_krisztian reports

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