Cetus DEX exploited for $223 million; some funds "paused"

An attacker stole $223 million from the Sui-based Cetus Protocol. The project announced shortly after that $162 million of the funds had been frozen, leaving around $61 million unaccounted for.This led some to question how decentralized the project truly is if the funds can be frozen in such a way. Tweet by Cetus

May 22, 2025 - 17:58
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Cetus DEX exploited for $223 million; some funds "paused"
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An attacker stole $223 million from the Sui-based Cetus Protocol. The project announced shortly after that $162 million of the funds had been frozen, leaving around $61 million unaccounted for.

This led some to question how decentralized the project truly is if the funds can be frozen in such a way.