Share this article

Popsicle Finance Loses $20.7M in Cyberattack

The hack affected Popsicle's Sorbetto Fragola pool.

Updated Sep 14, 2021, 1:35 p.m. Published Aug 4, 2021, 12:32 p.m.
Ice lolly melting popsicle

Decentralized finance (DeFi) market maker Popsicle Finance was hacked in a cyberattack that drained $20.7 million from one of its liquidity pools.

STORY CONTINUES BELOW
Don't miss another story.Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today. See all newsletters

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

Read more: Blockchain Protocol Thorchain Suffers $8M Hack

More For You

Protocol Research: GoPlus Security

GP Basic Image

What to know:

  • As of October 2025, GoPlus has generated $4.7M in total revenue across its product lines. The GoPlus App is the primary revenue driver, contributing $2.5M (approx. 53%), followed by the SafeToken Protocol at $1.7M.
  • GoPlus Intelligence's Token Security API averaged 717 million monthly calls year-to-date in 2025 , with a peak of nearly 1 billion calls in February 2025. Total blockchain-level requests, including transaction simulations, averaged an additional 350 million per month.
  • Since its January 2025 launch , the $GPS token has registered over $5B in total spot volume and $10B in derivatives volume in 2025. Monthly spot volume peaked in March 2025 at over $1.1B , while derivatives volume peaked the same month at over $4B.

More For You

Every Major Bitcoin Conference Has Seen Prices Fall in 2025, Will Abu Dhabi Be Different?

BTCUSD 2025 (TradingView)

Bitcoin enters the Abu Dhabi conference near $92K after a year of sell-the-news dips at major events, raising questions about another potential pullback.

What to know:

  • Bitcoin enters the MENA 2025 conference around $92K, with traders watching for another event-linked correction.
  • All four major bitcoin conferences this year — Las Vegas, Prague, Hong Kong and Amsterdam — coincided with short-term price drops.
  • The bitcoin conference in Abu Dhabi arrives this week with bitcoin over $92,000, raising the possibility of another sell the news move.