DeFi stalwart Balancer mulls shutdown after $130M hack
Balancer, one of DeFi’s best-known exchanges, is considering a shutdown after failing to boost revenue after the November 2025 hack.
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Balancer exploit drains $129M in DeFi disaster •
The exploit, which hit Balancer’s v2 liquidity pools on multiple blockchains, reportedly affected projects that “forked” the exchange’s code.
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