#rust#blockchain#cumulus#polkadot#substrate
The Polkadot SDK is a powerful, open-source toolkit that lets you build your own blockchain or connect to Polkadot as a parachain. It gives you ready-made parts for common features like accounts, staking, governance, and cross-chain messaging (XCM), so you can focus on your unique logic instead of starting from scratch. You get full control over consensus, runtime, and networking, making it easier to launch fast while keeping your chain customizable, secure, and production-ready.
https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk
🚨 BREAKING: $117M in assets stolen from @Balancer in the last 2 hours after a major hack!!!
🔹 Assets stolen are across multiple chains: #Ethereum, #Base, #Optimism, #Sonic, #Polygon, #Berachain – mainly in Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs) of $ETH.
Top 5 stolen assets:
• 7,838 $WETH (~$29.1M)
• 6,841 $OSETH (~$26.8M)
• 4,459 $WSTETH (~$20.1M)
• 2,405 $SFRXETH (~$10M)
• 2,038 $RSETH (~$8.67M)
🔹 The hacker is acting quickly: Converting LSTs into $ETH in real-time!
🔹 Big move: Whale account 0x009, dormant for 3 YEARS, just resurfaced after the exploit and withdrew $7.38M worth of assets from #Balancer!
⚠️ ALERT: If you’re still on #Balancer, secure your funds NOW before it’s too late! 🔐
Follow @spotonchain for more updates about the hack!
https://x.com/spotonchain/status/1985289043383300351