🚨 $PYUSD $300 Trillion Mint 🚨
. @Paxos stablecoin contract accidentally minted $300 TRILLION on-chain, burned it, then minted another $300 billion. All controlled by a single EOA.
We studied the incident in-depth so you don't have to. Here's what actually happened:
The #PYUSD contract:
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gives unrestricted mint/burn privileges to address (EOA)
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• No rate limiting.
• No amount caps.
• No multi-party approval.
Three Transactions in Sequence:
1.) Mint 300 trillion tokens:
2.) Burn 300 trillion tokens:
3.) Mint 300 billion tokens:
For context: $300 trillion is ~300x global GDP.
This suggests:
• Backend system bug.
• Catastrophic human error.
Or all two.
One private key can print 300x global GDP worth of tokens.
A stablecoin is only as stable as the trust in its issuance mechanism.
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