:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindesk/KX72TAFHYBHVDIKIRAZVBIECI4.jpg?resize=1056&w=1056 "BNB Smart Chain Resumes Operations After 0M Exploit")
A tweet from the official BNB chain Twitter account indicates the chain is back in operation after pushing out a software update to freeze hackers’ accounts.
The BNB Smart Chain (BSC) resumed operations at around 06:40 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) as chain validators adopted a software update that would close the exploit used by hackers to drain funds off-chain.
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BNB Chain, a blockchain closely linked to the crypto exchange Binance, is composed of BNB Beacon Chain and BNB Smart Chain (BSC).
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The BNB Chain was halted earlier after an exploit was discovered that drained $100 million in crypto from the platform; $7 million of the total crypto has already been frozen.
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BNB Chain announced that it will hold a series of on-chain governance votes that will decide whether the hacked funds should be frozen. There will also be a vote on a bug bounty reward system to prevent future hacks from happening.
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BNB token is down 3.35% and is trading at $284.51.
This article was originally published on coindesk.com
