MonitoringCryptoSecurity incidentFirst tracked 2026-09-15Last changed 2026-09-15
Current outcome
aelf restored public nodes, wallet transfers, trading, and its staking interface after malicious smart-contract activity forced an emergency shutdown that halted block production for roughly a week, erasing a full week of staking rewards while exchange access remains inconsistent across venues.
Progress timeline
1 material updates- #01
7-day blockchain outage wipes out a full week of staking rewards after emergency aelf shutdown
aelf restored public nodes, wallet transfers, trading, and its staking interface after malicious smart-contract activity forced an emergency shutdown that halted block production for roughly a week, erasing a full week of staking rewards while exchange access remains inconsistent across venues.
Source evidence: CryptoSlate