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Nostra Finance $3.5M Exploit: How an 8,000x Oracle Pump Drained a Starknet Money Market

The Protocol Did Not Need a Broken Function On September 17, 2026 , Starknet lending market Nostra Finance paused supply, borrow, withdrawal, and liquidation after one account borrowed roughly $3.5…

  • Nostra Finance paused operations on September 17, 2026, after $3.5M borrowed in NSTR tokens.
  • Oracle price manipulated 8,000x, from $0.006 to $49.5 in 27 minutes.
  • Attackers exploited oracle price, not smart contract bug or faulty borrow() function.

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